Underplayed Gems

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell (2007)

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell poster
Directed by
Henry Corra
Genre
documentary
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A documentary about New York City in 1977. It covers the city's financial crisis, rising crime, and the blackout, while also exploring the punk and hip-hop music scenes that emerged from that chaos.

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What happens

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell is a 2007 documentary directed by Henry Corra that originally aired on VH1. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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