Karen Cooper, who took over the nonprofit cinema in 1972 and transformed it into a $6 million-a-year operation, will step down in July after five decades.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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Film Forum Director Karen Cooper to Step Down After 50 Years
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‘January 6th’ Review: Scenes of a Riot
The New York Times – Movies:A new documentary from Gédéon and Jules Naudet recounts the day of the U.S. Capitol attack.
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Robert Caro Relaxes by Listening to People Drum in Central Park
The New York Times – Movies:The biographer and subject of the documentary “Turn Every Page” talks about his loyalty to the Giants and the Knicks, Zooming with classmates and falling under the spell of Captain Hornblower.
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‘Don’t Make Me Over’: Dionne Warwick’s Documentary Encore
The New York Times – Music:A conversation with the five-time Grammy-winning singer who is the subject of a new career-spanning documentary, “Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over.”
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Advice From Pelosi’s Daughter: ‘Every Woman Needs a Paul Pelosi’
The New York Times – Movies:Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, a multimillionaire venture capitalist recovering from a brutal attack, has long taken care of the couple’s “business of living,’’ including shopping for the speaker’s clothes.
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‘Wildcat’ Review: Rescue and Rewild
The New York Times – Movies:This documentary follows a couple’s efforts to reintroduce an ocelot, headed to a zoo or worse, into its home in the Peruvian Amazon.
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‘Turn Every Page’ Review: It’s Not Done Yet
The New York Times – Movies:This affectionate documentary about the writer Robert Caro and the editor Robert Gottlieb sets out to shed light on their 50 years of collaboration.
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‘Broadway Rising’ Review: Surviving the Pandemic
The New York Times – Movies:Stakeholders including Patti LuPone and Lynn Nottage share their real-time reactions to New York theater’s shutdown and reopening in Amy Rice’s documentary.
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Stream These Three Great Documentaries
The New York Times – Movies:This month’s picks include a look at families coping with cancer, a filmmaker exploring some troubling family history and a director using animation to tell the story of an Afghan refugee.
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‘Stars at Noon,’ ‘Vortex’ and More of This Year’s Streaming Gems
The New York Times – Movies:A look back at some of the finest under-the-radar streaming picks of the year.
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‘Children of the Mist’ Review: Stolen Youth
The New York Times – Movies:A documentarian traces a Hmong girl’s experience with a custom that permits boys to detain girls with the intention of marriage.