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Wow, this film looks so fabulous! Sort-of like an Exit Through The Gift Shop meets Project Runway on the way to lunch in the Hamptons with "Big"and "Little Edie . " -- Love! Click here for his "on the street" slide shows from NYT ABOUT THE FILM “We all get dressed for Bill,” says  Vogue  editrix Anna Wintour. The “Bill” in question is 80+  New York Times  photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the  Times  Style section in his columns “On the Street” and “Evening Hours.” Documenting uptown fixtures (Wintour, Tom Wolfe, Brooke Astor, David Rockefeller—who all appear in the film out of their love for Bill), downtown eccentrics and everyone in between, Cunningham’s enormous body of work is more reliable than any catwalk as an expression of time, place and individual flair. In turn,  Bill Cunningh

Still in a quandry about what to spend your summer bucks on at the movie theater? Well, truthfully, I can't claim to have seen remotely everything out there this summer, but I will cite one or two highlights of mine. The short review: Great:   Exit Through The Gift Shop & Cyrus. Good: Toy Story 3 Ho Hum:  T he Kids Are All Right. First of all:   I have to say, I loved Cyrus . Funny, touching, quirky and very human love story, in the odd ball way that real life is, which I appreciate. So many great uncomfortable moments that totally hooked me in. Still cracking up from John C. Reilly's line "What are you doing with Shrek in the forest." Loved this film. I have to say, I did not really love the other "big relationship flick" of the summer, " The Kids Are All Right ..."  Which, while sort-of interesting, kind-of, was actually kind of...bla.  and while it was entirely well acted seemed like a non-story.  Like Silverlake mee

Just saw " Exit Through The Gift Shop " last night and can't stop thinking about it. Fascinating film.  For so many reasons. First of all, it's so rare and unusual there was actually any filmed documentation of the  street art movement to begin with.  A total fluke .  And then, not to be a spoiler here, but then, there's an interesting twist to the film regarding the true narrative of the film. Don't want to give too much away, but when you do see it - listen closely to the narrator for clues to the film's ultimate vision.  (I wished they'd found a less dopey voice for this role, unless it's supposed to sound that pretentious and dopey so that we never really do trust it.)