
A filmed performance of the stage act, Reno: Rebel Without a Pause, which opened in New York City in October 2001. The show features Latina lesbian comic, Reno, as she take on the challenge of dealing with September 11th in public. Her rapid-fire witness to the events of September 11th and how they affected her personally and in the context of the world at-large became an emotional and cathartic work that drew beleaguered crowds (including local policemen and firefighters) se... (Full plot summary below)
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A filmed performance of the stage act, Reno: Rebel Without a Pause, which opened in New York City in October 2001. The show features Latina lesbian comic, Reno, as she take on the challenge of dealing with September 11th in public. Her rapid-fire witness to the events of September 11th and how they affected her personally and in the context of the world at-large became an emotional and cathartic work that drew beleaguered crowds (including local policemen and firefighters) searching for a way to process the complexity of the pain and find a way back to laughter.
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| Village VoiceEdward CrouseWhat seems like a nut-on-a-bar-stool rant morphs into a triumphal evocation of the emotional-political bluster of that time. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAnyone familiar with Reno's politically minded monologues won't be surprised by her fury, which has sometimes been fueled by a self-righteousness that's undermined her valid observations. |
| TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghDirector Nancy Savoca's no-frills record of a show forged in still-raw emotions captures the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better than a more measured or polished production ever could. |
| The A.V. ClubScott TobiasFor a comedian who thrives on spontaneity, the heart of Reno's act seems conspicuously canned. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenFlailing and pummeling the air, with body language that's part prizefighter, part baggy-pants clown, Reno is famous for her bluntness. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyNancy Savoca's workmanlike record of a La Mama stage performance taped last December finds the comic spinning some not-especially-interesting anecdotes about her bewildered actions that day, before turning toward more incisive political commentary. |
| New York PostMegan LehmannThe tiny stage can barely contain Reno's gale-force personality, as she paces and rants a stream-of-conscious monologue. |