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Documentary about the transformation of the Carnegie Hall Studios, which once housed artists and performers, into offices and the effects on the tenants, all systematically evicted beginning in 2001. Cast:Editta Sherman, Bill Cunningham, Jeanne Beavais, Donald Shirley, Robert Modica, Star SzarekDirector:Josef AstorRelease Date:May 20, 2011DVD Release:June 3, 2011From:Impact Partners FilmsLength:1 hr 17 min
Lost Bohemia played in limited release to very good reviews. • A.O. Scott wrote in the New York Times, "...a sad and spirited elegy for the Carnegie Hall Studios... The last residents moved out last year, and while the film mourns their dispossession, it also allows us to spend time in their eccentric, artistic company..." • And Bill Weber called the film for Slant, "...poignant, homemade..." More Reviews Below...
Lost Bohemia Positive Reviews (8 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a sad and spirited elegy for the Carnegie Hall Studios... The last residents moved out last year, and while the film mourns their dispossession, it also allows us to spend time in their eccentric, artistic company."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 352 words, 05/20/11
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "For more than a century, there were 165 landmark studios atop Carnegie Hall. Norman Mailer, Marlon Brando, Lucille Ball, Mark Twain, Marilyn Monroe and other luminaries lived or worked there."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 05/20/11
Laura Emerick, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "In the end, the last six residents are persuaded to move, and the establishment wins again.... reminds us of how insensitively society often treats its elderly and disenfranchised."(See all of Laura Emerick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 462 words, 04/27/12
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: GOOD "...offers a bleak blow-by-blow of the Carnegie Hall Studios' transformation from creative haven to cubicle farm.... its real power is in the impromptu interviews filmmaker Josef Astor conducted with his neighbors..."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 269 words, 05/18/11
KEY CITIES (3 Reviews)
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...an engaging introduction to a small community of eccentrics and an impassioned chronicle of the struggle by the residents and their friends to keep their homes."(See all of Mark Feeney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 442 words, 06/22/12
Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: EXCELLENT(cg) "...recognizes the incredible collection of history and individuality contained within each studio of the Carnegie Hall Artists Studios..."(See all of Stan Hall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 131 words, 07/27/12
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: VERY GOOD(cg) "...short, sweet... a celebration of the creative spirit and the courageous belief all creative people share that true art will always triumph in the end."(See all of Rene Rodriguez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 245 words, 06/22/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: GOOD "...offers a bleak blow-by-blow of the Carnegie Hall Studios' transformation from creative haven to cubicle farm.... its real power is in the impromptu interviews filmmaker Josef Astor conducted with his neighbors..."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 269 words, 05/18/11
Bill Weber, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "...poignant, homemade... renders the recent history of Carnegie Hall Studios as both a painful, personal case history and a metaphor for the power of mammon over the muse."(See all of Bill Weber's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 411 words, 05/17/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a sad and spirited elegy for the Carnegie Hall Studios... The last residents moved out last year, and while the film mourns their dispossession, it also allows us to spend time in their eccentric, artistic company."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 352 words, 05/20/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (1 Review)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a sad and spirited elegy for the Carnegie Hall Studios... The last residents moved out last year, and while the film mourns their dispossession, it also allows us to spend time in their eccentric, artistic company."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 352 words, 05/20/11
11.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Lost Bohemia's reviews are separated by an average 11.3 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Lost Bohemia (8 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Lost Bohemia's reviews cover 8.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,516 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 314 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Lost Bohemia Coverage, Volume & Length (8 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 112 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Lost Bohemia's reviews on average broke 112 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Lost Bohemia's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Lost Bohemia (8 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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