The New York Pizza Confessions

Who Killed Nancy?

2009 · ★ 5

On October 12th, 1978, New York Police discovered the lifeless body of a young woman, slumped under the bathroom sink in a hotel room. She was Nancy Spungen, an ex-prostitute, sometimes stripper, heroin addict, and girlfriend of Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious.

Love and Anger

1969 · ★ 5.3

Five short stories with contemporary settings. In New York, people are indifferent to derelicts sleeping on sidewalks, to a woman's assault in front of an apartment building, and to a couple injured in a car crash. A man, stripped of his identity, dies in bed with actors expressing his agony. A cheerful, innocent young man walking a city street in a time of war pays a price for this innocence. A couple talks about cinema while it watches another couple talk of love and truth on the eve of one character's return to Cuba. Striking students take over a university classroom; an argument follows about revolution or incremental change.

Chinese Coffee

2000 · ★ 6.8

When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer, is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, ostensibly to collect a long-standing debt.

The Passion of Ayn Rand

1999 · ★ 5

Author Ayn Rand becomes involved with a much younger and married man, to the dismay of those close to her.

Just One Time

1999 · ★ 4.8

When the fiancé of a fireman reluctantly agrees to participate in a ménage à trois with another woman, she does so on the condition that he reciprocate the favor with another man, which ultimately puts their impending marriage in jeopardy.

Banksy Does New York

2014 · ★ 6.8

On October 1, 2013, the elusive street artist Banksy launched a month-long residency in New York, an art show he called Better Out Than In. As one new work of art was presented each day in a secret location, a group of fans, called “Banksy Hunters,” took to the streets and blew up social media.

Two-pot Screamer (or: How I Will Remember the Dec.13th Screening of Adam C. Briggs' A Grand Mockery)

A short documentary chronicling the liquor-drenched final night of A Grand Mockery (2024)'s theatrical run in New York.

Dracula Bites the Big Apple

1979 · ★ 10

Dracula travels to New York for a change of scenery.

Love Is in the Air

2017 · ★ 4.7

Flight attendant Charlotte calms panicky passenger Klaus, who falls for her. In New York, their chemistry heats up, but Charlotte won’t give up her dream job or move in with Klaus, a Brooklyn baker. Torn between love and freedom, Charlotte juggles supporting her pregnant friend back home and a long-distance romance.

The Treatment

2007 · ★ 6

Jake Singer is at loose ends in NYC, and neck deep in psychoanalysis with the outrageous Dr. Morales when he meets the enigmatic and beautiful widow Allegra Marshall.

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

1988 · ★ 6.7

Dennis Jennings is an introverted daydreamer, sleepwalking through life. He is a professional waiter and has an equally-dull girlfriend, Emma. In an attempt to release his pent-up feelings of isolation, he begins seeing a psychiatrist, only to discover that the doctor is somewhat less than interested in what he has to say. The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

The Linguini Incident

1991 · ★ 6.6

A waitress, a barman and an underwear designer try to rob a New York restaurant where two of them work.