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Beauty Is Embarrassing
Directed by
Neil Berkeley
Not Rated
2012
88m
Documentary
,
Biography
,
and more
7.5
90%
89%
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A documentary on the life and current times of artist Wayne White.
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Where to Watch Beauty Is Embarrassing
Hoopla
Free
Amazon Video
Rent $3.99
Buy $7.99
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Rent $3.99
Buy $7.99
Cast of Beauty Is Embarrassing
Wayne White
Self
Mimi Pond
Self
Woodrow White
Self
Lulu White
Self
Gary Panter
Self
Mark Mothersbaugh
Self
Ric Heitzman
Self
Billie June White
Self
Willis White
Self
Paul Reubens
Self
Neil Berkeley
Director / Producer
Chris Bradley
Writer
Milan Erceg
Producer
Morgan Neville
Producer
Beauty Is Embarrassing Ratings & Reviews
Film Comment Magazine
Violet Lucca
This is certainly not to suggest that White's work is worthless or unimpressive, but the way it is sold to us is predictable and unclever.
PopMatters
Sarah Boslaugh
Judging from this documentary, his character is as exuberant as his work, and he seems to be one of those lucky people who simply can't stop creating...
Detroit News
Tom Long
"Beauty Is Embarrassing" is an undeniably likable film, mainly because White is a likable guy who believes comedy is at least as important as tragedy.
Creative Loafing
Matt Brunson
If for no other reason, the film should at least be seen for its visuals -- or, rather, for White's visuals.
Boston Herald
James Verniere
Using animation, CGI and stop-motion, and mixing analog and digital video, director Berkeley transforms 'Beauty Is Embarrassing' into a White-inspired but Berkeley made work of pop-folk art
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
Neil Berkeley's infectiously affectionate portrait of artist, puppeteer and genially profane provocateur Wayne White.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
An amiable if not especially urgent celebration of the life and work of Wayne White.
Boston Phoenix
Ann Lewinson
It's ... indulgent, not admitting that White's new gimmick wears out its welcome, and never making the case that White deserves his own documentary.
NPR
Linda Holmes
It remains a story at all times - there's a moment at a book signing that will give you a big smile and goosebumps - and it keeps throwing great things to look at up on the screen.
leonardmaltin.com
Leonard Maltin
Beauty is Embarrassing is a funny, enormously entertaining film, built around an autobiographical show White performs for a theater audience.
Austin Chronicle
Kimberley Jones
These moments elevate Beauty Is Embarrassing beyond mere tribute to an undersung artist into a far rarer thing: a glimpse into the galvanizing effect art -- good art, bad art, fine art, folk art, or 5th-grader art -- can have.
San Francisco Chronicle
David Lewis
Though the movie isn't wildly original, its time-tested, artistic mantra of "just go out there and do it" is hard to resist.
New York Post
Farran Smith Nehme
Those with a high tolerance for the ultimate four-letter word, and a love for eccentrics, will be entertained by both White and his art.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
A buoyant, engaging, visually alluring portrait of the Tennessee-born White ...
New York Times
Andy Webster
This exuberant documentary's most affecting message concerns a timelessly profound verity: the value of roots, humor, family and old friends.
Village Voice
Chris Packham
A vivid, fluorescent-colored portrait of a sane man possessed with insane creativity.
Slant Magazine
Elise Nakhnikian
Neil Berkeley's doc is as puckish as its subject, so steeped in artist Wayne White's creative juices that it makes you want to go straight home and start making things.
The Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
Painter Wayne White emerges as an unsung force of nature in Neil Berkeley's zippy, delightful Beauty is Embarrassing.
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