End of the Century
Jim Fields and Michael Gramaglia:
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (USA, 2003)
110 min- English.
Director present at the screening.
In 1974, the New York City music scene was shocked into consciousness by the violently new and raw of the band of misfits from Queens called The Ramones. Playing in a seedy Bowery bar to a small group of struggling musicians, the band struck a chord of disharmony that rocked the foundations of the mid-seventies music scene. This quartet of unlike rock stars travelled across the county and around the world connecting with the disenfranchised everywhere, while sparking a movement that would resonate with two generations of outcasts across the globe. Although the band never reached the top of the Billboard charts, they managed to endure in face of fleeting success and crushing interpersonal conflicts by maintaining a rigorous touring schedule for twenty-two years. Tracing the history of the band, from its unlike origins, though its star-crossed career, bitter demise and the sad fates of Joey and Dee-Dee, End of the Century is a vibrant, candid document of one of the most influential groups in the history of rock.
Michael Gramaglia
Michael Gramaglia was born in 1964 living his early years in Mamaroneck New York. The son of feature Soundman, Michael was raised in a family with extensive ties to the film world. After graduating high school he worked as boomman and video operator for eight years. He lived in Rome, Italy for three years where he apprenticed in a entertainment financial management firm where he worked with and befriended the Ramones. End of the Century is Michael's first festure film. He lives in Queens, NY with his wife, two cats and a dog. Michael Gramaglia is present at the screening.
