Pretend It's a City

Pretend It's a City

2021 · Documentary, Comedy · 1 Season · 7 Episodes · 7.4

Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.

Episodes

1. Pretend It's a City30m · 2021-01-08 · 8.0Meet Fran Lebowitz and join her on her rambles as she muses about deadly distractions, Times Square terror, subway stoppers and total building fails.2. Cultural Affairs32m · 2021-01-08 · 8.0The mysteries of talent are scrutinized as Fran looks at the peril of writing, the joy of Motown and the time Charles Mingus chased her on the street.3. Metropolitan Transit30m · 2021-01-08 · 8.2Mean cabbies, arty subway stations, interstellar tourism and spacey bus drivers can get Fran going. Then Leonardo DiCaprio offered her an e-cigarette.4. Board of Estimate30m · 2021-01-08 · 8.0It's a living: Fran hates money but loves things, so she must work — though she prefers to read. Winning the lottery may be her only other option.5. Department of Sports & Health30m · 2021-01-08 · 8.0Knowing that some are annoyed that she's still alive, Fran understands that smoking is bad for you. "Wellness" and sports sound even worse to her.6. Hall of Records26m · 2021-01-08 · 7.8Fran's all about fun — guilty pleasures, not so much. Just give her a party, a movie, a small child or a luminous Cary Grant. You can keep technology.7. Library Services31m · 2021-01-08 · 8.3Books opened up the world to young Fran. Today, she can't throw a volume away — but she will trash the writer of a glowing blurb for a lousy tome.

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