On my first trip to london, my driver from the airport told me the following story. Mar 01, 2014 the 89yearold, tony awardwinning broadway star is the subject of a new documentary, elaine stritch. With elaine stritch, tina fey, alec baldwin, james gandolfini. At 87, broadway legend elaine stritch remains indisputably in the spotlight. The chiemi karasawadirected documentary elaine stritch. Rob bowman accompanies the incomparable elaine stritch in elaine stritch. The film looks back over her career and her personal life with. And initially, thats exactly what it seems like it might turn out to be. John curtisrex features if so, she was perhaps a first lady from the nancy reagan mould. With interviews from tina fey, nathan lane, hal prince and others, elaine stritch. Shoot me, the uncompromising tony and emmy awardwinner is showcased both on and off stage via rare archival footage and intimate cinema verite.
Shoot me is a 20 documentary film directed by chiemi karasawa about the life and career of elaine stritch. Elaine stritch february 2, 1925 july 17, 2014 was an american actress and singer, known for her work on broadway. The shoot me dvd is a very interesting, funny, moving and very candid film following ms stritch as she rehearsed and performed in her last last us concerts and at the cafe carlyle. Shoot me 2014 plagued by medical issues and memory lapses, the broadway icon contemplates retirement and mortality as she approaches her 87th birthday and rehearses for a new show. Now in her late 80s, broadway legend elaine stritch remains as ferociously funny as. Karasawa and crew began following stritch in 2011, she was 86 at the time. Shoot me 20 starring elaine stritch and alec baldwin on dvd and bluray. Shoot me, is brilliant, funny caustic, critical and tender. As she reaches a point in her life, at the age of 86, in which she starts to reflect on the picture youre going to leave, stritch is a documentary. The uncompromising tony and emmy awardwinner is showcased.
Shoot meopening february 21is a topnotch film that provides a candidly appealing look at the ladys stamina, incorrigibility, and. It opened in theaters on 21 february 2014, shortly before stritchs death in july 2014. The former catholic school girl has packed a couple of lifetimes in her 89 years. Shoot me follows stritch through rehearsals for a cabaret gig, into her home at the carlyle hotel. Alec baldwin and broadway producer cheryl wiesenfeld served as executive producers on the film. Shoot me nr, 1 hr 20 min comedy, documentary, special interest. Shoot me, the uncompromising tony and emmy awardwinner is showcased both on and off stage via rare archival footage and intimate cinema varita. Like the broadway doyen herself, the documentary, elaine stritch.
She spoke with nprs scott simon about seeing herself on. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Elaine stritch was a unique and gifted actress and performer. Mar 07, 2014 relocated to her hometown of detroit after living more than half a century in new york, she is the subject of an enjoyably fawning documentary, elaine stritch. In the opening moments of this intimate, surprisingly moving documentary, the camera follows stritchthe nearly 90yearold grande. Apr 08, 20 he is the actor hunter ryan herdlicka, who appeared with her in a little night music, in 2009, and can be seen in the new documentary, elaine stritch.
Apr 07, 20 chiemi karasawa, who made the new documentary elaine stritch. Shoot me is a cautionary tale about meeting ones hero lest they tell you about the time they had their first orgasm, while acting in whos afraid of virginia woolf. Elaine stritch and donald sinden in twos company in 1975. Chiemi karasawa, who made the new documentary elaine stritch. She spoke with nprs scott simon about seeing herself on screen. The 89yearold, tony awardwinning broadway star is the subject of a new documentary, elaine stritch. Broadway icon elaine stritch, who died of natural causes in july at age 89, was diagnosed with stomach cancer early this year and underwent surgery in birmingham, mich. Ever the stylish and often pantless octogenarian, the broadway legend elaine stritch sashays through elaine stritch. Shoot me, follows the inimitable force of nature that is broadway veteran elaine stritch, and is a shot in the arm of humor, heart and. Shoot me instead focuses on the now, that now being the period in 2011 and 2012 when karasawa and her crew followed stritch as she worked on the 30 rock set and rehearsed for another of her cabaret acts at new yorks cafe carlyle, this one titled elaine stritch, singin sondheim again.
Shoot me 2014 plagued by medical issues and memory lapses, the broadway icon contemplates retirement and mortality as she. Relocated to her hometown of detroit after living more than half a century in new york, she is the subject of an enjoyably fawning documentary, elaine. Shoot me synopsis as she approaches her 87th birthday, the broadway legend contemplates retirement and mortality. In this bold, hilarious and poignant portrait, the. Elaine stritch, volatile and vulnerable in shoot me.
Whether dominating the stage, tormenting alec baldwin on the set of 30 rock, or sharing her struggles with aging, diabetes and alcoholism, elaine stritch. Stritch, the brash theater performer whose gravelly, ginlaced voice and. Shoot me follows stritch through rehearsals for a cabaret gig, into her home at the carlyle hotel, even into the hospital as she wrestles with diabetes and. Stritch quit drinking in 1987 following a severe diabetic attack and remained sober for 24 years. Now in her late 80s, broadway legend elaine stritch remains as ferociously funny as ever. Not repeated in the film are the stories she told in elaine stritch at liberty, her onewoman broadway show in. Shoot me could have been nothing more than a fawning, onedimensional tribute to one of the most beloved ballbusters in showbusiness history. What might have been merely a sycophantic airbrushed view of ms. The documentary shoot me focuses on elaine stritch, who has performed a one woman show at new york citys carlyle hotel for years before retiring to michigan.
Still i doubt anyone will walk out of this film wishing it. A welcome note from rob bowman, who appears in the film 8. Not repeated in the film are the stories she told in elaine stritch at liberty, her onewoman broadway show in 2002. Jul 17, 2014 the actress was profiled in the 20 feature documentary elaine stritch. Shoot me, follows the inimitable force of nature that is broadway veteran elaine stritch, and is a shot in the arm of humor, heart and humanity with a jolt of adrenaline. Someone had given her a potted plant as a congratulation present after the show, which she was clutching in the back seat. He is the actor hunter ryan herdlicka, who appeared with her in a little night music, in 2009, and can be seen in the new documentary, elaine. Into her mid 80s, stritch began to allow herself a single drink a day which lead to further health problems including a series of strokes, as documented in elaine stritch. Shoot me is the experience of being in stritchs company for 80 minutes, and thats fine. The uncompromising tony and emmy awardwinner is showcased both on and off stage via rare archival footage and intimate cinema verite. Shoot me official trailer 1 2014 documentary hd what does it mean to be a performing artist first, last and always. Shoot me, which will have its premiere at the tribeca film festival this month, remembered a dinner with ms. A keepsake of all the joy she brought to me over the years. At 87, stritch is still here, dominating the stage in her one woman cabaret.
Jul 17, 2014 elaine stritch and donald sinden in twos company in 1975. Stritch and her marvelous talents, instead, is a fully candid, unrehearsed, intimate, threedimensional portrait. Shoot me 20 music department twos company 19751979 all filmography. Shoot me is a ferocious, funny and poignant portrait of the oneofakind broadway legend as she reaches her 87th year. She made her professional stage debut in 1944 and appeared in numerous stage plays, musicals, feature films and television series. He once had elaine stritch in his car and he was driving her from the theater to her hotel. She was nominated for a 2003 laurence olivier theatre award for her performance as best actress in a musical or entertainment in elaine stritch at liberty at. Elaine stritchs enthusiasm for life and incredible love of performing ooze from every scene in this wonderfully fitting documentary tribute to the legendary entertainer.
By turns bold, hilarious and moving, the films journey connects stritchs present to her past, and an inspiring portrait of a oneofakind survivor. Join the uncompromising tony and emmy awardwinner both on and off stage in this revealing documentary. Elaine stritch diagnosed with stomach cancer before death. She was inducted into the american theater hall of fame in 1995. The film looks back over her career and her personal life with tributes from friends and people she has worked with. A new york without elaine stritch the new york times. That is one description of the great broadway and cabaret entertainer elaine stritch in chiemi karasawas acutely intimate documentary portrait. I had just linked on the savant main page to a youtube clip called dracula meets elaine stritch. I saw her on tour in san francisco and in several different productions on broadway.
This is a wonderful window into her final days in new york. Shoot me is the experience of being in stritch s company for 80 minutes, and thats fine. The one thing being around elaine provides, other than. Shoot me screening at paley center for media on feb. Struggled with alcoholism throughout her adult life. Shoot me directed by chiemi karasawa, is anything but depressing. Shoot me, which opened in february to a 98 percent fresh on rotten tomatoes, isnt just a portrait of a beloved entertainer. Jan 15, 2014 whether dominating the stage, tormenting alec baldwin on the set of 30 rock, or sharing her struggles with aging, diabetes and alcoholism, elaine stritch. The actress was profiled in the 20 feature documentary elaine stritch. Broadway legend elaine stritch remains in the spotlight at eightyseven years old.
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