SummaryLifelong friends Lenny Sugarman and Ruben Liebner, both in their 70s, both dyed-in-the-wool New Yorkers, barely recognize the Manhattan of their youth. The city they’ve loved for decades has become a playground for the too-rich; their places, the ones they’ve frequented for years, are now refuges from a changing world they’re increasingly unable ... Read More
Directed By:Harvey Wang
Written By:Adam Forgash
The Last New Yorker
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Offers not just a rare portrait of urban septuagenarians, but one without a hint of dewy-eyed nostalgia.
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On the plus side, Derek McKane's moody camerawork makes Gotham look grand. Too bad it's wasted on The Last New Yorker.
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Considering how meticulously Wang location-scouted the project--documenting all the barely surviving (or since closed down) luncheonettes, Irish pubs, hosieries, and shoe repair joints of yesteryear--it's a shame he couldn't stick to his shutterbug roots and shoot a documentary instead.
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Wang tracks his guys like the documentarian he is, and if the movie feels a bit canned thanks to Adam Forgash's unoriginal script, classic NYC spots and a big heart make it feel like home.
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The Last New Yorker would like to think of itself as a comic fairy tale, but Lenny’s pride and self-delusion are too pathetic to be amusing.
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Production Company:
- Brink Films
Release Date:Feb 19, 2010
Duration:1 h 30 m
Tagline:You're never too broke to fall in love.
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Awards
Moondance International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
