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Jan 28, 2020 · With 1977’s New York, New York, director Martin Scorsese took the formulas of classic 1940s and ’50s American movie musicals and infused them with his private obsessions. The film is a fascinating hybrid of vintage and modern aesthetics.
New York, New York is a 1977 American romantic musical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Earl Mac Rauch and Mardik Martin, based on a story by Rauch. John Kander and Fred Ebb wrote several songs for the film, including "New York, New York" which became a global phenomenon.
In other words: Abandon your expectations of an orderly plot, and you'll end up humming the title song. The movie's a vast, rambling, nostalgic expedition back into the big band era, and a celebration of the considerable talents of Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro.
May 16, 2017 · Writer John Eskow says activists like Abbie Hoffman viewed the East Village as a base for political organization. Eskow met Hoffman at the Avenue A home of Martin Carey, a psychedelic poster artist. “When I first met and started hanging out with Abbie in that early part of the summer of ’67, he had short hair,” says Eskow.
Oct 16, 2019 · New York, New York’s standout moment comes in the final act when Scorsese stops the film entirely and gives us a full-blown delicious MGM musical extravaganza for our nerves.
November 11, 1949 (age 74) Utica, New York, U.S. Occupation (s) Screenwriter, Musician, Journalist. John Eskow (born November 11, 1949) is an American screenwriter. [1]
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