tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post415070193198327783..comments2024-01-28T03:28:16.991-05:00Comments on Cinepinion: Manhattan (1979)Cinepinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06751125115213060127noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-22552157059811973182007-07-25T22:10:00.000-05:002007-07-25T22:10:00.000-05:00first, i have to say i think this is your best wri...first, i have to say i think this is your best written review yet. i think a film like this lends itself to a good review, but i can easily see how someone can get lost in its vastness and come out with a very 'by-the-numbers' routine. yours comes across with passion, an awareness that comes with a keen eye and (surely) multiple viewings, and a true personal love for NYC. (so much for my review james flameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186585225985389581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-2584479164625764052007-07-20T13:20:00.000-05:002007-07-20T13:20:00.000-05:00Yeah the Gershwin arrangements are really somethin...Yeah the Gershwin arrangements are really something, it's definitely a soundtrack worth picking up. (I luckily found it on vinyl in a Salvation Army!) <I>Bananas</I> is good, but I prefer <I>Sleeper</I>; it's definitely my favorite of the early comedies. <I>Love and Death</I> is surprisingly hilarious, as well.<BR/><BR/>As a New Yorker I like to think New York looks like this too, and if you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-38835322992672072462007-07-17T13:13:00.000-05:002007-07-17T13:13:00.000-05:00A beautiful movie, greatly enhanced by Willis and ...A beautiful movie, greatly enhanced by Willis and Gershwin. I'm very glad you mentioned Bananas, as it is one of my favorites of Allen's, and one of his most overlooked. And yes, as an Ohioan, I like to think New York looks like this, as opposed to what Scorsese and Schrader have to say about it.Clayton L. Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012222337304383179noreply@blogger.com