The Cool School is a history of the LA art scene which will be most interesting for those who are involved in it.
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08/15/08
Cool School: How L.A. Learned to Love Modern Art (2008)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:4
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: A breezy and lively modern art documentary, revealing that LA is not a cultural wasteland when it comes to fine art.
Runtime: 86 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Theatrical Release:16-08-2008
Synopsis: This documentary explores the embryonic L.A. art scene in the 1950s and '60s. It focuses on the Ferus Gallery, which helped bring together a group of visionary artists who were soon catapulted into... [More]
Starring: Ed Ruscha, Frank Gehry, Dennis Hopper, Dean Stockwell
Director: Morgan Neville
Reviews for Cool School: How L.A. Learned to Love Modern Art
1 - 5 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticOccasionally too reverent, this remains an effective evocation of a vibrant and interesting art scene, not to mention a touching paean to lost youth.
08/15/08
Top CriticMorgan Neville’s ‘The Cool School’ is a slickly packaged document of the burgeoning modern art scene in LA during the late ’50s and early ’60s which sadly submerges its fascinating subject matter in technical clutter and contrived set-ups.
08/15/08
Top CriticThe Cool School, a breezy, lively documentary about a thin slice of the Los Angeles fine art scene in the 1950s, is easy on the eyes, and the ears too.
03/28/08
Top CriticWhat The Cool School does so well, through its color accents and black-and-white photography...is impart a sense of discovery.
02/22/08
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