A WALK INTO THE SEA: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

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From: into the war-hole :) Date Added: 12/21/2007 8:55:05 AM

Just saw this last night and have been gripped ever since. Having dangled on the periphery of the early 80s Factory, I can see just how Danny's story was an "exploding inevitable." His tender soul and artful expression made him a lamb to the slaughter. One had to be glib, chronically impressed, ready to forever remain an "artist's accompaniest" or be cut off. Sad that Warholia was the only place where such ideas and experiments as Danny's were allowed to incubate (and be exploited.) Otherwise, Danny might have always been the orphan in the sea into which he devolved. This film was dank and beautiful-- and the pieces of Danny's own work were and are stunning, arresting, evocative and pioneering. Rather like the young DW Griffith of his time. Fascinating to see Mr. Morrissey squirm and wrestle with the fictional/factional poles of his remembrances, relegating Danny to a little more than a projectionist of his own films, while decrying Andy's own ceaseless, self-centered exploitation of others. Andy was the Mr. Appleseed of his day- and the fruits of his labors are the society in which we live. Sad that Danny Williams- rather a standout in that crowd- suffered from AW's passive/aggressive, neglectful abuse. Bravo to Esther- to whom this must have been a particularly poignant journey!!
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