Rhythm Thief (Blu-ray)
Winner of the Best Director Prize at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival and Best Dramatic Feature at SXSW, Rhythm Thief has been restored in 4K to its gritty B&W glory from the 16mm camera negatives. Jason Andrews (Last Exit to Brooklyn) is Simon, a New York City bootlegger who sells stolen music on the streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Ludlow Street chick Cyd (Kimberley Flynn, Michael Mann’s Heat), who has a real job, meets Simon on weekday mornings for sex. Life is good for Simon, until the day he rips off 1-900-BOXX, a militant all-girl punk band fronted by real life rocker Cynthia Sley (of the Bush Tetras). The band comes after Simon, trounces his would-be sidekick Fuller (Kevin Corrigan, The Departed), and ultimately hounds him out of the city with Marty (Eddie Daniels, Bad Lieutenant), a girl from his past, in tow. After a period of exile in Far Rockaway, Simon is drawn back to the neighborhood for a final showdown.
- Audio commentary by director Matthew Harrison
- Deleted Scenes
- Making-of Documentary
- Outtakes
- Pre-production "Preview" Footage
- Trailer
- Matthew Harrison - Director
- Jason Andrews - Actor
- Kimberly Flynn - Actor
- Kevin Corrigan - Actor
- Eddie Daniels - Actor
- Sean Hagerty - Actor
- Mark Alfred - Actor
- Cynthia Sley - Actor
Reviews
"A gritty, funny street romp." - John Anderson, New York Newsday
"A Lower East Side BREATHLESS." - Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Awards
Special Jury Prize (Directing) Sundance Film Festival
Official Selection Berlinale
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