A festival opening this week at Film Forum highlights NYC-based, critically acclaimed films throughout the decades, from Scorsese to blaxploitation.
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Banned Pakistani Film Joyland Arrives in New York
Saim Sadiq’s award-winning film is still banned in Punjab, where it was filmed.
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The Book Club That’s Been Discussing the Same Proust Novel for 20 Years
At first, simply watching people read In Search of Lost Time might seem dull; by the end, you’ll be itching to read or reread it yourself.
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A Series Spotlights NY’s Underground Art and Cinema in the Early 1960s
Focused on the years 1962–1964, a program by Film at Lincoln Center pairs with a Jewish Museum exhibition and a survey at Film Forum.
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Workers at NYC’s Film Forum Are Pushing to Unionize
Staff cite just hiring practices, health and safety measures for frontline staff, and fair compensation among their reasons for organizing.
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How Do the Right Thing Recreated Greek Tragedy in Bed-Stuy
Spike Lee’s landmark film is often remembered for its still-relevant social commentary, but its formal brilliance should not go overlooked.
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SIN, a Gritty and Sublime Biopic of Michelangelo
Andrei Konchalovsky’s film depicts an artist full of ambition, paranoia, loathing, and regret.
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How a City Government Works, According to Frederick Wiseman
The venerable documentarian’s latest, City Hall, is an epic look at the workings of local civics in Boston, Massachusetts.
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How to Stream Movies at Home and Support Local Theaters During Pandemic
Kino Now partnered with over 150 theaters in the US to launch a virtual marquee.
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How Martin Scorsese Seeks Revelation in Documentary
Film Forum’s new series Scorsese Nonfiction brings an under-discussed facet of the director’s career into focus.
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Geisha, Gangsters, and More: Tokyo’s Underbelly Onscreen
For the next three weeks Film Forum presents SHITAMACHI: Tales of Downtown Tokyo, an expansive series dedicated to the city’s grittier east side, where filmmakers have long turned their lens.
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Remembering Toni Morrison Through Film
To help me parse this year’s film Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, I had a conversation with Steven G. Fullwood, an archivist, editor, publisher, and scholar, to discuss the documentary’s approach in telling the phenomenal author’s story.
