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FILM FORUM PRESENTS is the official podcast of Film Forum, a nonprofit cinema in downtown New York City, founded in 1970. Each episode features audio from a special event (Q&A, intro, or conversation), recorded live at Film Forum, around our signature programming: premieres of new independent movies and world-class repertory cinema.
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- 3 days ago37 min
NO PICNIC Filmmaker Philip Hartman
In today's episode, filmmaker Philip Hartman discusses the enduring resonance of NO PICNIC, his gritty 1986 neo-noir drama and priceless artifact of pre-gentrication East Village, with film critic and writer Mark Asch in a conversation recorded at Film Forum specifically for this podcast. A new 4K restoration of NO PICNIC has been playing to sold-out crowds since it opened with us on April 20 of this year. We highly recommend that you read Mark's excellent article about the film at www.hellgatenyc.com. Photo by Chris Grubb.
- Apr 1, 202651 min
UNFOLDING THE CALENDAR - April, May, June 2026
In our new Unfolding the Calendar episode, Film Forum's newly-appointed Director Tabitha Jackson talks with Repertory Artistic Director Bruce Goldstein and Premieres Artistic Director Mike Maggiore about the programming on our calendar for April - June 2026. With these conversations, we hope to introduce the people behind the programming here at Film Forum – and to provide some fun inside intel and trivia along the way. Please enjoy.
- Jan 2, 202640 min
UNFOLDING THE CALENDAR - January, February, March 2026
In our new Unfolding the Calendar episode, Film Forum programmers Sonya Chung and Mike Maggiore discuss upcoming premieres on our calendar for January - March 2026. With these conversations, we hope to introduce the people behind the programming here at Film Forum – and to provide some fun inside intel and trivia along the way. Please enjoy.
- Sep 29, 20252h 6m
UNFOLDING THE CALENDAR - October, November, December 2025
In our new Unfolding the Calendar episode, Film Forum programmers Sonya Chung and Mike Maggiore discuss upcoming premieres on our calendar for October - December 2025. With these conversations, we hope to introduce the people behind the programming here at Film Forum – and to provide some fun inside intel and trivia along the way. Please enjoy.
- Jul 1, 202530 min
UNFOLDING THE CALENDAR - July, August, September 2025
In our new Unfolding the Calendar episode, Film Forum programmers Sonya Chung and Mike Maggiore discuss upcoming premieres on our calendar for July - September 2025. With these conversations, we hope to introduce the people behind the programming here at Film Forum – and to provide some fun inside intel and trivia along the way. Please enjoy.
- Jun 4, 202525 min
JOHN CAZALE - A 90TH ANNIVERARY TRIBUTE - Richard Shepard
In this edition of UNFOLDING THE CALENDAR, we welcome back filmmaker Richard Shepard, who joined us previously to discuss last year's "Out of the 80s" series, which was inspired by his docu-memoir FILM GEEK. In today's episode, Shepard talks to our repertory artistic director Bruce Goldstein about the actor John Cazale, whose remarkable and all-too-brief five-title filmography is the subject of both our upcoming 90th anniversary tribute series and Shepard's 2009 documentary I KNEW IT WAS YOU: REDISCOVERING JOHN CAZALE. The series will run for one week only, from June 13th through 19th, featuring free admission screenings of I KNEW IT WAS YOU, and Shepard will be joining us in person at several screenings over opening weekend. The full schedule and special event information can be found at filmforum.org.
- Apr 1, 202530 min
UNFOLDING THE CALENDAR - April, May & June 2025
In our new Unfolding the Calendar episode, Film Forum programmers Sonya Chung and Mike Maggiore discuss upcoming premieres on our calendar for April - June 2025. With these conversations, we hope to introduce the people behind the programming here at Film Forum – and to provide some fun inside intel and trivia along the way. Please enjoy.
- Jan 31, 202516 min
UNFOLDING THE CALENDAR - February & March 2025
In this episode of Unfolding the Calendar, Film Forum Director Sonya Chung and Premieres Artistic Director Mike Maggiore discuss the new films opening in February and March 2025. With these conversations, we hope to introduce the people behind the programming here at Film Forum – and to provide some fun inside intel and trivia along the way.
About Film Forum Presents
FILM FORUM PRESENTS is the official podcast of Film Forum, a nonprofit cinema in downtown New York City, founded in 1970. Each episode features audio from a special event (Q&A, intro, or conversation), recorded live at Film Forum, around our signature programming: premieres of new independent movies and world-class repertory cinema.
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