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Blue in the Face (Wayne Wang, Paul Auster, Harvey Wang, USA, 1995)

  • The House 126 Dartmouth Park Hill London, England, N19 5HS United Kingdom (map)
Genial, entertaining and especially interesting if you’ve seen “Smoke” and know the earlier reality they’re coming out of...
— Roger Ebert

Companion Screening to Paul Auster Tribute Screening (keep up) of Smoke

During production of Smoke, Harvey Keitel and the rest of the cast would ad-lib scenes in-character between takes. Blue in the Face is the result of those improvised out-takes - plus five days of additional filming in which a range of showbiz A-Listers contributed their own improvisational skills. (The cast includes Roseanne Barr, Michael J. Fox, Lily Tomlin, Victor Argo, Mira Sorvino, Lou Reed, Keith David, Jim Jarmusch, Jared Harris, RuPaul, and Madonna.) Basically, if you enjoyed Smoke, don’t miss Blue in the Face…