fun city editions

The 1980s were a wild time for the city of New York. For the duration of that decade, and beyond, it was the go-to place for those who wanted to make things happen. To live life. To realize their most wildest fantasies or make their most extravagant dreams come true. Unfortunately, some of those individuals were painfully unaware or downright oblivious to the dark underbelly of the city, and forgot to proceed with caution to certain places. Places… like Alphabet City. But in 1984, director Amos Poe (The Blank Generation) made a film titled as such, starring a young character actor by the name of Vincent Spano, which attempted to shed light on this unfavorable area of New York. Taking place over the course of one night, Spano plays Johnny, a young hustler and debt collector who operates within the confines of this area, named such due to it being […]

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