Cinema Detroit, Detroit, MI By Belle Mcintyre. 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 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. Please check your entries and try again. Left unfinished due to assorted legal and financial issues until it was fully assembled for release in 2000, Downtown 81 follows Basquiat, a naturally compelling screen presence, as he tries to hawk a painting (one of the artist’s own first works) while hustling for a place to sleep. Copyright © 2021 Metrograph. 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. Webster Film Series, Saint Louis, MO Total Count: 28 74% AUDIENCE SCORE. The Apohadion, Portland, ME 1981 / 2000 / 75 min / Director: Edo Bertiglio . Angelika Film Center, Dallas, TX DePauw University, Greencastle, IN The Texas Theatre, Dallas, TX 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]). This vibrant relic of the downtown New York City in the early 1980’s was filmed in 1981, primarily in the pre-gentrified Lower East Side. Philadelphia Inquirer . Alamo Drafthouse, San Francisco, CA The Metrograph Drive-In was organized by UTA Marketing and UTA Fine Arts in partnership with producer AMP Events. We peer into long-since-shuttered clubs, and gaze at rubble-filled lower Manhattan … 1981 / 2000 / 75 min / Audiences will be able to watch "Downtown 81" and "Blue Velvet" while enjoying a meal crafted by a … Apropos of this genre, Downtown 81 is ostensibly low budget, quirky, but most of all, historical. Works acquired and released to date include restorations such as A Bigger Splash (1973), Downtown 81 (1981/2001), Hyenas (1992), among other titles. Programming. Austin Film Society, Austin, TX International House, Philadelphia, PA Ruth Sokolof Showtimes. Select films will be available for an extended period following their initial Live Screening. Downtown 81 has been on my radar for years. In 1980, writer and Warhol associate Glenn O’Brien, Swiss … NEW RELEASE Downtown 81 December 6–22, 2019. Directed by Edo Bertoglio. 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. Director: Edo Bertiglio. The Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY Hopewell Theater, Hopewell, NJ Angelika Film Center, Plano, TX Directed by Edo Bertoglio. Metrograph Films’ decision to re-release Downtown 81 theatrically brings it back to life. ADD TO CAL; WELCOME TO TOOL KIT: TEST AUDIO. Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C. 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. The Metrograph screens both new films, as well as revivals of older films. … Actors: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Deborah Harry, James White; Format: NTSC, Subtitled; Language: English; Number of discs: 1; Rated: NR Not Rated ; Studio: Metrograph Pictures; DVD Release Date: March 24, 2020; Run Time: 72 minutes; Customer Reviews: 4.3 out of 5 stars 65 customer ratings; ASIN: … A transmission from a bygone New York City, Downtown '81 follows Jean-Michel Basquiat on a journy through the underground. Union Cinema, Milwaukee, WI Copyright © 2021 Metrograph. Audiences will be able to watch "Downtown 81" and "Blue Velvet" while enjoying a … 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 … Downtown 81. Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, NY 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, … The events will feature advance screenings of some of fall's most anticipated […] Rowhouse Cinema, Pittsburgh, PA Shelved for nearly 20 years, by the time Edo Bertoglio and Glenn O’Brien’s vision of Lower Manhattan reached an audience in 2000, the scene they’d captured had already been enshrined as a long-departed golden age of artistic expression and cultural ferment. For the rest of the film, he wanders from club to club, trying to track down the missing speakers and amps. The Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema, Charleston, WV Downtown 81. More Films View All Films. 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. 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. Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL Northwest Film Center, Portland, OR 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. Enzian Theater, Maitland, FL Jean-Michel Basquiat in Downtown 81 . The events will feature advance screenings of some of fall's most anticipated […] 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. Digital Gym Cinema, San Diego, CA 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. The Metrograph is releasing a new 35mm print of the fabled Edo Bertoglio film, “Downtown 81,” featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat on a journey through the Lower East Side amid plenty of old school characters including John Lurie, Fab Five Freddy and Debbie Harry, with musical performances by DNA, James White and the Blacks, and Kid Creole and the Coconuts. Brooklyn-born painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, who died in 1988, appears in "Downtown '81," which will be screening at Metrograph. The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana, CA Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL It also occasionally hosts private events such as premieres of movies and TV shows.. Online. Left incomplete due to money problems until 2000, Downtown 81 finally has a full release thanks to Metrograph Pictures. Downtown 81. Repertory; Virtual Releases; Happy Together (1997) Now streaming. Historical not in the sense that it is an important film, but rather historical as a document. BAMcinematek, Brooklyn, NY If you have never seen films of this type you are in for a ride. 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. The Beacon Cinema, Seattle, WA TIFF Cinematheque, Toronto, ON The film was first shown at Cannes in 2000, and a newly restored edition of Downtown 81 is coming to Metrograph theater in Manhattan, where it will be screened from October 24 through November 1. Alamo Drafthouse, Yonkers, NY Metrograph, New York, NY No showtimes. The Grand Cinema, Tacoma, WA Globe Cinema, Calgary, AB Tivoli at the Nelson-Atkins, Kansas City, MO The Metrograph Drive-In was organized by UTA Marketing and UTA Fine Arts in partnership with producer Amp Events. 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. Metrograph Pictures, launched in 2019, is an independent distribution company with a focus on quality and curation. INVITE A FRIEND. No showtimes. Something went wrong. Left incomplete due to money problems and assembled for release in 2000, Downtown 81, which follows Basquiat trying to move a painting while hustling for a place to sleep, became a window on a lost world of life on the margins and crazy creative ferment. 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. UTA & Metrograph Team For Drive-In Series; 'Downtown 81', 'Blue Velvet', and 'Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President' Set For First Weekend 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. Photo Credit: Metrograph Pictures/Edo Bertoglio. New York boasts more nostalgists per square mile than any other metropolis. Left incomplete due to money problems and assembled for release in 2000, Downtown 81, which follows Basquiat trying to move a painting while hustling for a place to sleep, became a window on a lost world of life on the margins and crazy creative ferment. Witnessed through the eyes of the undiscovered wunderkind music and grafitti artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, playing a character very much like himself. The Roxie, San Francisco, CA New York boasts more nostalgists per square mile than any other metropolis. Cleveland Cinematheque, Cleveland, OH 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. Ryder Film Series, Bloomington, IN It's tempting to take that a step further when discussing Downtown 81, a ... the Metrograph, located at the heart of the area where the movie was shot.) The Metrograph is an independent 2-screen movie theater at 7 Ludlow Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.It opened in 2016 with two theatres, a bookstore, a "curated" concession stand, and a restaurant. Share this Film Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Previous Bookings Feb 1, 2002 Viewers of 'Downtown 81' become de facto archaeologists. All Rights Reserved. The Charles Theatre, Baltimore, MD Film Stills. The Trylon Cinema, Minneapolis, MN A transmission from a bygone New York City, Downtown ‘81 follows Jean-Michel Basquiat on a journey through the underground. The Belcourt Theatre, Nashville, TN Cinematheque, Madison, WI By Horacio Silva. -Downtown 81: The Metrograph Oral History by Horacio Silva (booklet) Product details. Label: Metrograph Pictures; Entertainment Reviews: 79% TOMATOMETER. 1981 / 72 minutes / Downtown 81 is now screening at Metrograph (7 Ludlow Street, Lower East Side) through November 10, and will screen at BAM (30 Lafayette Ave, … Courtesy of Metrograph Pictures. Credit: Metrograph Pictures/ Edo Bertoglio. The Plaza Theatre, Atlanta, GA Metrograph NYC includes an on-site restaurant, The Commissary, and a bookstore. The definitive New York new wave film, Downtown 81, was shot on the fly on the streets and in the nightclubs of downtown Manhattan in the dead of winter, 1980. Angelika Film Center at Mosaic, Fairfax, VA With Jean Michel Basquiat, John Lurie, Richard Weigand, Cyndy Schneidau. LIVE SCREENING HILLENIH ICATIST, QUE LANT. Downtown 81 is at the very least an art film that happens to feature Basquiat, as well as the "stars" of nyc circa '79. In July 2020, Metrograph launched a digital membership with live screenings and on-demand movies available to watch at home. 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 … Left unfinished due to assorted legal and financial issues until it was fully assembled for release in 2000, Downtown 81 follows Basquiat, a naturally compelling screen presence, as he tries to hawk a painting (one of the artist’s own first works) while hustling for a place to sleep. 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. UTA & Metrograph Team For Drive-In Series; 'Downtown 81', 'Blue Velvet', and 'Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President' Set For First Weekend 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. Dundee Showtimes. Suns Cinema, 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. TEST VIDEO. JOIN AS A MEMBER. Metrograph and UTA Set Hamptons Drive-In Series, Including Lynch, Basquiat, and More . Angelika Film Center – Carmel Mountain, San Diego, CA The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service. Something went wrong. The Tower Theatre, Sacramento, CA FilmBar, Phoenix, AZ Events will take place at Nova's Ark Project and Sculpture Park in Water Mill, New York and kick-off August 13. JOIN TO WATCH. Please check your entries and try again. It was founded by Alexander Olch, who is better known as a designer of men's ties. Courtesy of Metrograph Pictures. UTA And Metrograph Team For Drive-In Theater Series; ‘Downtown 81’, ‘Blue Velvet’ And ‘Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President’ Set For First Weekend Laemmle Royal, Los Angeles, CA Dundee Theater, Omaha, NE 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 schedule is programmed by Jake Perlin and Aliza Ma. Living Room Theaters, Portland, OR 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. Metrograph is a new Manhattan movie theater devoted to screening archive-quality 35mm prints and new films in state-of-the-art digital projection. NEW RELEASE Downtown 81 December 6–22, 2019. October 23 2019. User Ratings: 1,854 A crudely poetic inventory of the people and places about to rock pop culture. Time & Space Limited, Hudson, NY The Metrograph Drive-In was organized by UTA Marketing and UTA Fine Arts in partnership with producer Amp Events. IndieMemphis, Memphis, TN Downtown 81 (New York Beat Movie, titre original en 1981) est un film américain écrit par Glenn OBrien et réalisé par Edo Bertoglio. Events will take place at Nova's Ark Project and Sculpture Park in Water Mill, New York and kick-off August 13. All Rights Reserved. Today’s Showings. Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service. 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. Downtown 81, directed by Edo Bertoglio, opens October 25, 2019, Metrograph, 7 Ludlow Street, New York City. The Metrograph Oral History: Downtown 81 . 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. With Jean Michel Basquiat, John Lurie, Richard Weigand, Cyndy Schneidau. ACME Screening Room, Lambertville, NJ Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA Downtown 81, directed by Edo Bertoglio, opens October 25, 2019, Metrograph, 7 Ludlow Street, New York City. AIR PLAY NISCIMUS VOLUPTATIA EUM QUATIS DI CON CUM ESSUNT VOLUPTA DI DOLORISI QUE EXPLIQUIS. Select films will be available for an extended period following their initial Live Screening. John Lurie, Richard Weigand, Cyndy Schneidau both new films in state-of-the-art digital projection is new! 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