Denzel Washington solves a case without leaving a bed, talking Angelina Jolie through New York crime scenes by radio while the killer works from an out-of-print book of city murders. It is a research thriller in the most literal sense, shot around a shadowy 1999 Manhattan that no longer exists. Screening on a 35mm print. If you want a pulpy New York thriller to close the weekend, this fits.
What to expect
A 35mm print of a 1999 studio thriller, heavy on rain-slicked Manhattan exteriors and subterranean crime scenes. Washington and Jolie are the whole engine. Just under two hours in the final slot of the day, with a repertory crowd rather than a blockbuster one.
Good to know
- 1 to 66th Street-Lincoln Center; the theaters sit on West 65th Street
- Screens from a 35mm archival print
- Runtime is just under two hours, in the last slot of the evening
- Only one screening in this window
- Contains grisly crime scene content; not a family pick
- Wheelchair accessible with assistive listening available
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Common questions
Who is in it?
Denzel Washington as a paralyzed forensic criminalist and Angelina Jolie as the patrol officer who becomes his hands and eyes, directed by Phillip Noyce in 1999.
Is it shot in New York?
Yes - the film uses Manhattan locations extensively, which is part of why a theatrical 35mm screening in the city is worth catching.
Why is it in the Bibliomania series?
The killer stages murders from a rare out-of-print book of historical New York crimes, making archival research the spine of the plot.
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