Chelsea Walls

Chelsea Walls is a 2001 independent film directed by Ethan Hawke and released by Lions Gate Entertainment. It is based on the play Chelsea Walls by Nicole Burdette. It stars Kris Kristofferson, Uma Thurman, Rosario Dawson, and Robert Sean Leonard among others, with original score by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. The story takes place in the historic Chelsea Hotel in New York City.

Plot
The film tells five stories of a number of artists as they spend a single day in New York's famed bohemian home Chelsea Hotel, struggling with their arts and personal lives.

Cast

 * Kris Kristofferson as Bud
 * Uma Thurman as Grace
 * Robert Sean Leonard as Terry Olsen
 * Vincent D'Onofrio as Frank
 * Natasha Richardson as Mary
 * Rosario Dawson as Audrey
 * Mark Webber as Val
 * Frank Whaley as Lynny Barnum
 * Kevin Corrigan as Crutches
 * Guillermo Díaz as Kid
 * Bianca Hunter as Lorna Doone
 * Matthew Del Negro as Rookie cop
 * Paz de la Huerta as Girl
 * Paul Failla as Cop
 * Duane McLaughlin as Wall
 * Jimmy Scott as Skinny Bones
 * John Seitz as Dean
 * Mark Strand as Journalist
 * Heather Watts as Ballerina
 * Tuesday Weld as Greta
 * Harris Yulin as Bud's editor
 * Steve Zahn as Ross
 * Sam Connelly, Richard Linklater, and Peter Salett as Cronies

Reception
Chelsea Walls received negative reviews, currently holding a 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert gave the film three stars out of four, claiming: "Movies like this do not grab you by the throat. You have to be receptive. The first time I saw "Chelsea Walls," in a stuffy room late at night at Cannes 2001, I found it slow and pointless. This time, I saw it earlier in the day, fueled by coffee, and I understood that the movie is not about what the characters do, but about what they are. It may be a waste of time to spend your life drinking, fornicating, posing as a genius and living off your friends, but if you've got the money, honey, take off the time."