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"   Photo: Getty Images  Punk has been making a comeback in fashion for months, and now it&amp;#039;s making its way into cinema thanks to CBGB, a movie dedicated to the NYC nightclub (which stands for Country, BlueGrass, and Blues). The downtown hotspot opened in the &amp;#039;70s and was a platform for new wave and punk bands like Blondie, Talking Heads, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, and Ramones. The new film, starring Malin Akerman, Ashley Greene, Alan Rickman, Justin Bartha, and more, sheds light on what it was like to be a part of this music movement.  &amp;quot;It was a time when people came out of their garage with their band,&amp;quot; Akerman (who plays Debbie Harry) told us when we caught up with the cast at the L.A. premiere and after-party at Hemingway&amp;#039;s Lounge, sponsored by Lucky Brand and Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka. &amp;quot;They&amp;#039;d get booked at these little clubs like CBGB. That&amp;#039;s what was cool. Or, I shouldn&amp;#039;t even say cool, because no one cared about cool.&amp;quot;  The film primarily focuses on CBGB&amp;#039;s owner Hilly Kristal and his knack for spotting raw music talent. &amp;quot;No one is going to like you guys,&amp;quot; Kristal famously said to the Ramones (and the scene is captured in the movie). He put them on the stage, regardless. Soon, his commitment to county, bluegrass, and blues was dropped as the punk revolution emerged. &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s a general misconception that punk was a violent, dirty movement and atmosphere,&amp;quot; said Greene (who plays Kristal&amp;#039;s daughter, Lisa Kristal Burgman). &amp;quot;But that&amp;#039;s not what it started as, and it&amp;#039;s not how it came to be what it was. It was actually a supportive, collaborative thing. There was heart and passion behind it.&amp;quot; Although not all 50,000 bands that graced CBGB&amp;#039;s rickety, homemade stage became famous during its 33-year tenure (the space was closed in 2006), it&amp;#039;s still a major landmark. Toward the end of the film, Alan Rickman (who plays Kristal), says, &amp;quot;These kids have something to say\u2014we really should listen.&amp;quot; See how CBGB did when the movie opens on October 11. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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