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'My Kid Could Paint That'
This tortured documentary about a toddler making abstract paintings provides a kind of sequel to Pollock. Instead of a fiery crash at the end, little Marla and her parents suffer that uniquely modern death: media humiliation. The father is caught on a 60 Minutes hidden camera telling his daughter what to paint. The dealer is revealed to be a hater of abstract painting who is using Marla as a way into the art world. But the mother and the filmmaker, Amir Bar-Lev, emerge as the truly tortured characters and the film's queasy moral center. (See Movie Times for details.)
JEN GRAVES
As an artist and one who has worked in museums doing installation and the nowhere near glamorous museum guard, you hear this comment *ALL* the time...especially with contemporary art. This is one of the most anticipated films for me and has gotten great reviews. It's sort of sad but definitely a commentary on the art scene as well as so many other subjects beyond that....*HIGHLY* recommended.
Sounds hilarious.
Sounds depressing.
I'm heading to the Turkish Festival at Seattle Center or the Reptile show at Puyallup. Thank god this town has the Seattle Times for suggestions.
I wish I had made this film.
A toddler could film that..... (there is no irony in the comment)
Oh, I forgot how you guys don't really post on Sundays. What an unpleasant surprise.
ben affleck is a terrible director. don't believe the hype.
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