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Paul Morrissey, Andy Warhol,  and The Garage Antique Flea Market by Larry Baumhor (Copyright 2022) ANDY WARHOL WAS A DICK By NewYorkMinute TV Interview with Paul Morrissey, circa 2013 at Film Forum, NYC   Andy Warhol suffered from Sydenham’s chorea during his youth. He was often sick as a child and thus developed into a hypochondriac. Comments from the video: ANDY WARHOL WAS A DICK ...    “Andy Warhol was a publicity creation. Paul Morrissey is correct. His wording may have been a little caustic but he did know Andy Warhol better than most people. I don’t look for any deep meaning to Andy Warhol because there is none. People pay millions for a Warhol silk screen work in the 21st century. It would make a lot more sense to just employ an art student to do a silk screen. The art world is full of unscrupulous dealers and “celebrities” with too much money. No one wants to admit they paid millions for a work by Andy Warhol that he had little or nothing to do with. A...
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Steven Spielberg, 'The Fabelmans' cast on How the Film Hits Home The Fabelmans and My Son by Larry Baumhor (Copyright 2022)    How do you determine that you watched a movie that is a masterpiece of filmmaking, that will win many Academy Awards, that will be preserved in the Library of Congress for eternity? 1: In one scene you cry. 2: In the next scene you laugh. 3: You become entranced; your mouth is open and your jaw is dropped. 4: You forget about time and that you’re in a movie theater. You’re inside the movie and don’t know what you’re doing there. 5: The movie ends and you don’t know what happens. 6: When you realize the movie is over, you stand up applauding and shouting, “Spielberg, Spielberg, Spielberg!” 7: You take the bus home and look out the window and see yourself flying adjacent to the bus wearing the same black jacket you have on. 8: You stand up on the crowded bus and chant, “Fabelman, Fabelman, Fabelman. Happy Thanksgiving.” No one says anyth...