Tag Archives: Bruce Goldstein

Who’s Honoring Him Now?

My friend Bruce Goldstein gives Stephen Colbert a run for his brass-plated do-dads and tonight at a swanky party, the 1st Annual George Eastman House Gala Celebrating Light & Motion, Bruce will receive an award for Lifetime Achievement in Film. … Continue reading

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Original Baadasssss Turns 80

When Melvin Van Peebles’ ground-breaking, earth-shattering, seismic-shifting “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” was released in 1971, the actor/director had already led several other remarkable lives–Air Force pilot, Tony-nominated Broadway playwright, novelist (writing in French), artist, TV news commentator and more. His … Continue reading

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2 or 3 Things I Know About Him

Bruce Goldstein is celebrating his 25th anniversary as programmer (extraordinaire) of Film Forum’s repertory screen and all of us, friends and filmgoers, are celebrating our continuing good fortune, remembering series devoted to stars and genres as diverse as Josephine Baker, … Continue reading

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News on the Rialto

Before there was IMDb, there was Bruce Goldstein, with his infinite film database in his head–encyclopedic (almost scary) knowledge, fascinating (and frequently funny) anecdotes and he actually knew everyone in his vast network of movie friends. In 1997, after 10 … Continue reading

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