Kenneth Branagh directs and stars as William Shakespeare in this portrait of the last three years of his life. In 1613 Shakespeare is devastated when the beloved Globe Theatre burns to the ground. He returns to Stratford, where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family. Haunted by the death of his only son Hamnet, he struggles to mend the broken relationships with his wife (Judi Dench) and daughters. In so doing, he is forced to ruthlessly examine his own failings as husband and father. The movie’s title is taken from an alternative name for his play ‘Henry VIII’. (PG-13, 101 mins)

“But mostly what ‘All is True’ does is give viewers is a fresh look at Shakespeare, behind the guise, flaws and all. And if ever there was a man for that job, it’s Branagh.” – Adam Graham, Detroit News

“Branagh’s performance is a minor miracle, building a poignant portrait of a man whose painful and belated acquisition of self-knowledge finally saves him and enriches everybody around him. If Shakespeare wasn’t like this, he should have been.” – Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald

“A tender, intelligent imagining of the playwright in retirement.” – Jonathan Romney, Screen International

A shy but ambitious film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) begins to find her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man (Tom Burke). She defies her protective mother (Tilda Swinton) and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship. From acclaimed British writer-director Joanna Hogg comes an enigmatic and personal portrait of the artist as a young woman. (R, 119 mins)

“This is one of the saddest movies you can imagine, and it’s an absolute joy to watch.” –
A. O. Scott, The New York Times

“While it’s unspooling, The Souvenir feels like the only film in the world—the only one that matters.” – Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out

“The result is the best kind of fine art: heartbreaking, sophisticated and deeply cinematic all at once.” – Tomris Laffy, TheWrap

Opens Friday, June 21st
Presented with Virginia Opera

Featuring never-before-seen footage, concert performances and intimate interviews, filmmaker Ron Howard (The Beatles: Eight Days A Week) examines the life and career of famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti. Created from a combination of Luciano Pavarotti’s genre-redefining performances and granted access to never-before-seen footage, the film will give audiences around the world a stunningly intimate portrait of the most beloved opera singer of all time. (114 mins)

“The genius of Pavarotti’s voice is that it had the power to heal. The movie pays ample testament to how that voice, for 40 years, poured out of him, rapturous and tragic, soaring on wings of pure emotion, at times wracked with a spiritual pain that was surely his own, but always lifting his audience to the mountaintop of beauty, saying, ‘This is where I live. And you can too.’” – Owen Gleiberman, Variety

“Even for opera neophytes who couldn’t tell a soprano from a tenor, Ron Howard’s brisk, engaging film capably maps out an art form that Luciano Pavarotti ruled for decades, including enough technical insight to go along with an overview of the maestro’s personal and professional highlights.” – Tim Grierson, Screen International

Opens Friday, June 21st

Academic overachievers Amy and Molly thought keeping their noses to the grindstone gave them a leg up on their high school peers. But on the eve of graduation, the best friends suddenly realize that they may have missed out on the special moments of their teenage years. Determined to make up for lost time, the girls decide to cram four years of not-to-be missed fun into one night — a chaotic adventure that no amount of book smarts could prepare them for. (R, 105 mins)

“As Booksmart takes its shape, albeit haphazardly, Wilde’s filmmaking skills become more and more evident, bursting forth in a third act that builds into something beautiful.” – Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

“Booksmart manages to be inclusive and progressive, without being precious about anything or sacrificing an ounce of humor.” – Emily Yoshida, Vulture

John and Molly Chester trade their urban life in L.A. for 200 acres of barren farmland in Vertura County. John, previously a filmmaker, documents their eight-year endeavor to create a biodiverse farm in complete coexistence with nature. Featuring breathtaking cinematography, captivating animals, and an urgent message to heed Mother Earth’s call, their crowd-pleasing film provides a vital blueprint for better living and a healthier planet. (92 mins)

“This is a must-see film, not just for the primer it offers in how foodways, farming practices and larger environmental forces are crucially connected but for its dazzling imagery of nature in action, both by way of breathtaking close-ups and sensational aerial shots of the farm and its environs.” – Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

“a thoughtful and often profoundly moving portrait of the remarkable work involved in producing mindful food — and an eloquent reminder that so much of what we take for granted on our plates is, in its own everyday way, a miracle.” – Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly.

Sunday, June 23rd, at 7:15pm

A wildly innovative and creative art-house film. Once Upon a Superhero has been quickly gathering momentum through its many film festival awards and word of mouth. As a promising future cult hit, Once Upon a Superhero sets a positive example for independent filmmakers about what can be achieved in the superhero genre without studios or big budgets.

A homeless wanderer named Solar Flare, who proclaims to be from the sun, has been exiled to live on Earth without his superpowers for 189 days. From the personal discovery of why he was sent here (to save this planet from a apocalyptic solar flare) to the array of bizarre characters who misguide him, we follow the lost ‘superhero’ on what quickly becomes a downward spiral journey into the underbelly of Hollywood… a place he comes to realize is not worth saving. (R, 112 mins)

“A renegade piece of cinematic triumph…my favorite movie of 2018.” – Evan Rosen, Brooklyn Film Review

“Hits hard without Hollywood superpowers.” – Pat Emil, Critics Den

“A film with strong cinematography, an immersive soundtrack, and a taste for the subversive.” – Chelsea Novak, Vue Weekly

Fifty years ago, in August 1969, a half a million people converged on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in upstate New York to hear the concert of a lifetime. This new documentary creates the context of the sixties that lead up to the festival. And then with never-before-seen footage, the extraordinary events of the concert itself. What took place in that teeming mass of humanity — the rain-soaked, starving, tripping throng of young people — was nothing less than a miracle of unity, a manifestation of the “peace and love” the festival had promoted, and a validation of the counterculture’s promise to the world. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Barak Goodman. (106 mins)

“… uses the perspective of nearly 50 years’ hindsight to demonstrate anew how the festival was both a mess and a miracle, and implicitly argues that it was a good deal more miracle than mess.” – Glenn Kenny, The New York Times

“Throughout, the era-defining yet problem-plagued music festival astounds in large part for all the disasters that didn’t occur.” – Chris Barsanti, Slant Magazine

Tuesday, June 25th, at 7:15pm

From his roots in Iowa to the world of New York high fashion, Halston lived an American dream. Prodigiously talented, he reigned over haute couture in the 1970s, becoming a household name. This new documentary from French filmmaker Frédéric Tcheng continues in the legacy of his previous films – Valentino, Diana Vreeland, and Dior and I. (105 mins)

“The pictures, footage, biography, news and gossip in this documentary are the opposite of a Halston dress — unruly, busy, fussed over. But they come at you with an energy that feels substantial.” – Wesley Morris, The New York Times

“It would be easy to paint him as a tragic figure but Tcheng’s film is more of a celebration than a lamentation, saluting a superstar designer whose life was a triumph of style and substance.” – Allen Hunter, Screen International

New scholarly research on the life of Caravaggio informs this beautiful new documentary. He was a revolutionary and controversial artist, and created his dramatic masterpieces on his travels between 1590 and 1610 through Milan, Venice, Rome, Naples, Sicily and Malta. During this period, he paints feverishly while trying to flee his many inner demons. The filmmakers have gained unprecedented access to Caravaggio’s works, and features the commentary of leading art historians. (90 mins)

Wednesday, June 26th, at 7:15pm

An explosion of new music came out of L.A.’s Laurel Canyon beginning in the mid-60s as folk went electric. Rock musicians gravitated to L.A. music studios to emulate the The Beatles and the British invasion. This new doc hosted by Jakob Dylan includes stories and performances from The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, The Mamas and the Papas, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and Jackson Browne, along with Brits who moved to the canyon such as Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr. Younger contemporary musicians who were influenced by the songwriting of the era include Tom Petty (in his very last film interview), Beck, Fiona Apple, Cat Power, Regina Spektor and Norah Jones. (82 mins)

Friday, June 28th, at 9:15pm

Jennie Livingston’s documentary offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the golden age of New York “Drag Balls” where rival fashion houses come together to celebrate, vogue, and compete for bragging rights. Shot between 1985 and 1989, the narrative inter-cuts between individual stories that chronicle the experiences of the African-American and Latino, gay and transgender subculture in a time when the city was consumed by the ideals of wealth and glamour. (1990, R, 78mins)

A benefit for the LGBT Life Center.
Sponsored by Decorum Furniture, MJ’s Tavern, & The Wave

“One emerges from this film not only with a new vocabulary and a fresh way of viewing the straight world but with a bracing object lesson in understanding what society ‘role models’ are all about.” – Jonathan Rosenbaum ,Chicago Reader

“A film about resistance, passion and the determined reclamation of cultural space, ‘Paris Is Burning’ has been tremendously influential, and is essential viewing for any student of the issues it concerns or of the documentary form.” – Jennie Kermode, Eye for Film

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Thursday, July 11th, at 7:15pm

On Saturday July 7, 2018, legendary band THE CURE took to the stage in London’s Hyde Park to celebrate 40 years of playing live. From ‘Lovesong’ to ‘Lullaby,’ from ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ to ‘Burn,’ from ‘Fascination Street’ to ‘Friday I’m in Love,’ Robert Smith and his extraordinary band – Simon Gallup, Jason Cooper, Roger O’Donnell and Reeves Gabrels – take us on a magical trip through time. Directed by long-time collaborator Tim Pope (The Cure in Orange). (150mins)

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Wednesday, July 17th, at 7:15pm

Following the critically-acclaimed world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival, Between Me and My Mind comes to movie theaters nationwide for a special one-night-only screening on Wednesday, July 17. A few minutes into this intimate look at the creative process of founding Phish guitarist and vocalist Trey Anastasio, it is clear that he is exploding with his unique brand of songwriting and creativity. As the front man of one of America’s longest lasting and most successful touring bands and a solo musician as well, Anastasio’s virtuosic musicianship has made him an icon, beloved by his die-hard fanbase for the depth of his artistic output and the boundless enthusiasm that he exudes on stage and off.

Between Me and My Mind captures Trey as he works through some of his most personal song ideas to date, placing his relationships with friends and family at its core. At the same time, he prepares for one of Phish’s legendary New Year’s Eve shows at Madison Square Garden, culminating with the exhilarating, elaborately produced moment when the clock strikes midnight on-stage. This is an eye-opening exploration of the method behind Anastasio’s magic, told with the same loving warmth that endears him to his legions of fans.

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Sunday morning, June 9th

Screenings dates for the Off-Season will not be scheduled in advance but decided on a week by week basis. Selected Sundays will be announced the week prior to each Film Forum playdate. Season passes will not be available for the Off-Season. Click here for more details and to see the title of this week’s film.

Film Forum Off-Season admission – $10 purchased at the door for each film. No advance season membership pass is available for the Off–Season. Discount ticket books are valid for Off–Season.