American Eve: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White: The Birth of the "It" Girl and the Crime of the Century26 reviews
Paula Uruburu

Riverhead Hardcover, 2008

I'm hard to please and I loved this book

+ Wow!
+ (3.5 stars) Intriguing story of the original "It Girl"
+ fascinating true story
  
  











  



  
John Cassavetes - Five Films (Shadows / Faces / A Woman Under the Influence / The Killing of a Chinese Bookie ...25 reviews
John Cassavetes-Five Films

Criterion, 2004

Brilliant and beautiful and raw depictions of how vulnerable we can be

+ good price, fast shipping, thanks!
+ John Cassavetes defines Independent Film.
+ John Cassavetes: Five Films
  
  











  



  
The Age of Innocence (Oxford World's Classics)7 reviews
Edith Wharton

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

No Title

+ Love, Loneliness and the Strictures of Society.
+ Where convention rules
+ Wharton's mastery of subtlety of nuiance transcends that of Noh Drama of Japan
+ Edith Wharton as Literary Catalyst
  
  











  



  
Hannah and Her Sisters75 reviews
Lewis Black, Michael Caine

MGM (Video & DVD), 2001

A film that has everything it needs; a complete package to put it bluntly...

+ Funny and heartwarming.
+ "Great. That means I'll have to sit through the Ice Capades again."
+ Considered Woody Allen's best film.
  
  











  



  
Writing New York: A Literary Anthology9 reviews

Library of America, 2008

Amazing Tribute to the Phenomena of NYC

+ The Big Town in Literature
+ A Literary Tribute to the Big Apple
+ Delightful and Intriguing Read
+ Another one for the kansas guy
  
  











  



  
The Waterworks: A Novel28 reviews
E.L. Doctorow

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007

Once Again Doctorow Delivers

+ mystorical fiction

In this novel set in New York City early in the 1870's, the Civil War has left its scar on society, even in the north. The city is filled with limbless ex-soldiers, begging on the streets, shooting morphine into their veins to satisfy the dead-end addiction they picked up in hospitals. In this ...
  
  











  



  
The Age of Innocence [Region 2]112 reviews
Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer

SIX STARS

+ ON MY TOP FIVE LIST OF MY FAVORITE FILMS
+ A Breathtaking Departure for Scorsese
+ Scorsese's beautifully filmed AGE OF INNOCENCE
+ Such a beautiful film...
  
  











  



  
Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan13 reviews
Phillip Lopate

Anchor, 2005

Great book!!!

+ It reads like the waterfront runs
+ A Ramble
+ Enhance a Greenway hike
+ From River to River
  
  











  



  
The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century15 reviews
Harold Schechter

Ballantine Books, 2007

A True Crime Master's Masterpiece

+ Gripping Tale of Murder and Yellow Journalism
+ The Original Media Circus
+ The Devil's Gentleman
+ Fascinating Part of History
  
  











  



  
On the Town66 reviews
Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly

Warner Home Video, 2000

On the town

+ Top notch musical from co-directors Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen a pity Warner couldn't chip in some extras...
+ Classic you should own

On the town was so much fun to watch and I loved the musium secean and I can't wait to watch it again
  
  











  



  
Crimes and Misdemeanors74 reviews
Caroline Aaron, Alan Alda

MGM (Video & DVD), 2001

Heads you win, tails I lose

+ This sort of thing only happens in the movies...
+ One of Allen's best films!
+ Morality As A Stumbling Block And Pragmatism As Redemption
+ deep and entertaining
  
  











  



  
Astaire & Rogers Ultimate Collector's Edition (Flying Down to Rio / The Gay Divorcee / Roberta / Top Hat / ...35 reviews
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers

Warner Home Video, 2006

Ginger and Fred Paint The Screen

+ This DVD will make a great christmas gift
+ The only Fred & Ginger set you need
+ "Let's Face the Music and Dance"
+ WONDERFUL PACK OF THE WONDERFUL COUPLE
  
  











  



  
Ragtime: A Novel120 reviews
E.L. Doctorow

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007

History? Fiction? Fictory? Who cares, it's great!

+ Powerful and Thought Provoking!!
+ If only all books were this great!

Give this one a few chapters to hook you, as Doctorow's style here won't suit everyone's tastes. There is very little dialogue, and often he employs repetitive staccato sentences in brief summary descriptions, like: "He came in. He sat down. He counted his change. He put it in his pocket and ...
  
  











  



  
Manhattan114 reviews
Woody Allen, Diane Keaton

MGM (Video & DVD), 2000

ONE OF WOODY'S BEST, BUT THE DVD HAS SOME PROBLEMS!

+ Manhattan review
+ Modern Cinematic Masterpiece
+ THE ISLAND THE SPECTACULAR STAR ON THE BIG SCREEN; A THOUGHTFUL MEDITATION ON LIFE AND MORALITY UPON THE SMALL FLAT SCREEN
  
  











  



  
Wonderful Town: New York Stories from The New Yorker (Modern Library Paperbacks)8 reviews

Random House, 2000

Wonderful collection

+ Terrific!
+ A brilliant collection
+ A must-read for literary fiction fans
  
  











  



  
Crimes and Misdemeanors74 reviews
Caroline Aaron, Alan Alda

MGM (Video & DVD), 2001

Heads you win, tails I lose

+ This sort of thing only happens in the movies...
+ One of Allen's best films!
+ Morality As A Stumbling Block And Pragmatism As Redemption
+ deep and entertaining
  
  











  



  
Manhattan114 reviews
Woody Allen, Diane Keaton

MGM (Video & DVD), 2000

ONE OF WOODY'S BEST, BUT THE DVD HAS SOME PROBLEMS!

+ Manhattan review
+ Modern Cinematic Masterpiece
+ THE ISLAND THE SPECTACULAR STAR ON THE BIG SCREEN; A THOUGHTFUL MEDITATION ON LIFE AND MORALITY UPON THE SMALL FLAT SCREEN
  
  











  



  
The Age of Innocence (Oxford World's Classics)7 reviews
Edith Wharton

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

No Title

+ Love, Loneliness and the Strictures of Society.
+ Where convention rules
+ Wharton's mastery of subtlety of nuiance transcends that of Noh Drama of Japan
+ Edith Wharton as Literary Catalyst
  
  











  



  
Ragtime: A Novel120 reviews
E.L. Doctorow

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007

History? Fiction? Fictory? Who cares, it's great!

+ Powerful and Thought Provoking!!
+ If only all books were this great!

Give this one a few chapters to hook you, as Doctorow's style here won't suit everyone's tastes. There is very little dialogue, and often he employs repetitive staccato sentences in brief summary descriptions, like: "He came in. He sat down. He counted his change. He put it in his pocket and ...
  
  











  



  
Hannah and Her Sisters75 reviews
Lewis Black, Michael Caine

MGM (Video & DVD), 2001

A film that has everything it needs; a complete package to put it bluntly...

+ Funny and heartwarming.
+ "Great. That means I'll have to sit through the Ice Capades again."
+ Considered Woody Allen's best film.