The Hollywood Studios, Year-by-Year – Paramount, 1931 – City Streets & An American Tragedy

On to 1931 and back to Paramount for a Sylvia Sidney double feature: a genre exercise from Mamoulian (CITY STREETS) and a finger exercise from Sternberg (AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY). We debate whether Sternberg's version serves or travesties Dreiser's novel, and whether it matters. Then, the return of Scorsese Corner to discuss TAXI DRIVER, RAGING BULL, and (Dave's favourite Scorsese movie) NEW YORK, NEW YORK. Start spreading the news. Time Codes: 0h 01m 00s:          City Streets (dir. Rouben Mamoulian) 0h 28m 44s:          An American Tragedy (dir. Josef von Sternberg)                           0h 56M 36s:          Fall Cinemagoing Update – Paradise Cinema Opens! (Trouble in Paradise - 1932)                             + Scorsese Corner: Taxi Driver (1976); New York, New York (1977); and Raging Bull (1980) +++ * Check out our Complete Upcoming Episode Schedule * Find Elise's latest published film piece – "Elaine May's Male Gaze" – in the Elaine May issue of Bright Wall/Dark Room* *And Read Elise's Writing at Bright Wall/Dark Room, Cléo, and Bright Lights.* Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at [email protected] Theme Music: "What's Yr Take on Cassavetes?" – Le Tigre