Film Forum Puts New York City in the Spotlight

A wide-ranging series of films is being presented in conjunction with an exhibition honoring the Museum of the City of New York’s centennial anniversary. The program is replete with inescapable pictures.

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Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster in 'Sweet Smell of Success,' 1957. United Artists/Getty Images

The flashy mid-century Manhattan locales are likely the primary reasons that “Sweet Smell of Success” (1957) is the headlining feature for “The City: Real and Imagined,” a festival of 60-some movies being mounted by Film Forum. Yet consider, as well, the score by Elmer Bernstein and, in particular, the music that charges its way through the opening credits. 

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