Cindy Sherman's 1997 Film Office Killer Receives First Blu-Ray Release
Cindy Sherman's 1997 feature film Office Killer is being released on 4K UHD and Blu-Ray for the first time by Vinegar Syndrome this month. The film, which starred Carol Kane, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Barbara Sukowa, Michael Imperioli, and Molly Ringwald, was a commercial failure and received negative reviews upon its original release. Sherman, best known for her Untitled Film Stills photography series, directed this horror movie that features graphic and abject content. The film connects to her broader artistic exploration of violence and the abject, seen in her Disasters and Sex Pictures series from the 1980s and 1990s. The release offers a restored version of the movie, providing new visibility for this lesser-known part of Sherman's career.
Key facts
- Cindy Sherman's only feature film, Office Killer, is being released on 4K UHD and Blu-Ray for the first time.
- The film originally premiered in 1997 and was a commercial and critical failure.
- Vinegar Syndrome is distributing the newly restored version this month.
- The film features graphic horror elements and connects thematically to Sherman's abject art photography from the 1980s and 1990s.
- Sherman is primarily known for her Untitled Film Stills series, which MoMA acquired in 1996 for $1 million.
Entities
Artists
- Cindy Sherman
- Carol Kane
- Jeanne Tripplehorn
- Barbara Sukowa
- Michael Imperioli
- Molly Ringwald
- Eric Bogosian
- John Waters
- Paul McCarthy
- Pope.L
- Julia Kristeva
Institutions
- MoMA
- Vinegar Syndrome
- New York Times
Sources
- ARTnews —