Passing of DAVID BOWIE

[Chris Knipp]

David Bowie 1947-2016

In his honor the Film Society of Lincoln Center is presenting two free showings of films starring David Bowie, THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH and MERRY CHRISTMAS MR LAWRENCE at the Walter Reade Theater at 6:30pm and 9:00pm, respectively. Extraordinary performances, especially as the extraterrestrial in Nicholas Roeg's film. He seems truly otherworldly, as in fact he did as Ziggy Stardust. One of the great ones is gone. His departure from this world was especially surprising since he'd just co-directed a theatrical production last year based on the Roeg film (Hilton Als didn't like it) and had just his 26th and final studio album, Blackstar.

See the detailed musing about Bowie on the occasion in The New Yorker by Anthony Lane, who will tell you about a number of other films with Bowie in them. Bowie, Lane says, "was a man of the movies."




Sasha Geffen explains why the 1972 Starman video is a seminal moment. But Bowie remained significant for 45 years. For Bowie's continuing relevance and brilliance, see this song video from Blackstar.