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The Scenesters Photos

Blaise Miller as Charlie Newton in "The Scenesters."

Sherilyn Fenn as A.D.A. Barbara Dietrichson in "The Scenesters."

Todd Berger as Wallace Cotten, Blaise Miller as Charlie Newton and Jeff Grace as Roger Graham in "The Scenesters."

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Movie Info

A crime-scene cleaner (Blaise Miller), a videographer and investigators collaborate on a secret documentary about a serial killer's crimes.

Rating:

R (Brief Drug Use|Violent Content|Language)
Genre:

crime, drama, comedy, mystery and thriller
Original Language:

English
Director:

Todd Berger
Producer:

Kevin Brennan, Jeff Grace
Writer:

Todd Berger
Release Date (Theaters):

Apr 22, 2011 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 28, 2014
Runtime:

1h 42m
Production Co:

Johnny Voodoo Productions, The Scenesters, Midwinter Studios

Cast & Crew

Sherilyn Fenn
A.D.A. Barbara Dietrichson

Blaise Miller
Charlie Newton

Suzanne May
Jewell Wright

Jeff Grace
Roger Graham

Kevin Brennan
Investigator Henry Muse

Todd Berger
Wallace Cotten

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Critic Reviews for The Scenesters

All Critics (8) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (4)

The writer-director Todd Berger parades his stylistic chops with his self-satisfied, vrit-ish comedy "The Scenesters," a tepid show-business satire.

August 18, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Andy Webster
New York Times
Audiences will shrug at the mystery's solution but likely will be eager to see what Berger & Co. do next.

August 19, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Sheri Linden
Los Angeles Times
This jumbled satirical mystery is too pleased with itself for its own good.

August 19, 2010 | Full Review…

Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
There's a little bit of everything for everyone to enjoy.

August 13, 2020 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Allen Almachar
The MacGuffin
Likely to be rejected as a labored, smug, and ultimately inert neo-noir crime comedy, a movie far too wrapped in its own cleverness to engage the viewer with anything above rampaging self-awareness.

March 27, 2011 | Rating: D | Full Review…

Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com
Not perfect, but a fun and rangy, noir-tinged murder comedy. The Scenesters has in abundance what every independent film yearns for -- intrigue and a cocksure rhythm that doesn't ever feel false.

August 25, 2010 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Brent Simon
Shared Darkness
destined to become a cult classic that actually also deserves to be seen.

August 24, 2010 | Full Review…

Todd Gilchrist
FEARnet
The film plays like an in-joke home movie of the very folks it means to send up.

August 19, 2010 | Full Review…

Ernest Hardy
L.A. Weekly