A Harvard graduate and self-described addictive personality (his scripts for "The Gambler" and "The Pick-Up Artist" are largely autobiographical), Mr. Toback is also an engaging raconteur who recounts past sexual and pharmaceutical exploits with some pride. Yet scenes on the set of his 2004 movie, &…

This rough-guide to the New York scene of the 1980's is a whirlwind tour of the city's film and video 'underground' that doubles up as a walk-on-the-wild-side of the modern imagination. Mixing interviews with underground alumni Beth B, Nick Zedd, Henry Rollins, Lydia Lunch and Richard Kern alongside clips of their cont…