Guest of Cindy Sherman Reviews
Cindy Sherman, well some of her work, is quite interesting but the gimp who chose to star in his own poorly conceived vlog is, well a gimp. This is probably the worst example of cinematic navel gazing I've ever seen, the last 20 minutes are just him talking about making a documentary, this documentary, what a waste of time.
As charming as EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP was as an analysis of the contemporary art world, this is its antithesis, a sad little affair, really. What is annoying here is that said analysis nee deconstruction is the mask of what's really going on. Underneath that facade, Paul H-O reveals himself as a bitter/ depressed ex-boyfriend who wants the viewer to feel sorry for him as he is "done wrong" by the big, bad art world, too elitist and hostile to recognize his own talent, and his ex-girlfriend, Cindy Sherman. Billed as a "quirky valentine" to Cindy Sherman, it really amounts to a rant against her and his jealousy of her success.
Interesting glimpse into the world of high dollar "art". Makes the music biz look comparatively benign.
Started off interesting, took a long time to get to the point, became overly self-indulgent. I'm supposed to feel sorry for this guy?
Mediocre documentary concerning local public access show host, Paul H-O and the unlikely relationship with artist Cindy Sherman. While Paul protests that he's not a trophy wife, the "talentless guy you would prefer to avoid" only proves he's no trophy of any kind. During his day of hosting the public access show Gallery Beat, Paul was critical of art losing its' meaning and evolving into an outlet for rich art addicts to get their fix on overrated, overpriced auction items. This would only prove art in the 90's sucked and only served to boost egos of dominating males in the industry. The very interesting bits were, of course, insight to Cindy Sherman and seeing the behind the scenes look at her own work, while Paul would reap the benefits of going from the D-list to the guest of an A-lister and losing sight of himself as the street critic armed with a camera and microphone. We would soon see Paul comparing the cost of new shoes (paid for by Cindy Sherman) with other A-listers. This is such pathetic self-loathing and seriously doubt anyone would feel bad for Paul after the inevitable break-up. My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. <a href="http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/?action=view¤t=paul-ho.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/paul-ho.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Movie is awesome - great look into the 90s art world and Cindy Sherman. Must see for anyone who enjoys good movies.[FONT=Arial Narrow]
Interesting documentary made by Paul H-O, a former host of a public access 온라인카지노추천 show that covered the New York art scene, who scored a rare interview with reclusive and enigmatic modern art legend Cindy Sherman, and ends up dating her for over 5 years. It ends up being not just a behind the scenes look at NY art culture at the end of the 20th century, but also of a non-famous man who becomes lost in the shadow of his legendary lover.
Ok, it is not about Cindy Sherman's life and artistic story. But the movie is still worth it. It doesn't pretend to be about Cindy, it pretends to be about the story of a man who lived with her and how he managed to deal with it (:he made this movie). It's funny, smart and you actually witness through the film the changes that occurred in NY's Art World since the 90's.
Saw this at the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival. This really emphasizes the Guest more than the Cindy Sherman unfortunately. Paul H-O is self absorbed and of limited interest. The three stars are for what was revealed about Cindy Sherman who is interesting and talented.
A moderately interesting exploration of the New York art world since the early '90s and the difficulty of being a well known person's "plus one".