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New York Beat Movie (1981) Movie Reviews
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DVD Talk (Gil Jawetz)
This is an immensely watchable and likeable film. Basquiat really holds the screen with his understated presence and the peppering of the film with great music and unique personalities really helps it overcome whatever "smallness" the story might exhibit....read the complete New York Beat Movie (1981) review at DVD Talk (Gil Jawetz)
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That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
This film was missing for many years and finally made its reappearance as Downtown 81. Either title fits the film, though the latter anchors it in time and place. We follow Jean Michel Basquiat through one day in his life - or a life very like his. The...read the complete New York Beat Movie (1981) review at That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
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New York Times (Dave Kehr)
It's as a documentary that Downtown 81 is most successful....read the complete New York Beat Movie (1981) review at New York Times (Dave Kehr)
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New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
Amateurish in the extreme, the film is a feast of bohemian cliché, bad writing and worse acting....read the complete New York Beat Movie (1981) review at New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
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