Planning to travel? It always helps if you have the right guide. And when it comes to New York City, I have the perfect one for you today, especially if you're a film fan, because he literally just wrote the book on it. That's right, this week on the podcast, I was so honored to have back my talented friend Jason Bailey. 

The author of the brand new book Fun City Cinema, in this entertaining and informative episode, Jason tells us all about writing and researching his new critically acclaimed nonfiction work and breaks down a few films along the way. A gifted film writer, critic, and historian who's the editor-in-chief of the site Crooked Marquee, additionally, Jason Bailey is an author of four additional books on film, and a freelance journalist with bylines everywhere from The New York Times to Vulture to The Playlist and beyond.

Tying in with both Jason's book (releasing Tuesday, October 26) as well as the outstandingly diverse New York City collection currently available on The Criterion Channel, in this installment, we zero in on The Garment Jungle (1957), The Incident (1967), The Out-of-Towners (1970), and Little Murders (1971).

Referenced & Related:

Jason Bailey on Twitter

Listen to Jason's Last Episode 

Fun City Cinema Website, Book, & Podcast

Fun City Cinema on Instagram

Jason Bailey on Letterboxd 

Jason Bailey's Authory Page with Links to His Work

Jason's Books: Pulp Fiction: The Complete Story of Quentin Tarantino's Masterpiece, It's OK With Me: Hollywood, The 1970s, & the Return of the Private Eye, The Ultimate Woody Allen Film Companion, & Richard Pryor: American Id.

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