Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco is a 2017 American documentary film directed by James Crump. This feature documentary concerns the Puerto Rican-born, Harlem and Bronx-raised fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez and his influential work and milieu in New York and Paris between 1968 and 1973. With original interviews and vintage footage, the film also features Lopez's personal partner and longtime creative collaborator, Juan Ramos, Bill Cunningham, Jessica Lange, Grace Jones, Bob Colacello, Grace Coddington, Yves Saint Laurent, Joan Juliet Buck and Karl Lagerfeld among numerous others.
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| Directed by | James Crump |
| Written by | James Crump |
| Produced by | James Crump Ronnie Sassoon |
| Starring | Joan Juliet Buck Paul Caranicas Michael Chow Tina Chow Pat Cleveland Grace Coddington Bob Colacello Bill Cunningham Patti D'Arbanville Jane Forth Jerry Hall Charles James Grace Jones Donna Jordan Karl Lagerfeld Jessica Lange Antonio Lopez Juan Ramos Yves Saint Laurent Corey Tippin |
| Cinematography | Robert O'Haire |
| Edited by | Nick Tamburri |
| Distributed by | Film Movement Dogwoof |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $73,122[1] |
The film was an Official Selection at many leading international film festivals including DOC NYC, The British Film Institute's BFI London Film Festival, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Seattle International Film Festival and Melbourne International Film Festival.[2][3][4][5][6] It was nominated three times and awarded the Metropolis Grand Jury Prize at the 2017 DOC NYC Film Festival[7][8] and the 2018 Cinémoi CinéFashion Film Award for Best Fashion Feature Film.[9] The film qualified for consideration for the 2018 Academy Awards Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.[10]
Reception
editKatie Walsh of Los Angeles Times declared the film "a warm remembrance of [Lopez’s] sensual spirit, and a celebration of his work, the film is also a vibrant period portrait of New York’s creative scenesters from a time when hippies cruised Central Park by day and the club Max’s Kansas City by night. While the film seeks to put [Lopez’s] name on the same level as the boldfaced names he rubbed elbows with, it is a stark, sorrowful reminder of the many artistic geniuses cut down in their prime by AIDS."[11] Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Vincent Boucher stated the film "vividly renders the look and feel of a bittersweet and all-too-brief era that would shape so much of the future of fashion…[it] pulsates with rare film clips and a seemingly endless trove of photographs, all set against the defining music of the time from the likes of Donna Summer, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield and Chic."[12] In Film Journal, David Noh wrote that Lopez "is given his deserving due in this irresistibly seductive documentary, chronicling his inspirational—and very wild—life in the jungle of style.[13] Addressing the latent racism that existed at the leading fashion magazines of the time and Lopez's efforts to bring inclusivity to the runway, Lauren Cochrane pointed out writing for The Guardian, London, Lopez "advocated diversity long before woke-ness was in fashion...If the dominant ideal of beauty in the 70s was a kind of athletic girl-next-door, epitomized by David Cameron favorite Cheryl Tiegs, Lopez championed something more unusual."[14] In her review for Elephant Magazine (UK), Muriel Zagha wrote "Crump’s film persuasively suggests that Lopez was a revolutionary influence in fashion because of his awareness of ethnicity and unconventional, individual looks as beauty; not a widely shared point of view in those days."[15]
Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco has a score of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes[16]
Release
editThe film is distributed in North America by Film Movement and internationally by Dogwoof, London. It premiered at the ICA, London October 12 at the 2017 BFI London Film Festival.[3] It released theatrically in the United States at IFC Center, New York, September 14, 2018, Laemmle Theatres Royal Theatre, Los Angeles, September 21, 2018 and over twenty other major US markets[17][18][19] The film became available on iTunes Store, Amazon Video and Vudu January 2019 and began airing on the premium cable and satellite television network Starz May 2019.[20][21]
References
edit- ^ "Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "ANTONIO LOPEZ 1970: SEX FASHION & DISCO".
- ^ a b "BFI London Film Festival: Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex, Fashion & Disco". archive.ica.art.
- ^ "Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco". www.siff.net.
- ^ "Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco at IDFA".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "MIFF 2019 - Film". MIFF 2019.
- ^ Dotson, Dor. "2017 DOC NYC Awards are Announced".
- ^ Daniele Alcinii, "'Stranger,' 'Antonio Lopez 1970' Win at DOC NYC," realscreen, November 17, 2017
- ^ Awards, Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco, IMDb
- ^ Erik Pedersen, "Oscars: 166 Films Vying In Feature Documentary Race," Deadline, November 8, 2018
- ^ Katie Walsh, Review: "'Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco' captures wild times of influential illustrator," Los Angeles Times, September 30, 2018
- ^ Vincent Boucher, "'Sex Fashion & Disco': Looking Back at Fashion Illustrator Antonio Lopez's Life and Career," The Hollywood Reporter, November 15, 2017
- ^ "David Noh, "Film Review: Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco," Film Journal, September 14, 2018". Archived from the original on January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ Lauren Cochrane, Antonio Lopez: The fashion illustrator who revolutionized the industry," The Guardian, October 8, 2017
- ^ Muriel Zagha, "Review: Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco," elephant, April 5, 2018
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes, Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco
- ^ "IFC Center - Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco".
- ^ "Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex, Fashion & Disco - Laemmle.com". www.laemmle.com.
- ^ Film Movement, Theatrical Playdates, Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco
- ^ "Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco on iTunes" – via itunes.apple.com.
- ^ Denise Petski, "Starz Acquires Four New Documentaries for Premiere in the Spring," Deadline, January 10, 2019