Stand-In Cities

New York isn’t what it used to be.

Say you’re a Hollywood producer. You’ve just spent all your cash on a big star, an important director, and possibly — if it’s the 1980s — an enormous cocaine budget. But now it’s time to actually start filming. You want the gritty realism of an on-location shoot (say, in New York City), but your budget means you’re now chasing […]

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