Cityscape: NYC in Film
Summertime is synonymous with many things, the beach, barbeques, baseball, and something that doesn’t start with a B – movies. Hollywood is known for releasing some of its biggest and most expensive films of the year during the summer. On this episode of Cityscape, we’re rollingwith a movies theme, including a look at a top 20 list of the best New York City films of all time.
On this episode, Professor Jeffrey Wisotsky gives a list of the "Greatest films that feature New York City":
- The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola
- The French Connection, directed by William Friedkin
- Midnight Cowboy, directed by John Schlesinger
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, directed by Joseph Sargent
- Serpico, directed by Sidney Lumet
- Marty, directed by Delbert Mann
- The Wanderers, directed by Philip Kaufman
- A Bronx Tale, directed by Robert De Niro
- Taxi Driver, directed by Martin Scorsese
- Mean Streets, directed by Martin Scorsese
- Goodfellas, directed by Martin Scorsese
- Manhattan, directed by Woody Allen
- Annie Hall, directed by Woody Allen
- The Naked City, directed by Jules Dassin
- Do The Right Thing, directed by Spike Lee
- Wild Style, directed by Charlie Ahern
- The Warriors, directed by Walter Hill
- After Hours, directed by Martin Scorsese
- Saturday Night Fever, directed by John Badham
- West Side Story, directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise