Shoot me, but what elevates the film is its subjects willingness to reveal a more fragile side in her later years. Notables with substantial onscreen input include james gandolfini, tina fey, nathan lane, tracy. Stritch is the subject of chiemi karasawas lovely documentary elaine stritch. At 87, broadway legend elaine stritch remains indisputably in the spotlight.
Elaine stritch told her own story, on stage and in a version filmed for hbo, with the acclaimed, at liberty. Apr 10, 2014 film, tv and broadway actor john turturro is one of many fellow performers elaine stritch is captured chatting with in the wittily titled documentary elaine stritch. Attractively filmed and decorated with well chosen music, elaine stritch. It is a profile of graceful aging, steadfast work, and the fear and excitement that comes with eight decades of life. Jul 17, 2014 stritch, who was the subject of the documentary, elaine stritch. Shoot me soundtrack list movie 20 tracklist ost list listen to original score soundtrack, theme music from the motion picture, film score list, the playlist of all of the songs played in the movie, who sings them, including end credits. Shoot me, which opened in february to a 98 percent fresh on rotten tomatoes, isnt just a portrait of a beloved entertainer. Whether dominating the stage, tormenting alec baldwin on the set of 30 rock, or sharing her struggles with aging, diabetes and alcoholism, elaine stritch.
A delight in that were able to spend time with as rare a creature as elaine stritch, but the film s human elements elevate it to greater heights. Accounts of elaine stritch barging up to a broadway box office and asking for a single ticket, somewhere in the back of the orchestra gratis, of course. Shoot me official trailer 1 2014 documentary hd what does it mean to be a performing artist first, last and always. The film isnt just a career highlights reel as she is quite open about her struggles with alcoholism and diabetes and.
For stritch devotees and you cant breathe in a new york theater or cabaret haunt without knocking into a clump of them shoot me makes a lovely companion piece to elaine stritch at. Documentary an isotope films presentation of a smart. Filmmaker chiemi karasawa began shooting the documentary in 2011, three years before stritch s death. By turns bold, hilarious and moving, the film s journey connects stritchs present to her past, and an inspiring portrait of a oneofakind survivor emerges. Elaine stritch, volatile and vulnerable in shoot me. She has appeared in movies such as a farewell to arms 1957, woody allens september 1987 and monster in law 2005. Shoot me is a fast paced show composed almost completely of privileged moments. Shoot me is a 20 documentary film directed by chiemi karasawa about the life and career of elaine stritch. Shoot me offers up an indelible and rare experience in cinematic formits simply an absolute treat to be able to spend this much intimate time with such a legendary lady. A celebration of elaine stritch announced on thursday.
Shoot me, an inspiring portrait of a oneofakind survivor. Jun 11, 2014 whether dominating the stage, tormenting alec baldwin on the set of 30 rock, or sharing her struggles with aging, diabetes and alcoholism, elaine stritch. Now in her late 80s, broadway legend elaine stritch remains as ferociously funny as ever. Isotope works with various entities to develop and produce content, campaigns, narrative films and psas. Jul 17, 2014 elaine stritch and donald sinden in twos company in 1975.
But the story of a career is not the full story of a life. Feb 21, 2014 there is no one quite like elaine stritch, who is captured in a film biography as she prepares a cabaret show of sondheim songs. Shoot me is more than just a profile of a performer who, during her lifetime, logged over 60 years on broadway and in films. At 87, elaine stritch is still here, dominating the stage in. My one distant experience with elaine stritch subject of a pretty grim doc called elaine stritch. With interviews from tina fey, nathan lane, hal prince and others, elaine stritch.
Shoot me presents the broadway star in candid detail. Those are among the first words we hear elaine stritch deliver in elaine stritch. It opened in theaters on 21 february 2014, shortly before stritchs death in july 2014. If you know elaine stritch only for her emmywinning role as alec baldwins trashtalking mother on 30 rock, youre in for a surprise and a hell of. Elaine stritchs strength, along with the films, comes from her honesty. Needless to say, her outsized talent and personality shine forth through every single moment of the film. Jul 18, 2014 elaine stritch, the brassy, tarttongued broadway actress and singer who became a living emblem of show business durability and perhaps the leading interpreter of stephen sondheims wryly acrid. Shoot me getting your hair done rarely leads to making a movie.
I am a big fan of elaine stritchs and preordered this documentary. Shoot me and the generic title really is the worst thing about the film opens with its subject holding court in a city in which shes recognized on every corner. Friday flashback elaine stritch shoot me april 17 screening info. Shoot me is being campaigned this oscar season in the best documentary category. Shoot me reaches beyond the icons brassy exterior and reveals an inspiring portrait of a complex woman and artist. Shoot me, premiered at the tribeca film festival the week before she left new york, showing a feisty stritch as she reacted with anger, frustration and acceptance. Shoot me 20 industrys largest impacts has been on the dvd industry, which effectively met its demise with the mass popularization of online content. Shoot me, the uncompromising tony and emmy awardwinner is showcased both on and off stage via rare archival footage and intimate cinema verite. Shoot me 20 starring elaine stritch and alec baldwin on dvd and bluray. Elaine stritch, the legendary broadway star, gets the reality tv treatment in elaine stritch. The film ends rather abruptly, adding to an unfinished quality of a tale not fully told. Is elaine stritchs best performance in a documentary. Elaine stritch was a largerthanlife figure on and off of broadway, combining a renowned stage act with amusing appearances on nbcs 30 rock,i and a persona best described as candid to a fault. John curtisrex features if so, she was perhaps a first lady from the nancy.
There is no one quite like elaine stritch, who is captured in a film biography as she prepares a cabaret show of sondheim songs. Shoot me, which follows the then87yearold actress as she prepares a musical revue, copes with. The film looks back over her career and her personal life with tributes. When asked about her death in the film, stritch replies, i just pray that i can be at least amusing. On a personal level, the movie chronicles her struggles. Shoot me dvd, 2014 at the best online prices at ebay. Shoot me is the experience of being in stritch s company for 80 minutes, and thats fine. Shoot me was 21 years ago when i was doing graduate work at a repertory theater in. Stritch, the youngest of three girls and the only one to enter show business, spent 12 years at the sacred heart catholic girls school, and in 1944, when she arrived in new york, lived in a convent while taking drama.
The shoot me dvd is a very interesting, funny, moving and very candid film following ms stritch as she rehearsed and performed in her last last us concerts and at the cafe carlyle. Shoot me is a cautionary tale about meeting ones hero lest they tell you about the time they had their first orgasm, while acting in whos afraid of virginia woolf. Anyone with even a passing familiarity with the irrepressible personality of broadway legend elaine stritch will be unsurprised to find her caustic wit and roomcommanding charisma frontandcenter in chiemi karasawas elaine stritch. Brutally honest and utterly compelling, elaine stritch. Mar, 2014 elaine stritch works with musical director rob bowman on her onewoman cabaret shows in director chiemi karasawas documentary elaine stritch. Shoot me, the uncompromising tony and emmy awardwinner is showcased both on and off stage via rare archival footage and intimate cinema varita. Shoot me, and while its become something of a cliche, especially in many modern comedies, to wring easy laughs out of the spectacle of an elderly figure swearing, this is elaine stritch were talking about here. Inspirational, entertaining, and absolutely awardscaliber from firsttime director karasawa, elaine stritch. Shoot me is a ferocious, funny and poignant portrait of the oneofakind broadway legend as she reaches her 87th year.
Still i doubt anyone will walk out of this film wishing it. Shoot me followed stritch, by then a weathered old woman battling diabetes, as she looked back on a storied career filled with. Saul loeb various devices in the film allow karasawa to evoke her subjects long career and history. Join the uncompromising tony and emmy awardwinner both on and off stage in this revealing documentary. Karasawa seems to have unlimited access with stritch as she bops around manhattan greeting wellwishers on the street, rehearsing for her new solo show and struggling with her health. With elaine stritch, tina fey, alec baldwin, james gandolfini. For those of us who know and love her well, at least for me the film is a wonderful sendoff stritch is retiring and moving to michigan or so she threatens to a woman who has been part of the definition of classy new york for more than half a century. Shoot me nr, 1 hr 20 min comedy, documentary, special interest.
Proudly strutting the new york city streets, in full length fur, waving sunglasses in one hand and a coffee cup in the other, stritch. Elaine stritch february 2, 1925 july 17, 2014 was an american actress and singer, known for her work on broadway. Shoot me brings us so close to elaine stritch that its difficult not to fall in love with her. These last elements take the movie away from the trappings of an. Shoot me is the type of homage that fits stritch perfectly honest, funny, brittle and sad, but also inspired and exceptional. Shoot me synopsis as she approaches her 87th birthday, the broadway legend contemplates retirement and mortality. Shoot me 2014 elaine stritch is a tony and emmy winning actress who has appeared on broadway since 1946. Shoot me, follows the inimitable force of nature that is broadway veteran elaine stritch, and is a shot in the arm of humor, heart and humanity with a jolt of adrenaline. Alec baldwin and broadway producer cheryl wiesenfeld served as executive producers on the film. The event comes as director chiemi karasawas documentary elaine stritch. Our 20 summerdocs series included the wonderful portrait elaine stritch. Broadway legend elaine stritch remains in the spotlight at eightyseven years old.
Mar 01, 2014 and now shes the subject of an upclose and sometimes glaringly personal new documentary by chiemi karasawa, called elaine stritch. Shoot me is a delight in that were able to spend time with as rare a creature as elaine stritch, but the film s human elements elevate it to. Elaine stritch and donald sinden in twos company in 1975. Shoot me is a mustsee for any theatergoer or moviegoer alike. Not repeated in the film are the stories she told in elaine. The film follows her through rehearsals for a cabaret. She made her professional stage debut in 1944 and appeared in numerous stage plays, musicals, feature films and television series. Elaine stritch on stage at a white house music series event in 2010. Proudly strutting the new york city streets, in fulllength fur, waving sunglasses in one hand and a coffee cup in the other, stritch is the queen of. Shoot me,a a documentary portrait of the broadway legend who also played jack donaghyas acerbic mother on. Shoot me, the acclaimed documentary film that captures the vivid onstage and offstage life of the tony awardwinning theatre icon, will be available for streaming on netflix.
Feb 20, 2014 in the revealing and poignant elaine stritch. The film looks back over her career and her personal life with tributes from friends and people she has worked with. Oct 22, 2015 for those of us who know and love her well, at least for me the film is a wonderful sendoff stritch is retiring and moving to michigan or so she threatens to a woman who has been part of the definition of classy new york for more than half a century. John curtisrex features if so, she was perhaps a first lady from the nancy reagan mould.
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