Opted not to vote because, quite honestly, the list just didn't appeal to me. Where are Marty and Twelve Angry Men? (My 2nd response. I suspect I'll have multiple responses.)
NYC has always been where people come from all over to realize their dreams, and it has always been home to the most colorful characters. So, given that, where are: After Hours, Dog Day Afternoon, Fame, Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 (original), and Working Girl?
NYC is where people come to realize their dreams, where the weirdo is always welcome, and where the average Joe is gritty and charming at the same time. So, why aren't these on the list: After Hours, Fame, Marty, Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 (original), Working Girl
Although I cast my vote, I was somewhat disappointed in the list. After Hours should have made that list.
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Also, the ORIGINAL The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.
Moonstruck! for sure. Just the right balance. Not too Hollywood and very nice slice of New York. Snap out of it!!
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My first (& actually only) qualifier is that a film must have been truly filmed in New York City. So out with '42nd Street' and in with 'Hester Street'.
Extrapolate from this rule at your leisure.
Extrapolate from this rule at your leisure.
"For decades, Newark has been a symbol of America’s decaying cities, with every box on the list of urban ills checked off: violence, entrenched poverty, vanishing jobs, struggling schools, blighted blocks."
This is a tough one. When my parents were children, they were poor and they lived among poor people, but their neighborhoods were safe and tidy and no one called poverty "entrenched."
It was the Depression, and most of my mother's relatives and neighbors didn't have jobs, or jobs that amounted to anything, but the schools were still able to educate poor children. Eastern District High School in Williamsburg was a good school in those days, and my mother worked hard even though her father was a waiter (lucky him to have employment) and her mother took in piecework.
My father -- despite his parents' divorce (quite something in those days!) and poverty -- still got into Brooklyn Tech. His neighborhood wasn't "blighted" either.
Decay and blight and struggling schools aren't caused by poverty but by people who believe that it's okay to toss their garbage everywhere and to destroy property, and that school doesn't count. And then to proceed to have babies for whom they take no responsibility, and who grow up to think and do likewise.
Not all poor people are dirty people, not by a long shot. It's time to affix culpability for blight where it's due.
This is a tough one. When my parents were children, they were poor and they lived among poor people, but their neighborhoods were safe and tidy and no one called poverty "entrenched."
It was the Depression, and most of my mother's relatives and neighbors didn't have jobs, or jobs that amounted to anything, but the schools were still able to educate poor children. Eastern District High School in Williamsburg was a good school in those days, and my mother worked hard even though her father was a waiter (lucky him to have employment) and her mother took in piecework.
My father -- despite his parents' divorce (quite something in those days!) and poverty -- still got into Brooklyn Tech. His neighborhood wasn't "blighted" either.
Decay and blight and struggling schools aren't caused by poverty but by people who believe that it's okay to toss their garbage everywhere and to destroy property, and that school doesn't count. And then to proceed to have babies for whom they take no responsibility, and who grow up to think and do likewise.
Not all poor people are dirty people, not by a long shot. It's time to affix culpability for blight where it's due.
Thank you GMHC!!
Those early years were absolutely terrifying. You provided the framework for others to get involved. From the very basics of food and shelter, to organizing education and access to and for doctors, home care agencies, pharmaceutical companies and insurance companies.
The story of HIV/AIDS in the US has two parts- Before or After GMHC.
Those early years were absolutely terrifying. You provided the framework for others to get involved. From the very basics of food and shelter, to organizing education and access to and for doctors, home care agencies, pharmaceutical companies and insurance companies.
The story of HIV/AIDS in the US has two parts- Before or After GMHC.
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Moonstruck!
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Dear Freddie,
I am not a New Yorker, but I agree about On The Town. Only wish you had written it a few years ago and maybe the fantastic show would still be running. Right up there with 42Nd Street as my all time favorites.
I am not a New Yorker, but I agree about On The Town. Only wish you had written it a few years ago and maybe the fantastic show would still be running. Right up there with 42Nd Street as my all time favorites.
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"'Nora Ephron’s "You’ve Got Mail." I always thought it was a love letter to New York City. One of the most memorable scenes is when Kathleen is walking to work through New York as red and orange leaves fall around her, only narrowly missing Joe with whom she has been emailing, anonymously. It is captivating. This movie makes me want to go to New York in the fall.
— Adria Rolnik, 61, West Orange, N.J."
Adria, you might want to change your plans. The New York of You've Got Mail is highly idealized. Even the Times reviewer, Janet Maslin, who liked the movie, joked:
" Even if you already live on the Upper West Side, you might feel the urge to move there before the film is over."
http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9505EEDE113DF93BA25751C1A96E9582...
— Adria Rolnik, 61, West Orange, N.J."
Adria, you might want to change your plans. The New York of You've Got Mail is highly idealized. Even the Times reviewer, Janet Maslin, who liked the movie, joked:
" Even if you already live on the Upper West Side, you might feel the urge to move there before the film is over."
http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9505EEDE113DF93BA25751C1A96E9582...
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I remember watching the film crew tie or paste the leaves on the trees along Broadway.
Of the five that are really up for the movie slot -
Tune of “New York New York, A Wonderful Town”
Choose “On The Town,” a heck of a pick
Of all those five, it’s the most New York flick
Got class and drive, and some great New York shtick
Choose “On the Town” - it’s the one you should pick
Five movies chosen by New York Times reviewers
Have got a real wide range
They show this town from the glam down to the sewers
From normal to the strange
But the one to unite, a great Big Apple bite
Is right here, the choice is clear
It’s “On the Town, ” it’s the one you should pick!
Tune of “New York New York, A Wonderful Town”
Choose “On The Town,” a heck of a pick
Of all those five, it’s the most New York flick
Got class and drive, and some great New York shtick
Choose “On the Town” - it’s the one you should pick
Five movies chosen by New York Times reviewers
Have got a real wide range
They show this town from the glam down to the sewers
From normal to the strange
But the one to unite, a great Big Apple bite
Is right here, the choice is clear
It’s “On the Town, ” it’s the one you should pick!
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Here's how I begin each weekday: First, I go to "New York Today" in the NYT; while there, the first thing I read is the Metropolitan Diary; after that, I go to "The Best of Late Night" to get caught up on the real news. And then I'm ready to face the "fire and fury" of the day.
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"After Hours". Martin Scorsese, director!
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I failed to notice that someone else mentioned this when I wrote. I agree 100%.
One movie to unite all of New York? -- I know an impossible mission when I see one!!! Besides, my suggestions would probably seem a little too dark for most folks who just want to eat popcorn and have a good time.
But since you asked: ON THE WATERFRONT and THE PAWNBROKER.
Both brilliant.
Both vintage New York ... (and both with the late, great Rod Steiger!)
But since you asked: ON THE WATERFRONT and THE PAWNBROKER.
Both brilliant.
Both vintage New York ... (and both with the late, great Rod Steiger!)
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Dog Day Afternoon
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To try to combine the “one-movie” suggestions with the kind-of incredible “In the News” high-priced pedicure story (which seems to bridge old NYC with new NYC!)
Tune of 42nd STEET
Come and meet some pampered feet
With the revenue that’s caused a to-do - on 67th Street
Take a seat, and treat your feet
For the pedicure that’s really a lure - on 67th Street
Any lady who’ll pay eighty
And comes to our suite
Knows that fifty for the thrifty
Just can not compete
So side by side, no need to hide
The elite know where to make life complete - 67th Street!
Tune of 42nd STEET
Come and meet some pampered feet
With the revenue that’s caused a to-do - on 67th Street
Take a seat, and treat your feet
For the pedicure that’s really a lure - on 67th Street
Any lady who’ll pay eighty
And comes to our suite
Knows that fifty for the thrifty
Just can not compete
So side by side, no need to hide
The elite know where to make life complete - 67th Street!
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Brilliant Freddie !
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