Style wars [WorldCat Entities]

"Summary: "This film is regarded as the definitive document of the emerging hip hop culture, and the continuing struggle to keep its authentic spirit alive."--Cover."
"Summary: "This film is regarded as the definitive document of the emerging hip hop culture, and the continuing struggle to keep its authentic spirit alive."--Cover."@en
"Focuses on the graffiti subculture of New York City. Includes interviews with graffiti artists and break dancers, along with documentary footage."
"Style Wars ist ein früher Dokumentarfilm über die Hip-Hop-Kultur. Tony Silver und Henry Chalfant drehten den Film in den frühen 1980ern in New York City. Der Film fokussiert vor allem die Graffiti-Szene, aber auch die anderen Elemente aus den Frühzeiten des Hip-Hop, wie Breakdance oder Rap, kommen im Film vor. Der Film entstand ursprünglich für den Fernsehsender PBS, der ihn 1983 ausstrahlte. Danach nahm der Film aber auch auf zahlreichen Filmfestivals teil. Style Wars betrachtet das Leben der jungen Graffiti-Writer, die versuchen, sich selbst durch die Kunst auszudrücken. Der Film zeigt auch die Meinung des damaligen New Yorker Bürgermeisters Ed Koch, der Polizei, von Angestellten der New Yorker U-Bahn und von diversen "Leuten von der Straße". Der Film stellt den einarmigen Writer Case, den Writer Skeme und seine Mutter, den berüchtigten Cap, die mittlerweile verstorbenen Graffiti-Künstler Dondi und Shy, den Graffiti-Dokumentarist (und Regisseur von Style Wars) Henry Chalfant, sowie den Breakdancer Crazy Legs vor. Der Film gibt einen Einblick in die damalige Szene und zeigt aus wie vielen, sowohl sozialen als auch ethnischen Gruppen, sie sich damals zusammensetzte. Die später erschienene DVD-Version enthält unter anderem 23 Minuten zusätzliches Filmmaterial, Galerien von über 30 Künstlern, sowie zusätzliche rückblickende Interviews mit Fab 5 Freddy, Goldie, Guru, DJ Red Alert und der Fotografin Martha Cooper."
""Style Wars" is regarded as the indispensable document of NY street culture and subway graffiti art of the early '80s, the filmic record of a golden age of youthful creativity that exploded into the world from a city in crisis."@en
"A 1983 documentary exploration of the subculture of New York's young graffiti writers and breakdancers, showing their activities and aspirations and the social and aesthetic controversies surrounding New York graffiti. Dramatizes conflicts between graffitists and the city, as well as among the graffitists themselves. Includes 2002 interviews with Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant and editors Victor Kanefsky and Sam Pollard."
"Explores the subculture of New York's young graffiti writers and breakdancers, showing their activities and aspirations and the social and aesthetic controversies surrounding New York graffiti. Dramatizes conflicts between graffitists and the city, as well as among the graffitists themselves."
"An account of New York's "hip-hop" network - the cradle source of graffiti, breakdancing and rap music."@en
"A documentary exploration of the subculture of New York's young graffiti writers and break dancers, showing their activities and aspirations and the social and aesthetic controversies surrounding New York graffiti. Dramatizes conflicts between graffiti artists and the city, as well as among the graffiti artists themselves."@en
""When director Tony Silver and partner-producer Henry Chalfant delivered the broadcast version of their prize-winning film to PBS in 1983, the world received its first full immersion in the phenomenon that had taken over New York City. The urban landscape was physically transformed by graffiti artists who invented a new visual language to exprss both their individuality, and the voice of their community. In Style wars, New York's ramshackle subway system is their public playground, battleground, and spectacular artistic canvas. Opposing them by any means possible are Mayor Ed Koch, the police, and the New York Transit Authority. Meanwhile, as MC's, DJ's and B-boys rock the city with new sounds and new moves, we see street corner breakdance battles turn into performance art. Style wars has become an emblem of the original, embracing spirit of hip hop as it exploded into the work from underground tunnels, uptown streets, clubs and playgrounds. New York's legendary kings of graffiti own a special place in the hip hop pantheon. This film is regarded by many as the definitive document of the emerging hip hop culture, and the continuing struggle to keep its authentic spirit alive"--DVD sleeve."
""When director Tony Silver and partner-producer Henry Chalfant delivered the broadcast version of their prize-winning film to PBS in 1983, the world received its first full immersion in the phenomenon that had taken over New York City. The urban landscape was physically transformed by graffiti artists who invented a new visual language to exprss both their individuality, and the voice of their community. In Style wars, New York's ramshackle subway system is their public playground, battleground, and spectacular artistic canvas. Opposing them by any means possible are Mayor Ed Koch, the police, and the New York Transit Authority. Meanwhile, as MC's, DJ's and B-boys rock the city with new sounds and new moves, we see street corner breakdance battles turn into performance art. Style wars has become an emblem of the original, embracing spirit of hip hop as it exploded into the work from underground tunnels, uptown streets, clubs and playgrounds. New York's legendary kings of graffiti own a special place in the hip hop pantheon. This film is regarded by many as the definitive document of the emerging hip hop culture, and the continuing struggle to keep its authentic spirit alive"--DVD sleeve."@en
"A documentary exploration of the subculture of New York's young graffiti writers and breakdancers, showing their activities and aspirations and the social and aesthetic controversies surrounding New York graffiti. Dramatizes conflicts between graffitists and the city, as well as among the graffitists themselves."@en
"A documentary exploration of the subculture of New York's young graffiti writers and breakdancers, showing their activities and aspirations and the social and aesthetic controversies surrounding New York graffiti. Dramatizes conflicts between graffitists and the city, as well as among the graffitists themselves."
"A documentary exploration of the subculture of New York's young graffiti writers and break dancers, showing their activities and aspirations and the social and aesthetic controversies surrounding New York graffiti. Dramatizes conflicts between graffiti artists and the city, as well as conflicts among the graffiti artists themselves. Disc 1 : The Film/The Filmmakers - Features commentary and interviews with Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant and editors Victor Kanefsky and Sam Pollard. Disc 2 : Hall of Fame - 32 artist galleries including interviews, trains and rare photos of graffitists. Includes "Destroy all lines" a 30 min. loop of over 200 whole cars and burners."@en
"Explores the subculture of New York's young graffiti writers and break dancers. Journeys into the secret world of the graffiti writers who risk arrest and injury in subway tunnels and train yards to win fame for their names and their artistic prowess. The result is a traveling art gallery to some, but a plague to city officials and most of the riding public. Offers a gallery of remarkable personalities and a vivid display of art, music and dance from the heart and soul of a highly visible, but little understood young people's world. Dramatizes conflicts between graffitists and the city, as well as among the graffitists themselves."