Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

This is a documentary, but not what we expected. It's very funny and non-linear, and changes its focus as it moves along at a good clip. It's about a narcissistic Frenchman, Thierry Guetta, living in L.A., who becomes obsessed with street art. Directed by and co-starring (with his face blocked and voice scrambled) street artist Banksy, the movie is an exercise in what is hip and who thinks so. Here is one trailer, the one we saw ages ago, and another that seems to be approximately the first 5 minutes. If anyone can tell us who the celebrity is at 2 minutes 9 seconds of the second trailer, please let me know. To quote someone later in the film, "I don't know what I'm going to see, but I'm excited to see it." There are plenty of lively discussions on imdb about whether the movie is real or staged, which makes it all the better. A number of other street artists are featured, there's lots of cool music, and Rhys Ifans narrates it. It's rated R for bad language (in French as well as English). We thought it was good fun. The theatres that are showing it are listed along with the second trailer above. Definitely check it out.