Danny Says

Name: Danny Says
Genre: Biography, History, Music, Animation, Documentary
Released: September 30, 2016
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 64

2016

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: September 30, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: Since 1966, Danny Fields has played a pivotal role in music and “culture” of the late 20th century: working for the Doors, Lou Reed, Nico, Judy Collins and managing groundbreaking artists like the Stooges, the MC5 and the Ramones. Danny Says follows Fields from Harvard Law dropout, to the Warhol Silver Factory, to Director of Publicity atSince 1966, Danny Fields has played a pivotal role in music and “culture” of the late 20th century: working for the Doors, Lou Reed, Nico, Judy Collins and managing groundbreaking artists like the Stooges, the MC5 and the Ramones. Danny Says follows Fields from Harvard Law dropout, to the Warhol Silver Factory, to Director of Publicity at Elektra Records, to “punk pioneer” and beyond. Danny’s taste and opinion, once deemed defiant and radical, has turned out to have been prescient. Danny Says is a story of marginal turning mainstream, avant garde turning prophetic, as Fields looks to the next generation.… Expand

Director: Brendan Toller

Genre(s): Biography, History, Music, Animation, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 104 min

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Leba Hertz

Sep 29, 2016

Director Brendan Toller uses archive footage and droll animation that keep the stories revelatory and entertaining. Read full review

Noel Murray

Sep 29, 2016

What emerges is a rich portrait of one of 20th century pop culture’s great facilitators, whose keen observations, quirky personality and natural affinity for the outré helped greatness happen. Read full review

Time Out London Tom Huddleston

Jan 23, 2017

Danny Says doesn’t break the rock-doc mould, but it’s a must for fans of noise and nostalgia. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Sep 19, 2016

Which is what this film actually lacks, provocation. The film celebrates him, but the lack of critical mulling over from people who aren’t in his fan club doesn’t keep him from seeming somewhat unlikeable. Read full review

Chris Packham

Sep 28, 2016

Toller's film is narrated entirely by Fields via a series of lengthy recorded interviews that unwind jerkily, like a misshapen bolt of yarn over hundreds of still photos, Super-8 footage, and hand-drawn animations. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Sep 29, 2016

If there’s any interiority to Fields, Toller isn’t interested in finding it; Danny Says would much rather provide the umpteenth account of Andy Warhol’s social circle (to mention but one of the movie’s many asides) than dig beneath the dirt in an attempt to learn more about one of the key figures who helped shape that scene. Read full review

The Playlist Oktay Ege Kozak

Oct 1, 2016

Even though it’s far from perfect, “Danny Says” is recommended to fans of punk and rock history. Read full review

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