Product Details

• Actors: Jeff Bridges, Edward Ruscha, Dean Stockwell, Dennis Hopper, Eddie Moses
• Directors: n, a
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Arts Alliance America
• DVD Release Date: July 29, 2008
• Run Time: 86 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0019K4YQQ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #70,762 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Cool School (WS)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Review

All told and well told, this is essential history. - Nathan Lee, The Village Voice --The Village Voice

Product Description

THE COOL SCHOOL is an object lesson in how to build an art scene from scratch and what to avoid in the process. Narrated by actor Jeff Bridges, the film focuses on the seminal Ferus Gallery, which groomed the LA art scene from a loose band of idealistic beatniks into a coterie of competitive, often brilliant artists, including Ed Kienholz, Ed Ruscha, Craig Kauffman, Wallace Berman, Ed Moses and Robert Irwin. The Ferus also served as launching point for New York imports, Andy Warhol (hosting his first Soup Can show), Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein as well as leading to the first Pop Art show and Marcel Duchamp's first retrospective. What was lost and gained is tied up in a complex web of egos, passions, money, and art. This is how L.A. came of age.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The roots of the Contemporary Art movement in Los Angeles, July 14, 2008

By	Sadie L. Shaw "sadielola" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Length:: 1:30 Mins

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Documentary., February 15, 2009

By	Charles R. Williams "Chazzo books and bikes" (SW Georgia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was familiar with the artists and some of the work. I didn't know the bigger picture, however. This doc is informative, inspiring, and entertaining.