I watched a biopic the other night about the legendary NY music club CBGB. The reviews on the film were mixed but I have to say that I loved it. After reading more and more about the man behind CBGB, Hilly Kristal, I'm finding that Alan Rickman's portrayal was even more brilliant than I originally thought.
I didn't know a whole lot about Hilly Kristal or CBGB before seeing the film, so having the introduction that I did to the man, the club and its history through the film was interesting. Not knowing much about it I think made it more interesting because Rickman created this amazing on screen presence that made you want to know more about the man. Learning more about Hilly, I realized that were so many little touches that Rickman brought to the role that really spoke to who Hilly was and that has only deepened my fascination with the man and the scene that he was able to create around his unassuming little club in the Bowery that had such an amazing influence on modern music.