Con Artist

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Con Artist

Released Nov 12, 2010

1h 24m

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A down-and-out millionaire uses his fame to find love and confronts his obnoxious behavior.

Sheri Linden

Los Angeles Times

On the evidence of "Con Artist," a lively portrait of the enfant terrible in middle age, Mark Kostabi doesn't draw indifferent responses.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 31, 2011

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

Michael Sladek's entertaining documentary portrait of one of the art world's most outrageous provocateurs.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 12, 2010

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Nick Schager

Village Voice

The film gets at the pitiful need and loneliness that drives fame whores. Nevertheless, it remains most compelling when bursting Kostabi's self-important bubble.

Nov 9, 2010

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

At the film's heart lies the paradox: how can a con artist be conning people if he is freely admitting that is what he is doing?

Rated: 4/5

Feb 10, 2013

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Brent Simon

Shared Darkness

Lays bare Kostabi's popularized thinking regarding branding and self-promotion, the impact of which can be glimpsed in the ways people these days jockey to make 'ex-reality show participant' a full-time occupation.

Rated: B-

Apr 8, 2011

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

An entertaining, occasionally poignant look at America's obsession with celebrity through the career of one eccentric individual

Rated: B

Mar 20, 2011

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Synopsis

A down-and-out millionaire uses his fame to find love and confronts his obnoxious behavior.

Director: Michael Sladek
Producer: Michael Sladek
Production Co: Acme Pictures, Plug Ugly Films, The Group Entertainment, Ovation, Room 5 Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 12, 2010, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 20, 2016
Runtime: 1h 24m

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