Cinema Studies at NYU

09/09/2026

We asked you all a few weeks ago to tell us your top 4 films on Letterboxd. Here is this week’s spotlight! Cinema Studies alum Charles Khosla (MA ‘25) shared with us his four favorites. Swipe to read why these are his picks 🎬

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08/22/2026

Long long long line to see Martin Scorsese at the — 2 hours before show time.

(Also on YouTube LOC).

08/19/2026

We wish an anticipated warm welcome to all of our new and returning students coming back to classes in the upcoming weeks! We can’t wait to have you back 📚📽️

1. Legally Blonde (Robert Luketic, 2001)
2. Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig, 2017)
3. Spider-Man (Sam Raimi, 2002)
4. The Freshman (Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, 1925)
5. The Way We Were (Sydney Pollack, 1973)
6. Pitch Perfect (Jason Moore, 2012)
7. Love Story (Arthur Hiller, 1970)

08/12/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Dominic Clarke for successfully defending his dissertation “Queer Insignificance: Uncovering Curt McDowell” 🍾🎊🥳

08/05/2026

August is National Dog Month! Here are some of our favorite cinematic furry friends 🐶🐾

1. The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)
2. Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)
3. Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet, 2023)
4. John Wick (Chad Stahelski, 2014)
5. I Am Legend (Francis Lawrence, 2007)
6. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)
7. Legally Blonde (Robert Luketic, 2001)
8. The Thin Man (W.S. Van D**e, 1934)
9. Isle of Dogs (Wes Anderson, 2018)
10. Old Yeller (Robert Stevenson, 1957)

07/29/2026

How the full moon will have us feeling tonight 🌕🌝✨

1. A Trip to the Moon (Georges Méliès, 1902)
2. Despicable Me (Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, 2010)
3. An American Werewolf in London (John Landis, 1981)
4. E.T. (Steven Spielberg, 1982)
5. The Wolf Man (George Waggner, 1941)

06/15/2026

Are you in the city for the summer? There’s still time to register for the Music Videos and Beach Movies summer courses! 🏖️

Link in bio

06/08/2026

New Yorker first, cinephile second
Go Knicks! 🏀🧡💙

1. How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2. Annie Hall

05/14/2026

Saluting the NYU Class of '26.
About a 1952 film of and for the university. The outtakes too.
https://wp.nyu.edu/orphanfilm/2026/05/14/nyugraduation

t/h
Michael Henry Grant

NYU Graduation — Leacock outtakes (1952) May 14, 2026 May 14, 2026 By Dan Streible Congratulations to new graduates of NYU, class of ’26 (and all others celebrating in caps and gowns around the world this week). An orphan film story to match? Yes.  These still images come from Michael Grant (cl...

05/11/2026

There’s still time to register for summer classes in Cinema Studies! Summer Session 1A starts next week, Monday 5/18!

https://tisch.nyu.edu/special-programs/summer-at-tisch/summer-at-tisch-courses/cinema-studies