Our first February film celebrating Black History Month is Basquiat (1996) based on the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose work explored "systems of racism" (among many other things).
Wikipedia.org Article for the real Jean-Michel Basquiat:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Basquiat
Run Time: 108 mins
Genre: Drama, Biopic
Format: Widescreen Format, Color
Director: Julian Schnabel
Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken and Willem Dafoe
Basquiat is an artist, who has a very creative imagination with his graffiti art. Director Julian Schnabel shows Basquiat's imaginative mind to the viewers by, once in a while, showing Basquiat visualizing a surfer behind a building in Brooklyn.
Our photo above capitalizes on the frigged, freezing, snow-covered, cold winter we are currently having here at press time, so instead of a surfer behind a building, we have a snowboarder behind a house.
IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115632/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basquiat_(film)
Wikipedia.org Article for Jeffrey Wright:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Wright_(actor)
Wikipedia.org Article for Michael Wincott*:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wincott
*NOTE - Michael Wincott is also in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991): See our Post for that:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/01/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves-1991.html
Wikipedia.org Article for Benicio Del Toro:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benicio_del_Toro
Wikipedia.org Article for Claire Forlani:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Forlani
Wikipedia.org Article for Dennis Hopper:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hopper
Wikipedia.org Article for Gary Oldman:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Oldman
Find the link to David Bowie's Wikipedia.org Article from our Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/01/ziggy-stardust-and-spiders-from-mars.html
Wikipedia.org Article for Director Julian Schnabel:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Schnabel
Trailer for the Film on YouTube:
This is an interesting exploration of life in the world of art. It is a biopic about an artist who has an imaginative mind, but also falls to human frailties (drugs, cheating on his girlfriend, out all night). It also stars the late great David Bowie in the role of Andy Warhol. In fact, if you are looking for a lot of amazing talent and acting chops, this is the film for you. There are tons of great actors in this one.
Wikipedia.org Article for Andy Warhol:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol
State of the Art - Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1986 on YouTube:
Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch Basquiat (1996) online or on TV right now.
http://gowatchit.com/movies/basquiat-12570
Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/basquiat/131380/
CHECK IN TOMORROW...........
............... for our next Film of the Day !!!!
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