Paul Williams Still Alive
A fascinating, penetrating look at a former celebrity who found his true self after crashing and burning.
Paul Williams Still Alive
Paul Williams was one of the biggest stars of the 70's. He wrote songs about depression, loneliness and alienation- everything I cared about when I was thirteen. Songs like, 'We've Only Just Begun,' 'Rainy Days and Mondays,' 'The Rainbow Connection', and 'Evergreen,' recorded by artists like The Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Ray Charles, Three Dog Night - even Elvis. He won Grammys and an Oscar. He was everywhere-The Tonight Show 50 times, on variety shows and game shows, and co-starring in films like Smokey and The Bandit and TV shows like The Odd Couple. But in the 80's, he just disappeared. For a long time, I thought he was dead. As it turns out, he's not. This movie is about what happened when I found him.
Genre
Documentary,
Bio-pic
Web Site
Runtime
84
Language
English
Director
Stephen Kessler
FEATURED REVIEW
Chris Packham, Village Voice
Paul Williams, the Still Alive subject of director Stephen Kessler's documentary, was a man of his leisure-besuited age: an extraordinary songwriter, a soulful—albeit modestly talented—singer, a gifted comic actor, and an epic raconteur. He is also, size-wise, a little man and an unlikely on-camera ...
Played at
Claremont 5 6.30.12 - 7.08.12
Monica Film Center 6.30.12 - 7.01.12
Playhouse 7 6.30.12 - 7.08.12
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