Film
The Power of Political Satire on TV
Paley Center 25 West 52 Street, New York, NY, United StatesAs the New Yorker recently noted, comedians and satirists do more “than simply comment upon politics; they help shape it.” Political satire on television truly exploded with the debut of The Daily Show twenty years ago and now permeates all media throughout the day from podcasts to The View to the late night shows. As we head into the presidential election, the […]
Films of My Life with Laurie Anderson and Nicole Krauss
The Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for an evening celebrating the relationship between art, literature, performance, and film. Renowned multimedia artist, composer, poet, instrumentalist, and filmmaker Laurie Anderson (Habeas Corpus, Homeland, Songs and Stories from Moby Dick) and Nicole Krauss, award-winning author of Forest Dark, Great House, and The History of Love, discuss the films that have inspired their lives and […]
Free Talk: Film Comment Best of 2019 Countdown
Film at Lincoln Center 70 Lincoln Center Plaza #4, New York, NY, United StatesIn a new annual tradition, Film Comment Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold and special guests unveil the results of the magazine’s year-end critics’ poll in a real-time countdown. Don’t miss the invigorating live conversation. Appearing in person to discuss—and perhaps debate—the results will be a selection of top critics, including Devika Girish, assistant editor of Film Comment; Michael Koresky, co-editor of […]
Film Screening “DNA: The Secret of Photo 51” and Q&A
New York Academy of Medicine 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesIn 1952, Dr. Rosalind Franklin was remarkably close to unraveling the mysteries of DNA and the building blocks of life itself. When her groundbreaking work was shared without her knowledge or permission, it was used by Drs. Crick and Watson as the foundation of the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, for which they […]
Publish or Perish: Scientists Review Christmas Movies
Caveat 21A Clinton St, Manhattan, NY, United StatesPublish or Perish brings peer review to the big screen! Scientists and comedians watch and discuss the science of hit movies, and, with your help, decide if the film deserves to be published and have its findings endorsed across the land, or should perish for its crimes against science! This time around, in a very […]