| Description |
viii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-222) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : new Hollywood, history, and the city -- Sex and the city in decline : Midnight cowboy (1969) and Klute (1971) -- Nostalgia, the ethnic neighborhood, and the world outside : The godfather, parts I and II (1972 and 1974) and Mean streets (1973) -- Blaxploitation and urban decline : Harlem and the world beyond, Cotton comes to Harlem (1970), Shaft (1971), Superfly (1972), Across 110th St. (1972), and, Black Caesar (1974) -- Policing the unsafe city : The French connection (1971), Serpico (1973), and Dog day afternoon (1975), Prince of the city (1981) -- Vigilance! : Death wish (1974), Taxi driver (1976), The marathon man -- Love, marriage, and city living : Annie Hall (1977), Manhattan (1979), An unmarried woman (1978), Kramer vs. Kramer. |
| Subject |
New York (N.Y.) -- In motion pictures.
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National Book Committee. |
| ISBN |
9780195382808 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780195382792 cloth alkaline paper |
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019538279X cloth alkaline paper |
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0195382803 paperback alkaline paper |
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