{"product_id":"fun-city-cinema-by-jason-bailey-9781419747816","title":"Fun City Cinema","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFun City Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers an in-depth look at how the rise, fall, and resurrection of New York City was captured and chronicled in ten iconic Gotham films across ten decades: \u003ci\u003eThe Jazz Singer\u003c\/i\u003e (1927), \u003ci\u003eKing Kong\u003c\/i\u003e (1933), \u003ci\u003eThe Naked City\u003c\/i\u003e (1948), \u003ci\u003eSweet Smell of Success\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), \u003ci\u003eMidnight Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), \u003ci\u003eTaxi Driver\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), \u003ci\u003eWall Street\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eKids\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003e25th Hour\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and \u003ci\u003eFrances Ha\u003c\/i\u003e (2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA visual history of a great American city in flux, \u003ci\u003eFun City Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how these classic films and legendary filmmakers took their inspiration from New York City's grittiness and splendour, creating what we can now view as \"accidental documentaries\" of the city's modes and moods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the extensively researched and reported text, the book includes both historical photographs and ephemera, as well as still-frames, behind-the-scenes photos, and production materials from each film. Original interviews with Noah Baumbach, Larry Clark, Greta Gerwig, Walter Hill, Jerry Schatzberg, Martin Scorsese, Susan Seidelman, Oliver Stone, and Jennifer Westfeldt are also featured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExtensive \"Now Playing\" sidebars spotlight a handful of each decade's additional films of note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596451889388,"sku":"9781419747816","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781419747816-fun-city-cinema.jpg?v=1777925991","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/fun-city-cinema-by-jason-bailey-9781419747816","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}