Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies
By James Sanders
Published By Alfred A. Knopf
Year Published 2001
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This book is a tale of two cities- both called “New York”. The first is a urban melting pot of millions of inhabitants. The second is a mythic city, so rich in memory and association and a sense of place that to people everywhere it has come to seem real and familiar. It is a magical city of imagination that is as complex and dynamic as its namesake of glass, stone and steel. The author navigates the reader to this dream city of the movies, which has been created by more than a century of films. If you have an interest in films, architecture or New York City then this book is a no-brainer.
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By James Sanders
Published By Alfred A. Knopf
Year Published 2001
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This book is a tale of two cities- both called “New York”. The first is a urban melting pot of millions of inhabitants. The second is a mythic city, so rich in memory and association and a sense of place that to people everywhere it has come to seem real and familiar. It is a magical city of imagination that is as complex and dynamic as its namesake of glass, stone and steel. The author navigates the reader to this dream city of the movies, which has been created by more than a century of films. If you have an interest in films, architecture or New York City then this book is a no-brainer.
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By James Sanders
Published By Alfred A. Knopf
Year Published 2001
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This book is a tale of two cities- both called “New York”. The first is a urban melting pot of millions of inhabitants. The second is a mythic city, so rich in memory and association and a sense of place that to people everywhere it has come to seem real and familiar. It is a magical city of imagination that is as complex and dynamic as its namesake of glass, stone and steel. The author navigates the reader to this dream city of the movies, which has been created by more than a century of films. If you have an interest in films, architecture or New York City then this book is a no-brainer.
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