Amateurish as it may be, Strangers in the City is worth watching for its glimpses of early '60s New York City alone. Recently aired by Turner Classic Movies as part of its Latin Images in Cinema series, the film is an independently produced look at Nuyorican life. I was surprised to discover that the film really WAS shot in widescreen: TCM aired a pan and scan print, and the credits were uncomfortably squeezed. That's unfortunate, because Rick Carrier seems to have taken considerable care with his compositions and set-ups. Could this really be the same man who edited Barry Mahon's The Beast That Killed Women? Anyone interested in truly independent American cinema should see this film, and a correctly framed DVD release would be most welcome.
Review of Strangers in the City
