Studio 54
About the Screening
Studio 54 opens the door to the outrageous glamour that was 1970s New York City and the nightclub that was at the center of it all. It was the pulsating epicenter of '70s hedonism: a disco hothouse of beautiful people, drugs, and sex. The club not only redefined the city after hours, it shaped the culture becoming the glittering meeting ground for uptown and downtown, high society and emerging gay culture, art and commerce, music and Hollywood. The film features an exclusive interview with club co-founder Ian Schrager, who speaks in depth about Studio 54 on camera for the first time, as well as interviews with key participants and never-before-seen archival film and photos. The journeys of Schrager and Steve Rubell—two best friends from Brooklyn who conquered New York City—frame this history of the "greatest club of all time.”
Includes a post film discussion with director Matt Tyrnauer. Moderated by LA Times film reviewer, Gary Goldstein.
Matt Tyrnauer is a writer, director, producer, and award-winning journalist whose recent films include Valentino: The Last Emperor, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was short-listed for an Academy Award for best documentary feature; Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, about the secret history of sex in Hollywood in the pre-Stonewall era; Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival;
and Jean Nouvel: Reflections, which premiered at the 2016 New York Film Festival.
Tyrnauer’s upcoming projects include the dramatic adaptation of his eponymous Vanity Fair article “Once Upon a Time in Beverly Hills”; Don’t Mess with Roy Cohn, about the Svengali behind Joseph McCarthy and Donald Trump, and the 10-part documentary series Home for Apple.
Tyrnauer is also an award-winning journalist, who has written for Vanity Fair, where he has been editor-at-large, special correspondent and is now a contributing editor. His work has also appeared in other publications including GQ, The New York Times, Architectural Digest, L'Uomo Vogue, and Numero.
Tyrnauer is a native of Los Angeles.