THE NEW GILDED AGE (Part 2)
THE NEW GILDED AGE (Part 2)
Posted In: Arts & Entertainment, Movie Reviews, From Issue 701 By: Review Magazine
25th March, 2010 0
The Runaways opened this weekend in national release to very good reviews. Karina Longworth wrote in the Village Voice, "The movie is at its best when working through the contradictions of teen sex-for-sale, when it's both turn-on and creep-out. And [director Floria] Sigismondi's nearly avant-garde visual choices elevate what would be junk food into something more. It's only when she abandons the expected rock biopic forward motion that the film runs into trouble."
Told with a jolting, lurid energy that busily captures the feel of an era, often vividly: the glitter platforms; the feathered hair; the low-ceilinged, shag-carpeted basements, this film chronicles the tale of L.A. showman Kim Fowley’s creation of the all-girl ‘70s Punk Band, The Runaways, which most notably yielded the talent of Joan Jett.
While the script lacks substance, the actresses deliver on style, with the tense Kristen Stewart showing some oomph as Jett. The gutsiest performance belongs to 16-year-old Dakota Fanning.
This is a rich and surprisingly old-fashioned musical biopic that has neither the bloat nor the blather of your average Hollywood treatment of stars on the rise. It's pungent and quick on its feet, capturing the clubs, the shag-heavy interiors and the Farrah-haired vibe of mid-1970s Los Angeles in both look and spirit.
Tunes by the Tridge
Party on McCarty
Fridays at the Fall
Friday Fun Nights
Bridgeport Historical Society Free Concert • Stix & Stone
Museum Tunes featuring The Stapletons wsg MIZNXN
Thursdays at Uptown
Rock the Boat Concert Series
2022 Concerts in the Park
Jazz in the Garden
Hearts & Bones • A Paul Simon Tribute
Pop Evil wig Riot
Santana & Earth, Wind and Fire
Tom Segura – I’m Coming Everywhere World Tour
Lunchtime Concert Series
Chris Stapleton, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats, Marty Stuart & Madeline Edwards
Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless, The Warning & Lilith Czar
Billy Joel
The Stadium Tour: Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison & Joan Jett and The Blackhearts