Smithereens (Criterion Collection)

Director Susan Seidelman's ("Desperately Seeking Susan") first feature was this gritty look at life in the New Wave music scene of Manhattan. Wren (Susan Berman) is an ambitious, if untalented, "singer-promoter" who tries to latch onto a successful performer (Richard Hell) while sharing a van with a naive boy newly arrived from the Midwest. With Brad Rinn, Nada Despotovich. 93 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.