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Online Watch Koch Streaming Movie Without Downloading Former Mayor Ed Koch is the quintessential New Yorker. Still ferocious, charismatic, and hilariously blunt, the now 87-year-old Koch ruled New York from 1978 to 1989-a down-and-dirty decade of grit, graffiti, near-bankruptcy and rampant crime. First-time filmmaker (and former Wall Street Journal reporter) Neil Barsky has crafted an intimate and revealing portrait of this intensely private man, his legacy as a political titan, and the town he helped transform. The tumult of his three terms included a fiercely competitive 1977 election; an infamous 1980 transit strike; the burgeoning AIDS epidemic; landmark housing renewal initiatives; and an irreparable municipal corruption scandal. Through candid interviews and rare archival footage, Koch thrillingly chronicles the personal and political toll of running the world's most wondrous city in a time of upheaval and reinvention. (c) Zeitgeist Films Koch Movie release on Feb 1, 2013 Limited
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"Koch" is a treasure trove of little moments that illuminate a famously cantankerous, sharp-elbowed, showboating personality. Rafer Guzman-Newsday A highlight-to-lowlight chronicle of the man's three terms as mayor, and in the case of any other mayor, such a narrow focus might have seemed reductive. Owen Gleiberman-Entertainment Weekly I wish other questions had been asked, and pushed, and a lot more context provided. Stephen Whitty-Newark Star-Ledger Koch presents an uncommonly juicy subject for a documentary, and filmmaker Neil Barsky makes the most of the opportunity. Lou Lumenick-New York Post If the film were even two minutes longer, it might constitute Koch overload. Luckily, Barsky knows when enough is enough, even if his subject doesn't. Stephanie Zacharek-NPR It's hard to fault a documentary for being as slanted toward a subject as director Neil Barsky's "Koch" is when the movie chronicles as self-celebratory a figure as former Mayor Ed Koch. Joe Neumaier-New York Daily News The rise and fall from grace of a good Jewish boy gone bad who ostensibly sold out the Big Apple but never summoned up the courage to come out of the closet. Kam Williams-AALBC.com Even if he stomped on your special interest you can't deny that he did it with a sui generis verve that mixed region-specific curmudgeon-ism and impish joie de vivre Jordan Hoffman-Badass Digest A thoughtful look at the fundamental reasons a down-and-out city was primed to embrace this larger-than-life cheerleader for all things Gotham. Robert Levin-amNewYork An enjoyable but not very revelatory tribute that has also become a visual obituary. Nora Lee Mandel-Film-Forward.com Koch doesn't try to do anything radical as a piece of filmmaking, but Barsky -- a former newspaper reporter -- covers Koch's story magnificently as a journalist. Noel Murray-AV Club With great good humor... and a solid, old-fashioned stick-to-it-iveness, Barsky paints a warts-and-all portrait of Koch that is historically compelling, journalistically rigorous, and bursting with Essence of Koch... MaryAnn Johanson-Flick Filosopher Neil Barsky is aware of how a great and terribly troubling person can reside in the same body, but his occasional eagerness to appoint himself as his subject's latest press agent is dubious. Chuck Bowen-Slant Magazine A breezy, thoroughly entertaining and balanced doc that sheds light on Ed Koch's panache, wisdom and sense of humor behind the curtain of politics. Avi Offer-NYC Movie Guru Neither blind idolatry nor a definitive portrait; just a major missed opportunity content to loiter in the middle of the road. David Fear-Time Out New York A great look at the history of [New York City] and a pivotal turning point when things changed so drastically. Edward Douglas-ComingSoon.net A warts-and-all observation of the rise and fall of one of New York City's most controversial Mayors, Neil Barsky's well-paced documentary fills a necessary gap. Cole Smithey-ColeSmithey.com While the structure and style of the film are not particularly inventive, the film is a good background on the issues. Mark R. Leeper-Mark Leeper's Reviews