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On February 3, 2018, director Martin Scorsese introduced a newly restored print of City That Never Sleeps as the opening film of a 30 movie retrospective of restored Republic Pictures that Scorsese curated to be exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, citing the picture's blazing energy and brilliant creativity.
City That Never Sleeps was given a slightly sniffy reception upon its release but has been reappraised in recent years thanks, in no small part, to being championed by Martin Scorsese. I've found such films to be a mixed bag, to be honest, as I feel Scorsese generally prefers something different from his noirs than I do.
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- John H. Auer
Feb 2, 2009 · With essays as diverse as the city itself, and a vast variety of films analysed in relation to complex and conflicting readings of this ultimate urban landscape, City That Never Sleeps offers a varied and rich work of the filmic imagination. The book’s focus on the films themselves is commendable, and it insists we interrogate the way images ...
- Anna Knight
Aug 14, 2021 · Martin Scorsese is a big fan of this offbeat noir rarity, originally produced by Poverty Row studio Republic Pictures, and recently restored by Paramount. It’s going to be a long night on Chicago’s mean streets for burned-out cop Johnny Kelly (Gig Young).
City That Never Sleeps. Martin Scorsese Presents REPUBLIC REDISCOVERED—over 20 rarely seen films from the storied Republic Pictures library, restored and remastered by Paramount and personally curated by Martin Scorsese.
- John H. Auer
- Gig Young, Mala Powers, William Talman
Jan 11, 2021 · Of course these two verbose, vital residents of a city that never sleeps would collaborate on a project that would be full of wit, cross-referenced with film and literary (and personal) history,...
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City That Never Sleeps: New York and the Filmic Imagination. Book. Edited by Murray Pomerance. 2007. Published by: Rutgers University Press. View. Buy This Book in Print. summary. New York, more than any other city, has held a special fascination for filmmakers and viewers.
