{"product_id":"9781627311717","title":"Cinematic Immunity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe unbelievable insider stories of how they ‘got the shot’!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCinematic Immunity\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of New York City's movie industry from the crew members who created the sets, lit the scenes, and shot the film. Focused on the golden age (1950-1990) of New York filmmaking, Cinematic Immunity covers \u003cem\u003eOn the Waterfront \u003c\/em\u003ethrough \u003cem\u003eThe Sopranos.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe East Coast film industry, thousands of miles from the Los Angeles executives, existed by its own rules and with little oversight. It was a close-knit and freewheeling community of movie technicians that took on the most outrageous challenges to get every shot perfect. Behind-the-scenes documentaries and books feature “above the line” talent—actors, producers, directors, and writers. For the first time, readers will hear the unvarnished truth of the New York movie industry—tales about union politics, labor strikes, movie families, dangerous locations, difficult shots, volatile directors, anecdotes about actors, pranks, friendships, rivalries, generational shifts, substance use and abuse, technical feats, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will hear never heard before stories about classic (and not so classic) films and television shows including: \u003cem\u003eMidnight Cowboy, The Warriors, The French Connection, The Exorcist, The Godfather, The Wiz, The Taking of Pelham 123, Annie Hall, Cruising, Do The Right Thing, When Harry Met Sally, Home Alone 2, Carlito\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003es Way, The Sopranos, and Law and Order. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect to discover secrets about how your favorite scenes were shot and the outrageous characters with outsized talents whose personalities sometimes dwarfed actors and directors. Tales of their exploits, what they saw (and did) on these sets was previously only passed among themselves as showbiz lore but now, readers learn of Marlon Brando’s pranks on the set of \u003cem\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/em\u003e, how crews kept William Friedkin from killing them, the actors, and himself, and how consummate New Yorker Sidney Lumet was the angel to Friedkin’s demons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Michael Lee Nirenberg has worked as a scenic artist in New York since 2006, and in many cases, alongside many of the people featured in the book. This book is a labor of love comprised of over 150 interviews and hundreds of hours of recordings. \u003cem\u003eCinematic Immunity\u003c\/em\u003e includes hundreds of behind-the-scenes images from studio archives and from the technicians who were there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Lee Nirenberg","offers":[{"title":"Feral House |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2026-03-27","offer_id":47353575244031,"sku":"9781627311717","price":69.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_5397f495-ebe9-479d-b64e-8847366a3537.jpg?v=1760540959","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781627311717","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}