Table of Contents

Maps/Scenes

Scenes 1-7 – 1927-1948

Scenes 8-14 – 1949-1971

Scenes 15-21 – 1972-1976

Scenes 22-28 – 1977-1986

Scenes 29-36 – 1987-1992

Scenes 37-44 – 1999-2008

Essays

New York: City of the Imagination – David Finkle

New York’s Leading Lady: The Statue of Liberty on Film – Simon Kinnear

On The Waterfront: The New York Docks Onscreen – Peter Hoskin

Manhattan Man: Woody Allen’s Love Affair with New York – Scott Jordan Harris

Cinema 16: New York and the Birth of Beat – Peter Hoskin

Mean Streets: Martin Scorsese’s NY – Wael Khairy

The Innocents: A Promised Land Within a Promised Land – Elisabeth Rappe

About the Author

Scott Jordan Harris is editor of Intellect's The Big Picture magazine and co-editor of The Spectator's arts blog. He is a staff writer for both the print and online editions of Film International, as well as for PopMatters and has also contributed to many magazines, websites and journals, including world leaders like The Spectator, Fangoria and Rugby World. Roger Ebert includes @ScottFilmCritic on his list of top 'movie people' to follow on Twitter, alongside David Lynch, Sir Michael Caine and Judd Apatow, and featured Scott in his article 'The Golden Age of Movie Critics' as one of the critics he believes is contributing to that golden age.

Reviews

'An elegant tribute to the films and locations that have given New York its private real estate in our minds. The contributors are so immediately readable and movie-savvy. - Roger Ebert 'Both a celebration and an elegy - an invitation to revisit in film a location that never changes whilst pondering the way life moves on.' - Francine Stock 'These insightful, entertaining essays about classic films and the role their real-life New York locations play in them remind you why the city has been the setting for some of the greatest stories in the history of cinema. New York can be anything. It's a city of opulence and squalor, of magic and gritty realism. For anyone who loves the movies and loves New York, this book is a must. For anyone who doesn't... what the hell is wrong with you?' -- DON PAYNE, screenwriter of THOR, writer/consulting producer of THE SIMPSONS 'I knew the joy of New York long before I ever visited the city. The Godfather, The Apartment and Breakfast at Tiffany's all introduced me to the cinematic scope of one of the world's most vibrant cities. This book reminds me of that joy.' - Hardeep Singh Kohli, comedian and novelist 'Even for New Yorkers, this is a tour of the city unlike any other, because it's a walk through the best New York of all, the New York of our collective imagination.' - Khoi Vinh, former Design Director for The New York Times