Pretend It's a City
Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Cast:Fran Lebowitz , Martin Scorsese , Michael Alexis Palmer , Alec Baldwin , Spike Lee , Olivia Wilde , Steven Bozga
S1.E1 ∙ Pretend It's a City
Between conversations and talks with an audience, Fran Lebowitz walks through New York City and her fears of Times Square, her mortal distractions and subway art.
S1.E2 ∙ Cultural Affairs
Fran discusses her interest in the mystery of talent, the danger of writing and that one time she was chased by Charles Mingus through the streets of New York City.
S1.E3 ∙ Metropolitan Transit
To Fran, NYC and it's transport system have a lot going on. Between cruel taxi drivers, subway art and Leonardo DiCaprio sharing one e-cigarrete.
S1.E4 ∙ Board of Estimate
Fran hates money, but she does need it to buy what she loves: things. Her only hope is winning the lottery.
S1.E5 ∙ Department of Sports & Health
Fran Lebowitz knows cigars aren't good for health, but trying to live healthy all the time isn't really the best life.
S1.E6 ∙ Hall of Records
Fran loves to have fun - no guilty pleasures included. Parties, movies, children and Cary Grant. Smartphones and computers, though, not so much.
S1.E7 ∙ Library Services
During her childhood, Fran was amazed by the power of books. Today, she still is, and can't imagine ever throwing a book away. But her love for books doesn't stop her from being selective about which books are actually good.
