New York, New York (1977): Scorsese Flawed Musical, Neither Effective as Homage to Classic Hollywood, Starring De Niro and Liza Minnelli

March 6, 2012 by

Scorsese’s valentine to the classic Hollywood musical and the Big Band era, is an interesting feature that ultimately fails as a period piece or dark musical.

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Night on Earth: Jarmusch’ Anthology of Five Stories, Set in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Rome, Helsinki

April 29, 2006 by

Revisiting his interest in oblique comedy, Jarmusch explores a primal urban relationship, that of a passenger and taxi driver. But the pseudo-existential journey fails to transform the commonplace into a haunting or mysterious experience.

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