Martin Scorsese to direct new documentary about New York Dolls’ David Johansen
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nme.comNew York Dolls.Showtime Documentary Films announced today (July 7) that Scorsese will co-direct with Dave Tedeschi, with whom he’s also worked on documentaries such as the Bob Dylan film No Direction Home and The Rolling Stones-focused Shine A Light.According to Rolling Stone the new film will cover Johansen’s upbringing on Staten Island, his move to New York’s East Village as a teenager in the late 1960s and his time in the New York Dolls, as well as his work in the 1980s under the alter-ego Buster Poindeter and his time with the band The Harry Smiths.It will also make use of live footage Scorsese filmed earlier this year, during a performance at Café Carlyle in New York.“I’ve known David Johansen for decades, and his music has been a.
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