last week i had the honor of viewing the premiere of THE BEALES OF GREY GARDENS with my friend frank and his friend gerry. gerry is also nicknamed "the marble faun" in the original 1975 film, GREY GARDENS, made by the maysles brothers. this new film is called a companion piece to the original & contains additional footage and outtakes edited from the hours and hours of stock that was shot over the years that the maysles spent with the beales. it's truly incredible. and what an epic night and priviledge to meet gerry. the film really expands upon his role in the lives of the beales. basically, if you are at all a fan of GREY GARDENS, this expansion will totally blow your mind. it's so so so good. please visit frank haines's page to read more about all of this. and if you live in nyc, please go tonight or tomorrow to the ifc center and see this gorgeous unearthed work on the big screen. otherwise, wait for the newly enhanced criterion collection dvd to be released sometime in the near future.
incredible.....
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