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Akira Kurosawa’s SEVEN SAMURAI, Restored in 4K for the First Time | Opens July 5 at Film Forum

©Courtesy of Toho Studios “THE FINEST JAPANESE FILM EVER MADE.” — Donald Richie TOSHIRŌ MIFUNE STARS IN AKIRA KUROSAWA’S  SEVEN SAMURAI U.S. PREMIERE OF 70th ANNIVERSARY RESTORATION RESTORED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN 4K JULY 5 – 18 AT FILM FORUM ©Courtesy of Toho Studios A new 4K restoration of Akira Kurosawa’s epic masterpiece, SEVEN SAMURAI…

OZU 120, Complete Retrospective of Yasujirō Ozu’s Extant Work June 9-29 at Film Forum

“If there were something like a sacred treasure of the cinema,  that would have to be the work of Ozu.”  – Wim Wenders OZU 120 A COMPLETE RETROSPECTIVE OF YASUJIRŌ OZU’S EXTANT WORK JUNE 9-29 (THREE WEEKS) AT FILM FORUM Commemorating the 120th anniversary of the director’s birth And 60th anniversary of his death PRESENTED…

Karen Cooper, Longtime Director of Film Forum to Step Down after 50 Years

Karen Cooper, left, will step down as director of Film Forum in June. Succeeding her will be Sonya Chung, right.Credit…Left: Henny Garfunkel. Right: Robin Holland. After exactly half a century (1972-2022) as Director of Film Forum, the nonprofit cinema in Lower Manhattan, Karen Cooper will step down from the position and will be succeeded by…

“1962…1963…1964” July 22 – August 11 AT Film Forum  3-Week, 35-Film Series Spotlights  Rich Period of Movie History

“1962…1963…1964” JULY 22 – AUGUST 11 AT FILM FORUM  3-WEEK, 35-FILM SERIES SPOTLIGHTS  RICH PERIOD OF MOVIE HISTORY   Includes films by Stanley Kubrick, David Lean, Federico Fellini, François Truffaut, Jacques Demy, John Ford, Richard Lester,  Agnès Varda, Roman Polanski, Jean-Luc Godard, Tony Richardson, Sergio Leone, Luis Buñuel, Francis Ford Coppola, Alfred Hitchcock, and many others  Presented…

MIFUNE, 4-Week Festival of 33 Films Opens Feb. 11 at Film Forum

Co-Presented byFEBRUARY 11 – MARCH 10 AT FILM FORUMFOUR-WEEK FESTIVAL OF 33 FILMS STARRINGTHE LEGENDARY JAPANESE ACTOR TOSHIRŌ MIFUNE35mm rarities and rediscoveries imported from the libraries ofThe Japan Foundation and The National Film Archive of JapanSeries includes SEVEN SAMURAI, RASHOMON, YOJIMBO, THRONE OF BLOOD, A WIFE’S HEART, THE HIDDEN FORTRESS, HIGH AND LOW, DRUNKEN ANGEL,…