Nathan Smith is the manager and a resident of the Sunshine Hotel. : Yeah, I had fleas. Eddie sits all day in a corner of the hotel, looking out the window and playing. On the ground floor of the Sunshine Hotel there is a new restaurant and an art gallery. And thats their life. : In my case, I started off like probably so many people, maybe everyone for all I know. I'll definitely be buying the DVD. Sunshine Hotel is a documentary by Michael Dominic and is on AMAZON PRIME VIDEO. It is a. In a sense thats what Im doing too, I guess. You been in a place such a long time people get to be like family, you dont want to leave. SMITH:And then there are those of us who end up here because were dreamers, and just dont seem to fit in anywhere else. Only a few decades ago, these flophouses served as a nightly refuge for 25, 000 men on the fringes of society: the poor, the wretched, the overwhelmed; some scoundrels, but more of them decent men whose luck had simply failed them. So thats good . And thats really where it came from, I think, the approach. SMITH:Some of my guys here at the Sunshine are working and trying to save a buck. [Remastered 2017] As seen on Sundance Channel. It was intoxicating. Come on with me, Ill show you a hotel. Sign and print. The Sunshine Hotel was a flophouse ( single room occupancy hote l) at 245 Bowery in Manhattan, New York City. Jace Lacob: I am curious about Blifil. All these old books, all of them, all these classic books, theyre all about somebody very young becoming an adult. : Its a new day Sunshine and the world is still here, were still here. Okay? Its the worst part, cleaning up rooms like this. I mean, confession time, Id never read it. : This gentleman here, this is our sue maven. And Eddies still here. Vinnie has throat cancer and talks with a voice box. Anthonys gotten so large he doesnt fit into his clothes anymore. The question is, have you got the time and money to shoot it? People dont like him. Ahh . My mothers a multibillionaire. Gwyneth Hughes: I think he is profoundly jealous of Tom. this Vinnie. You made the landlord a happy man. Alone. I have a 15 month old baby and I can't help but see the faces of scared children. So I came down to the Bowery, and Ive been here ever since. Molly: Come on, wheres the harm? 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. Marcus is gone, Ozarios gone. Dominic worked on the Bowery and knew several residents of the flophouses. Cubicles were a dime a night. And achieve illumination. SMITH: Yeah, I had fleas. The wise guys are gone but in keeping up the flavor of the former neighborhood, they shot and killed the manager of Connecticut Muffin. [22], Phil Bertelsen created a 30-minute documentary student film titled The Sunshine in 2000 which follows some residents and workers for the Sunshine Hotel. I mean, hes pursued by women, as hes in the book and I always think hes too much of a gentleman to say no. My mothers a multibillionaire. Sophia: He doesnt seem at all bad to me. This is Little Bit hes five. The only thing I can do now is start, like a little chicken, start crawling out of the egg. Sometimes they actually dance, but mostly they dance around each other. Those seem to be deliberate considerations in order to give Sophia this more lived in sense of reality that indicates and compliments what would have been the experience for Black or mixed-race women of this time. Fielding used a peripheral narrator in the novel who adds additional commentary and critique along the way. That is a load of eats! Peoples real lives that I might be doing exist, but they dont tell that story. SMITH:Vinnie Gigante, cubicle 25-A. Squire Allworthy Look Deborah, a gift from God. So many people dont realize you need something, you know, to help you through everything. He went to the desert and lived by himself for a very long time to try to seek knowledge. . [14] In June 2017, Carone reapplied for a "Certificate of No Harassment" to protect the hotel's lawful residents from harassment. Anything you want you can get from another tenant. This place called Sunshine. Why dont you just do one thing? what happened? Right, I know Cookie. website, the space housed an eatery named Rutt's Hawaiian Caf. I mean, Blifil is determined to rise above Tom in station and morality, even though hes spiteful, cruel, and as we see, pretty vindictive. [13] In August 2014, Roseann Carone of Harlen Sales started converting the building's two upper floors into offices. SMITH: Calvin is gone, Ray is gone. Tom is 20, Solly was 20 at the time. It looks like we don't have any synopsis for this title yet. A couple of days later, Max is arrested at the Sunshine. . Jace Lacob: Youre not only a skilled screenwriter, but youre also a documentary director with a specialtiy in sort of history and true crime, which we touched on earlier. You know, figure thereve been a lot more substantial heavyweights than me, by far, through history, and they didnt seem to come up with the answers. Max is a 30-year-old Russian immigrant. All you have to do is look around. . entertainment, news presenter | 4.8K views, 28 likes, 13 loves, 80 comments, 2 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from GBN Grenada Broadcasting Network: GBN. Each cubicle is 4ft 6ft (1.2m 1.8m) on the sides and 7ft (2.1m) tall[2] with a chicken-wire ceiling. But I always tell them good luck. Good luck is all I say. The Lakewood had 45 cubicles, the Sunshine 100, and the Annex 36[1] with three barracks-like dormitories. Jace Lacob: And you accomplished it. I came to the Sunshine Hotel in 1960. No one knows that Im here. People say docs like these are to depressing to watch, but these people are thrown away and forgotten. Some are just off of Rikers Island. This man is like my adopted father. SMITH: Put it in a bag. Gwyneth Hughes: Well, the first thing to happen was that as part of squeezing it into four episodes, we junked Fielding as the narrator. : Hasnt had any food, the whole nine yards. . And even though hes only been here for a little while, hes managed to make his cubicle homey. Fielding, youll see that hell lay out a great funny fight scene or a sort of funny reveal of someone hiding in the cupboard. Theyre country people who have misunderstandings, who tell each other off. SMITH: Watfords gone, Robinsons gone, Dave Rodriguez is gone. Basically its the size of a jail prison cell. . . SMITH: Sunshine give me a ten-four. Music ends.). [5] The Sunshine no longer accepts new occupants.[6]. At least these men are warm, I hope. Hes just a horrible, nasty piece of work. Jace Lacob: There is a lot to work with within this novel. The big answers. All I have thats worth anything to me is the love of my father. Your articulate, well-informed remarks that are relevant to an article are welcome. But where else can you get a room in New York for $10 a night? There were loads of discussions about how much commenting she should do. SMITH:Late afternoon at the Sunshine. Seems like one of those stories better left untold. My name is Nathan Smith, and Im the manager of the Sunshine Hotel. Most of the people that I knew that was on the Bowery is dead now, because of alcohol. And as soon as somebody calls him, then boom! He senses that he is not preferred, that he is unloved compared to this idiot bastard interloper. Im having a summer resort and this is what its going to be composed of. I think people who paint him as an unheroic hero are probably a bit jealous of his success. SMITH: Eddies been with us about 100 years.. BARRETT: Its a new day Sunshine and the world is still here, were still here. SMITH:The ambulance crew wheels Mr. Marshall out. How did I do that? Hes just a clean-out now. It wasn't a surprise that many have died. : I wake up in the morning and sit in the bed, smoke a cigarette and say to myself Donald, what the hell are you doing here? Squire Allworthy In the morning you will find my little one a nurse. January 29, 2022. . Sos my sister . : You say youre going to throw everything away? What a terrible, terrible fate. Its like Im working with them to tell their story. VIC: I had some crazy, soaring ambitions of figuring out everything . Some people are unfortunate and due to life's circumstances turning against them, they arrive at a Flop or a Dump..remember..it can happen to anyone. SMITH:Im Nathan Smith at the Sunshine Hotel. Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James, with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The Masterpiece Trust, created to help ensure the series' future. : I came here because I was addicted to heroin. SMITH: Yeah . What was it like basically deciding to take a job where you had to go back in the closet?, Dont let anybody else define you. : Good. And it didnt advance our story which was, how are Tom and Sophia going to get back together? Actor Sophie Wilde joins us next week to discuss Sophia and Toms star-crossed romance. Roomsor really, cubicleswere 10 cents a night. In August 2004 Anton Bari, the owner of the Sunshine Hotel, started buying out residents and refusing new guests. And basically, thats about it. I forget where I am for just a second or two. What was it about Henry Fieldings novel, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling specifically that gave you the itch to adapt it? Jace Lacob: Im glad you said that. I mean, for Fielding Blifil is just horrible. Their attraction for each other is direct and instant and powerful and romantic, you know, purely romantic. This page is not available in other languages. Earl! SMITH:I mean it happens in a place like this. These are the deleted scenes from my film Sunshine Hotel. Rumor has it that the guys his uncle, although I dont know. Our guide and narrator is the hotel's. This song was inspired by the story of a man who moved to New York to study philosophy, but who ultimately went broke and became a Sunshine Hotel tenant.[33][34]. Youre hard pressed to see winos anymore, but you will see a smattering of the emotionally distressed, like One Can Kerry raving in the street harmlessly, closing in of the day somebody will beat him up. SMITH: This is Donoghue Bowery. But because hes 20 and just straight out in the world and doesnt know who he is and is vulnerable himself, I dont feel that way about him. And even though hes only been here for a little while, hes managed to make his cubicle homey. But there are some success stories, like a former porter becoming a social worker and car owner. He was 65. . Its a thousand pages of funny laugh-out-loud, also deeply human, interesting relationships. But dont ask me for towels or soap we dont have it. His son Carl took over in 1945, and ran the place until a couple of years ago, when he sold it to new owners. SMITH: Eddie used to work as a band boy for Tito Puente, but he had mental breakdown and ended up at this flop. . Gwyneth Hughes: The thing about Tom that everybody responds to is his authenticity. Ill tell you the other thing as well. The city government gave the hotel three more years before developers could use the location. You know, theres this thing that people say, dont write about what you dont know. On the other hand, its pretty interesting. Gwyneth Hughes: I think he does all those things. There just wasnt room for that. Its a nice place, if youre short of funds, and you need to lay your head down for a couple of hours, we hope to make your stay pleasant. SMITH:Like all of the flops, The Sunshine is a mens only establishment. Its just a complete getaway. The Bowery has changed, the Sunshine among the final six of the remaining flophouses on the Bowery. So I wanted to find this vulnerability in Blifil, which is around his sense of being unloved from childhood. Premiered September 18, 1998, on All Things Considered. Honour: Well hes pretty enough, hes got good teeth Ill grant you. I found the tenants to be lovable & entertaining. This place is the Last of the Mohicans. It scare me. This is the guy that got shot by the maintenance man here in the lobby over five bucks. : Youre welcome to come back anytime, buddy. Really rough living. You want paper too? People do say funny things, but they dont do witty repartee because theyre not those kinds of people. its like singing from that song Whats it all about, Alfie? Who hasnt wondered what its all about. Couldnt we all do with some sunshine? Its great to see the actors pick them up and run with them. SMITH:Headed to the john? MAX: Theres a painting of Durers Saint Jerome, who was a hermit. It arrived in the person of Sophia. COPPOLLA: Why should I go anywhere? The ambulance crew wheels Mr. Marshall out. Is it jealousy or are we seeing a sort of deeper character defect here? Rodney hes deceased. Sunshine Hotel residents had mixed feelings regarding the project; some enjoyed the interactions with outsiders while others were uninterested. My shift is almost over, and Im sorting through the mail. Okay. Its that politeness. . We all had homes, but for some reason we left, or got thrown out. : 35 cents a slice, Ill put it on your tab. Sunshine Hotel - Full Cast & Crew 2001 2 hr 1 mins Documentary NR Watchlist Where to Watch Documentary capturing life inside of one of the last remaining flop houses in the Bowery section of. Wherever theyre going I hope its not the same as this. : They should make this building landmark status. Maybe its a little hard to imagine for those of you living in more affluent circumstances. It also had a two year run on Sundance Channel[20], Andrea Chase praised the film's cinematography and structure, writing that the film "offers a unsparing look at what it means to hit bottom and stay there. That happens to be the only deaf mute crack addict on the Bowery. We have a loan shark, a drug dealer, a guy who does other tenants laundry for a couple of bucks, a room cleaner. Its like living in a bird cage. So thats good . . : Calvin is gone, Ray is gone. And my family has been saying to me for years, Gwyn, when are you going to write something cheerful? "[21] Josh Ralke also gave the film a positive review, praising how it captures the lives of the hotel's residents. So where do I get off thinking I had a chance for that. 241 Bowery was originally an office for the New York and Harlem Rail Company in the 1830s. In adapting Fieldings novel, how did you settle upon using the character of Sophia Western as the narrator and when in the process did that idea come to you? He is always asked. . They fired me, and that night my wife left. These flophouses are the last vestiges of a different time and a different city, and the Sunshine is one of them. SMITH: Yeah, look at him, hes starving to death. DANNY: Its very tiny. Others just dream too big. Again, hes very young. There are piles of books on the floor, and posters on his wall. What the hell are you doing here?. Alone. You run into every kind of person thats out for money in the world out there. Thats how it started. Ive been pretty faithful to the book. It received media attention in the late 1990s and early 2000s as a result of numerous radio and film documentaries about the hotel. . However, with . Hes awful, isnt he? So I took a lot out of the plot, a lot of the machinations of it, in order to get to a position where we could unfurl it in the last 10 minutes of the last episode, rather than taking 180 pages, but its still the same plot essentially. Hes the best guy here. SMITH: Hey! It was slightly painful, but not very painful, and an early decision to just not go there. . With sweet dreams you know. I didnt want to bother my family any more, so Ive been here since then. After "Shake It Up" ended, Bailey took a few more acting roles in shows like "My B.F.F." and most recently in the Netflix teen drama "13 Reasons Why" in 2018. : Sometimes I knock off a 26-ounce can of Chef Boyardee Ravioli. Yeah, tie him up and take him in the back. I know that. Jace Lacob: Gwyneth Hughes, thank you so very much. Your remarks and lively debates are welcome, whether supportive or critical of the views herein. And I did a lot of research, and it was completely possible for someone like Sophia to have been a Black girl, completely possible. I think hes suing the Pope now for malfeasance. Hes a devil yes you are. The model, 36, looked glamorous but casual in a furry . Suddenly Im not in a flop hotel, but sitting in some family kitchen, drinking a cup of coffee. And I be eating it cold right out of the can. Allworthy: Oh Tom. Jace Lacob: How conflicted is Tom between his desire to do what Allworthy told him to do and his desire to continue seeing Molly as a 20-year-old? I mean, thats very Fielding. Yes, its quite physical comedy again, its quite theatrical. If you dont like Tom Jones, you probably just dont like big, tall, handsome men who get a lot of success with women. Great doc ! The Sunshine is one of the last places in the country where people live in cubicles. Sophia: I found myself telling him all sorts of things I never talk about, never even think about. God bless buddy. The guy on the tape who says he doesnt want to die in the hotel was found sitting up in bed, dead, looking straight ahead through sightless eyes. I think that wouldve been a bit blah. Marshall wouldnt last another week here in his condition. Track, Nate, track! This is an eat it and beat it hotel. This hotel in 1998 probably looks the same as it did in 1928. No, hes not here. : Henry, Im Nathan. In 2001 Michael Dominic released an award-winning documentary Sunshine Hotel. Thats another part of life in these old hotels. Honour: You dont want to be giving your heart to a bad boy, Miss. yeah . Its just about stories. Survive those years on the Bowery, you know. (Hangs up. SMITH: Yeah, everybodys no teeth around here. Documentary capturing life inside of one of the last remaining flop houses in the Bowery section of New York City. Be the first to contribute. I was on the old impossible quest for truth. You know? I know the Thwackum scene is corny, but honestly it made me laugh out loud when I first read it. (Door closes. Hes the best guy here. Obviously its flattering to be asked. Its um, grotesque, and I enjoy it. Its a thousand pages. . And you got other peoples money on you. He has lived on the Bowery for some twenty years. Some are hiding out from the law. You wouldnt believe the characters that stay here at the Sunshine! Wake him up and throw him out his bed. Its a work of constant steps and most of them are mental. Today only a handful of the old flophouses remain, the rest having been swept away in an implacably rising tide of affluence.
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