Forum / The Beat Hotel

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  Dolemite

  Mar 15, 01:27am

  Very interesting movie about a 'otel in Paris that was home to Ginsberg/Corso/Burroughs and a host of other itinerant writers/painters, etc.

  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1959550/

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_Hotel

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  Darryl Price

  Mar 15, 04:21pm

  I like the Beats. They decided to stand naked in a time when everything was hidden by convention. They told the truth, even if that truth was uncomfortable, but there was also a celebration in their words, kind of like a tribute to Whitman at almost all times. Of course drugs and whatever else made sure their time was short-lived. But they brought a kind of sweet chaos in the beginning.

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  James Lloyd Davis

  Mar 15, 09:44pm

  Yes! It's on Netflix streaming.

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  MichaelDickes

  Mar 16, 02:17pm

  Just watched this last week. Twice!

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  James Lloyd Davis

  Mar 18, 11:48am

  If you liked the Beat Hotel, you might like this:

  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277185/

  Midwestern expatriates in Greenwich Village during the 50s. Interesting for me as it fits my novel in progress, but has its appeal for any writer.

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