The First Monday in May

Dec 4, 2017 — The week begins with good news: Wes Anderson’s stop motion animated film Isle of Dogs will open the sixty-eighth Berlin International Film Festival (February 15 through 25). As the Berlinale reminds us, this is “the story of Atari Kobayashi, twelve-year-old...

Nov 18, 2025 — This December, make yourself at home in some of cinema’s most memorable hotels, celebrate Julianne Moore’s bracingly human performances, or explore the trailblazing debuts of Black women filmmakers.

May 8, 2024 — Thelma Schoonmaker brings Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom to the inaugural edition of JBFC Restored and Rediscovered.

Jul 27, 2022 — Beat the heat with our extensive survey of Chinese representation in American film as well as tributes to Yaphet Kotto, David Gulpilil, and Myrna Loy.

Aug 8, 2021 — This month on the Channel, dive into the films of John Huston, Jean Harlow, Josephine Baker, and other cinematic icons.

Jan 30, 2020 — Check out what’s in store next month on our streaming service!

Nov 28, 2018 — The career of one of Italy’s greatest directors was riddled with scandal and accolades.

Mar 11, 2025 — New restorations of The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived (1974) and Leila and the Wolves (1984) arrive in the U.S.

Jan 17, 2025 — Featured this week are Frank Capra, Michael Roemer, John Ford, Djibril Diop Mambéty, and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Oct 7, 2024 — The winner of the Grand Prix in Cannes is a portrait of three women in Mumbai—and at a crossroads in their lives.