THANK YOU and two suggested additions
First of all, thank you so much for creating this site. Second of all, I wish I had found this site a long time ago. Third of all, I see two omissions. Let me first explain my gratitude:
I grew up in the Jersey suburbs and from my childhood bedroom window, I could see the Towers at night far off in the distance, and I used to look at them twinkling before going to sleep. For me they were a symbol of comfort, practically a night light. More generally they were in the periphery of so many childhood memories that--at the risk of sounding like an armchair psychologist--it's probably not surprising that I've become obsessive over them ever since they fell.
Hence I've spent god knows how many hours looking at images of them online, which eventually led to me DVRing movies set in NY from the 70s-00s and watching them--usually in fast-forward--just for glimpses of the Towers. Or in the case of post-9/11 movies, I would watch those set in the past (e.g., "Munich") that would need to recreate them. And then when they came up, I would take a picture of them on my iPhone and store them. Thus I've been building up my own library of images and eventually I probably would have built a site...similar to the one that you already have!!
So...thank you! Even though I've already spent hours going down this wormhole, you've still saved me time with this site. And you've shown me images I probably wouldn't have realized were out there on my own, like the "Bronx Warriors" movies.
But I'd also like to contribute as well, because as comprehensive as your site is, I noticed two omissions. The first is "She's Gotta Have It," Spike Lee's debut film from 1986. There are two shots of Towers: the first is during the colorized dance sequence, and the second is toward the end, when the Nola Darling character breaks up with Lee's Mars Blackmon character.
The second is the HBO 2003 miniseries "Angels In America" (maybe you're counting this as a TV show?). I forget which episode it is, but I believe it's around episode 6. The Patrick Wilson and Mary Louise-Parker characters are talking on their apartment roof looking over the East River, and the Towers are digitally recreated in the distance on an overcast day.
I have images of all three (the "Angels in America" one is actually a brief video clip) and can send them to you (can I post them here? I don't see a command that lets me do that). Just let me know.
Otherwise, thanks again!
Posted by hallyn1
at 12:39 PM CDT