The "city" part of Sex and the City is, of course, New York.  But since Sex and the City is such a girly movie, we offer guys this list of more manly New York flicks:

Taxi Driver (1976): Hey, nobody said it had to be likable. Martin Scorsese's classic gets right to the seamy underbelly, by way of Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), and stays there. Sometimes people complain that they cleaned up Times Square or whatever. This is your reminder of why.

The Godfather: Part II (1974): A lot of the non-flashback action takes place in Lake Tahoe, but the flashbacks, in which we learn about the rise of Vito Corleone (De Niro, again), offer an engrossing look at the immigrant experience in early- 20th-century New York. De Niro is fantastic and was rewarded with an Oscar.

Dog Day Afternoon (1975): Attica! Attica! OK, it takes place in a Brooklyn bank. But what's more New York than Al Pacino's portrayal of a frustrated would- be bank robber trying to come up with the money for his lover's sex-change operation? The ensuing media meltdown reminds us that New York is, after all, the media capital of the world - for good and bad. Pacino is great and was nominated for an Oscar.

Escape From New York (1981): In the future, crime is out of control and New York City is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Kurt Russell as gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to prison life, is coerced into bringing the President, and his cargo, out of this land of undesirables.

Gangs of New York (2002):  It's 1863 and lower Manhattan is run by gangs, the most powerful of which is the Natives, headed by Bill "The Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis). He believes America should belong to native-born Americans and opposes the waves of immigrants, mostly Irish, entering the city. Amid the violence and corruption, young Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) tries to establish himself in the area and also seek revenge over his father's death.

The Warriors (1979): Speaking of gangs...Cyrus, the leader of the largest gang in New York, declares a truce and calls a summit with all the major gangs in attendance. During the meeting, Cyrus is assassinated and the murder is pinned on a member of a gang known as the Warriors. Now, all the other wonderfully wacky but deadly-dangerous gangs are hunting the Warriors down before they can prove their innocence. "CAN YOU DIG IT?"

SKILLS EVERY MAN MUST MASTER: Part 1 (Esquire)

• Tell if someone is lying. Everyone has his theory. Pick one, test it. Choose the tells that work for you. Examples: Liars change the subject quickly. Liars look up and to their right when they speak. Liars use fewer contractions. Liars will sometimes stare straight at you and employ a dead face. Liars never touch their chest or heart except self-consciously. Liars place objects between themselves and you during a conversation.
• Take a photo. Fill the frame.
• Name a book that matters. The Catcher in the Rye does not matter. Not really. You gotta read.
• Cook meat somewhere other than the grill: Buy The Way to Cook, by Julia Child. Try roasting. Braising. Broiling. Slow-cooking. Pan searing. Think ragouts, fricassees, stews. All of this will force you to understand the functionality of different cuts. In the end, grilling will be a choice rather than a chore, and your Weber will become a tool rather than a piece of weekend entertainment.
• Not monopolize the conversation.
• Write a letter: So easy. So easily forgotten. A five-paragraph structure works pretty well: Tell why you're writing. Offer details. Ask questions. Give news. Add a specific memory or two. If your handwriting is terrible, type. Always close formally.
• Buy a suit: Avoid bargains. Know your likes, your dislikes, and what you need it for (work, funerals, court). Always get fitted.
• Swim three different strokes. Doggie paddle doesn't count.
• Show respect without being a suck-up. Respect the following, in this order: age, experience, record, reputation. Don't mention any of it.
• Throw a punch. Close enough, but not too close. Swing with your shoulders, not your arm. Long punches rarely land squarely.
• Chop down a tree. Know your escape path. When the tree starts to fall, use it.
• Calculate square footage. Width times length.
• Speak a foreign language. Pas beaucoup. Mais faites un effort.
• Sew a button.
• Know his poison, without standing there, pondering like a dope. Brand, amount, style, fast, like so: Booker's, double, neat.
• Drive an eightpenny nail into a treated two-by-four without thinking about it. Use a contractor's hammer. Swing hard and loose, like a tennis serve.
• Cast a fishing rod without shrieking or sighing or otherwise admitting defeat.
• Play gin with an old guy. Old men will try to crush you. You take a beating as a means of absorbing the lessons they've learned without taking a lesson. But don't be afraid to take them down. They can handle it.

SKILLS EVERY MAN MUST MASTER: Part 2 (Esquire)

• Shuffle a deck of cards: Guys who can't shuffle lose. Always.
• Know when to split his cards in blackjack: Aces. Eights. Always.
• Speak to an eight-year-old so he will hear. Use his first name. Don't use baby talk. Don't crank up your energy to match his. Ask questions and wait for answers. Follow up.
• Speak to a waiter so he will hear: You don't own the restaurant, so don't act like it. You own the transaction. So don't speak into the menu. Lift your chin. Make eye contact. All restaurants have secrets -- let it be known that you expect to see some of them.
• Talk to a dog so it will hear: Go ahead, use baby talk.
• Install: a disposal, an electronic thermostat, or a lighting fixture without asking for help.
• Ask for help: Guys who refuse to ask for help are the most cursed men of all. The stubborn, the self-possessed, and the distant. The hell with them.
• Tell a woman's dress size.
• Remove a stain. Blot. Always blot.
• Fry an egg sunny-side up. Cook until the white appears solid... and no longer.
• Break up a fight. Work in pairs if possible. Don't get between people initially. Use the back of the collar, pull and urge the person downward. If you can't get him down, work for distance.
• Point to the north at any time: If you have a watch, you can point the hour hand at the sun. Then find the point directly between the hour hand and the 12. That's south. The opposite direction is, of course, north.
• Avoid boredom. You have enough to eat. You can move. This must be acknowledged as a kind of freedom. You don't always have to buy things, put things in your mouth, or be delighted.
• Be brand loyal to at least one product. It tells a lot about who you are and where you came from.
• Throw a baseball over-hand with some snap. Throw a football with a tight spiral. Shoot a 12-foot jump shot reliably: If you can't, play more ball.
• Shake hands. Steady, firm, pump, let go. Use the time to make eye contact, since that's where the social contract begins.
• Stock an emergency bag for the car: Blanket. Heavy flashlight. Hand warmers. Six bottles of water. Six packs of beef jerky. Atlas. Reflectors. Gloves. Socks. Bandages. Neosporin. Inhaler. Benadryl. Motrin. Hard candy. Telescoping magnet. Screwdriver. Channel-locks. Crescent wrench. Ski hat. Bandanna.
• Caress a woman's neck. Back of your fingers, in a slow fan.