{"product_id":"fun-city-cinema-new-york-city-and-the-movies-that-made-it-hardcover","title":"Fun City Cinema: New York City and the Movies That Made It - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Bailey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatt Zoller Seitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA visual history of 100 years of filmmaking in New York City, featuring exclusive interviews with NYC filmmakers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFun City Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers an in-depth look at how the rise, fall, and resurrection of New York City was captured and chronicled in ten iconic Gotham films across ten decades: \u003ci\u003eThe Jazz Singer \u003c\/i\u003e(1927), \u003ci\u003eKing Kong \u003c\/i\u003e(1933), \u003ci\u003eThe Naked City \u003c\/i\u003e(1948), \u003ci\u003eSweet Smell of Success \u003c\/i\u003e(1957), \u003ci\u003eMidnight Cowboy \u003c\/i\u003e(1969), \u003ci\u003eTaxi Driver \u003c\/i\u003e(1976), \u003ci\u003eWall Street \u003c\/i\u003e(1987), \u003ci\u003eKids \u003c\/i\u003e(1995), \u003ci\u003e25th Hour \u003c\/i\u003e(2002), and \u003ci\u003eFrances Ha \u003c\/i\u003e(2012). A visual history of a great American city in flux, \u003ci\u003eFun City Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how these classic films and legendary filmmakers took their inspiration from New York City's grittiness and splendor, creating what we can now view as \"accidental documentaries\" of the city's modes and moods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition to the extensively researched and reported text, the book includes both historical photographs and production materials, as well as still-frames, behind-the-scenes photos, posters, and original interviews with Noah Baumbach, Larry Clark, Greta Gerwig, Walter Hill, Jerry Schatzberg, Martin Scorsese, Susan Seidelman, Oliver Stone, and Jennifer Westfeldt. Extensive \"Now Playing\" sidebars spotlight a handful of each decade's additional films of note.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Bailey\u003c\/b\u003e is a film critic and historian. A graduate of the Cultural Reporting and Criticism at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, and the former film editor of Flavorwire, his work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Vulture, Slate, VICE, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, Salon, The Guardian, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, The Playlist, The Dissolve, and Crooked Marquee. He lives in the Bronx with his wife and two daughters. \u003ci\u003eFun City Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is his fifth book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Zoller Seitz \u003c\/b\u003eis an editor-at-large for RogerEbert.com; the TV critic for \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine; the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wes Anderson Collection\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Oliver Stone Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMad Men Carousel\u003c\/i\u003e; and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos Sessions\u003c\/i\u003e. He is based in Cleveland, Ohio, and New York City.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 11.02 x 9.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767794237728,"sku":"9781419747816","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c297b38a8b3978c2d26cdca3317a9e32.webp?v=1780317419","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fun-city-cinema-new-york-city-and-the-movies-that-made-it-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}