DocumentaryRe: the Barnes Museum which is being built on the former Youth Study Center Site

The Art of the Steal
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Director: Don Argott‎ - 1hr 41min‎‎ - Documentary‎
Follows the struggle for control of Dr. Albert C. Barnes' 25 billion dollar collection of modern and post- impressionist art.
Showtimes
Ritz 5 Movies
214 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
12:10 1:00 2:30 3:30 5:05 6:05 7:25 8:30 10:00pm

Reviews
New York Post - Kyle Smith Blog: Movies
An engrossing if overheated his tory of the battle for control of a prized art collection situated in the Philadelphia suburbs, "The Art of the ...Feb 26, 2010 Full Review
Philly.com - Carrie Rickey
Don Argott's pugnacious documentary The Art of the Steal chronicles the utopian past and the pragmatic future of the Barnes Foundation. The ...Feb 26, 2010 Full Review
Philly.com - Gary Thompson
"The Art of the Steal" is a documentary posing as a heist movie - the heist being our city fathers' confiscation of Albert Barnes' priceless art ...Feb 26, 2010 Full Review
www.villagevoice.com - Melissa Anderson
Matisse called the Barnes Foundation "the only sane place to see art in America." But the clamor over moving one of the world's foremost ...Feb 23, 2010 Full Review
www.dublinevents.com
Follows the struggle for control of Dr. Albert C. Barnes' 25 billion dollar collection of modern and post- impressionist art.Feb 18, 2010 Full Review
Boxoffice - Pam Grady
Art and conspiracy dovetail in this crossover doc One of the greatest Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and early modern art collections on the ...Nov 27, 2009 Full Review
Variety - TODD MCCARTHY
A 9.14 Pictures presentation in association with MAJ Prods. Produced by Sheena M. Joyce. Executive producer, Lenny Feinberg. Directed by Don ...Sep 13, 2009 Full Review
FilmCritic.com - Chris Barsanti
Everybody likes a good art heist, in theory, thanks to our cinematically-warped image of art thieves as gentlemanly criminals. But Don Argott's ...Full Review

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