Experimental Filmmaker and Counterculture Icon Kenneth Anger Dies at 96
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Kenneth Anger, the avant-garde filmmaker known for his surrealistic queer compositions, has died at the age of 96. His work spanned from 1941 to 2013 and totaled just eight hours, consisting of 36 dialogue-free short films. Anger's work was a pioneering oeuvre, pre-dating music videos and influential musical cues and montages found in Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, and John Waters films. His collage Scorpio Rising (1963) and Eaux d’Artifice (1953) were selected for preservation by the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry.
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