The Scenesters
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| Directed by | Todd Berger |
| Produced by | Kevin M. Brennan Jeff Grace Brett D. Thompson |
| Written by | Todd Berger |
| Starring | Blaise Miller Suzanne May Jeff Grace Kevin M. Brennan Todd Berger Sherilyn Fenn |
| Music by | Dan Houlbrook |
| Cinematography | Helena Wei |
| Edited by | Kyle Martin |
| Distributed by | monterey media inc. |
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96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Scenesters is a 2009 art-house black comedy film written and directed by Todd Berger. The film was made by Los Angeles-based comedy group The Vacationeers and stars Blaise Miller, Suzanne May, Jeff Grace, Kevin M. Brennan, Todd Berger and Sherilyn Fenn. The film was shot in July 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA, and premiered on October 23, 2009, at the 16th Annual Austin Film Festival.
A group of crime scene videographers go after a serial killer.
The Scenesters was selected to screen at the following film festivals:
The film received mixed reviews from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reports that 50% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 6 reviews, with an average score of 4.9/10, and that 86% of audiences liked it with an average rating of 4.5/5 based on 93 reviews. Amy Handler from Film Threat called The Scenesters "a film that is provocative, intelligent, hilarious - and that moves so swiftly, that you're left gasping for more.". Scott Ross from NBC New York said "'The Scenesters' is a gutsy experiment that rewards the viewer's knowledge of Los Angeles, movies and TV with a funny and engaging hyper-meta crime story." Nick W. from USA Today.com had wonderful things to say about the film saying "The Scenesters is the movie I keep telling my friends about. It's funny, inventive and unlike anything I've seen in long time" After the premier of The Scenesters at the Austin Film Festival Sean O'Neal from The A.V. Club praised the film saying it was "A genuinely suspenseful whodunit about a team of wannabe filmmakers exploiting a rash of L.A. murders targeting hipsters...The Scenesters is definitely, if dryly, funny in its satirical take on fame-seeking indie-rock types—boosted by a literally killer soundtrack". Todd Gilchrist from Fearnet called the film "A compelling whodunit that manages to pack more of a punch than the latest retro-noir murder mystery, The Scenesters is a satisfying, successful look at predators and prey, hipsters and Hollywood dreamers, and films and filmmakers that doesn't purely chase its own tail - and better yet, doesn't make moviegoers chase it either... destined to become a cult classic."
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