Blank City (2011)
Overview
In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood.
Cast
Amos Poe
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Ann Magnuson
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Bette Gordon
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Beth B
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Casandra Stark
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Charlie Ahearn
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Debbie Harry
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Eric Mitchell
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Fab 5 Freddy
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Jamie Nares
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Jim Jarmusch
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J.G. Thirlwell
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John Lurie
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John Waters
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Kembra Pfahler
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Lizzie Borden
SelfRecommendations
Cobain: Montage of Heck
The Decline of Western Civilization
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Halftime
Stop Making Sense
Whitney: Can I Be Me
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
The Last Waltz
The Filth and the Fury
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
WHAM!
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
The Velvet Underground
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
Heart of a Dog
Everybody’s Everything
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Take Your Pills
Justin Bieber's Believe
Katy Perry: Part of Me