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The Gods of Times Square
The Gods of Times Square
The Gods of Times Square
The Gods of Times Square
The Gods of Times Square
The Gods of Times Square
The Gods of Times Square
The Gods of Times Square
The Gods of Times Square
The Gods of Times Square
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The Gods of Times Square
The Film Desk

The Gods of Times Square

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Edition Type: Limited Edition Slipcover
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Description

Shot on video over six years in the mid-1990s by legendary photographer Richard Sandler, The Gods of Times Square is a portrait of the "Crossroads of the World” at the end of the millennium, told through the words of its denizens, particularly the various street preachers that populated every corner.  Now over twenty five years since its transformation to the unrecognizable, the Times Square known for generations only exists in memory and dreams, one of many treasured, vanquished New York demimondes. The Gods of Times Square is now available in an extended version through the auspices of Josh Safdie, Elara Pictures and The Film Desk.

Details

Director(s): Richard Sandler

Starring: various

Release Year: 1999

Runtime: 115 min

Aspect Ratio(s): 1.33:1

Language(s): ENG- English

Sound: DTS-HD MA 2.0

Subtitles: English SDH

Format: Blu-ray

Disc Info: 2-disc Region A Blu-ray

Genre: Documentary

SKU: TFD-007 SLIP

Bonus Content
  • Six films by Richard Sandler:
    - Through the Looking Glass - (1999, 45 mins)
    - the gods of times squareD - (2004, 50 minutes)
    - Brave New York - (2004, 60 minutes)
    - Everybody is Hurting - (2006, 53 minutes)
    - SWAY - (2006, 35 minutes)
    - Subway to the Former East Village - (2007, 33 minutes)
  • The Eyes of the City: Richard Sandler in conversation with Joseph A. Berger (The Deuce) and Jed Rapfogel (Anthology Film Archives), a new video illustrated with Sandler’s still photographs (2025, 60 minutes)
  • The Gods of Times Square - the original StoryCorps audio episode, produced in 1994 by Richard Sandler and Dave Isay.
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The Film Desk is a theatrical and disc distributor founded in 2007 by Jake Perlin, dedicated to releasing masterpieces of international cinema, with a focus on titles never before released in the United States, or long out of circulation, primarily in new 35mm prints.
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4.9
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37 reviews
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Beautiful

    How serendipitous that I find out about this film just as it goes on sale! It’s a beautiful release with gorgeous restoration work. Definitely a title I will be coming back to.

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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Interesting stuff

    Grab it if you're into this sort of stuff for sure.

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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    thanks guliani

    An incredible portrait of a time when NYC had actual texture and character to it.

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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Cool title!

    You can tell the creator has a photographer's eye which along with the time capsule aspect makes this an enjoyable experience.

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    Rated 3 out of 5 stars
    a mixed bag

    not bad but not sure if I will rewatch this

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