New York Doll - The Story Of Arthur 'Killer' Kane
2005
A recovering alcoholic and recently converted Mormon, Arthur "Killer" Kane, of the rock band The New York Dolls, is given a chance at reuniting with his band after 30 years. Read more
| Starring | New York Dolls |
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| Director | Greg Whiteley |
| Genres | Documentary |
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New York Doll - The Story Of Arthur 'Killer' Kane
A recovering alcoholic and recently converted Mormon, Arthur "Killer" Kane, of the rock band The New York Dolls, is given a chance at reuniting with his band after 30 years.
| Starring | New York Dolls |
|---|---|
| Director | Greg Whiteley |
| Studio | OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 18 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 07 Aug 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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You can't put your arms around a memory, as Johnny Thunders very eloquently put it, but you'll have the impulse to do just that after seeing this documentary portrait of New York read more »
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9 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Moving and awe inspiring
In 2004 Morrissey goaded 70s glam-punk band the New York Dolls into reforming for a festival. This film follows Arthur Kane, the band's bassist, in the lead up to the festival, telling the story of what happened since the Dolls split up and he faded into obscurity. He was madly jealous at seeing his former bandmates getting bit parts in minor 1980s movies, and despaired at his own failed attempts to re-enter show business. A difficult time involving alcoholism and a failed suicide bid followed. But somehow the film finds him stable, a librarian and mormon, a quiet man as he always had been -- 'the only living statue in rock and roll'.
This is the only rockumentary I've ever enjoyed. Unlike the others (e.g. 'Dig') it doesn't just present us with some unpredictable violence, drug taking and other standard rock-star behaviours in the expectation that we'll be blown away by how out-there they are. It tells a genuinely interesting story, well. It is wonderful mainly because Arthur Kane is such a likeable character -- an island of modesty and solidity amongst the excesses and falseness of the scene he was a part of -- and because the film's lightness of touch allows you to discover this for yourself. It's also a good introduction to the New York Dolls. The footage of them is thrilling and makes you understand what the fuss was about (even if, like me, you were born after they split up and had hardly heard of them before). -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Recommended
I put this down on my list because of the reviews I had read on this site. It wasn't a storyline I was particularly interested in nor did I know a lot about the New York Dolls. Regardless of this, it turned out to be a heart-felt and riveting movie. In fact, the less you know about what happened the better, as the tension really mounted through the film and I was geniunely concerned for the main guy Killer Kane. A true story with more interest than any Hollywood blockbuster any day.
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