Film Events in NYC for Friday, September 18, 2026

A live Scope NYC view of film events in New York for Friday, September 18, 2026.

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  1. West Side Story

    11:30 AM · Paris Theater

    West Side Story screens at Paris Theater as part of Big & Loud 2026.

  2. The History of Concrete

    11:40 AM · IFC Center

    John Wilson tries applying lessons from a Hallmark screenwriting workshop to a documentary about concrete.

  3. My Brothers Wedding

    12:30 PM · Film Forum

    Charles Burnett follows a Los Angeles man caught between his brother’s wedding and his best friend’s funeral.

  4. Late Fame

    1:00 PM · Film at Lincoln Center

    A forgotten New York poet, now a postal worker, finds himself adopted by a flattering circle of young bohemians.

  5. YOU HAD TO BE THERE: HOW THE TORONTO GODSPELL IGNITED THE COMEDY REVOLUTION…

    1:00 PM · Film Forum

    YOU HAD TO BE THERE: HOW THE TORONTO GODSPELL IGNITED THE COMEDY REVOLUTION… Opens Friday, September 18

  6. Make a Movie On Your Phone, online

    2:00 PM · BRIC

  7. The History of Concrete

    2:10 PM · IFC Center

    John Wilson tries applying lessons from a Hallmark screenwriting workshop to a documentary about concrete.

  8. My Brothers Wedding

    2:20 PM · Film Forum

    Charles Burnett follows a Los Angeles man caught between his brother’s wedding and his best friend’s funeral.

  9. Boogie Nights

    3:15 PM · Paris Theater

    Boogie Nights screens at Paris Theater as part of Big & Loud 2026 with 4K Restoration in Dolby Atmos.

  10. Evita

    3:15 PM · Metrograph

    Evita screens at Metrograph as part of Radical Chiaroscuro: The Work of Darius Khondji on a 35mm print.

  11. YOU HAD TO BE THERE: HOW THE TORONTO GODSPELL IGNITED THE COMEDY REVOLUTION…

    3:15 PM · Film Forum

    YOU HAD TO BE THERE: HOW THE TORONTO GODSPELL IGNITED THE COMEDY REVOLUTION… Opens Friday, September 18

  12. Late Fame

    3:30 PM · Film at Lincoln Center

    A forgotten New York poet, now a postal worker, finds himself adopted by a flattering circle of young bohemians.

  13. Drunken Master

    4:00 PM · Museum of Modern Art

    Drunken Master screens at Museum of Modern Art as part of Yuen Woo-ping: The Number One Martial Arts Director Under the Sky.

  14. Thresholds

    4:00 PM · Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film

  15. My Brothers Wedding

    4:10 PM · Film Forum

    Charles Burnett follows a Los Angeles man caught between his brother’s wedding and his best friend’s funeral.

  16. The History of Concrete

    4:40 PM · IFC Center

    John Wilson discusses his concrete documentary after the screening, with Edy Modica moderating.

  17. The Unrecovered

    5:00 PM · Spectacle

    The Unrecovered screens at Spectacle as part of Never Forget / Always Remember: 9/11, 25 Years Later.

  18. YOU HAD TO BE THERE: HOW THE TORONTO GODSPELL IGNITED THE COMEDY REVOLUTION…

    5:30 PM · Film Forum

    YOU HAD TO BE THERE: HOW THE TORONTO GODSPELL IGNITED THE COMEDY REVOLUTION… Opens Friday, September 18

  19. Late Fame

    6:00 PM · Film at Lincoln Center

    A forgotten New York poet, now a postal worker, finds himself adopted by a flattering circle of young bohemians.

  20. My Brothers Wedding

    6:00 PM · Film Forum

    Charles Burnett’s family tragicomedy screens with a post-film conversation with Burnett and Maya Cade.

  21. The History of Concrete

    6:00 PM · Low Cinema

    John Wilson tries applying lessons from a Hallmark screenwriting workshop to a documentary about concrete.

  22. THE WARRIORS Introduced by authors Michael Gingold and Chris Poggiali

    6:00 PM · Film Forum

  23. Chronovisor

    6:15 PM · Film at Lincoln Center

    Chronovisor screens at Film at Lincoln Center as part of Bibliomania: A Preface to Chronovisor.

  24. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    7:00 PM · Museum of Modern Art

    Ang Lee and action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping discuss their wuxia collaboration after this screening at MoMA.

  25. Dust of Angels

    7:00 PM · BAM

    Dust of Angels screens at BAM as part of A Pure Person: The Sonic Landscape of Lim Giong.

  26. Gorilla Gorilla

    7:00 PM · Rooftop Films

    Gorilla Gorilla screens at Rooftop Films as part of Rooftop Films Summer Series 2026 with a Q&A with filmmakers.

  27. Lawrence of Arabia

    7:00 PM · Paris Theater

    Lawrence of Arabia screens at Paris Theater as part of Big & Loud 2026 with featuring The Paris Theater's own pristine 70mm print.

  28. Work in Progress

    7:00 PM · Anthology Film Archives

    Work in Progress screens at Anthology Film Archives as part of Rubble on Screen: The Cinema of Demolition and Destruction.

  29. THE FETUS SHOW

    7:00 PM · Brooklyn Comedy Collective

  30. The History of Concrete

    7:15 PM · IFC Center

    John Wilson discusses his concrete documentary after the screening, with Rachel Kaly moderating.

  31. Cyberscape: A Computer Animation Vision

    7:30 PM · Spectacle

    Beny Tchaicovsky’s 1997 computer animation traces human evolution from Eden to quantum mechanics through surreal digital worlds.

  32. Dancehall Queen

    7:30 PM · Flatbush Reformed Church

    Dancehall Queen screens at Flatbush Reformed Church as part of Open Air Film Sessions.

  33. The Gloria of Your Imagination

    7:30 PM · Anthology Film Archives

    The screening on Fri, Sept 18 will involve 16mm + digital dual projection; the screenings on Sat & Sun, Sept 19 & 20 will be of the single-channel DCP version of the film.

  34. Alfreda's Cinema, Dancehall Queen (1997) @ Flatbush Reformed Church

    7:30 PM · Flatbush Reformed Church

  35. YOU HAD TO BE THERE: HOW THE TORONTO GODSPELL IGNITED THE COMEDY REVOLUTION…

    7:45 PM · Film Forum

    YOU HAD TO BE THERE: HOW THE TORONTO GODSPELL IGNITED THE COMEDY REVOLUTION… Opens Friday, September 18 with a Q&A with filmmaker Nick Davis and Subjects Victor Garber, Andrea Martin, Stephen Schwartz, & Martin Short.

  36. The Gaspare Randazzo Show w/ Opener Frank Favia

    8:00 PM · littlefield