'Sid and Nancy' and more punk influences in movies and on TV
Gary Oldman stars as Sid Vicious and Chloe Webb stars as Nancy Spungen in the motion picture "Sid & Nancy." Credit: The Kobal Collection, 1986
With The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art opening the exhibition "Punk: Chaos to Couture" May 9, perhaps it's time for someone to curate a retrospective on how punk was portrayed on TV and in the movies. Let's just say Hollywood's attempts at co-opting punk were about as subtle as a safety pin through the cheek.
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