Film Events in NYC for Saturday, September 19, 2026

A live Scope NYC view of film events in New York for Saturday, September 19, 2026.

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  1. Peggy Sue Got Married

    11:00 AM · Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg

    Peggy Sue Got Married screens at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg as part of 80s Bombshell: Kathleen Turner at Nitehawk Cinema.

  2. All That Jazz

    11:30 AM · Paris Theater

    All That Jazz screens at Paris Theater as part of Big & Loud 2026.

  3. The History of Concrete

    11:40 AM · IFC Center

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

  4. Above the Rim

    12:00 PM · Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park

    Above the Rim screens at Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park as part of A Tribute to Tupac at Nitehawk Cinema on a 35mm print.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  7. Hometown Boy

    1:30 PM · BAM

    One of China’s best-known figurative painters returns home after a 30 year absence. as part of A Pure Person: The Sonic Landscape of Lim Giong.

  8. Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain

    1:50 PM · Metrograph

    Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain screens at Metrograph as part of Don't Play with Fire: The Films of Tsui Hark.

  9. Raina Telgemeier, Gale Galligan, & Ann M. Martin discuss BABY-SITTERS CLUB

    2:00 PM · Barnes & Noble

  10. The History of Concrete

    2:10 PM · IFC Center

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

  11. My Brothers Wedding

    2:20 PM · Film Forum

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

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

    2:20 PM · Film Forum

  13. Tectonics: Ways We Wander the Earth

    2:30 PM · Regal Essex Crossing Cinema

    Tectonics: Ways We Wander the Earth screens at Regal Essex Crossing Cinema as part of Climate Film Festival.

  14. Letty Lynton

    3:00 PM · Paris Theater

    Joan Crawford flees a possessive lover in this newly restored drama, introduced by film historian Farran Smith Nehme.

  15. Rehearsal Behavior. II: Yvonne Rainer

    3:00 PM · E-flux Screening Room

    Lives of Performers screens with an in-person conversation between Yvonne Rainer and writer David Velasco.

  16. Land of Canaan

    3:15 PM · Regal Essex Crossing Cinema

    Land of Canaan screens at Regal Essex Crossing Cinema as part of Climate Film Festival.

  17. 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

  18. 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.

  19. Pink Floyd: The Wall

    3:30 PM · BAM

    Pink Floyd: The Wall screens at BAM as part of A Pure Person: The Sonic Landscape of Lim Giong on a 35mm print.

  20. The Matrix

    3:30 PM · Museum of Modern Art

    The Matrix screens at Museum of Modern Art as part of Yuen Woo-ping: The Number One Martial Arts Director Under the Sky on a 35mm print.

  21. Chronovisor

    3:45 PM · Film at Lincoln Center

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

  22. Basic Instinct

    4:00 PM · Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn

  23. Basic Instinct

    4:00 PM · Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan

  24. Games of Love and Loneliness

    4:00 PM · Metrograph

    Games of Love and Loneliness screens at Metrograph as part of Breaking Free: The Films of Anja Breien.

  25. Basic Instinct

    4:00 PM · Alamo Drafthouse

  26. The History of Concrete

    4:40 PM · IFC Center

    John Wilson discusses his concrete documentary after the screening.

  27. My Brothers Wedding

    4:50 PM · Film Forum

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

  28. Circling Zero: We See Absence

    5:00 PM · Spectacle

    Circling Zero: We See Absence screens at Spectacle as part of Never Forget / Always Remember: 9/11, 25 Years Later.

  29. Learning from Learning from Las Vegas

    5:00 PM · Roxy Cinema New York

    Learning from Learning from Las Vegas screens at Roxy Cinema New York on a 35mm print.

  30. The Gloria of Your Imagination

    5:15 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.

  31. Meishi Street

    5:30 PM · Anthology Film Archives

    Meishi Street screens at Anthology Film Archives as part of Rubble on Screen: The Cinema of Demolition and Destruction.

  32. 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

  33. Babylon

    5:45 PM · Paris Theater

    Babylon screens at Paris Theater as part of Big & Loud 2026 on a 70mm print.

  34. Millennium Mambo

    5:45 PM · BAM

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

  35. 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.

  36. The History of Concrete

    6:00 PM · Low Cinema

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