Men of Action, Inner Lives
Gestures as sword-thrusts and rom-coms as action flicks in our most creative Ridley Scott double feature suggestion yet: Kingdom of Heaven and A Good Year.
Brutal Battles and Tormented Tales
More than most, films about war and battles are meant to be seen on the big screen, which is why you shouldn't miss Gladiator and Black Hawk Down at our Ridley Scott retrospective this weekend. Win free tickets with our Double Feature contest!
Rivals, Conspirators and Sidekicks: The Teams of Ridley Scott
The dramatic and comedic duos of the criminal underworlds of Matchstick Men and American Gangster, plus a chance to win tickets to two Ridley Scott films of your choice!
Mother Nature, Father Film: Green Screens Returns!
From lightbulbs to elephant training to traditional rope making, the 12 environmental and cultural films in "Green Screens: Cinema Planeta" (June 1 –3) explore some of the world's most fascinating and overlooked issues.
20 Films from a Singular Cinematic Master
In his remarkable, 35-year career, Ridley Scott has seemed just as intrigued by the distant past as the distant future, and by those eternal conflicts between men and nations that echo from the ancient myths into the present day.
Hidden Pioneers: Women in the Film Industry
Watch full video of Lisa Cholodenko, Nicole Holofcener, Shari Springer Berman, and Cherien Dabis discussing filmmaking and the industry's glass ceiling in a special panel discussion as part of the 25h Columbia University Film Festival.
Congratulations, Richard!
Film Society Program Director Richard Peña will be honored at this year's Anthology Film Archives Film Preservation Honors and Benefit.
Open Roads Lineup Announced, Member Tickets On Sale
Film Society's annual celebration of the best new Italian Cinema will take place June 8 –14 and is chock full of dramas, docs, sci-fi flicks and comedies, not to mention numerous in-person appearances from some of Italy's brightest up-and-coming talent!
Larceny and Cigarettes: The Films of Noël Coward
With flare and finesse, Sir Noël Coward penned more than 50 plays and we're proud to show 11 of those that were adapted for the screen.
The Space Between
Film scholar Fatih Özgüven gives some historical context to the films in our 29-film survey of the cinema of Turkey, the largest ever mounted in the U.S., which continues through May 10!
