Outrageous Underground Film Moment 6: Artist Andy Warhol films the Empire State Building for eight hours straight for his avant-garde film Empire.

Dec. 12: As part of a week-long retrospective, the Anthology Film Archives presents a special screening of Andy Warhol’s first sound film: Harlot.

The lineup for the Lausanne Underground Film Festival is a staggering one with films by Kerry Laitala, Bill Plympton, Jack Smith, Ken Jacobs and more.

This year sees the first ever Arkansas Underground Film Festival in Hot Springs, screening work by Andy Warhol, Stan Brakhage, Jon Clark and Neil Ira Needleman.

Watch Andy Warhol paint a portrait of a bored looking Debbie Harry using an Amiga computer; plus I wonder about Martin Scorsese’s underground influences.

Here are some fantastic underground film posters made in England in the ’70s, with posters promoting the work of Andy Warhol, Kurt Kren, Stan Brakhage and more.

Notable underground film events of 1973 were P. Adams Sitney publishing Visionary Film, John Waters made Female Trouble and David Lynch directed The Amputee.

Notable underground film events for 1973 were a widespread appreciation for Stan Brakhage developed; Alejandro Jodorowsky made The Holy Mountain and more.

Notable underground films in 1972 were John Waters’ Pink Flamingos, Robert Downey Sr.’s Greaser’s Palace; plus Kenneth Anger published his own obituary.

Some notable underground film events in 1971 were Jonas Mekas ending his Movie Journal column, Willard Maas passing away and the first festival was held.