Through various publications i have read of many of the featured writers in style wars, still around and making their mark in the world of graffiti. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Lisa and i are very grateful to the public art films. Style wars is an american 1983 documentary film on hip hop culture and its american roots, directed by tony silver and produced in collaboration with henry chalfant. The film was originally aired on pbs television on january 18th, 1984, and was subsequently shown in several film festivals to much. Style wars celebrates new york city graffiti artists modernday hieroglyphics, and captures the days and nights when the young outlaws ruled the. That narrator of style wars with that cool voice that has been. Much better overall disc than many of the other old school films out there. Style wars is a 1983 documentary on hip hop culture, directed by tony silver and produced in collaboration with henry chalfant. Basically it was a movie made while style wars was filmed, and it documents the internal debates amongst the filmmakers regarding what would eventually be included in the movie. Distinctive patterns of technique we find in a film.
Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. It would be good to show interviews of dynamic rockers, if not from the style wars movie footage then present day. This 30th anniversary style wars poster was designed by hiphop historianartist koe rodriguez and features carefully selected images from style wars visual archives. Style wars is one of the first documentaries produced on hip hop culture, shot by tony silver and henry chalfant in new york city in 1983. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing style wars near you. Style wars is a 1983 documentary on the hip hop culture in new york. Style wars also tries to weave together threads of rap and breakdancing with the main theme of graffiti, but i think the film just didnt spend enough time in my opinion with the rap and breakdancing to give a good sense of those scenes. In style wars, new yorks ramshackle subway system is their public playground, battleground, and spectacular artistic canvas. Victor and philippe have put together that footage to make a 21 minute film about the editing of style wars. This rather unassuming musical from 1984, made in the shadow of style wars and wild style, might not strike you as an important film, but it very much is for the way it influenced a lifestyle and popularized it around the globe. Style wars hip hop documentary 3 of 5 graffiti movie.
Fallen order is a metroidvania style third person action platformer with difficult soulsborne combat, unchartedesque cinematic action sequences, and tons of backtracking and optional exploration. The home video presentation of style wars is a really nice treat for hip hop fans and collectors. The one writer that i havent personally heard about since is skeme. The film has an focus on graffiti, although bboying and rapping are covered to a lesser extent. Style wars is a legendary documentary, filmed in 1983, which helped the graffiti movement from new york to spread around the world. A documentary that exposes the rich growing subculture of hiphop that was developing in new york city in the late 70s and early 80s, specifically focusing on graffiti art and and breakdancing.
Bootleg vhs tapes of the pbs broadcast version of style wars were widely circulated for years until the filmmakers were able to secure additional funds to complete the film, blowing it up to 35mm, for subsequent screenings. Featuring a brand new hd transfer from the original 16mm print. The journey takes them from europe to new york and ends in the middle east. Episode vi return of the jedi is a 1983 american epic space opera film directed by richard marquand. Style wars 30th anniversary poster a thousand words. Contemporary animated comedy tv series family guy, robot chicken, and the simpsons have produced episodes satirizing the film series. Tony silver and henry chalfants historic pbs documentary style wars tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in new york in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Directed by tony silver, coproduced by tony silver and henry chalfant 1983. Style wars 1983 a documentary that exposes the rich growing subculture of hiphop that was developing in new york city in the late 70s and early 80s, specifically focusing on graffiti art and breakdancing.
Style wars was originally produced with public funding and we ask the public again to propel this historic document into the new era. Latinautor, umpg publishing, sony atv publishing, ascap, warner. Within the original trilogy, obiwan serves as a supporting character and is portrayed by english actor alec guinness. One interesting tidbit is that tony silver remarks about how they thought they were documenting a movement that was in its last days, only to find out midfilm that.
Terms in this set 29 artistic decisions govern a films what. Style wars is regarded by many as the definitive document of the emerging hip hop culture, an emblem of the original, embracing spirit that burst forth to the world from underground tunnels, uptown streets, clubs and playgrounds. The film has an emphasis on graffiti, although bboying and rapping are covered to a lesser extent. In the laterreleased prequel trilogy, a younger version of the character serves as one of the main protagonists alongside anakin skywalker. Straight letters, and more significantly, celebrating the. If you want to know what hip hop is all about watch this film. Management lessons to learn from star wars business. Then we can get a different an possibly unbiased view of the entire event. This is style wars full movie medium by onder koffer on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
New yorks legendary kings of graffiti own a special place in the hip hop pantheon. About 10 years ago, tony silver and i set out to digitize style wars in high definition. For me his contribution to the documentary invoked a lot of admiration, due to his blunt honesty and purist ethics. Following style wars, he directed and produced a feature documentary.
Style wars was eventually broadcast on the pbs network on january 18, 1984. Over 70 minutes of never before seen extras including. The twodisc style wars dvd gives director tony silvers film the deluxe treatment it deserves, supplementing the movie with outtakes, interviews with the filmmakers, graffiti galleries, and a hall of fame. Film and video coproduced style wars, a pbs documentary film with tony silver, new. Drawn into the madness of war, ross commits a last desperate act to declare his commitment to life in the midst of death. Film producers henry chalfant and tony silver were interviewed about their.
The result is an awesome montage of memorable moments from the landmark film. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Chicago international film festival spain 1 november 2003 inedit barcelona international music documentary film festival sweden 31 january 2007. Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of aristalegacy. It is the third installment in the original star wars trilogy, the third film to be produced, and sixth film in the skywalker saga. Completed in 1993 flyin cut sleeves presents alternating portrayals, from the. Star wars, together with lucas, is the subject of the 2010 documentary film the people vs. The phrase new york 1982the superimposed title that starts the film has. Style war was an iconic film highlighting the budding youth culture coming out. The time it will take you to complete the game depends on twofactors. You not only get the film, you get all kinds of great extras showcasing more. In this classic 1983 documentary film produced by tony silver and henry chalfant, young new yorkers take control of the urban space by literally writing their names all over the subway by breaking into railway yards, areas of wasteland and metro tunnels.
Style wars introduces young artists struggling to express themselves through their art, and their points of view on the subject of graffiti. Style wars is regarded by many as the definitive document of the emerging hip. Bootleg vhs tapes of the pbs broadcast version of style wars were widely circulated for years until the filmmaker s were able to secure additional funds to complete the film, blowing it up to 35mm, for subsequent screenings. House of vans celebrates the 35th anniversary of style wars with a special screening of the documentary that examines how creativity manifests and the support and resistance that culture meets in nyc. Style wars portrays, through the words of the artists, the varieties of urban. The movie style wars, directed by tony silver and produced by henry chalfant, is. A documentary that exposes the rich growing subculture of hiphop that was developing in new. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing style wars revisited near you. Tony silver was a native of new york city, where he attended columbia university and briefly pursued an acting career, before becoming the leading independent maker of movie trailers on the east coast. In the fall of 1983, pbs premiered style wars, a documentary that chronicled new york citys youth culture, focusing in. Style wars, the legendary hiphop documentary and timeless film classic, the indispensable record of a golden age of youthful creativity and exploding hip hop subculture, will be available on bluray on november 4th, 2014. Style wars tony silver, 1983, unrated is a documentary about the growing. His film from mambo to hip hop was featured in the latino public.
As mcs, djs and bboys rock the city with new sounds and new moves, we see street corner breakdance battles turn into performance art. Style wars hip hop slam articles interviews stories. It is seen as a marvelous visual catalog of their work, as opposed to a rigorous debate there on. The screenplay is by lawrence kasdan and george lucas from a story by lucas, who was also the executive producer. Belafonte was a producer on the film as well as the soundtrack the first film to ever release two soundtracks i. Collect a replica of style wars, the iconic subway car painted by noc 167, the inspiration for the documentary, style wars, celebrating the war of lettering styles, wildstyle vs. George lucas that details the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism pertaining to the film franchise and its creator. Almost as fascinating as style wars itself is the second discs prominent inclusion of contemporary interviews with the films subjects. For best results you must go back to the first generation, and make the transfer from the original edited negative. Style wars is an american 1983 documentary film on hip hop culture and its american roots, directed by tony silver and produced in collaboration with henry.
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