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  • OCTOBER 24 - NOVEMBER 6 TWO WEEKS KEVIN BROWNLOW A festival tribute to the English filmmaker, editor, film historian and documentarian.
  • Jafar Panahi's IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT Now Playing WINNER! PALME D'OR, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2025 A darkly comic revenge thriller from the celebrated dissident Iranian auteur (NO BEARS, TAXI, THIS IS NOT A FILM)
  • OCTOBER 10 - 23 TWO WEEKS John Schlesinger's DARLING Starring Julie Christie (Academy Award(r) Winner - Best Actress, 1965) Dirk Bogarde Laurence Harvey 60th Anniversary - NEW 4K RESTORATION
  • THE LIBRARIANS Opens October 3 Directed by Kim A. Snyder Executive Produced by Sarah Jessica Parker A portrait of heroic librarians on the frontlines of the battle to preserve freedom of expression
  • Held Over Zhang Yimou's JU DOU Starring Gong Li By the director of RAISE THE RED LANTERN and RED SORGHUM
  • SCREEN DECO MONDAY NIGHTS* September 8 - January 1 Over 20 classics, including GRAND HOTEL, OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS, COUNSELLOR AT LAW, THE BLACK CAT, A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS, and much more *AND ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS
  • AUCTION Opens Wednesday, October 29 Written & Directed by Pascal Bonitzer A Parisian auctioneer navigates an ethical quagmire in this incisive and darkly funny indictment of the global high-stakes art world, starring Alex Lutz & Léa Drucker.
  • Film Forum Jr. PADDINGTON Sunday, November 2
  • PETER HUJAR'S DAY Opens November 7 Written & Directed by Ira Sachs An engrossing, intimate evocation of two 70s downtown NYC icons - starring Ben Whishaw as photographer Peter Hujar and Rebecca Hall as writer Linda Rosenkrantz. From the writer/director of PASSAGES and KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.
  • NOVEMBER 7 - 13 ONE WEEK BO WIDERBERG'S NEW SWEDISH CINEMA A festival of work by the undersung Swedish auteur Includes ELVIRA MADIGAN, RAVEN'S END, MAN ON THE ROOF, THE MAN FROM MAJORCA, ÄDALEN 31, JOE HILL, THE BABY CARRIAGE, LOVE 65, ALL THINGS FAIR, and the NYC theatrical premiere of the documentary BEING BO WIDERBERG Programmed by David Schwartz Presented with the assistance of the Consulate General of Sweden, The Swedish Film Institute, and Janus Films.
  • Film Forum Jr. STUBBY Sunday, November 9
  • NOVEMBER 14 - 20 ONE WEEK LUIS BUÑUEL'S VIRIDIANA WINNER, PALME D'OR 1961 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL NEW 4K RESTORATION
  • Film Forum Jr. SCHOOL OF ROCK Sunday, November 16
  • CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS Opens November 21 Directed by Sara Khaki & Mohammadreza Eyni GRAND JURY PRIZE WINNER World Documentary Cinema 2025 Sundance Film Festival An inspiring portrait of Sara Shahverdi, the first woman elected to city council in her rural Iranian community.
  • NOVEMBER 21 - DECEMBER 4 LE HEIST FRANCAIS A festival celebrating the 70th anniversary of Jules Dassin's RIFIFI Includes RIFIFI, along with Godard's BAND OF OUTSIDERS, Jacques Becker's TOUCHEZ PAS AU GRISBI, Claude Sautet's CLASSE TOUS RISQUES, Herni Vernuil's THE SICILIAN CLAN, Philippe de Broca's THE MAN FROM RIO, and Jean-Pierre Melville's BOB LE FLAMBEUR, UN FLIC, LE DEUXIEME SOUFFLE & LE CERCLE ROUGE.
  • Film Forum Jr. FINDING NEMO Sunday, November 23
  • TEENAGE WASTELAND Opens Wednesday, November 26 Directed by Jesse Moss & Amanda McBaine A group of upstate NY high school grads and their teacher look back on their 1996 A/V project that exposed a toxic waste and political corruption scandal
  • Film Forum Jr. WALLCE & GROMIT Sunday, November 30
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS Opens December 5 Written and Directed by Scandar Copti Set in cosmopolitan Haifa, Israel - secrets run deep in the Arab family at the center of this suspenseful drama from the Oscar(r)-nominated co-director of AJAMI.
  • DECEMBER 5 - 11 Stanley Donen's CHARADE Starring Cary Grant Audrey Hepburn Walter Matthau NEW 4K RESTORATION
  • Film Forum Jr. THE WIZARD OF OZ Sunday, December 7
  • DECEMBER 12 - 18 ONE WEEK HITCHCOCK & HERRMANN The 8 collaborations of Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann, one of the greatest director/composer partnerships in movie history. NORTH BY NORTHWEST, VERTIGO, THE BIRDS, THE WRONG MAN, MARNIE, THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH and THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY - most restored in 4K.
  • Film Forum Jr. ANIMAL CRACKERS Sunday, December 14
  • COVER-UP Opens December 19 From Oscar(r)-winner Laura Poitras (CITIZENFOUR) and Emmy(r)-winner Mark Obenhaus - a fascinating portrait of Seymour M. Hersh, the Pulitzer-winning reporter behind some of the biggest geopolitical scoops of all time, from the My Lai massacre to torture at Abu Ghraib.
  • DECEMBER 19-25 Bob Rafelson’s FIVE EASY PIECES Starring Jack Nicholson NEW 4K RESTORATION “A masterpiece of heartbreaking intensity.” – Roger Ebert
  • DECEMBER 19 - 25 Christian-Jaque's WHO KILLED SANTA CLAUS? Starring Harry Bauer NEW 4K RESTORATION
  • Jim Jarmusch's FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER The iconic indie auteur delivers a star-studded triptych of family dramas, with Tom Waits, Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Rampling, Adam Driver & Vicky Krieps
  • DECEMBER 26 - JANUARY 1 ONE WEEK Billy Wilder's THE LOST WEEKEND Starring Ray Milland IN 35mm ACADEMY AWARD(R) BEST PICTURE
Today's Schedule

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
12:15(OC) 2:25 4:40 5:30 6:50 7:50 9:00

THE LIBRARIANS
1:15 3:20(OC)

Zhang Yimou’s
JU DOU
3:00 5:15

John Schlesinger’s
DARLING
12:20 7:20

KEVIN BROWNLOW
CITY LIGHTS
12:30

KEVIN BROWNLOW
UNKNOWN CHAPLIN
2:30

KEVIN BROWNLOW
THE GOOSE WOMAN
8:10

SCREEN DECO
A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS
6:00

Now Playing

SCREEN DECO
SCREEN DECO

A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS
Monday, October 27
6:00

KEVIN BROWNLOW
KEVIN BROWNLOW

Friday, October 24 – Thursday, November 6

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
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John Schlesinger’s <br>DARLING
John Schlesinger’s
DARLING

ENDS SOON

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THE LIBRARIANS
THE LIBRARIANS

ENDS SOON

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Zhang Yimou’s <br>JU DOU
Zhang Yimou’s
JU DOU

MUST END TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28

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FILM FORUM Jr.
FILM FORUM Jr.

PADDINGTON
Sunday, November 2
11:00

Coming Soon

AUCTION

AUCTION

Opens Wednesday, October 29

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EDWARD SAID: THE LAST INTERVIEW 

EDWARD SAID: THE LAST INTERVIEW 

Sunday, November 2
12:30

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PETER HUJAR’S DAY

PETER HUJAR’S DAY

Opens Friday, November 7

SHOWTIMES & TICKETS Watch Trailer
BO WIDERBERG’S <br/>NEW SWEDISH CINEMA

BO WIDERBERG’S
NEW SWEDISH CINEMA

Friday, November 7 – Thursday, November 13

Luis Buñuel’s <br>VIRIDIANA

Luis Buñuel’s
VIRIDIANA

Friday, November 14 – Thursday, November 20

CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS

CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS

Opens Friday, November 21

SHOWTIMES & TICKETS Watch Trailer
TEENAGE WASTELAND

TEENAGE WASTELAND

Opens Wednesday, November 26

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Opens Friday, December 5

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COVER-UP

COVER-UP

Opens Friday, December 19

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