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In NYC, Film Set of the Mind Makes a Movie

And once again, realise how much of a movie set this town is. Every street is a frame in a film well loved. Makes you understand why American films do better globally, when even walking down a street in New York makes me feel a nostalgic buzz for a history that isn’t remotely mine – but one that I have absorbed from Hollywood.

As an illustration, compare these two clips

That’s LIFE ON MARS – the original Kudus UK series.

Now this:

Which is the trailer for the US remake.  Not making any point about the quality of the acting or film-making. Just about a city that is forever filmic in the mind’s eye.

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One Response to “In NYC, Film Set of the Mind Makes a Movie”

  1. David Lemon Says:
    August 14th, 2009 at 09:35

    I know what you mean- any time you see the flatiron building or the chrysler or rockerfeller plaza you can’t help but imagine any number of films.
    Also glad your a comment isn’t about the merits of the two shows -The US Life On Mars was axed early and had to wrap itself up with, IMO, one of the worst endings in TV History.

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