Scott B and Beth B

Beth and Scott B's Black Box and G-Man flyer for 1978 screenings at P.S. 1 featuring Jamie Nares
Scott B
Born
United States
NationalityAmerican
Other namesScott Billingsley
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, screenwriter
Known forNo Wave, Colab
Beth B
Born (1955-04-14) April 14, 1955 (age 69)
New York City, New York, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, screenwriter
Known forNo Wave

Scott B and Beth B (also known as Scott and Beth B, Beth and Scott B or The Bs after B Movies) were among the best-known New York No Wave underground film makers of the late 1970s and early 1980s.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

They went on to form an independent film production company called B Movies (a pun on B movies), which made the feature film Vortex on 16-mm film, starring Lydia Lunch (of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks) with James Russo, Bill Rice, Haoui Montaug, Richard Prince, Brent Collins, and Ann Magnuson, among others.[8] Beth B is the daughter of painter Ida Applebroog, who has collaborated on two of her films.[9]

  1. ^ Thomas, Kevin (November 1, 1993). "Beth B and Scott B: Three Early Visions : Movies: FilmForum focuses on the work of two New York independent filmmakers and their stylish, darkly amusing work". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ Carlo McCormick, The Downtown Book: The New York Art Scene, 1974–1984, Princeton University Press, 2006.
  3. ^ Alan W. Moore and Marc Miller, eds. ABC No Rio Dinero: The Story of a Lower East Side Art Gallery New York: ABC No Rio with Collaborative Projects, 1985.
  4. ^ Masters, Marc. No Wave. London: Black Dog Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-906155-02-5
  5. ^ Pearlman, Alison, Unpackaging Art of the 1980s. Chicago: University Of Chicago Press, 2003.
  6. ^ Reynolds, Simon. "Contort Yourself: No Wave New York." In Rip It Up and Start Again: Post-punk 1978–84. London: Faber and Faber, Ltd., 2005.
  7. ^ Taylor, Marvin J. (ed.). The Downtown Book: The New York Art Scene, 1974–1984, foreword by Lynn Gumpert. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-691-12286-5
  8. ^ Canby, Vincent (October 1, 1982). "'VORTEX' FROM SCOTT B AND BETH B". The New York Times.
  9. ^ "She’s Her Own Artist. And a Daughter’s Muse.", New York Times, Retrieved 17 July 2021.