Bonus DVD Features
Factory Days: Paul Morrissey Remembers the Sixties
This 74-minute documentary might seem particularly daunting given that Morrissey is the sole interviewee and narrator. The loose introductory chapter doesn't persuade otherwise, but the next 20 prove to be interesting and insightful, as well as loaded with images we haven't seen a thousand times in other films. There are a few choice, off-the-cuff phrasings sure to produce a giggle, but otherwise the director's commentary is prepared and well-focused when voiced over an array of rare still photos and archival documentary footage of himself, Warhol, the Factory, and its many players.

Morrissey recounts his career as an independent filmmaker and his unique relationship with Andy, an artist he continues to describe as someone who never had an idea in his life. Surprisingly, though, and much to both his credit and the enjoyability of the film, Morrissey isn't trapped in the sour retribution and negativity he has vented elsewhere, an approach perhaps augmented by his singular pov here. We learn a number of interesting things about the milieu of the Factory, the making of the films, and the way in which Andy approached life as one "continuous photo opportunity." In the end, Morrissey provides us with quite the take on Andy, an assessment matter-of-fact in its regard of Warhol's personal deficits, yet not dismissive or demeaning. We also learn a great deal about Morrissey's influence and responsibilities while serving as resident business manager, promoter, idea man, and filmmaker.

A list of the DVD chapter headings can be found below, but rest assured Morrissey also touches on Chelsea Girls, The Velvet Underground, The Exploding Plastic Inevitable, inter/View magazine, the 24-hour movie, and visits to the Factory by Cecil Beaton and Claude Picasso, among others.

Joe
We first glimpse Joe in stills from Lonesome Cowboys, followed by an assortment of rare shots taken during the making of San Diego Surf. Towards the end of the film, we even get a glimpse of him trotting on the beach in an excerpt from Aaron Sloan's Andy Makes A Movie, which chronicled the SDS shoot. Another rarity is a long-haired Joe running a comb through his locks and preparing to put on his headband just outside the Factory office in footage culled from the German documentary Andy Warhol and His Clan. Footage and stills from the Trilogy are also included.