Public Speaking: Season 1

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: November 22, 2010

Summary: Martin Scorsese directs this HBO documentary that follows New York writer Fran Lebowitz as she talks about her life and the world we live in today.

Genre(s): Documentary

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Linda Stasi

Dec 9, 2010

The Lebowitz film, Public Speaking, directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Graydon Carter--combines hilarious, contemporary interviews with Lebowitz about life in NYC, mixed with old clips of her in the Andy Warhol days, and great clips of her appearances on old talk shows. Read full review

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Robert Bianco

Dec 9, 2010

She's a smart, funny, eccentric elitist who isn't afraid to tell us what she thinks of us or herself. Listen with an open mind, and you should find her sometimes scathing honesty is bracing rather than off-putting. Read full review

Heather Havrilesky

Dec 9, 2010

Scorsese's documentary offers us a long overdue taste of her unique, queasily accurate perspectives on our culture--always right, never fair and never disappointing. Read full review

David Wiegand

Dec 9, 2010

This may not be Martin Scorsese's most sophisticated film, but it actually takes a smart filmmaker to understand that, with a subject like Fran Lebowitz, the best thing you can do is let her talk. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Dec 9, 2010

Public Speaking often seems to be trying to relaunch the Fran Lebowitz brand, 25 years past its expiration date. It feels like the kind of movie that old friends would make about an old friend. Which is precisely what it is. Read full review

David Hinckley

Dec 9, 2010

She seems distant and a little wary, like someone who has carefully built a comfortable life and sees no reason to invite a lot of strangers in. Her relationship with us is what she sees and shares. In the end, that seems fair enough. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Dec 9, 2010

Without any framing background information, this affectionate documentary and its continual monologues can feel a little too insidery and indulgent. Read full review

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mmasonhauser

Dec 10, 2010

Great, great movie. I was in a Documentary mood, so i was looking through my HBO and saw this, and i didn't know who Miss Lebowitz was, so i said why not. I found myself glued to the screen through the whole movie. such a intelligent, clever. lady. very charming movie.

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jalyss

Dec 17, 2010

When I ran across Public Speaking, the burning question of whatever happened to Fran Lebowitz was answered. She turned into a talking head. Granted, she's a witty head, an infuriating head, an exasperating head, but nevertheless a talking head. I found her amusing, insightful, and someoneWhen I ran across Public Speaking, the burning question of whatever happened to Fran Lebowitz was answered. She turned into a talking head. Granted, she's a witty head, an infuriating head, an exasperating head, but nevertheless a talking head. I found her amusing, insightful, and someone yearning so much for the past it was painful. The movie is worth watching simply because it's thought provoking. As to Ms. Lebowitz's writer's block - why doesn't she just wear a tape recorder around her neck - oh, wait, she is so rabidly anti-tech that might kill her.… Expand

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  Air Date: November 22, 2010
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