Readers sound off on films shot in NYC, Dem opposition and a hit song’s slur
The March 2 editorial “Gene Hackman’s greatest co-star” lists various Hackman films lensed in the Big Apple, declaring the ...
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Visual History with Jules Dassin
Jules Dassin originally started out as an actor and was a member of the Yiddish ARTEF (Arbeter Teater Farband) Players in New York remaining a member of the troupe until 1939. He quickly realized he ...
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The most exciting heist movies
The best films in the heist genre are the ones that explore the simplest conflict — what someone wants and how they get it — ...
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Visual History with Jules Dassin
Jules Dassin originally started out as an actor and was a member of the Yiddish ARTEF (Arbeter Teater Farband) Players in New York remaining a member of the troupe until 1939. He quickly realized he ...
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Readers sound off on films shot in NYC, Dem opposition and a hit song’s slur
I refer to the 1948 classic “The Naked City.” Entirely filmed on the streets among real New Yorkers, not extras, director Jules Dassin caught a moment in time weeks before the way people lived ...