Sick of Hollywood Action Movies? Warhol\'s Epic Is an 8-Hour Shot of the Empire State Building

Sick of Hollywood Action Movies? Warhol’s Epic Is an 8-Hour Shot of the Empire State Building

With little happening on the silent screen, the focus is on the audience. ‘You hear your own breathing…all of those bodily sounds, yours and others.’

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Thomas Kiedrowski plans to bring a pillow to Saturday’s screening of Andy Warhol’s silent movie “Empire” in New York City.

While most agree the Warhol epic is a real snoozer, Mr. Kiedrowski is seeing it for the second time. The film runs eight hours, five minutes and consists of a single black-and-white shot of the Empire State Building.

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