“You gave the country a new form” – John Porter, writer and critic
When you gave Canada HA! you gave the coutry a new form. Gordon Sheppard’s HA! is the most unusual work … Continue reading
Reviews
“HA! is an astonishing book” – Séan Virgo
“HA! is an astonishing book, document, sleuth-epic, and quest. And your shaping of it makes it riveting, sardonic, heartfelt, deadpan … Continue reading
“Superb documentary” – The Varsity (December 7, 1962)
Hefner has surrounded himself with a coterie of sycophants who revere him as their guide and metor. Typical is his … Continue reading
“An hilarious look at an evening in the life…” – The Museum of Modern Art (February 9, 1966)
“… an hilarious look at an evening in the life of a man who runs America’s Playboy empire.” – The … Continue reading
“A unique social document” – – The Daily Worker June 26, 1965
a unique social document… it quietly lifts the lid off the dustbin values [Hefner] purveys… – The Daily Worker June … Continue reading
“a splendid documentary” – Barry Norman, The Daily Mail
“a splendid documentary.” – Barry Norman The Daily Mail June 26, 1965
“A devastating exposé of the Playboy life” – Richard Roud, The Guardian
… the film is a devastating exposé of “the Playboy life.” – Richard Roud The Guardian June 25, 1965
“Nicely noncommittal” – The Times of London (June 24, 1965)
“Mr. Gordon Sheppard’s interview reportage is nicely noncommittal and just leaves its subject, devastatingly, to speak for himself.” – The … Continue reading
“Brilliantly, destructively funny.” – Dilys Powell, The Sunday Times
“Brilliantly, destructively funny.” – Dilys Powell The Sunday Times July 26, 1964
“A witty and ferociously loaded profile” – Philip Oakes, The Sunday Telegram
“… a witty and ferociously loaded profile… The simple but devastating technique is to let Hefner spout his philosophy, then, … Continue reading