COMING SOON...TO THE FILM FORUM! An artsy Italian political drama, a camp classic starring Carmen Miranda, a series of samurai adventures, and an epic Italian western are among the outstanding attractions to be screened at the Film Forum over the coming months. So mark those calendars!

July 29-August 11
THE CONFORMIST (1970), by Bernardo Bertolucci, explores fascist psychology and, through the good services of cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, introduces a cinematic counterpart to Munch's iconic image The Scream.

August 12-18
THE GANG'S ALL HERE (1943) showcases Busby Berkeley's style at its most outlandish with kaleidoscopic color, crazed choreography, Carmen Miranda, and a coterie of corny character actors. Short on storyline but swimming in silliness (with a surprisingly serious undertow), it's on a family-friendly double bill with another camp classic from the same period, the Maria Montez vehicle COBRA WOMAN (1944).

August 26-27
SEVEN SAMURAI (1954) is simply one of the great adventure epics of world cinema.

September 8
THRONE OF BLOOD (1957) transports Macbeth to medieval Japan with stunning results.

September 30-October 6
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968) is a giant-sized spaghetti Western in which director Sergio Leone tosses Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, and Jason Robards together with music by Ennio Morricone and a screenplay by Leone, Bertolucci, and Dario Argento.