New York, New York (1977, 163 Minutes) 

Playing as a part of Scorsese: More Than a Gangster

Martin Scorsese’s foray into the musical combines the magic and glamour of classic Hollywood with the anxiety and intensity of contemporary cinema. New York, New York tells the story of Jimmy (Robert De Niro), an egotistical and controlling saxophone player, and Francine (Liza Minnelli), a hopeful singer with dreams of stardom. The two collaborate together and find success in starting a traveling jazz band. A whirlwind romance ensues, but Jimmy’s impulsive behavior threatens to destroy everything. Scorsese warps the old Hollywood romances of the past, depicting a messier, more complicated relationship that can’t be resolved with the same simplicity of these past stories. Yet, he also fills the film with dazzling homages to the musicals of his childhood; culminating in a stunning climatic number that was cut from the film’s original release. While it was a commercial failure and critically divisive at the time, its reputation has increased decades after and it has gone on to become a cult classic as a fascinatingly ambitious project in Scorsese’s filmography. It has rarely been screened, and for one evening only we offer you the chance to see the director’s cut back in a theatre.       

Cast: Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli 

Playing back to back with Raging Bull at 8 PM. Catch both for $20.