Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
STYLE WARS
Synopsis
In Style Wars, New York’s ramshackle subway system is the graffiti artists public playground, battleground, and spectacular artistic canvas. As MC’s, DJ’s and B-boys rock the city with new sounds and new moves, we see street corner breakdance battles turn into performance art.
Synopsis
In Style Wars, New York’s ramshackle subway system is the graffiti artists public playground, battleground, and spectacular artistic canvas. As MC’s, DJ’s and B-boys rock the city with new sounds and new moves, we see street corner breakdance battles turn into performance art.
Our take
A vibrant record of early hip-hop culture in the 1980s, Tony Silver’s Style Wars is also one of the great New York City movies. Capturing graffiti, b-boying, and rapping against the backdrop of urban renewal, the film is an invaluable ode to hip-hop’s great artistry before its global ascent.