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The Cross-Continental Love Story Has Always Been Cinema’s Most Powerful Subject. So Why Has It Run Out of Things to Say?

©Courtesy of Noël Coward. (The rights to the film “Brief Encounter” are currently held by the estate of Noël Coward) There is a specific kind of ache that the best cross-cultural romance films understand better than any other genre. It is not simply the ache of two people wanting each other, it’s the ache of…

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…

Film at Lincoln Center’s Theaters Will Reopen on April 16

Film at Lincoln Center will reopen its theaters Friday, April 16, following a yearlong closure prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The safety of audiences and staff remains FLC’s first priority as the organization resumes in-person operations, continuing its mission to support the art and elevate the craft of cinema. FLC’s Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center…