Movie Expert and ReelzChannel(R) TV Host Leonard Maltin Names 15 Greatest New York Scenes in Movie History

Movie Expert and ReelzChannel(R) TV Host Leonard Maltin Names 15 Greatest New York Scenes in Movie History

List Includes Classic Scenes from King Kong, Midnight Cowboy, Annie Hall, The Godfather, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Big, Enchanted

LOS ANGELES, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Renowned movie critic Leonard Maltin, host of the original series "Secret's Out" (Fridays, 10 PM ET/7 PM PT) on ReelzChannel TV, has named his picks of the 15 greatest New York scenes in movie history. The selections were made in celebration of the recent launch of ReelzChannel in the New York metropolitan area on Time Warner Cable (Channel 131.)

Making Maltin's list were classic, memorable scenes from a roster of movies including King Kong, Midnight Cowboy, Annie Hall, The Godfather, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Big, Funny Girl, Miracle on 34th Street and Enchanted.

Leonard Maltin's 15 Greatest New York Scenes in Movie History

-- Barbra Streisand singing "Don't Rain on My Parade" as she stands atop a
tugboat in New York harbor in Funny Girl
-- Ray Liotta and his date making their way through the kitchen of the
Copacabana nightclub in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas
-- Dustin Hoffman as Ratso Rizzo pounding on the hood of a Yellow Cab,
protesting, "I'm walkin' here!" in Midnight Cowboy
-- Audrey Hepburn munching on a pastry as she peers into the window of
Tiffany's early one morning in Breakfast at Tiffany's
-- King Kong atop the (then-new) Empire State Building swatting at
biplanes as he clutches Fay Wray in his hand in the original King Kong
-- Young Natalie Wood watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade from her
mother's apartment on Central Park West in the original Miracle on 34th
Street
-- Meg Ryan demonstrates how she can fake an orgasm for Billy Crystal in
the middle of Katz's Deli in When Harry Met Sally
-- Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr sailing into New York harbor and, spotting
the Empire State Building, vowing to meet there in six months in An
Affair to Remember
-- The silent aerial shots of Manhattan giving way to the first music
themes and dance steps of the Sharks and Jets in the opening scene of
West Side Story
-- Woody Allen and Diane Keaton on line for a movie on the East Side and
confronting a know-it-all in Annie Hall
-- James Caan as Sonny Corleone being gunned down at an isolated toll
booth in The Godfather
-- Robert De Niro watches the reigning Godfather of Little Italy walk down
the street in a processional before murdering him in The Godfather,
Part II
-- Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin as sailors arriving at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard and singing "New York, New York..." ("the Bronx is
up and the Battery's down") in On the Town
-- Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia dancing on a giant keyboard at F.A.O.
Schwarz in Big
-- Amy Adams encounters a Jamaican band in Central Park and sings "How Do
You Know?" in Enchanted

In addition to Maltin's series "Secret's Out," which uncovers overlooked gems that were outshined by the latest blockbuster releases, ReelzChannel's slate of original programs includes "Dailies," the network's signature news show that gives viewers breaking movie news, exclusive clips and in-depth stories about movies and movie-making; "Movie Mob," the first-ever user- generated television program featuring content provided by video bloggers to showcase their personal reviews of new theatrical releases and upcoming movies; "Movie Up," the network's series focusing on movies enjoyed at home on VOD, premium networks and DVD; "The Big Tease," a weekly program showcasing the best in movie trailers. In addition ReelzChannel presents the series "The Directors," "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper" and the critically acclaimed, animated "The Critic," featuring the voice of actor/comedian Jon Lovitz.

ReelzChannel is a multi-media brand with the only cable/satellite TV network and broadband website dedicated to "Everything About Movies, 24/7(TM)." Both the television network and the broadband Web site premiered in September 2006. After the most successful launch in cable/satellite history, ReelzChannel TV has continued its steady distribution growth, currently reaching more than 35 million homes. In addition to its cable carriage in markets across the country, ReelzChannel is carried via satellite on DIRECTV and DISH Network. The network features original movie industry news and entertainment programming focusing on the content and behind-the-scenes production of movies in all windows of release - in theaters, on DVD, VOD, and premium television platforms on broadcast and cable television each week. Owned by Hubbard Media Group, headquartered in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, ReelzChannel operates out of studios in Los Angeles with offices in Minneapolis/St. Paul and New York. For more information about ReelzChannel, visit http://www.reelzchannel.com/

CONTACTS:

Mark J. Kern, ReelzChannel, 323.936.1055 or 213-443-2426
mkern@ReelzChannel.com

John Totaro, PK Network, 917-859-4873
jtotes@aol.com

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CONTACT: Mark J. Kern, ReelzChannel, +1-323-936-1055 or +1-213-443-2426,
mkern@ReelzChannel.com; John Totaro, PK Network, +1-917-859-4873,
jtotes@aol.com

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http://www.reelzchannel.com/

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