Review: Martin Scorsese's Public Speaking
By Christopher Campbell | Posted Under Film Reviews | Comments (6)
What a perfect time for Public Speaking to be released on video, one day after the NYC smoking ban was augmented to include beaches, parks and major public areas such as Times Square. Actually, perhaps HBO planned it so Fran Lebowitz would be too distracted by the DVD release to think about her annoyance with Bloomberg. Then again, she does imply in the documentary that she doesn’t go to Times Square, and for some reason I don’t see as much of a beach person. So maybe she isn’t too bothered. Oh, who are we kidding?
Directed by Martin Scorsese (The Last Waltz), this may actually be one of his most important New York films. Like 2004’s Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty (co-directed by Kent Jones), the doc is about one of the Big Apple’s most well-known women. This time, the author and humorous intellectual who hates smoking bans, New York tourism and all manner of modern gadgetry. She discusses these things and more in interviews and speaking events, which are intercut together for a funny stroll through Lebowitz’s mind and history.
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Comments
Posted by: Mrs. Julien at May 30, 2011 4:50 PM
We thoroughly enjoyed this documentary when it was originally broadcast. It's not often that you get to see someone who is both this clever and witty speaking at length about anything. It generated a lot of interesting discussion.