Cinema is a free weekly news program focusing on the film industry. It reports on film as an expression of art in our society, and avoids industry gossip.

The program features knowledgeable film writers who interview film makers, numerous movie screenings, topical essays, film reviews, historical analyses, home video recommendations, and remote production. Jack Mathews, Newsday,, and Graham Fuller, Interview Magazine, host Cinema. Recent guests include:
 
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Kevin Spacey 28.8, 56k Debbie Reynolds 28.8, 56k
Peter Fonda 28.8, 56k James Ellroy 28.8, 56k
Jennifer Jason Leigh 28.8, 56k
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  Newsday film critic Jack Mathews has been writing about movies for more than 20 years. Besides Newsday, he's been the chief film critic for the Detroit Free Press, and USA Today. Prior to joining Newsday in 1991, he was the movie editor and a featured film columnist at the Los Angeles Times.
In addition, he's been published in Premiere, Movieline, American Film Magazine, Film Comment, and TV Guide. He is the author of "The Battle of Brazil," which chronicles director Terry Gilliam's legendary feud with Universal Pictures over the release of his now classic 1985 Orwellian fantasy "Brazil." "The Battle of Brazil" was nominated for a Hugo award as the best non-fiction book of 1987.
Mathews has bachelors degrees in psychology and social sciences from San Jose State University, and a master's degree in journalism, with honors, from UCLA. He's married, with two children, and lives in Mahopac, New York.
 
  Prior to coming to America in 1986, British-born Graham Fuller worked as Executive Editor of the weekly film magazine The Movie and subsequently as Film Editor of Stills magazine. He then became Film and Theater Editor at Elle and was appointed Executive Editor and film columnist of Interview magazine in 1990.
He has also written on movies for The New York Times, The New York Observer, The Village Voice, The L.A. Times, Premiere, Film Comment, and Sight and Sound.
He has edited a series of books for Faber & Faber's distinguished film list including Potter on Potter and the forthcoming Loach on Loach, as well as screenplay books by Hal Hartley, Gus Van Sant, Whit Stillman, David O. Russell, Quentin Tarantino, and Mike Leigh. He is a regular contributor to Faber's movie journal Projections.


Cinema is an excellent program to build new viewership for your station. The exclusive interviews and film footage provide highly promotable program content in keeping with Public Television's reputation for culture and sophistication. Each weekly Cinema episode is followed by a :30 promotion spot for the next weeks' program. Airing on more than 25 stations across the country, Cinema soon will appear in foreign news broadcasts as well.


If you would like more information on how your station can broadcast Cinema completely free of charge, contact Neal Hecker at PBM New York: tel (212) 688-3530, nhecker@pbmnyc.com.

 
  • All shows from the first season (shows 101 - 152)
  • All shows from the second season (shows 201 - 252)
  • All shows from the third season (shows 301 - )
  • A list of Guests, Topics, and Reviews