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The Cool School

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Several artists try to make modern art more popular in Los Angeles.
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Critics Consensus

A breezy and lively modern art documentary, revealing that LA is not a cultural wasteland when it comes to fine art.

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Wendy Ide The Times (UK) 08/15/2008
2/5
The Cool School is a history of the LA art scene which will be most interesting for those who are involved in it. Go to Full Review David Jenkins Time Out 08/15/2008
3/6
Morgan 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. Go to Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post 03/28/2008
2.5/4
Diverting. Go to Full Review James Hughes Stop Smiling 08/24/2017
Neville's film shows, in effect, how deliberate the founding of an art movement can be. But also how thrilling it is for those at the eye of the storm. Go to Full Review Sam Jordison Film4 08/15/2008
3.5/5
Occasionally too reverent, this remains an effective evocation of a vibrant and interesting art scene, not to mention a touching paean to lost youth. Go to Full Review David Cornelius eFilmCritic.com 06/20/2008
3/5
The Cool School is neither as lively nor as complete as it could be, but as an introduction to modern art, it's a fine freshman course. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/08/2011 Besides being graced by the narration of Jeff Bridges...a must for anyone interested in the visual arts, particularly the artists who began to put CA art on the contemporary map...as well as for anyone interested in the times in which they live...not to mention good film-making... See more 10/18/2011 http://excogitatinggenius.blogspot.com/2011/10/jb63-cool-school-2008-documentary.html See more 07/14/2011 it looks cool for some kind of artists See more 04/07/2011 Pretty inneresting little doc film about the heyday of the LA art scene. See more 01/10/2011 Art offers the possibility of love with strangers. - unknown, yet quoted in this movie by one of the key players See more 06/30/2010 Although not highly informative, this is a great view into the West Coast art scene at a time most people didn't one existed. See more Read all reviews
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Morgan Neville

Director

Jeff Bridges

Narrator

John Baldessari

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Larry Bell

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Billy Al Bengston

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Irving Blum

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Movie Info

Synopsis Several artists try to make modern art more popular in Los Angeles.
Director
Morgan Neville
Producer
Kristine Mckenna
Screenwriter
Kristine Mckenna, Morgan Neville
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 18, 2017
Runtime
1h 26m
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