The Fran Lebowitz Documentary on HBO
I went to a holiday party last night and three of the guests were discussing a recent HBO documentary with Fran Lebowitz. Being a fan, I went home and watched the entire documentary On Demand late last night.
She's known for sardonic wit and she's been compared to Dorothy Parker by many critics. She doesn't own a cell phone or blackberry, but she drives around Manhattan in an old checkered cab. I've always found her to be refreshing...in a rough, honest way you don't see very often. Especially nowadays, when everyone is so worried about being politically correct and not offending anyone.
I also loved part of the documentary where Toni Morrison asked a few questions. Both women are icons and both represent a period in American Literature that I've always loved. And it just so happened I'm re-reading Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye right now (Read. This. Book.), which made the show even more interesting.
I also laughed at a few of the comments Ms. Lebowitz made about the state of publishing these days. She did it with both wit and humor (I think there's a huge difference). Her comments on smoking had me snorting at two in the morning. And when she started discussing New York thirty years ago compared to New York today, I just shook my head and smiled. Though I'm not old enough to remember New York thirty years ago, I do remember the city when it wasn't quite such a tourist attraction.
So if you have a cable package and you get HBO, check this one out. It's worth watching just to see how Fran Lebowitz works the room.
She's known for sardonic wit and she's been compared to Dorothy Parker by many critics. She doesn't own a cell phone or blackberry, but she drives around Manhattan in an old checkered cab. I've always found her to be refreshing...in a rough, honest way you don't see very often. Especially nowadays, when everyone is so worried about being politically correct and not offending anyone.
I also loved part of the documentary where Toni Morrison asked a few questions. Both women are icons and both represent a period in American Literature that I've always loved. And it just so happened I'm re-reading Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye right now (Read. This. Book.), which made the show even more interesting.
I also laughed at a few of the comments Ms. Lebowitz made about the state of publishing these days. She did it with both wit and humor (I think there's a huge difference). Her comments on smoking had me snorting at two in the morning. And when she started discussing New York thirty years ago compared to New York today, I just shook my head and smiled. Though I'm not old enough to remember New York thirty years ago, I do remember the city when it wasn't quite such a tourist attraction.
So if you have a cable package and you get HBO, check this one out. It's worth watching just to see how Fran Lebowitz works the room.
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