PUBLIC ACCESS HOLLYWOOD reviewed by Buck Austin in ALARM MAGAZINE Issue #19
PUBLIC ACCESS HOLLYWOOD - The film Public Access
Hollywood (Scout's Honor Prods, 2004) reaches it's zenith at a very clearly
defineable point. Zuma Dogg, a red bearded hip hop wankster (think Ali G crossed
with Emo Phillips) and host of "THE ZUMA DOGG SHOW" delights in his ability to
piss off a seal basking on a sunny beach. "I can irritate the shit out of any
living creature, y'all," he yelps.
It is the first real belly laugh of the documentary on the fantastically daft characters who populate Los Angles cable access channels. It is also the exact point at which we understand why we are so compelled to watch something like this, or a plump, middle aged, handicapped woman dancing in a bikini - not because of their bizarre bahavior, but because we admire the liberation they feel at expressing what defines their personalities and sharing it with thousands of viewers. As one of the cable access stars says of his show, "This thing is totally from the sub-concious, straight to the videotape."
Seemingly all of the public access stars in the film are merely using the cable gig to get "discovered", but what they are doing is so much more genuine and honest you hope they keep going. The films greatest shortcoming is that some of the characters like Zuma Dogg and sexologist Dr. Susan Block, feel underexplored. But that is because the other characters studies are so revealing and awesomely surreal. Haven't you always wondered about the sex life of an out-of-work actor turned televangalist puppeteer?
- Buck Austin
It is the first real belly laugh of the documentary on the fantastically daft characters who populate Los Angles cable access channels. It is also the exact point at which we understand why we are so compelled to watch something like this, or a plump, middle aged, handicapped woman dancing in a bikini - not because of their bizarre bahavior, but because we admire the liberation they feel at expressing what defines their personalities and sharing it with thousands of viewers. As one of the cable access stars says of his show, "This thing is totally from the sub-concious, straight to the videotape."
Seemingly all of the public access stars in the film are merely using the cable gig to get "discovered", but what they are doing is so much more genuine and honest you hope they keep going. The films greatest shortcoming is that some of the characters like Zuma Dogg and sexologist Dr. Susan Block, feel underexplored. But that is because the other characters studies are so revealing and awesomely surreal. Haven't you always wondered about the sex life of an out-of-work actor turned televangalist puppeteer?
- Buck Austin
Posted: Wed - April 20, 2005 at 04:08 AM
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