(Flash Review)
For those not selected or not cool enough to get into Studio 54, this will be as close as they would have got; photos and celebrity interviews. This is an informational and linear documentary on how Studio 54 was born, why it exploded to fame, who was allowed admittance and its self-implosion. Studio 54 was the premiere dance/night club of its time in Manhattan. A-List celebrities and the 'chosen' cool, stylish or beautiful people were granted access. Access to a dazzling visual and musical experience. An experience where everyone felt free to be themselves in contrast to the reality outside the walls. As excessive drug use and ridiculous bookkeeping practices mounted, authorities caught wind and blew the wind out of Studio 54's sails. This is that entire story complete with a smorgasbord of photography and celebrity interviews including Michael Jackson with a huge afro during his Jackson 5 era as well as in depth comments from one of the co-founders. There is one irony to Studio 54 being regarded as super inclusive...it was only inclusive to those special people who were arbitrarily selected from the mob gathered in front. To those left out in the cold, it was very exclusive. Overall, informational yet nothing groundbreaking for the genre.
For those not selected or not cool enough to get into Studio 54, this will be as close as they would have got; photos and celebrity interviews. This is an informational and linear documentary on how Studio 54 was born, why it exploded to fame, who was allowed admittance and its self-implosion. Studio 54 was the premiere dance/night club of its time in Manhattan. A-List celebrities and the 'chosen' cool, stylish or beautiful people were granted access. Access to a dazzling visual and musical experience. An experience where everyone felt free to be themselves in contrast to the reality outside the walls. As excessive drug use and ridiculous bookkeeping practices mounted, authorities caught wind and blew the wind out of Studio 54's sails. This is that entire story complete with a smorgasbord of photography and celebrity interviews including Michael Jackson with a huge afro during his Jackson 5 era as well as in depth comments from one of the co-founders. There is one irony to Studio 54 being regarded as super inclusive...it was only inclusive to those special people who were arbitrarily selected from the mob gathered in front. To those left out in the cold, it was very exclusive. Overall, informational yet nothing groundbreaking for the genre.