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> hell, people often don't even care who the top filmmaker in New York is, and quite a lot of films get made out of New York.

Picking nits, I would say that Woody Allen has a claim at that title, and is not exactly a lightweight in the film industry.

I thought so too, but apparently not so much:

"As his star waned and box office numbers dwindled, U.S. studios began to demand more control over casting and other major decisions."