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60 Films That Say “I Love New York”

Avatar photo by Maya Pontone May 9, 2023May 10, 2023

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

by Rhea Nayyar April 24, 2023April 24, 2023

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

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel August 8, 2022August 8, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Billie Anania July 14, 2022July 22, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie April 26, 2022March 8, 2023

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

Avatar photo by Kambole Campbell September 1, 2021September 1, 2021

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Paul D'Agostino, David Boffa and Thomas Micchelli February 20, 2021February 19, 2021

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

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel October 29, 2020November 5, 2020

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

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel March 30, 2020April 1, 2020

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

by Michael Joshua Rowin December 6, 2019December 6, 2019

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

by Anthony Hawley October 18, 2019October 18, 2019

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

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney September 30, 2019October 3, 2019

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.

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“Monumental Concerns” Symposium With Carrie Mae Weems, Hank Willis Thomas, and More
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“Monumental Concerns” Symposium With Carrie Mae Weems, Hank Willis Thomas, and More

Scholars, artists, curators, activists, and historians will convene at Syracuse University in October to consider the role of monuments and their contested place in contemporary society.

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