Wired delves into Ken Kesey’s government-sponsored LSD trip as portrayed in Magic Trip
Wired delves into Ken Kesey’s government-sponsored LSD trip as portrayed in Magic Trip
New York Times gives the scoop on Magic Trip’s brilliant archive footage
Alison Ellwood interviewed by the Wall Street Journal on Magic Trip
Great news — Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place opens in theaters on August 5. Play dates and theater listings are below. And if you just can’t wait that long, the movie is already available on Video on Demand. For more info on the indispensable portrait of this legendary road trip, check out… Continue reading Magic Trip Opens in Theaters
Vulture presents Magic Trip’s psychedelic poster
New York Times Q&A with Alex Gibney on Catching Hell
Berlin – February 14, 2011 – The Wagner/Cuban Company’s Magnolia Pictures announced today they have acquired North American rights to Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood’s MAGIC TRIP, a freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster’s fabled road trip across America in the legendary Magic Bus. Co-directed and co-written by Oscar winner Gibney and… Continue reading Magnolia Acquires North American Rights to Magic Trip
Justice continues to be served in the Jack Abramoff lobbying case. Last year, our film Casino Jack and the United States of Money detailed the way that Abramoff and friends ripped off clients, broke the law, and interfered with democracy in their reckless pursuit of personal and political gain—an exposé that the Huffington Post said,… Continue reading Michael Scanlon, Abramoff business partner, sentenced to 20 months in prison
Paste magazine reviews Magic Trip, calling it a “vibrant time capsule, a treasure trove”
Variety says Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place is “indispensable” for Kesey fans