Review of William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010) by Jenna I — 09 Nov 2014

A tribute more than anything. Nothing too outstanding but keeps your attention. I like the animation.

This review of William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010) was written by Jenna I on 09 Nov 2014.

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within has generally received positive reviews.

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By Pam Grady (384) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 13 Nov 2010

Leyser has done his job with this, his first feature, burnishing Burroughs' legend and making manifest the enormous shadow he still casts over…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Variety (12,700) on 13 Nov 2010

There is a wealth of anecdotal material. Like his subject, Leyser strives to disengage from the conventional, while still being lucid…

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By Jenny G (174) on 09 Jun 2010

Splendid documentary on the incredible William S. Burroughs. A good cut-and-paste…

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By Nick Pinkerton (448) for Village Voice (8,525) on 16 Nov 2010

Leyser's collation of interviews and stock footage is polished enough to effectively perpetuate the Burroughs legend…

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By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 26 Feb 2011

Burroughs was a quasi-obsession of mine during my youth and young manhood, and he's the only Beat (including Keoroac) that I don't feel I have…

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By Alex K (2,253) on 19 Aug 2012

An interesting movie about an interesting man. I'm particularly fond of the very creative animated chapter headings…

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By Nathan J (192) on 03 Apr 2011

According to this decent doco, Burroughs is almost solely responsible for creating, shaping & predicting everything in the 2nd half of the…

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By Frank Scheck (1,741) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 18 Nov 2010

Contains enough fascinating archival footage to make it worthy of interest…

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By Stephen R (369) on 08 Jul 2011

This is a totally fun romp through the life of one of the great outlaws of our time. check it out…

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