With tenderness, [director Matt] Wolf convinces us that had Russell not died 16 years ago, he’d be one of the culture's most fascinating and intellectually rewarding musical creatures.
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008)
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Theatrical Release: Sep 26, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Arthur Russell's mercurial compositions as a disco producer brought abstract music to the dance floors. Coming of age in the 1970s as a gay man, Russell crossed paths with many of the decade's burgeoning art movements, developing... Arthur Russell's mercurial compositions as a disco producer brought abstract music to the dance floors. Coming of age in the 1970s as a gay man, Russell crossed paths with many of the decade's burgeoning art movements, developing friendships with both Allen Ginsberg and Philip Glass. Reclusive and often self-sabotaging, Russell made music that defied categorization and which, beneath the fog of echo and stuttering drumbeats, was often startlingly personal. This documentary is an engrossing tribute to his life and art. [More]
Starring: Philip Glass, Allen Ginsberg
Starring: Philip Glass, Allen Ginsberg
Director: Matt Wolf
Director: Matt Wolf
Producer: Ben Howe, Kyle Martin, Matt Wolf
Studio: Plexifilm
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Nov 18, 2008
Reviews for Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
It's the perfect image for a man whose vivid music appeared to be fighting its way into sharper focus.
A tender, fascinating documentary by Matt Wolf, will delight the cult and instantly convert new members.
Wild Combination celebrates a city that could (and still can) attract a gay weirdo from the Corn Belt to record avant-Buddhist chants with Allen Ginsberg, play cello on an early version of 'Psycho Killer' and produce some of the greatest disco ever.
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