Saturday, June 10, 2006

Interview on a Doll

Excellent Q and A over at the Times and Seasons. Director Greg Whiteley answers questions I'm sure many of you have had about the New York Doll. My favorite insight from Whiteley, which I think explains his brilliance:

I think I was only pretending to be a documentarian in order to be a good friend. I think there is a line you can crcoss where you are not acting in the best interests of the film and you lose your objectivity. However, I find “objectivity” to be philosophically impossible. Fortunately, my favorite films do not seem to care very much for being seen as “objective.” I think what people are really hoping for when they see a film or read a book –fiction or not–is that the maker is honest and that she or he does not bore you.

I love that. Lucky early birds may be able to take Whiteley up on an offer (see his posting in the comments section) of a burned CD of the New York Doll soundtrack, since apparently it's not being released (what a tragedy).

Also found this early post regarding the ending of the film [NOTE for those who haven't seen the film: spoiler alert!]: "Mormon Punk Rock Pioneer..."

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