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1. A Tex-Mex masterpiece

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Michael Goodwin

Publication date:

1977 Jan 03

Document source:

Village Voice

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976

2. A look at Chicano culture

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Joel Selvin

Publication date:

1976 Jul 17

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976

3. A well spent life: Les Blank's celebrations on film

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Andrew Horton

Publication date:

Spring 1982

Document source:

University of California Press Journals Division. Film Quarterly''University of California Press Journals Division. Film Quarterly

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

10

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Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976
Always for pleasure — Blank, Les — United States — 1978
Del mero corazon (Straight from the heart) — Blank, Les — United States — 1979
Garlic is as good as ten mothers — Blank, Les; Gosling, Maureen — United States — 1980
Werner Herzog eats his shoe — Blank, Les — United States — 1980
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In heaven there is no beer? — Blank, Les — United States — 1984

4. Blank, Les

Record type:

document

Document type:

distributor materials

Publication date:

1988

Document source:

Canyon Cinema

Document contains:

cost info

Number of pages:

3

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Dizzy Gillespie — Blank, Les — United States — 1964
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Chicken real — Blank, Les — United States — 1969
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Hot pepper — Blank, Les — United States — 1973
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Always for pleasure — Blank, Les — United States — 1978
Del mero corazon (Straight from the heart) — Blank, Les — United States — 1979
Garlic is as good as ten mothers — Blank, Les; Gosling, Maureen — United States — 1980
Werner Herzog eats his shoe — Blank, Les — United States — 1980
Burden of dreams — Blank, Les — United States — 1982
Sprout wings and fly — Blank, Les; Conway, Cece; Gerrard, Alice — United States — 1983

5. Chulas fronteras

Record type:

document

Document type:

distributor materials

Document source:

Brazos Films

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976

6. Chulas fronteras

Record type:

document

Document type:

program note

Document source:

Pacific Film Archive

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976

7. Chulas fronteras

Record type:

document

Document type:

press kit

Document source:

Brazos Films

Document contains:

box info, cost info, and filmography

Number of pages:

4

Related films:

Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976

8. Chulas fronteras

Record type:

document

Document type:

distributor materials

Publication date:

1976 Sep 27

Document source:

Brazos Films

Document contains:

box info, cost info, distribution co, and production co

Number of pages:

6

Related films:

Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976

9. Chulas fronteras

Record type:

document

Document type:

program note

Document source:

London Film Festival

Document contains:

box info and filmography

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976

10. Chulas fronteras

Record type:

document

Document type:

program note

Document author(s):

Charles Lippincott

Publication date:

1977 Mar 25

Document source:

Los Angeles International Film Exposition

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

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Spend it all — Blank, Les — United States — 1971
Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976

11. Chulas fronteras

Record type:

document

Document type:

distributor materials

Document author(s):

Les Blank

Document source:

Brazos Films

Document contains:

distribution co and production co

Number of pages:

2

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Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976
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12. Filming sound down along the border

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

A.P. (Berkeley Barb)

Publication date:

1976 Jul 23

Document source:

Berkeley Barb

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976

13. Hot pepper

Record type:

document

Document type:

program note

Publication date:

1987 May

Document source:

Denver International Film Festival

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Hot pepper — Blank, Les — United States — 1973
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14. Label focuses on Norteno materials

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Agustin Gurza

Publication date:

1978 Apr 01

Document source:

Billboard

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976

15. Les Blank

Record type:

document

Document type:

distributor materials

Publication date:

1992

Document source:

Canyon Cinema

Document contains:

cost info, distribution co, and production co

Number of pages:

5

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Dizzy Gillespie — Blank, Les — United States — 1964
God respects us when we work, but he loves us when we dance — Blank, Les — United States — 1968
The sun's gonna shine — Blank, Les — United States — 1968
The blues accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins — Blank, Les — United States — 1969
Chicken real — Blank, Les — United States — 1969
Spend it all — Blank, Les — United States — 1971
A well spent life — Blank, Les — United States — 1971
Dry Wood — Blank, Les — United States — 1973
Hot pepper — Blank, Les — United States — 1973
Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976
Always for pleasure — Blank, Les — United States — 1978
Del mero corazon (Straight from the heart) — Blank, Les — United States — 1979
Garlic is as good as ten mothers — Blank, Les; Gosling, Maureen — United States — 1980
Werner Herzog eats his shoe — Blank, Les — United States — 1980
Stoney knows how — Govenar, Alan; Lane, Pacho — United States — 1981
Burden of dreams — Blank, Les — United States — 1982
Sprout wings and fly — Blank, Les; Conway, Cece; Gerrard, Alice — United States — 1983
In heaven there is no beer? — Blank, Les — United States — 1984
Cigarette blues — Blank, Les; Govenar, Alan — United States — 1985
Ziveli! Medicine for the heart — Blank, Les — United States — 1987
In the land of the owl turds — Blank, Harrod — No country known — 1987
Gap-toothed women — Blank, Les; Gosling, Maureen — United States — 1988

16. Les Blank - Flower Films

Record type:

document

Document type:

distributor materials

Document source:

Flower Films

Document contains:

distribution co and production co

Number of pages:

16

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Dizzy Gillespie — Blank, Les — United States — 1964
God respects us when we work, but he loves us when we dance — Blank, Les — United States — 1968
The sun's gonna shine — Blank, Les — United States — 1968
The blues accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins — Blank, Les — United States — 1969
Spend it all — Blank, Les — United States — 1971
A well spent life — Blank, Les — United States — 1971
Dry Wood — Blank, Les — United States — 1973
Hot pepper — Blank, Les — United States — 1973
The tree of life — Lane, Pacho — United States — 1973
Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976
Always for pleasure — Blank, Les — United States — 1978
Del mero corazon (Straight from the heart) — Blank, Les — United States — 1979
Garlic is as good as ten mothers — Blank, Les; Gosling, Maureen — United States — 1980
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Christopher Tree — Blank, Les — United States — No year known

17. Les Blank's American voices

Record type:

document

Document type:

distributor materials

Document source:

Flower Films

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, distribution co, and production co

Number of pages:

8

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18. Les Blank's musical rough and smooth

Record type:

document

Document type:

interview

Document author(s):

Michael Reynolds

Publication date:

1976 Jan 30

Document source:

Berkeley Barb

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

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A poem is a naked person — Blank, Les — United States — 1974
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19. Mexican music and art

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Hollis Melton

Publication date:

1976 Dec 30

Document source:

Soho Weekly News

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976

20. Mexico-US border music

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Steven Lafer

Publication date:

1976 Jul 24

Document source:

People's World

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976

21. Music out of pain

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Thom Willenbecher

Publication date:

1977 Apr 02

Document source:

Real Paper

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976

22. Still available from Brazos Films!

Record type:

document

Document type:

distributor materials

Document author(s):

Les Blank

Document source:

Brazos Films

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976
Del mero corazon (Straight from the heart) — Blank, Les — United States — 1979

23. Tex-mex music gets to the roots of S. Texas

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Ben King Jr.

Publication date:

1978 Apr 23

Document source:

San Antonio Express-News

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

3

Related films:

Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976

24. The art of filmmaking: Les Blank

Record type:

document

Document type:

interview

Document author(s):

Jonathan Marlow

Publication date:

April 8, 2013

Document source:

Fandor

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

11

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The blues accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins — Blank, Les — United States — 1969
Spend it all — Blank, Les — United States — 1971
Dry Wood — Blank, Les — United States — 1973
Hot pepper — Blank, Les — United States — 1973
A poem is a naked person — Blank, Les — United States — 1974
Chulas fronteras — Blank, Les — United States — 1976
Del mero corazon (Straight from the heart) — Blank, Les — United States — 1979
Garlic is as good as ten mothers — Blank, Les; Gosling, Maureen — United States — 1980
Werner Herzog eats his shoe — Blank, Les — United States — 1980
Burden of dreams — Blank, Les — United States — 1982
Ziveli! Medicine for the heart — Blank, Les — United States — 1987
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