Black White & Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

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Audience Member Excellent documentary on Maplethorpe, Wagstaff, and a lot on their interesting relationship with Patti Smith. Some interesting stories from many. Thoroughly enjoyed. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting, up to a point. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Well done doc about the rich art collector and curator Sam Wagstaff whose relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe has largely been overlooked. The film's handling of his photography collection,now at the Getty, is wonderful, and of course, I love Patti Smith. I lived in NY during part of the time covered, so I have a tiny bit of nostalgia. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member great Insight on Sam Wagstaff & Mapplethorpe. Loved it. Loved Patty Smith. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Really more about Sam Wagstaff then anything else... I didn't know him at all, so I found it interesting. But the title is a bit misleading in a way. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member I was very excited to watch this documentary, but unfortunately, I almost hated it. It wore me out, it focused on the wrong aspects of things, it's unnecessarily long and for someone who isn't familiar with either one of the two people this movie deals with, then this film doesn't do such a great job in delivering their greatness to the audience. However, this is the documentary where everyone should begin in order to learn more about Wagstaff and Mapplethorpe. Sam Wagstaff contributed in the reinvention of several art forms and Robert Mapplethorpe literally revived the black-and-white photography. Both men died of AIDS, Wagstaff in 1987 and his lover, Mapplethorpe, in 1989 -in a period when AIDS "killed" hundreds of mythic men. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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