Rowhouse Cinema, Pittsburgh, PA So what was meant to be a document of its time instead became a window into a long-lost world of life on the margins and creative ferment—and it feels especially potent today, when NYC had transformed into an artless ghost town, before escalating racial injustices brought people back to the streets. Please check your entries and try again. In Downtown 81, Basquiat arrives at his LES walk-up to discover that his landlord has locked him out for non-payment of rent, and that the equipment his band Gray needs for its gig the next night has been stolen by a band that plays in the same club. Cleveland Cinematheque, Cleveland, OH Ruth Sokolof Showtimes. For the rest of the film, he wanders from club to club, trying to track down the missing speakers and amps. Total Count: 28 74% AUDIENCE SCORE. Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL Tivoli at the Nelson-Atkins, Kansas City, MO Director: Edo Bertiglio. Living Room Theaters, Portland, OR We peer into long-since-shuttered clubs, and gaze at rubble-filled lower Manhattan … BAMcinematek, Brooklyn, NY Directed by Edo Bertoglio. In 1980, writer and Warhol associate Glenn O’Brien, Swiss photographer Edo Bertoglio, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, a graffiti innovator and noise music artist who’d just begun to exhibit his paintings, hit the streets of lower Manhattan to make a movie about the bombed-out bohemia that they knew, with a script by O’Brien, Bertoglio directing, and Basquiat, a naturally compelling presence, starring. Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C. Downtown 81 is a fairytale homage to the New York that was, and never again will be—but more importantly, to the friendships that blossom amidst the concrete. Metrograph and UTA Set Hamptons Drive-In Series, Including Lynch, Basquiat, and More . Cinematheque, Madison, WI Share this Film Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. A raucous underground odyssey and a who’s-who of the downtown demimonde, the film stars Jean-Michel Basquiat, then an unknown 19-year-old street artist, … With drive-in theaters making a resurgence, UTA has teamed with New York City indie theater Metrograph for Metrograph Drive-In, an outdoor theater series. The city was always better, the usual lament goes, before X, a variable that could refer to a particular year or mayoralty, the arrival or shuttering of a certain chain. Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA Starting on August 13, there will be three screenings a week starting with Downtown 81, Blue Velvet and the upcoming documentary Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President. Suns Cinema, Washington, D.C. UTA & Metrograph Team For Drive-In Series; 'Downtown 81', 'Blue Velvet', and 'Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President' Set For First Weekend Metrograph NYC includes an on-site restaurant, The Commissary, and a bookstore. It also occasionally hosts private events such as premieres of movies and TV shows.. Online. The Apohadion, Portland, ME Previous Bookings Starting on August 13, there will be three screenings a week starting with Downtown 81, Blue Velvet and the upcoming documentary Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President. The Metrograph screens both new films, as well as revivals of older films. Events will take place at Nova's Ark Project and Sculpture Park in Water Mill, New York and kick-off August 13. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service. A transmission from a bygone New York City, Downtown '81 follows Jean-Michel Basquiat on a journy through the underground. Downtown 81 (1981) - DVD (2020) for $16.20 from OLDIES.com Drama - Order by Phone 1-800-336-4627 Downtown 81 (1981) DVD (2020) - Metrograph Pictures | OLDIES.com COVID-19: Because of processes designed to ensure the safety of our employees, you may experience a delay in the shipping of your order. With Jean Michel Basquiat, John Lurie, Richard Weigand, Cyndy Schneidau. By Belle Mcintyre. UTA And Metrograph Team For Drive-In Theater Series; ‘Downtown 81’, ‘Blue Velvet’ And ‘Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President’ Set For First Weekend Digital Gym Cinema, San Diego, CA AIR PLAY NISCIMUS VOLUPTATIA EUM QUATIS DI CON CUM ESSUNT VOLUPTA DI DOLORISI QUE EXPLIQUIS. In 1980, writer and Warhol associate Glenn O’Brien, Swiss … The film features appearances by John Lurie, Fab 5 Freddy, and Debbie Harry; musical performances by DNA, James White and the Blacks, and Kid Creole and the Coconuts; and, most remarkable of all, a portrait of a more innocent Manhattan in all its mangy glory. Dundee Theater, Omaha, NE TEST VIDEO. Metrograph, New York, NY Audiences will be able to watch "Downtown 81" and "Blue Velvet" while enjoying a … NEW RELEASE Downtown 81 December 6–22, 2019. New York boasts more nostalgists per square mile than any other metropolis. International House, Philadelphia, PA More Films View All Films. ACME Screening Room, Lambertville, NJ The Metrograph Drive-In was organized by UTA Marketing and UTA Fine Arts in partnership with producer AMP Events. The Charles Theatre, Baltimore, MD The Roxie, San Francisco, CA While it’s certainly a flawed film, there’s far more truth here than in the way images of “dark, menacing New York” are now used as an empty device akin to an Instagram filter in recent movies (most gratingly in Joker [2019]). Director: EDO BERTOGLIO, CAST: JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, DEBBIE HARRY, FAB 5 FREDDY, KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS, TUXEDOMOON, THE PLASTICS, DEBI MAZAR, COOKIE MUELLER, LEE QUINONES. Downtown 81 has been on my radar for years. A transmission from a bygone New York City, Downtown ‘81 follows Jean-Michel Basquiat on a journey through the underground. Globe Cinema, Calgary, AB Cinema Detroit, Detroit, MI Courtesy of Metrograph Pictures. Metrograph is a new Manhattan movie theater devoted to screening archive-quality 35mm prints and new films in state-of-the-art digital projection. Feb 1, 2002 Viewers of 'Downtown 81' become de facto archaeologists. Angelika Film Center, Dallas, TX All Rights Reserved. The Plaza Theatre, Atlanta, GA October 23 2019. Downtown 81 is a fairytale homage to the New York that was, and never again will be—but more importantly, to the friendships that blossom amidst the concrete. In 1980, writer and Warhol associate Glenn O’Brien, Swiss photographer Edo Bertoglio, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, a graffiti innovator and noise music artist who’d just begun to exhibit his paintings, hit the streets of lower Manhattan to make a movie about the bombed-out bohemia they lived and breathed. In 1981, writer and Warhol associate Glenn O’Brien, Swiss photographer Edo Bertoglio, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, a graffiti innovator and noise music artist who had just begun to exhibit his paintings, hit the streets of lower Manhattan to make a movie about the bombed out bohemia that they … The Trylon Cinema, Minneapolis, MN After being released from the hospital, the artist Jean Michel Basquiat wanders around Manhattan trying to sell art to make money and find a place to stay. Credit: Metrograph Pictures/ Edo Bertoglio. Metrograph Pictures and Vulture will partner to show the 1981 film Downtown 81, a story of a new music scene in New York starring artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. INVITE A FRIEND. Works acquired and released to date include restorations such as A Bigger Splash (1973), Downtown 81 (1981/2001), Hyenas (1992), among other titles. No showtimes. Hopewell Theater, Hopewell, NJ Featuring John Lurie, Fab 5 Freddy, and Debbie Harry, with musical performances by DNA, James White and the Blacks, and Kid Creole and the Coconuts—and Manhattan in all its mangy glory. Photo Credit: Metrograph Pictures/Edo Bertoglio. 1981 / 72 minutes / The schedule is programmed by Jake Perlin and Aliza Ma. Angelika Film Center, Plano, TX Shot in New York City in late 1980 and early ’81, the ambling, freewheeling Downtown 81 follows Jean through the city’s still-untamed streets, incidentally picking up the incredible diversity of cultural activity then happening in NYC, from Jean’s street art to early hip-hop to the variety of musicians participating in the so-called “No Wave” avant-garde music scene. The film was originally released in 2000, even though it was made in ’80-’81 (hence the name, which was originally New York Beat), but I … New York boasts more nostalgists per square mile than any other metropolis. Philadelphia Inquirer . 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