New York Doll
by Greg Whiteley
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Actor: Arthur Kane, Bishop Bragg, David Johansen, Nina Antonia, Sylvain SylvainDirector: Greg Whiteley
Brand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC VIDEO DIST.
Cinematographer: Roderick A. Santiano
Editor: Greg Whiteley
Editor: Seth Gordon
Producer: Seth Gordon
Producer: Ed Cunningham
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 78 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-04
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: First Independent
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- Punk glam rock band, the New York Dolls made a splash in the 70 s, but infighting and drug use broke up the band. Lead singer David Johansen had a successful solo career but others, like bass guitarist Arthur "Killer " Kane, weren t so lucky. Arthur was plagued by drinking problems and depression, and a failed suicide attempt ultimately led him to become a Mormon. He was leading a quiet, contented
Movie Reviews of New York Doll
Movie Review: I'm disappointed
Summary: 2 Stars
The director states that he had well over 100 hours of footage to work with. For such an exhausting recording project, this is a paltry product.
What we end up with in this documentary is a very sad and pathetic Arthur Kane, broke, alone and working at the Mormon library (having been SAVED by them, he is so lost and zombie-like at the end, that he really has no other place to go). He is shown retrieving his guitar from a pawn shop (where they bilked him into keeping it on loan) so that he could play the Dolls' final gig together in 2004.
We see Barbara Kane only once, maybe twice, hardly anything from Sylvain and David Jo, little from other musicians around at the time, and only snippets of commentary by people like Iggy Pop. Morrissey is given the most time, with a 15 minute extra interview.
I'm sure there is much more to Arthur Kane's life than is presented here. To include so little from the wife was just ignorant.
Summary of New York Doll
Arthur Kane of the legendary band the New York Dolls rockets to the top of the glam rock scene. Then with the death of a band member, the group bottoms out and eventually splits up. Arthur disappears from the music scene and in a surprising twist of fate, becomes a Mormon librarian. Years later, Morrissey (of the Smiths) offers Arthur the opportunity to go back into the spotlight and revisit a life he thought was lost forever. New York Doll is a heartfelt story about second chances and an incredible music journey.For a look at a "Killer," New York Doll is a surprisingly tender portrait. But then Arthur "Killer" Kane, bass player for the New York Dolls, was a gentle soul at heart. In his feature film debut, director Greg Whiteley ably explores the dichotomy between the stone-faced rocker with the "killer" bass lines and the mild-mannered librarian at LA's Mormon Family History Center. Kane never had much of a home life, but he loved rock and roll, and found a second family with the Dolls. It was, to say the least, a dysfunctional one. Fame came fast, but money didn't follow, and the band imploded "because of our bad behavior." Kane struggled with alcohol and other problems before finding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the 1980s. He turned his life around, but refused to let go of the past. He wanted to get the band back together. Jerry Nolan and Johnny Thunders died in the 1990s, but Kane's dream didn't. "For 30 years I was ignored and told that I was a loser," he states. Whiteley doesn't preach or condescend, but allows Kane to tell his own story, bolstered by comments from friends and associates. As Morrissey, who kick-started the group's 2004 London reunion, explains, "For everybody there's an artist that captures you at just the right time... The Dolls were that for me." Featuring David Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain, Iggy Pop, Chrissie Hynde, and Mick Jones, New York Doll was nominated for the Sundance Grand Jury Prize. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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