New York Movies

Go for the masterful tour of the featured films and their New York neighborhoods, stay for brilliantly clever phrases like "a candid of Bob's bare Balabuns." Full of expert insight, shrewd comments on the ever-changing NYC landscape, and a pleasure to read.......more

read this whole thing on public transit like the toronto transplant I am......more

I don’t really get what this book was going for. As an exploration of New York it has nothing really to say. I’m not from there and have never been so I know the geography doesn’t make sense to me anyway, but I feel like there’s nothing on this for a New Yorker either. And in terms of the films it t......more

A book made for a sunny afternoon session. Whilst most younger readers like myself won't have seen all the offerings detailed here, there is plenty you will have watched. There is plenty interesting points/themes to take in, not to mention a desire to watch the ones you've not recognised or have sur......more

A good, breezy overview of movies made in New York. Some of the choices were good, others were not too interesting. I couldn't figure out what the author liked and what he featured more than others. I didn't feel like I got his tastes too well. It was good and I discovered some interesting flicks to......more