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	Beatbots Video : Downtown 81
		Downtown 81 distinguishes itself with lovely cinematography and the infectious charisma of Basquiat, but despite these refinements, the saving grace of both films is their kinetic joy and undeniable cool, palpable nearly thirty years later.
		And while Wild Style focused on the birth of hip hop culture, Downtown 81 found its muse in the post-punk/no-wave scene which has seen something of a resurgence these past few years, spurred on perhaps by the movie's 2000 release nearly twenty years after it was filmed.
		Certainly more enjoyable than the rather staid biopic Basquiat, Downtown 81 is essential viewing for fans of Jean-Michel, graffiti buffs, no-wave revivalists, or anyone who wants a glimpse at the genesis of current youth culture.
	www.beatbots.com /viewReview.php?dvd=17 (348 words)

	Downtown 81
		Downtown 81 is the fractured, flimsy tale fictionalized around the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, here in Edo Bertoglio's lost film, as the bludgeoning legendary artist stars as himself.
		Completed in 1981, the film was left on the shelf in Europe until a couple of years ago when it was reassembled, unfortunately not into a documentary, but a slight, if stylized format of mini-plays that is sometimes a credible tribute to the relatively unknown New York City underground art scene.
		Downtown 81 is a lesser effort than the self-titled Basquiat which starred Jeffrey Wright as the artist who was involved in the drug scene, meeting up with patrons, fashion models, and dealers.
	www.projections-movies.com /reviews/downtown81.html (285 words)

	l o c a t i o n t w e l v e (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Downtown 81 is a unique piece of film making starring the legendary artist Jean Michel Basquiat (1960 - 1988) just before he was embraced by the New York Art World.
		Downtown 81 fuses all the influential names and faces of the this innovative and fertile scene including, Debbie Harry, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, James White and the Blacks, the Plastics, DNA, Tuxedo Moon, Suicide, Melle Mel and Vincent Gallo, to name but a few.
		Although Downtown 81 was selected for the Directors Fortnight at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival this is the first time that Downtown 81 will be widely available and it is an opportunity to see footage of this little documented era that was once thought lost forever.
	www.graffiti.org /dj/jmb.html (270 words)

	Crammed Discs / Latest News & Live Events
		Downtown 81 not only captures one of the most important artists of the twentieth century as he is poised for frame, but also captures one of the most vital periods in American culture, with the explosion of new wave music, new painting, hip hop and graffiti.
		Downtown 81 est une fiction tournée en 1980-81 avec, dans le rôle principal, l'artiste américain Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988).
		Downtown 81 ne montre pas seulement l'un des artistes majeurs du XXème siècle, mais aussi toute une époque, l'une des plus créatives de la culture américaine, d'où ont émergés new wave, new painting, hip hop et graffitis.
	www.crammed.be /news/downtown.htm (433 words)

	Intelliflix: Rent Downtown 81 on DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		DOWNTOWN 81 is a feature film starring the legendary American artist Jean Michel Basquiat (1960-1988.) Basquiat was a 19 year old painter, graffiti artist, poet and musician when he played the lead in this film, which vividly depicts the explosive downtown New York art and music scene of 1980-81.
		He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.
		Downtown 81 not only captures one of the most interesting and lively artists of the twentieth century as he is poised for fame, but it is a slice of life from one of the most exciting periods in American culture, with the emergence of new wave music, new painting, hip hop and graffiti.
	www.dvdbarn.com /movie_view.dvd?id=20496 (341 words)

	Downtown 81
		Downtown 81 was apparently shot with the intention of adding most of the sound later.
		Downtown 81 only really comes to life during the unrestrained musical performances of DNA, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, and Jack White and the Blacks, all of whom Jean encounters while traversing recording studios and clubs.
		Downtown 81 is shamelessly self-indulgent and, aspiring to a hollow existentialism, ends up closer to astrology than to meaningful philosophy..
	www.culturevulture.net /Movies/Downtown81.htm (647 words)

	OFFOFFOFF film review DOWNTOWN 81 movie by Edo Bertoglio with Jean-Michel Basquiat, August Darnell, Debbie Harry, John ...
		Released after 20 years, "Downtown 81" stars graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, Debbie Harry and others in a rough but now-nostalgic look at the New York art scene when creative freedom was still allowed to trample the quality of life.
		"Downtown 81" — which has the feel of a student film, and possesses both the unvarnished insights and poor structure of same was filmed in the old New York that last-generation hipsters are always rhapsodizing about.
		In "Downtown 81," New York is not a teeming global marketplace but a decaying playground for artists and musicians who seem to care more about having a good time than about decorating their apartment or checking the financial pages.
	www.offoffoff.com /film/2001/downtown81.php3 (808 words)

	Downtown Syracuse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Downtown Committee is a private, not-for-profit, professional downtown management organization, representing all property owners and tenants within the central business district.
		A special assessment district was created to provide the financial resources necessary to ensure the proper management of the area bound by Interstate 81, Interstate 690, Onondaga Creek, and Adams Street.
		The Downtown Committee undertakes programs to improve downtown's image, strengthen its economic base, increase its attractiveness, and assure that it's clean, safe, and accessible.
	www.downtownsyracuse.com /default.aspx?Nav=&Control=Content&ProgramName=AboutUs (95 words)

	OFFOFFOFF film review DOWNTOWN 81 movie by Edo Bertoglio with Jean-Michel Basquiat, August Darnell, Debbie Harry, John ...
		Released after 20 years, "Downtown 81" stars graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, Debbie Harry and others in a rough but now-nostalgic look at the New York art scene when creative freedom was still allowed to trample the quality of life.
		"Downtown 81" — which has the feel of a student film, and possesses both the unvarnished insights and poor structure of same — was filmed in the old New York that last-generation hipsters are always rhapsodizing about.
		In "Downtown 81," New York is not a teeming global marketplace but a decaying playground for artists and musicians who seem to care more about having a good time than about decorating their apartment or checking the financial pages.
	offoff.com /film/2001/downtown81.php3 (767 words)

	DVD Talk > Reviews > Downtown 81
		The downtown art scene in New York had an incredibly fertile period in the late 70's and early 80's when innovative visual artists and writers mingled with musicians and scenemakers to create a collage that reflected the divided but lively status of the gritty city at the time.
		Downtown 81 features such an interesting, eclectic mix of styles that it manages to evoke its time very specifically without feeling dated at all.
		Starting off with Basquiat in the hospital (something that was a regular part of his life thanks to a chronic condition) the main thrust of the movie is just the artist's efforts to get through the next five minutes.
	www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/read.php?ID=10902 (930 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Downtown 81 at Epinions.com
		Downtown 81 is a non-documentary film starring the legendary American artist, Jean Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), who was a painter, graffiti artist, poet and musician.
		Because the film was shot in 1980-81 (originally titled "New York Beat"), but many years later completed for release in 1999, Downtown 81's original sound elements were lost during the almost 20 years it spent on the shelf, so much of the dialogue has been dubbed.
		Downtown 81 is mostly told in narration by Saul Williams dubbing in for the late Jean Michel Basquiat.
	www.epinions.com /content_102885002884 (685 words)

	Downtown 81 (DVD)
		Legendary painter, graffiti artist, poet and musician Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) was only 19 years old when he played the lead in DOWNTOWN 81, a striking "lost" film that chronicles the explosive early-'80s Manhattan art and music scene.
		This vividly entertaining slice of life is also a fabulous showcase for the music of Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Tuxedomoon, The Plastics, DNA, The Lounge Lizards, and Basquiat's own band, Gray.
		Shot on location, DOWNTOWN 81 not only captures one of the most important and provocative artists of the 20th-century as he is poised for worldwide fame, but is also a vivid snapshot of a New York City that no longer exists.
	www.olivefilms.com /downtown81.html (145 words)

	YouTube - Downtown 81 (5 of 8)
		Also known as the New York Beat Movie, the film is a day in the life of Jean, a young artist who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted.
		He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.
		Downtown 81 not only captures one of the most interesting and lively artists of the twentieth century as he is poised for fame, but it is a slice of life from one of the most exciting periods in American culture, with the emergence of new wave music, new painting, hip hop, and graffiti.
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=P5UxrYhogYQ (312 words)

	The Movie Chicks - Review - Downtown 81 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The documentary-style movie follows a day in the life of young artist Jean Michel Basquiat as he wanders the streets of downtown New York in 1981.
		It captures a realistic look at the art and underground music scenes of New York in the early 80's - when hip-hop artists were rapping about happy things to disco cover songs and "new wave" and punk sounds were mixing in with rock 'n' roll.
		'Downtown 81' is very raw (which is a nice way of saying there are some problems with the quality).
	www.themoviechicks.com /mar2002/mcrdowntown81.html (400 words)

	PAPERMAG: DOWNTOWN 81
		The doors of the business now occupying his old studio are open, and we peek in for evidence of the former occupant, but to no avail.
		Downtown 81 manages to capture that familiarity and claustrophobia of tenement life.
		We search for the social club -- one of those semi-legal members-only storefront bars that were once a big part of the local fabric -- where Basquiat runs into Fab 5 Freddy in the movie.
	www.papermag.com /magazine/paperextra/2001/downtown81/p2.html (325 words)

	Sagittaire F I L M S (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Downtown 81 est un instantané, non seulement de l’un des artistes les plus importants du 20ème siècle,au moment ou il est au bord de la célébrité, mais aussi de l’une des périodes vitales de la culture américaine: l’émergence d’une musique new wave, d'une peinture nouvelle, du hip-hop et du graffiti.
		Andy Hernandez a aussi produit le morceau «Palabras con ritmo», chanté par Jean Michel Basquiat, et que l’on entend à plusieurs reprises dans Downtown 81.
		Peu après Downtown 81, il a travaillé avec Charlie Ahearn sur «Wild Style», le premier film de hip-hop.
	www.sagittairefilms.com /downtown81/index.htm (3020 words)

	Angelika Houston: Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Downtown 81, starring the legendary American artist Jean Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), is a day in the life of a young artist who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted.
		Basquiat was a 19 year old painter, graffiti artist, poet and musician when he played the lead in Downtown 81, which vividly depicts the explosive downtown New York art and music scene of 1980-81.
		Today, his paintings hang in museums and important collections around the world and he is internationally recognized as one of the most important artists of the late twentieth century.
	www.angelikafilmcenter.com /Houston/archive_film.asp?id=231&mode=title&bw=M (214 words)

	Amazon.com: Downtown 81: DVD: Giorgio Gomelsky,Bobby Grossman,Daniela Morera,Coati Mundi,Saul Williams,Chris ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Downtown 81 is at the very least an art film that happens to feature Basquiat, as well as the "stars" of nyc circa '79.
		Apropos of this genre, Downtown 81 is ostensibly low budget, quirky, but most of all, historical.
		I found "Downtown 81" extremely painful to watch as I felt Basquiat was being exploited by this film maker.
	www.amazon.com /Downtown-81-Giorgio-Gomelsky/dp/B00006GF6H (1427 words)

	PAPERMAG: DOWNTOWN 81
		"Downtown" was always something of a hypothetical construct -- not really the physical area between 14th Street and the financial district so much as the insane confluence of ideas and personalities that inhabited it.
		To be "downtown" meant so much more than to visit or even live there.
		And even those of us who never left have an understanding that whatever or wherever that place was, it is surely gone now.
	www.papermag.com /magazine/paperextra/2001/downtown81 (256 words)

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	Variety.com - Reviews - Downtown 81
		Jam-packed with riveting perfs by some of the hottest underground Gotham bands of the early '80s, "Downtown 81" is an extraordinary real-life snapshot of hip, arty, clubland Manhattan in the post-punk era.
		The "Downtown 81" filmmakers pulled together a rough cut of the pic shortly after lensing, but financial problems scuttled the project shortly thereafter.
		Basquiat was not able to finish all of the original voiceover, so poet and thesp Saul Williams ("Slam") was brought in to do some of Basquiat's narration, and it's obvious there are two different voices on the soundtrack.
	www.variety.com /index.asp?layout=review&reviewid=VE1117787277&categoryid=31&cs=1 (897 words)

	INTERVIEW: Out of the Past: "Downtown 81's" New York Odyssey
		Faced with bankrupt financiers, missing footage, and the passing of their late great protagonist Jean Michel Basquiat (the famous graffiti artist and painter who stars in the film as himself), the filmmaking team finally located the mislaid footage in 1998 and finished the film for its Cannes premiere last year.
		Equal parts documentary time capsule, East Village club tour, and meandering narrative, "Downtown 81" follows a day in the life of the 19-year-old Basquiat.
		Maripol and I were documenting the downtown scene through photography; Glenn was writing for Andy Warhol's Interview, and he would use my photos to illustrate the articles.
	www.indiewire.com /people/int_OBrien_Bertog_010713.html (1566 words)

	FL’s downtown 81-year-old bakery makes improvements
		Businesses in Forest Lake come and go, but the city’s downtown bakery has been holding its own for the past 81 years.
		Owner John Lewis has recently directed a remodeling project and product expansion move that is designed to update the bakery and make it inviting to the many new residents who have moved to Forest Lake in recent years.
		In making the internal changes this summer and fall, Lewis said he wanted to upgrade the facility to deal with today’s changing population basis while pointing out the bakery’s rich history and tradition in the downtown.
	www.forestlaketimes.com /2002/november/13bakery.html (334 words)

	Rent DOWNTOWN 81 DVD - Cafe DVD - Online DVD Movie Rental
		Legendary American artist Jean Michel Basquiat who died in 1988 at age 27 was a 19-year old painter, graffiti artist, poet and musician when he played the lead in DOWNTOWN 81.
		Basquiat was one of the most interesting and lively artists of the twentieth century, captured here as he was poised for fame during one of the most exciting periods in American culture, with the emergence of new wave music, new painting, hip hop and graffiti art.
		DOWNTOWN 81 was shot in 1980-81, directed by photographer Edo Bertoglio, written by Glenn O'Brien and produced by Maripol Fauque.
	www.cafedvd.com /cgi-bin/new/code/300746.html (248 words)

	Zeitgeist Films \| Downtown 81
		Legendary painter, graffiti artist, poet and musician Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960—1988) was only 19 years old when he played the lead in DOWNTOWN 81, a striking “lost” film that chronicles the explosive early-1980s Manhattan art and music scene.
		Completed and theatrically released two decades later, it’s the story of a charismatic artist who attempts to sell a painting amidst the rappers, junkies, strippers, models and art-world matriarchs of a pre-Giuliani Lower East Side.
		Shot on location, DOWNTOWN 81 not only captures one of the most important and provocative artists of the 20th-century as he is poised for worldwide fame, but is also a vivid snapshot of a New York City that no longer exists.
	www.zeitgeistfilms.com /film.php?directoryname=downtown81 (158 words)

	WFMU's Beware of the Blog: Downtown 81
		The film is a day in the life of a young artist who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted.
		Originally titled ” New York Beat,” it was written and co-produced by the well known writer Glenn O’Brien, produced by Maripol, the art director and stylist, and directed by photographer Edo Bertoglio, all of whom were deeply involved in the art, music and fashion scenes of the time.
		The entire cast is composed of the movers and shakers on the downtown scene.
	blog.wfmu.org /freeform/2006/08/downtown_81.html (909 words)

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