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In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood. Interviews with the aforementioned artists as well as Debbie Harry, Steve Buscemi, John Waters, John Lurie, Lydia Lunch, and Thurston Moore reveal how a group of young visionaries pooled their resources to birth a film movement that produced some of the most challenging art of the 20th century. SPECIAL FEATURES: TBD
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
What really made this documentary interesting for me was the insight into a time period and culture that very few people got to experience. A time of unbridled, chaotic, rebellious, unorthodox creativity in lower Manhattan during the 70's/80's. The whole idea of this culture seems to be, cast away everything you know about "art, film and music" and be original. The less you knew about the art form you were a part of the better. The palpability of what was actually produced by these artists appears to be secondary to this idea of complete rebellion, down with society, down with your beliefs, we gonna do what we wanna do and create our own beliefs and art, on meth.
Walking down the streets of lower east side Manhattan today with the 1k+ monthly rents, hipsters, bodegas, corporate stores, dive bars, cabs, families etc, its almost hard to believe that nyc really was once really a place with the burning trash cans, abandoned buildings and scum bags. These artists actually flourished and found passion in this almost post-apocalyptic version of new york city.
But like anything that is "cool and real" suddenly the celebrities want to hang out with the artists, a few artists break out and make some cash, and the whole scene crumbles in response as the core beliefs of the culture are actually being undermined by the very artists who were central to the cultures rise in the first place. A very interesting cycle to consider, with many parallels in today's cultural context of "real artists", "selling out", and the effect it has on their respective culture/art. But hey, IFC sure is hell is not complaining, and neither am I. A great movie (am I supposed to say film?), watch it.
Walking down the streets of lower east side Manhattan today with the 1k+ monthly rents, hipsters, bodegas, corporate stores, dive bars, cabs, families etc, its almost hard to believe that nyc really was once really a place with the burning trash cans, abandoned buildings and scum bags. These artists actually flourished and found passion in this almost post-apocalyptic version of new york city.
But like anything that is "cool and real" suddenly the celebrities want to hang out with the artists, a few artists break out and make some cash, and the whole scene crumbles in response as the core beliefs of the culture are actually being undermined by the very artists who were central to the cultures rise in the first place. A very interesting cycle to consider, with many parallels in today's cultural context of "real artists", "selling out", and the effect it has on their respective culture/art. But hey, IFC sure is hell is not complaining, and neither am I. A great movie (am I supposed to say film?), watch it.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Wow! This was like watching a documentary on my misspent youth. I knew the bands. I saw the movies. My room mate was MAKING the same kind of movies. I was lurking around the neighborhood. My boyfriend (later husband) played at CBGB's.
Blank City gives a vivid picture of the creative chaos fermenting in the aftermath of the Disco era. It was messy, dangerous and absolutely exhilarating. The documentary doesn't shy away from the darker side of the era - drugs, AIDS, crime, selling out - but also examines the wild combinations of art, music and film produced during the time. And of course it was great fun pointing and shrieking "Oh my God, remember that place?" "That band?" "That gallery?" "My hair used to be that color, too!"
Blank City gives a vivid picture of the creative chaos fermenting in the aftermath of the Disco era. It was messy, dangerous and absolutely exhilarating. The documentary doesn't shy away from the darker side of the era - drugs, AIDS, crime, selling out - but also examines the wild combinations of art, music and film produced during the time. And of course it was great fun pointing and shrieking "Oh my God, remember that place?" "That band?" "That gallery?" "My hair used to be that color, too!"
4 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Interesting look at the New York film/art scene of the late 70s and early 80s. Though not compelling enough to seek it out unless you already have an interest.
And man, NYC was a mess - at least the parts these folks lived in.
And man, NYC was a mess - at least the parts these folks lived in.
