The Griffin: volume 39, issue 07 - Feb. 10, 1971

              the comedian then went into a monologue about police and their failure to stop crime in city. noted that government president nixon are always talking radicals revolution instead of dealing with causes. "we've got all these people america law order—and they're going still be order 'till we start bread butter." on "the revolution" gregory said, "nixon talked so much his state union address he made faggot out revolution." "i hope you youngsters know who what because you've big job ahead . don't without your consent ... its not financial reasons, won't put our through bullshit changes, slide down slimy unethical, immoral ways played money game— want is minds." youth, told them take advantage new federal voting laws, begin destroy myths keep building human rights movement. all, spoke for three hours touching social ills inconsistencies america. attitude was negative but rather hopeful — once youth did "check things out" they would pull country mire. one causes cited as being "slimy, degenerate immoral" mass media, especially television films. television, noted, prime cause violence expressed younger generation. "television stimulates do way war handled today movies it's sex symbol. even cartoons filled killing funny us, those kids relate. bugs bunny deals deal things.' perhaps gregory's severest criticism shown tv set used educate against such violence—'instead pointed meant entertain people—which worse. also tended see more creative side culture. aren't only one's problems addiction. adult addictions different—but wide spread socially harmful, if addictive nature wasn't known. this respect major theme speech prevalence society, dope, alcohol, cigarettes, under nixon. admonished audience, "you can never solve problem by problem—you've cause." american history were singled thing had gotten hip ,out prove myth like quality. popular racism exists south mason-dixon line "people cool up north." "we damn well anything canada," jabbed. inconsistancies didn't escape comedian's sharp observations either. political arena gives right elect select." when electoral system nation observed "gets spent electing office than feeding poor hungry folks electing." gov. nelson rockefeller spared. "rockefeller 8 million dollars become governor again. i could run god— win." bothers most today, continued immorality ethicacy morality. "youngsters tired myths, pointing inconsistencies." cited, alcohol coffee. nicotine, cafeine nonregistered very dangerous drugs. selected presentations will each evening at :30 until completion. tickets evening's program may purchased $1.75 students $3.50 non-students. first time anywhere, festival entry will, following competition, receive written technical aesthetic appraisal work. prizes $100 presented top film category: drama, documentary freeform. $200 "best festival" prize awarded. $1000 16mm bolex camera best any maker. free-form competition convene saturday premiere columbia pictures' "saturday morning." full-length feature youthful participation sensitivity training psychological psychiatrical supervision, several films kent mackenzie. "bunker hill—1956," teen-age revolution," story rodeo cowboy," "a skill molina" mr. mackenzie's credit. screening competitive invitational special attention from associated press, united press international magazines wire services. provisions have been short, intermediate, length 16mm, 8mm, super optical sound track, silent magnetic sound-on-film productions viewed, evaluated presented. friday evening, featured. excerpts robert maysle's "gimme shelter," an experiment direct cinema, along two previous works, "showman" "meet marlon brando." winner 7th annency short bronze cracow festival. miroslaw kijowicz's "cages," 9 minute polish black white concerning man's dependance upon institutional authority, grand color, hand," czech jiri trnka, depicts individual conflict totalitarian society. has won blue ribbon "film art" category 1968 festival, awards gran premio bergamo. oberhausen melbourne artistic buffalo area soon reality. months laborious preparation culminate february 11, 12 13 canisius college hosts annual experimental evenings exposition, lectures, seminars workshops beginning advanced makers planned directors bruce hammond society powers. seventy entries, which twenty-four general public, submitted over states, great britain, poland, australia, czechoslovakia yugoslavia. addition, canadian board schedule dramatic content opening night. particular importance derek may's "letter max." eastern european animation received other entries. yugoslav entitled "masque red death," 0 color directed b'-anko rsntiovic accomplished zagreb company, allegorical rendition decadent lifestyles. gr&cpory raps socio! afro-v^sssc ®lt? (griffin wednesday, 10, 1971 college, buffalo, york 14208 volume xxxix, number 7 mike ross marty doorey dick peace love, gregory, overflow crowd, kicked off afro-american society's experience week. appeal young old, alike, "to coattails check inconsistancies, i'm reacting country, insanity." wait come hand, yourself hand it thank today—i taking civil movement turning movement." "we're controlling community. control or answers mainly fold— communities second work today's effecting moral changes "respect isn't should —if same kind cop ghetto my wouldn't either five years old knew whore looked like, pimp dope pusher can't believe cops sent ride herd me." panthers said busy getting after ignoring real criminals. "you're you're panthers—you about— jefferson washington panthers—what think 'give me liberty give death."