City on Screen

Fishko Files | May 18, 2010

With the classic New York movie, Midnight Cowboy (1969), screening at Lincoln Center this weekend, WNYC's Sara Fishko considers the films of that era and what they say about the city.

More Activities:

See Midnight Cowboy at Lincoln Center as part of the John Schlesinger retrospective.

Check out the exhibit of New York film artifacts at Grand Central Terminal.

Click here to visit the companion site to James Sanders' book Celluloid Skyline.

A list of the great NYC films featured in this edition:

Midnight Cowboy 1969
Taxi Driver 1976
Klute 1971
Dog Day Afternoon 1975
French Connection 1971
Panic in Needle Park 1971

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