Martin Scorsese's NEW YORK, NEW YORK is a sparkling, nostalgic look at the big-band era of the 1940s, as well as the MGM musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. The story concerns Jimmy Doyle (Robert De Niro), an aspiring saxophonist who meets and is at first rejected by singer Francine Evans (Liza Minelli). When they continue to bump into each other, a friendship blossoms, followed by romance, and then marriage. All the while, both musicians struggle to succeed at their craft, which begins to put an unbearable strain on their relationship. Eventually, this weight becomes too heavy to handle, leading the couple into a traumatic separation. Scorsese's obvious love for this era of music--as well as cinema--is overflowing throughout the picture, from the set pieces to the costumes to the musical numbers. Most striking is the brutally realistic depiction of a disintegrating marriage, filmed in a series of long, tense takes. De Niro and Minelli jump headlong into their characters, which results in a film that is a challenging viewing experience but emotionally rewarding to the dedicated viewer. As usual, Scorsese's meticulous visual presentation is flawless, as is the film's soundtrack, which recaptures the big-band era with reverence and passion.

Filmed on location in New York City.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Letterboxed - 1.66
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Mono - English, Spanish
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material
Alternate Scenes - 1. Alternate Takes
2. Deleted Scenes:
Audio Commentary - 1. Martin Scorsese - Director
2. Carrie Rickey - Film Critic
Introduction - Martin Scorsese - Director
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. Teaser
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos

Liza Minnelli: American Actress, CABARET (1972)
Robert De Niro: Oscar Winning Actor/Director/Producer
Lionel Stander: American Actor/Blacklisted, then appeared on "Hart to Hart"
Georgie Auld: 
Mary Kay Place: American actress, MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN
George Memmoli: American Character Actor
Barry Primus: American Actor
Dick Miller: American character actor
Diahnne Abbott: 

Martin Scorsese: American director/screenwriter/producer, GOODFELLAS (1990)

Irwin Winkler: American Producer
Robert Chartoff: American Producer

Ralph Burns: American Composer

Irving Lerner: American Director/Editor
Marcia Lucas: American Editor
Bert Lovitt: Editor
David Ramirez: Editor
Tom Rolf: Editor, BLACK RAIN (1989)

"[The film] boasts an evocative, nostalgic production design..."
"[An] uniquely edgy epic..."
"So good it's time to see it twice."
"[I]t looks extraordinary....[T]he scope and ambition of the whole is quite breathtaking in parts."
Ranked #16 in Uncut's Best DVDs Of 2005 -- "[T]his is Scorsese's most emotionally bruising movie..."