![]() It’s an easy hang of a performance doc about someone who’s got more stories in his hair than most of us could tell in our entire lives, but it’s also a freeform biography that skips through the years between tunes, often slipping into archival footage through audio match-cuts in order to convey how the singer has never changed as much as his songs or their audience (to say nothing of how it underlines that some of the people in attendance at the Carlyle that night have since died). Scorsese and Tedeschi’s unfussy tribute reflects that confident self-knowledge and temporal instability in equal measure. If anything, Johansen seems a bit unstuck in time - a rare survivor of the New York that still lives on in his music. ‘The Exorcist: Believer’ Review: Ellen Burstyn Returns to Iconic Horror Franchise for a Hellishly Bad Legacy Sequel The pompadoured hepcat who’s summoned to the stage in the opening moments is an alter-ego who goes by the name of Buster Poindexter - you might remember him from such insufferable earworms as 1982’s “Hot Hot Hot” - but, for one night only, he’ll be singing the songs of David Johansen. Then again, the cabaret show that forms the spine of this film isn’t really one of his concerts. © 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc.A dirty martini of a music biodoc that finds Martin Scorsese (and his “The 50 Year Argument” co-director David Tedeschi) shining a warm spotlight on yet another New York institution, “ Personality Crisis: One Night Only” profiles one of rock and roll’s most protean icons - a chameleon who’s gone from androgynous punk to gravel-voiced lounge lizard and a million people in between while always remaining utterly himself.ĭavid Johansen has lived (and outlived) so many lives that the MC at Manhattan’s Café Carlyle hardly seems to believe that the (now) 72-year-old former New York Dolls frontman is still alive to perform in January 2020. “For me, the show captured the true emotional potential of a live musical experience.” “After seeing his show last year at the Café Carlyle, I knew I had to film it because it was so extraordinary to see the evolution of his life and his musical talent in such an intimate setting,” Scorsese said. ![]() The documentary, which doesn’t yet have a release date, will be co-directed by two-time Emmy nominee David Tedeschi (editor on “George Harrison: Living in the Material World” and “No Direction Home: Bob Dylan”) and produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. The Dolls were one of the most influential punk/glam bands in the mid-’70s, counting among their famous members guitarists Sylvain Sylvain and Johnny Thunders. The documentary will also include other exclusive performances, archival footage and interviews. Scorsese and his production team filmed Johansen, 70, earlier this year when he performed at the Café Carlyle. “I often see him perform, and over the course of the years, I’ve gotten to know the depth of his musical inspirations.” “Then and now, David’s music captures the energy and excitement of New York City. “I’ve known David Johansen for decades, and his music has been a touchstone ever since I listened to the Dolls when I was making ‘Mean Streets,’ ” Scorsese said in a statement. The as-yet-untitled doc will cover the many facets of Johansen’s career - from his childhood in Staten Island to fronting the flamboyant ’70s-era New York Dolls to his evolution into Buster Poindexter, to his blues work with the Harry Smiths in the ’90s to the present day. Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s next project is a Showtime documentary about New York Dolls frontman David Johansen. ![]() 'Killers of the Flower Moon' star Lily Gladstone slams 'deplorable' Kevin Costner series 'Yellowstone' Robert De Niro to revive iconic 'Taxi Driver' role for an unlikely venture: report Martin Scorsese claims ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ is hurt by ‘indie’ label ![]() Martin Scorsese nearly stopped making films after working with Harvey Weinstein
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