The Essentials: The Films Of Abel Ferrara
“My existence is about making movies, so I’ve just got to rock and roll with the punches.” That’s a quote from the inimitable, Bronx-born Abel Ferrara, one of the most brilliant and infamous filmmakers currently living. For nearly half a century now, Ferrara has been rocking and rolling with the punches; yes, Ferrara has technically been making movies that long, if you count scabrous early shorts “The Hold-Up” and “Nicky’s Film” (respectively about a gas station robbery, and a schmuck in hock to the mob).