Blank City

Name: Blank City
Genre: Documentary
Released: April 6, 2011
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 70

2011

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Release Date: April 6, 2011

Summary: Blank City tells the long-overdue tale of a disparate crew of renegade filmmakers who emerged from an economically bankrupt and dangerous moment in New York history. In the late 1970's and mid 80's, when the city was still a wasteland of cheap rent and cheap drugs, these directors crafted daring works that would go on to profoundlyBlank City tells the long-overdue tale of a disparate crew of renegade filmmakers who emerged from an economically bankrupt and dangerous moment in New York history. In the late 1970's and mid 80's, when the city was still a wasteland of cheap rent and cheap drugs, these directors crafted daring works that would go on to profoundly influence the development of independent film as we know it today. (Insurgent Media)… Expand

Director: Celine Danhier

Genre(s): Documentary

Runtime: 94 min

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A.O. Scott

Apr 6, 2011

Ms. Danhier manages to conjure a glorious and grungy bygone past without fetishizing it as a golden age. A bunch of people got together and did some stuff, and this is what it looked like. Read full review

Noel Murray

Apr 7, 2011

In the end, Blank City becomes not just a salute to the artistic adventurousness of a bygone New York, but a reminder that new strains of creativity keep emerging, just when the scene looks stalest. Read full review

David Fear

Apr 6, 2011

Names get checked, baby-faced future celebrities like Vincent Gallo and Steve Buscemi make cameos, and various cross-pollinations between below–14th Street mavericks are clarified. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Apr 8, 2011

Does a first-rate job of remembering. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

May 28, 2011

The doc flags toward the end, but it remains an absorbing snapshot of a daring time. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Apr 4, 2011

Blank City may not be groundbreaking, but it's vibrant and well researched. Read full review

Ronnie Scheib

Apr 4, 2011

The major draw of Blank City lies in its generous glimpses of rare, virtually lost Super-8 and 16mm films. Read full review

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