New York icon Martin Scorsese is revealing his go-to films set in the Big Apple.
The auteur curated the screening series “Living, Breathing New York” for the Roxy Cinema, which features screenings of four of his favorite NYC movies out of a full list of Scorsese’s 32 favorite New York movies he’s created and which IndieWire is proud to share below.
“Living, Breathing New York” is curated by Scorsese in celebration of the new release of Olmo Schnabel’s NYC-set thriller, “Pet Shop Days,” which Scorsese executive produced. The film premieres March 15 at the Roxy Cinema in New York, and stars Dario Yazbek Bernal and Jack Irv as two lovers whose whirlwind romance sends them down a rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld. Willem Dafoe (who starred in Olmo Schnabel‘s father Julian Schnabel’s Vincent Van Gogh biopic “At Eternity’s Gate”), Emmanuelle Seigner, Peter Sarsgaard, Maribel Verdú, and Jordi Mollà also star. This is Olmo Schnabel‘s directorial debut.
And first-time filmmaker Schnabel‘s “Pet Shop Days” calls to mind more of Scorsese’s favorite NYC classics, ranging from Benny and Josh Safdie’s “Good Time” to Sidney Lumet’s “Dog Day Afternoon.”
“There are so many ‘New York filmmakers’ – everyone has his or her own individual vision,” Scorsese said in a press statement. “I collaborated with the city when I made [my own films like] ‘Mean Streets,’ ‘Taxi Driver,’ ‘Raging Bull,’ ‘The King of Comedy,’ ‘GoodFellas,’ ‘Bringing Out the Dead,’ and ‘The Wolf of Wall Street.’”
Scorsese also added some notes to his picks. According to the director, John Cassavetes’ “Shadows” was a film that “inspired a generation of aspiring filmmakers, including me.” And Elia Kazan’s “On the Waterfront” is also listed despite being set in New Jersey. “I know it’s Hoboken but to me it’s a New York picture,” Scorsese said.
Schnabel, the director of “Pet Shop Days,” told IndieWire that it is a “great honor” to be included in Scorsese’s list.
“I’m a New Yorker — I grew up here. Sharing my film with a New York audience, what could be better than that?” Schnabel said. “It’s a great honor to be included in this group of New York filmmakers selected by Martin Scorsese. When you show your work, people see what you do, and maybe even who you are. I’m looking forward to this and welcoming the experience.”
“Living, Breathing New York” is presented by Utopia and Roxy Cinema. The limited series celebrates the “past, present, and future of New York independent cinema.” For tickets, visit roxycinemanewyork.com.
The “Living, Breathing New York” program is listed below, along with Scorsese’s selections for his 30 favorite New York films. (Well, 32, since he gives a couple two-for-one picks.) The asides below are his comments.
- “Daybreak Express” (D.A. Pennebaker)
- “The Naked City” (Jules Dassin)
- “Kiss of Death” (Henry Hathaway)
- “Fourteen Hours” (Henry Hathaway)
- “Cry of the City” (Robert Siodmak)
- “A Double Life” (George Cukor)
- “The Marrying Kind” (George Cukor)
- “It Should Happen to You” (George Cukor)
- “On the Waterfront” (Elia Kazan) *“yes, I know it’s Hoboken but to me it’s a New York picture”
- “The Wrong Man” (Alfred Hitchcock)
- “Sweet Smell of Success” (Alexander Mackendrick)
- “Shadows” (John Cassavetes) *”the picture that inspired a generation of aspiring filmmakers, including me”
- “Midnight Cowboy” and “Marathon Man” (John Schlesinger)
- “The French Connection” (William Friedkin)
- “Bye Bye Braverman”
- “Prince of the City” (Sidney Lumet)
- “Manhattan” (Woody Allen)
- “Bad Lieutenant” (Abel Ferrara)
- “Heaven Knows What” (Josh and Benny Safdie)
- “Good Time” (Josh and Benny Safdie)
- “Uncut Gems” (Josh and Benny Safdie)
- “The Apartment” (Billy Wilder)
- “Do the Right Thing” (Spike Lee)
- “Dog Day Afternoon” (Sidney Lumet)
- “Manhattan” (Woody Allen)
- “Midnight Cowboy” (John Schlesinger)
- “The Musketeers of Pig Alley” (D.W. Griffith) and “Regeneration” (Raoul Walsh)
- “Odds Against Tomorrow” (Robert Wise)
- “On the Waterfront” (Elia Kazan)
- “Sweet Smell of Success” (Alexander Mackendrick)
“Living, Breathing New York”
“Heaven Knows What” (Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, 2014, 97M, 35mm)
March 11 at 9:00pm
March 13 at 9:00pm
March 16 at 5:00pm
“Sweet Smell of Success” (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957, 96M, DCP)
March 12 at 7:00pm
“Shadows” (John Cassavetes, 1958, 87M, DCP)
March 13 at 7:00pm
March 16 at 3:00pm
March 19 at 7:00pm
“Bringing Out the Dead” (Martin Scorsese, 1999, 121M, 35mm)
March 20 at 7:30pm
March 21 at 5:00pm
March 22 at 10:15pm
March 26 at 7:00pm
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