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"It's a Wonderful Town" New York City in the Movies Online

**THIS PROGRAM IS VIRTUAL. PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE LINK**

Join us for a summer travel trip to everything New York City!

Media Scholar Brian Rose will examine how filmmakers have been drawn to the dynamic vitality of New York City. Its dramatic architecture, its diverse neighborhoods and populations, its universally recognized landmarks, its 24/7 lifestyle, and its 8 million stories have helped make the city a featured player in more than 17,000 movies—including such memorable films as King Kong, Naked City, On the Town, West Side Story, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Taxi Driver, Wall Street, and Do the Right Thing.

Date:
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Films and TV  
Online:
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Brian Rose is a Professor Emeritus at Fordham University, where he taught for 38 years in the Department of Communication and Media Studies. He’s written several books on television history and cultural programming and conducted more than 100 Q&A’s with leading directors, actors, and writers for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Screen Actors Guild, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Directors Guild of America.