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Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

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Rare archival film footage and interviews illustrate filmmaker Ric Burns' tribute to art-world icon Andy Warhol. Much of the material Burns uses was shot by Warhol himself during his heyday in the 1960s and '70s. Interviews include art dealer Irving Blum, Warhol's brother John, Paul Morrissey and art critic Dave Hickey.

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Slant Magazine Sep 1, 2006
2.5/4
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film may be half as long as Warhol's opus Sleep, but its overview of the pop aesthete's life and art is nothing if not encyclopedic. Go to Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News Sep 1, 2006
3/4
We need all four hours, and even more, to understand the man who so prophetically divided the world into 15-minute increments. Go to Full Review
Phil Gallo Variety Aug 31, 2006
Blessed with all the trademarks of a Burns brothers documentary, Ric Burns' look at the life of Andy Warhol is well researched, packed with rarely seen footage and loaded with eloquent observations. Go to Full Review
Doris Toumarkine Film Journal International Mar 1, 2007
Beyond all the archival material, the film benefits mightily from the many eloquent talking heads, whose words, incredibly, are always electrifying and revealing. Go to Full Review
Ken Fox TV Guide Sep 1, 2006
3/4
Burns devotes the bulk of the film to Warhol's '60s work, giving serious attention to the radical, often underacknowledged silent films he shot with the participation of the drag queens, speed freaks and high-society types who populated the Factory. Go to Full Review
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Ric Burns

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Laurie Anderson

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Ric Burns

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James Sanders

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Ric Burns

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Donald Rosenfeld

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Synopsis Rare archival film footage and interviews illustrate filmmaker Ric Burns' tribute to art-world icon Andy Warhol. Much of the material Burns uses was shot by Warhol himself during his heyday in the 1960s and '70s. Interviews include art dealer Irving Blum, Warhol's brother John, Paul Morrissey and art critic Dave Hickey.
Director
Ric Burns
Producer
Ric Burns, Donald Rosenfeld, Daniel Wolf
Screenwriter
Ric Burns, James Sanders
Production Co
WNET Thirteen, Steeplechase Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 1, 2009
Runtime
4h 0m
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