Nick Nolte,
Rosanna Arquette,
Patrick O'Neal,
Heather McComb,
Jesse Borrego
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The omnibus film New York Stories is the product of three powerhouse filmmakers. The film is divided into three stories, each exploring a different aspect of life in the Big Apple. Life Lessons, direc... read more
Directed by: Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese
Release Date: March 10, 1989
DVD Release Date: April 8, 2003
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January 2, 2012New York Stories have two good tales: Life Lessons by Scorsese and Oedipus Wrecks by Allen. But Coppola's Life Without Zoe, it's terrible, boring and totally disappointing. The worse thing in the movie is Coppola being with others great directors. The 70's was a terrific time to ... read more
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April 5, 2009None of these stories are really BAD per se; just really badly filmed and very nineties lighting. Woody Allen's segment was okay funny, Scorsese's thing was confusing but watchable, Coppola's...I don't even want to talk about it. I'll pretend it didn't happen. There is seriously ... read more
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April 28, 2008One again everything Sofia Coppola touches turns to shit. Tucked in between Scorsese's comment on art and Allen's delightful matriphobia comedy is Coppola's big floating turd of a short.
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September 1, 2007Scorsese's segment is the best, great story, cinematography and acting. Allen's one is pretty charming and funny, but Coppola knocks down the show with a worthless piece of childish crap.
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August 14, 2007Not being a Woody Allen fan, this movie wasn't all that bad. It kept my interest all the way through and that is a miracle in itself.
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August 13, 2007An anthology of three stories set in New York.
#1 - Life Lessons - Nick Nolte is a famouse but crazy painter having love life problems. Fun and interesting to watch. Patricia Arquette does a wonderful job.
#2 - Life Without Zoe - A girl and her friends have an adventurous ... read more -
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December 26, 2006This is a hard one to rate because I didn't like Coppola or Allen's segments so much, but I loved Scorsese's. Therefore, this rating is four stars for Scorsese, minus 1/2 each for Coppola and Allen.
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April 13, 2010New York Stories is a fun picture mad up into three stories directed by three directors. Martin Scorsese directs Life Lessons, Francis Ford Coppola directs Life with Zoe, and Woody Allen directs Odipus Wrecks. Each one is unique but sadly the let down is with Coppola's piece Life... read more
Critic Reviews
December 11, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times
It's still too early to tell whether the cheering New York Stories will be a box-office hit, but one can hope. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
Allen's contribution is the only one that can be counted as a genuine success. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
New York Stories consists of three films, one good, one bad, one disappointing. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Joe Brown, Washington Post
A novel and fascinating foray into highly stylized, highly personal filmmaking. Full Review
December 11, 2007
TV Guide's Movie Guide
All three films are in different ways concerned with how love affects their central characters, and all three are predictably stylish. Full Review
November 3, 2006
Ryan Cracknell, Movie Views
Each film is distinct from the other in its tone, which in some ways is good, but it also hinders any rhythm from emerging other than the fact that this club loves a certain city. Full Review
January 26, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Only Woody Allen seems to have understood what is possible in a featurette. Full Review
September 27, 2003
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
As Meatloaf once said, two out of three ain't bad
November 5, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Worth it for the Allen episode.
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