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  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Microcinema International
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Microcinema International
  • 1 h 28 m

Summary Paul H-O became a fixture of the New York art scene in the 1990’s with his public access show GalleryBeat. Armed with a video camera, he attened art gallery openings amusing some with his candid, witty assessments of their work, but also winning many fans. Among the latter was Cindy Sherman, the press-shy artist who is internationally ac...

Directed By: Tom Donahue, Paul Hasegawa-Overacker

  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Microcinema International
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Microcinema International
  • 1 h 28 m

Guest of Cindy Sherman

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Paul H-O became a fixture of the New York art scene in the 1990’s with his public access show GalleryBeat. Armed with a video camera, he attened art gallery openings amusing some with his candid, witty assessments of their work, but also winning many fans. Among the latter was Cindy Sherman, the press-shy artist who is internationally ac...

Directed By: Tom Donahue, Paul Hasegawa-Overacker

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
64
71% Positive
5 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
14% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
64
71% Positive
5 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
14% Negative
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100
As soon as Guest of Cindy Sherman ended, I wanted to see it again for its high entertainment value and to determine better what I had just witnessed.
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80
At once a fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpse, bittersweet autobiography and witty trip down art-world memory lane, Guest of Cindy Sherman isn't out to settle scores or exploit access, public or otherwise.
By Nathan Lee FULL REVIEW
80
A highly entertaining evisceration and celebration of the milieu. It's also a fascinating, probably one-sided view of the artist herself.
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80
If a doc manages to inform and entertain, it's ahead of the competition. If it features engaging personalities (or penguins), so much the better. And if it manages not to lose its assets while dipping its toe into murkier issues -- becoming, say, a brow-knitting thumb-sucker -- then it's really a work of art.
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67
It all begins to feel tawdry, especially since Paul H-O never seems to realize that even though he wants everyone to know who he is, he’s never given a good reason why we should.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
60
It's amazing that in an era of oversharing and reality TV, a doc consisting mostly of cable TV clips and personal reminiscences can be so resonant.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
30
The documentary has its roots in a monologue in which the "guest of Cindy Sherman" (what H-O's place-card read at a gala) stood up for his personhood and made himself the center of the story—only there's NO STORY, not even insight into what made this unlikely couple click. Remove the boldface names and there's no movie; that center does not hold.
By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Donahuefilm, AI Pictures, Sundial Pictures, Filmlike
Release Date Mar 27, 2009
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.guestofcindysherman.com/
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Awards

Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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