The Last New Yorker

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The Last New Yorker
Directed by Harvey Wang
Written byAdam Forgash
Produced byAdam Forgash
Danny Vinik
Starring
CinematographyDerek McKane
Edited byJeff Flohr
Music byDario Eskenazi
Production
company
Brink Films
Release date
  • November 2007 (2007-11)(Big Apple Film Festival)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Last New Yorker is a 2007 American drama film directed by Harvey Wang and starring Dominic Chianese and Dick Latessa. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Reception

The film has a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [4] Christian Blauvelt of Slant Magazine awarded the film one and a half stars out of four. [5]

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References

  1. Holden, Stephen (18 February 2010). "In an Ever-Changing New York, Falling in Love May Be the Only Constant". The New York Times . Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. Wang, Harvey (25 May 2011). "The Last New Yorker : A Love Story for the City". HuffPost . Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. Whitty, Stephen (19 February 2010). "'The Last New Yorker' movie review: 'Last'; but not likable". NJ.com . Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. "The Last New Yorker". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. Blauvelt, Christian (15 February 2010). "The Last New Yorker". Slant Magazine . Retrieved 2 January 2018.