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www.slantmagazine.com - : Proving that Mormonism and makeup-adorned punk rock aren't oil and water entities, New York Doll follows Arthur ''Killer'' Kane, towering bassist for seminal glam-punk outfit the New York Dolls, as he reunites with his bandmates after 30 years. An enormous, Frankensteinian figure with a love of the bottle who became a disciple of Joseph Smith and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints before dying in July 2004, Kane is the affable subject of Greg Whiteley's Behind the Music-ish documentary, which taps into rock stars' never-ending narcissistic desire for mass adulation and acclaim while also slathering on a hearty measure of reconciliatory sappiness. more...
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www.themoviechicks.com - : Ever wonder what happens to aging rock stars after their glory days? This documentary shows you the fate of one - Arthur “Killer” Kane. His band, the New York Dolls, were glam-rock pioneers, but drugs, alcohol, and internal conflict lead to a bitter breakup in 1975. Arthur struggled to stay in the entertainment business, but he didn’t achieve the success he wanted in music or his foray into movies and was jealous of the acclaim achieved by his former band-mates and depressed by the success of the bands that rode their wake. more...
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www.boxoffice.com - : Rightfully cheered by audiences at both the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and the recent Los Angeles Film Festival, Greg Whiteley's ''New York Doll'' is one of those rare documentaries that begins right and ends even better, providence endowing an already compelling project with even more remarkable real-life twists and turns along the way to a conclusion that rivals even the most imaginative fiction. more...
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