Celluloid Skyline : New York and the Movies

by SANDERS JAMES

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Genres: Film, Nonfiction, Media Tie In, New York, History, Architecture, Art

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Andrew Galloway · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. I think it's one of my favorite, most in-depth, fascinating books I've read.

[Drew Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

It looks like a coffee table book, and while it does contain a number of cool photographs, this is a well written and researched history of filmmaking in New York from the silent era all the way up to 2000.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book that goes through the entire history of filming in New York City. It really puts into perspective what it took to build the film industry, lose it and then take it by storm all over again. New York City really is "the world's biggest back lot" and Sanders proves it.
The book is a little bit on the academic side, but I think anyone who is going to actually pick this up knows that going in. This is kind of a text book for people who are actually interested.
It made me want to see a lot more movies about The City and revisit some that I didn't even realize had so much to do with it.
But it never did mention Basket Case. How does THAT happen?!

[Nathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely coffee table book about New York City's role in the history of movie-making, and how the city has been represented as a real location to shoot films, as a backdrop for Hollywood productions, and as an entirely cinematic universe with a back story all its own. There's a lot about just the architecture, which is fascinating if you're patient about it.

Recommended for those who love movies and/or New York, and for those who plan to visit it one day.

[Nancy Loe · Rating 5 out of 5]

TCM just finished (summer of 2007) a series of screening based on films in this great look at New York in film. Architecture + film = heaven.

[Monica]

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[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used this book in college for a paper I was writing on Woody Allen and Spike Lee as NY filmmakers and it was amazing! I loved everything about it, it was so detailed and the pictures are great!