Yourememberfromwhere1997's"L.A.Confidential"gotitstitle,right?FromtheFifties'gossiptabloid"Confidential"magazine,whichraninpublicationfrom1952to1978.Andthat'sprobablywherethe1955gangstersaga"NewYorkConfidential"gotitstitleaswell.Bothfilmnoirsdishoutthedirtonthesleazyworldofcrimeandcorruptionintheunderworldonbothsidesofthecontinent.That'snottosay"L.A.Confidential"didn'tdoitawholebetter.Justsaying.Forquiteawhilefilmfansthought"NewYorkConfidential"lost,butVCIEntertainmenth*emeticulouslyrestoreditandpresentitforthefirsttimeonvideoorDVD.Whetheritwasworththetrouble,you'llh*etojudgeforyourself.It'sastrangefilm,partdocumentary,part"Godfather"precursor,andall1950's.