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Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco

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The life and career of fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez and his colorful and sometimes outrageous milieu.
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Dmitry Samarov Chicago Reader 04/20/2020
Writer and director James Crump obviously believes Lopez is worthy of a full-length documentary, but this viewer was left unconvinced. Go to Full Review
Carla Meyer San Francisco Chronicle 10/04/2018
2.5/4
There is a remarkable person here, and Crump should get credit for reintroducing him to the spotlight, even if it takes wading through disco and banality to get to him. Go to Full Review
John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter 09/13/2018
A lively but meandering doc that is more seduced by the scene than some viewers might like. Go to Full Review
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 10/08/2019
4/5
James Crump assembles this documentary with lots of energy, darting through Lopez's story with a flurry of fabulous clips and images, animating his drawings and relishing the excesses of 70s style. It's a lot of fun to watch... Go to Full Review
Glenn Dunks The Film Experience 10/29/2018
B-
If Lopez's work - bold and expressive with striking use of colour and lines - wasn't enough to convince you, then the reverential talking heads would do it. Go to Full Review
Ken Eisner Georgia Straight 10/18/2018
To see the taciturn Cunningham laugh out loud at the memory of his old friend makes it more than worthwhile. Go to Full Review
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02/16/2021 Cool and insightful film really enjoyed it and learned a lot from watching it. See more 04/20/2019 I made my debut in hedonistic NYC in 1976, 18 years old, four months after awarded Prom King, which I took as validation that I belonged on the disco dance floors where the elite meet. Scouted as a lost lamb in Times Square, I was instantly a desired and profitable stripper/hustler in the Gaiety All-Male Burlesque Theater. Working with street savvy local trade, I was mentored and modeled to quickly assimilate in the Land of Oz, far from my practical sensibilities of my home of origin. At 18, I had a lot of disposable income, and I was introduced to the superior atmosphere and cache of stores on the upper east side. Fiorucci was the "in" place to go not so much to shop (aside from their gold lame jeans, most of their clothes were international military attire), it was a place to hang out, even dance to the DJ orchestrated music. Today it may not have the exclusiveness that it had in 1976, but Bloomingdale's was the place to shop. The store's shopping bags could be seen dangling from the young, rich and beautiful, which bore the line drawing illustration of the face of super model Jerry Hall as composed by fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez. I just watched the Film Movement documentary by James Crump, ï¿ 1/2~Antonio Lopez: Sex, Fashion&Disco'. Jerry Hall was given satisfying screen time (I saw her as a human Barbie doll), but not one mention was made of that famous Bloomingdale's shopping bag. Christopher Duquette See more 02/19/2019 The enormous talent of fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez is on full display in this documentary on his work and life. However, the film just got too repetitive, as I see it, in its praise of Lopez and of his whirlwind even what many would consider decadent lifestyle. Set in the 60's and 70's, you'll recognize many a name that traveled in and out of Lopez's wild circles, as he became a noted illustrator for many of the top fashion publications of the day. His magnetic charisma would lead to a seemingly non-stop parade of relationships as well, mostly but not all same-sex, which lasted for varying degrees of time. All in all, good to see Lopez's talents brought to the fore, but the doc itself was just too whirlwind and lacking in substance for my tastes. See more 08/11/2018 Film fest Argenta Marlowe See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The life and career of fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez and his colorful and sometimes outrageous milieu.
Director
James Crump
Producer
James Crump, Ronnie Sassoon
Screenwriter
James Crump
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
Summitridge Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 14, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 15, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$43.2K
Runtime
1h 35m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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