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Andy Warhol...
a kind of LaBrea Tarpit
for a vivid and talented
collection of oddballs . .

Andy Warhol was a phenomenon who warrants a lot of explaining: a completely colorless mega-star celebrity, and a kind of LaBrea Tarpit for a vivid and talented collection of oddballs in the New York scene.

He fostered their continued degeneration into weird lifestyles and heavy drug use; and at the same time acted as their mentor, agent, and sponsor.

One artist who came to be part of Warhol's "scene" was Jean Michel Basquiat, an antisocial street-bum who went from writing graffiti on alley walls to being the toast of New York City's art world.

This film biography chronicles the progression of Basquiat (Jeffrey Wright) and his progression from living in cardboard boxes to penthouses, his romances, his drug use, and his death in 1988 at age 27.

Along the way, he never stopped detesting the rich, including art agent Bruno Bischofberger (Dennis Hopper), and he never lost his naivete. Warhol (David Bowie) picks up some of the pieces as Basquiat lurches through the art scene. Cameo appearances by Tatum O'Neal and Courtney Love add spice to this interesting film.

Film Information: 'Basquiat'

Web: Cast, Bios and Additional Details at IMDb
Director: Julian Schnabel
Writers: Lech Majewski (story) and John F. Bowe (short story)
Credits: Full Cast, Crew & Credits
Genre: Biography|Drama
Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations
Runtime: 108 min
Spoken Languages: English|Spanish

Download Film Files: 'Basquiat'

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Andy Warhol & Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1986



'Basquiat' Soundtrack:

Few film soundtracks capture the essence or personality of their subject matter as beautifully as the collection of songs culled from Basquiat. Jean Michel Basquiat's charisma was based in the many facets of his character and his art, and there's a song here for a good portion of his ever-changing moods. "Public Image," by PiL is a cynical sneer matching Basquiat's own disillusionment over his fame. The inclusion of the undulating rap/funk masterpiece "White Lines" by Grandmaster Flash, plays almost like a cautionary tale, while the hopelessness of Joy Division's "These Days" seems like a theme for the bleak emotional state the painter sometimes experienced. There are, of course, songs that reflect the period of Basquiat's rise from the '70s until his untimely death in the '80s. --Steve Gdula

Soundtrack Files: 'Basquiat' mp3's

01-Public Image by Public Image Ltd
02-It's All Over Now Baby Blue by Van Morrison
03-I'm Not In Love by The Toadies
04-Is That All There Is by PJ Harvey
05-White Lines-by Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel
06-Rise by Tripping Daisy
07-These Days by Joy Division
08-She Is Dancing by Brian Kelly
09-Tom Traubert's Blues by Tom Waits
10-A Small Plot of Land by David Bowie
11-Summer In Siam by Pogues
12-The Last Song I'll Ever Sing by Gavin Friday
13-Hallelujah by John Cale
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