The 15 Minutes of Fame Girl
The New York Times reports that "Factory Girl," directed by George Hickenlooper, is wrapping up its shoot on location in Shreveport, La.
The term "15 minutes of fame" has become so battered, so over-used, that it's origins have been rendered meaningless. Maybe this film about Edie Sedgewick will remind us of the history of the phrase while reconnecting it to the celebrity world of today.
I love to find books or movies that tell the tale of the people who went through the down side of fame in previous generations, and seeing how little things have changed today. Roscoe Arbuckle went through it and so did Edie Sedgewick. Jerry Stahl's great "I, Fatty" chronicles the parallel, and maybe "Factory Girl" will, too.
"We're living in the time of the 'It' girl, and today, because of the technology, they're spat out much faster than before." - Captain Mauzner, screenplay, "Factory Girl"
The New York Times reports that "Factory Girl," directed by George Hickenlooper, is wrapping up its shoot on location in Shreveport, La.
The term "15 minutes of fame" has become so battered, so over-used, that it's origins have been rendered meaningless. Maybe this film about Edie Sedgewick will remind us of the history of the phrase while reconnecting it to the celebrity world of today.
I love to find books or movies that tell the tale of the people who went through the down side of fame in previous generations, and seeing how little things have changed today. Roscoe Arbuckle went through it and so did Edie Sedgewick. Jerry Stahl's great "I, Fatty" chronicles the parallel, and maybe "Factory Girl" will, too.
"We're living in the time of the 'It' girl, and today, because of the technology, they're spat out much faster than before." - Captain Mauzner, screenplay, "Factory Girl"
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