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40 years ago, I was walking up 5th Avenue right above Washington Square. I encountered yet another movie crew and yet another PA telling me to not cross the street. I decided to be defiant and kept walking. Suddenly, over the cries of the poor PA, thousands of pieces of torn paper came raining down from the highest floors of One Fifth.

A year later, I went to see the new Nicolas Roeg movie, INSIGNIFICANCE. Suddenly, in the middle of the movie, Theresa Russell as Marilyn Monroe opened a window (I think it was her character - I haven’t revisited it since it came out) and homemade confetti fell over lower 5th Avenue. The cutting seemed a little too frantic (as opposed to regular Roeg fragmented cutting) and I realized with embarrassment that I had almost ruined their shot.

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Abel Ferrara told me that he once ruined a shot - just not in New York. He was in Chicago to attend the trial of Tony Spilotro (the basis for Joe Pesci’s character in CASINO), as research for CRIME STORY. At the time, THE COLOR OF MONEY was being shot and someone brought Abel to the set. He wandered off on his own for reasons I forget, had trouble finding his way around, opened a door and walked onto the set in the middle of a take.

All was forgiven

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LOL...what happens when two NYC directors meet in Chicago.

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Fantastic story…

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This feels like life in New York City—hope to visit next year.

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It'll always be my favorite city. I hope you have a blast.

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Very cool

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Thank you...

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