Richard Koszarski, Keep 'Em in the East: Kazan, Kubrick, and the Postwar New York Film Renaissance.

This article examines the origins of the postwar New York City film renaissance, challenging popular narratives that credit 1970s filmmakers or Mayor John Lindsay’s 1966 initiatives for the city’s cinematic revival. It focuses on the period from the mid-1940s to the mid-1950s, highlighting how feature filmmaking in New York transitioned from novelty to a more established practice despite labor, technological, and political challenges. The study emphasizes the roles of documentary-style realism, race movie producers, and key figures like Elia Kazan and Stanley Kubrick, as well as the influence of East Coast union regulations and non-theatrical production sectors. By concentrating on industrial history and production practices, the work fills gaps in film scholarship but notes the need for further research on television and the period between 1955 and 1966 to fully understand New York’s cinematic development.