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Original title

CBGB

Year

2013

Running time

102 min.

Country

United States

Director

Randall Miller

Screenwriter

Jody Savin, Randall Miller

Cast

Music

Various

Cinematography

Mike Ozier

Producer

Unclaimed Freight Productions, Rampart Films

Genre

Drama | Music. 1970s. Historical. Independent Film (US)

Synopsis

CBGB follows the story of Hilly Kristal's New York club from its conceit as a venue for Country, Bluegrass and Blues (CBGB) to what it ultimately became: the birthplace of underground rock 'n roll and punk. When Kristal had difficulty booking country bands in his club on the Bowery he opened his doors to other kinds of rock music. Kristal had one demand of the acts he booked; they could only play original music. No top 40's, no covers. It was the credo he lived by, support the artist at whatever the cost. Hilly Kristal ironically became known as the godfather of punk giving a chance to such bands as Blondie, Television, Ramones, Talking Heads, Dead Boys and The Police.

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Critics' reviews

"The music rocks, but little else does, in Randall Miller's sitcom snapshot of New York's iconic punk incubator."

Scott Foundas: Variety
"I would swear on a stack of Dead Boys T-shirts and a first pressing of Richard Hell and the Voidoids' 'Blank Generation' that it could not possibly have been like that: so silly, so trivial, so boring."

A. O. Scott: The New York Times
"A lightweight love song to a legendary rock club, Randall Miller's CBGB plays in many ways like a Greatest Hits record, re-packaging a beloved band's oeuvre for sale at shopping malls."

John DeFore: The Hollywood Reporter
"In place of punk's howling rage, you get gross-out jokes that include at least a half-dozen close-ups of the poop from Kristal's bowel-challenged dog."

Farran Smith Nehme: New York Post
"The movie feels like a Las Vegas imitation of a place that was once scuzzily, beautifully alive."

Joe Neumaier: New York Daily News
"'CBGB' misses the opportunity to educate. But its biggest sin, unlike many who performed there, is that it also misses the opportunity to entertain."

Village Voice
"Punk may not be dead, but this picture is D.O.A."

Mike DeAngelo: AV Club

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