For the film, Art School Confidential, you don't need a Picasso to decipher my blog title. Artists "under 60" should steer clear of movie theaters showing this current film. And if you didn't read this blog warning first, (before reaching into your billfold for movie money and viewing this sick but very real film about the artworld) you might want to change your life course. The movie does tell it like it is, but barely. I would like to know where Malkovich (or better, Clowes) got the statistic that "only one out of a hundred make a living as an artist". Try one out of two hundred or so, maybe. This movie is very cheesy with a lot of really stupid stereotypical students at a New York art school and very corny punchlines. The 3 male roommates, the "big headed" wanna be film maker, the fashion design student who FINALLY! realizes he is gay--come on, gimme a break! And lastly, the very naive and forlorn main character of the movie, Jerome, who is majoring in drawing and painting and wants to be "the best artist of the 21st century"! Where was his brain at? I wonder just how many art students out there think they could be the greatest? You really MUST have talent, know the right people (connections), be in the right place/city at the right time... and PRAY. OR you can do what Jerome did....STEAL (and I'm NOT telling you what, just in case you might have nothing else better to do than to see this film), end up in jail for a crime he didn't commit and then, because of all the publicity, becoming a celeb in the art world. So, is the moral of the film to "create a BIG stir" (does shock have value?) to get "known" or must we all hang up our brushes??? woof woof.