http://www.tvguide.com/movies/head/125657 The latest on Head TV Guide RSS Publishing Engine V 1.0 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 1440 http://www.tvguide.com/images/tvg_rss_logo.gif http://www.tvguide.com/movies/head/125657 http://video.tvguide.com/ID/823191?rss=object <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/823191?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://videodetective.com/photos/648/02725433_.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="Head" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>The Monkees -- Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones and Peter Tork -- didn't really enjoy being labelled the Prefab Four back when their TV series was all the rage in 1966. With the help and support of Bob Rafaelson (co-producer, co-writer and director) and Jack Nicholson (co-producer, co-writer, and, if you look closely, bit player), the Monkees expressed their displeasure over being packaged for popular consumption in the non sequitur masterpiece Head. At least, it seems that the film is an indictment of the merchandising of pop stars. It's hard to tell at times, because Head literally has no plot; it is instead a patchwork of loopy sight gags, instant parodies, camp cutups, musical numbers and wry inside jokes. Clips of such old movies as the 1934 Karloff-Lugosi epic The Black Cat pop up every so often, as does an impressive lineup of pop-culture icons: Victor Mature, Annette Funicello, Sonny Liston, Frank Zappa (he's the one leading a cow) and Ray Nitschke, as well as such movie-trivia answers as Timoth</p> Video Detective http://video.tvguide.com/ID/823191?rss=object Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:56:31 +0000 <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/823191?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://videodetective.com/photos/648/02725433_.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="Head" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>The Monkees -- Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones and Peter Tork -- didn't really enjoy being labelled the Prefab Four back when their TV series was all the rage in 1966. With the help and support of Bob Rafaelson (co-producer, co-writer and director) and Jack Nicholson (co-producer, co-writer, and, if you look closely, bit player), the Monkees expressed their displeasure over being packaged for popular consumption in the non sequitur masterpiece Head. At least, it seems that the film is an indictment of the merchandising of pop stars. It's hard to tell at times, because Head literally has no plot; it is instead a patchwork of loopy sight gags, instant parodies, camp cutups, musical numbers and wry inside jokes. Clips of such old movies as the 1934 Karloff-Lugosi epic The Black Cat pop up every so often, as does an impressive lineup of pop-culture icons: Victor Mature, Annette Funicello, Sonny Liston, Frank Zappa (he's the one leading a cow) and Ray Nitschke, as well as such movie-trivia answers as Timoth</p> Head http://www.tvguide.com/listings Get your local listings TV Guide Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:51:59 +0000