Blank City
  • Release Date: Apr 6, 2011
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  • Summary: Blank City tells the long-overdue tale of a disparate crew of renegade filmmakers who emerged from an economically bankrupt and dangerous moment in New York history. In the late 1970's and mid 80's, when the city was still a wasteland of cheap rent and cheap drugs, these directors crafted daring works that would go on to profoundly influence the development of independent film as we know it today. (Insurgent Media)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    Apr 6, 2011
    90
    Ms. Danhier manages to conjure a glorious and grungy bygone past without fetishizing it as a golden age. A bunch of people got together and did some stuff, and this is what it looked like.
  2. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    Apr 6, 2011
    80
    Names get checked, baby-faced future celebrities like Vincent Gallo and Steve Buscemi make cameos, and various cross-pollinations between below–14th Street mavericks are clarified.
  3. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Stephen Cole
    Jul 14, 2011
    75
    As Blank City proves, the all-night, every-night party was fun while it lasted.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    Apr 8, 2011
    60
    Danhier backs all the memories with a collection of great clips, and it's extra fun to spot familiar faces (hi, Steve Buscemi!).

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