Eric Kohn
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Eric Kohn
@erickohn.bsky.social
Movies. Artistic director at Southampton Playhouse, producer at EDGLRD, NYU prof, former IndieWire critic, runner, space & cat & comics nut.
RIP: P Adams Sitney, an essential chronicler of avant- garde cinema whose work will last the ages.
June 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Thank you to everyone who made it out for tonight’s sold-out Tony Gilroy talk! ANDOR is the greatest show on TV this year and if you haven’t made time for it yet, it’s not too late. www.instagram.com/stories/sout...
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June 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
#starwars fans in the Long Island area won’t want to miss tomorrow’s Tony Gilroy talk on all things ANDOR - tomorrow at the Southampton Playhouse! southamptonplayhouse.com/film/tony-gi...
Live Conversation with Tony Gilroy: Behind Andor, Michael Clayton, and More.
Join acclaimed screenwriter and director Tony Gilroy live in conversation with Eric Kohn as they explore his career, from Michael Clayton to Andor, with exclusive clips and insights into his storytell...
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June 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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NEA Grantees with Terminated Grants or Withdrawn Funding: You have 7 calendar days to appeal, so for those receiving their letters late yesterday (May 2), you have until Friday, May 9 to appeal.

We have put together a how-to guide drawing from available resources including @jasonrhody.bsky.social
May 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Thursday night Anne and Eric were reunited at a Southampton Playhouse screening and Q & A for John Carpenter's The Fog attended by L.I. locals Eugene Hernandez, Jonathan Sehring and more!
April 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Back to weekly writing with THE PLAYHOUSE POST, the official newsletter of the Southampton Playhouse!

This edition features highlights from #Sundance and some Oscar thoughts.

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January 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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“Seventy-five percent of being successful as an actor is pure luck. The rest is just endurance.”

Happy birthday to the legendary Gene Hackman, who turns 95 today!

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January 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Happy 35th birthday to perennial #Sundance hustler and Sideshow exec Ryan Werner (@ryanwernernyc12.bsky.social), who is also celebrating the two Oscar nominations for FLOW today.
January 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Charmed by DJ AHMED, a North Macedonian tale of a sheep herder with a penchant for EDM music, who confronts the traditionalist values of his small village when he falls for a local dancer. #Sundance
January 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
DIDN’T DIE, a b&w zombie comedy at #Sundance, is a scrappy, bittersweet character study. The filmmakers’ last few weeks have been harrowing, though, according to this story. www.npr.org/2025/01/22/n...
They made a post-apocalyptic Sundance film. Then their homes burned
The zombie apocalypse film Didn't Die was made amid the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic and upheaval in Hollywood. The filmmakers lost their homes – but are still sharing their movie at Sundance.
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January 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Column by Gene Park: The filmmaker’s popularity struck at a formative time for a medium poised to smash art forms together and disrupt narrative styles.
Column | David Lynch’s deep influence on video games, from Alan Wake to Zelda
The filmmaker’s popularity struck at a formative time for a medium poised to smash narrative styles, influencing “Final Fantasy VII,” “Silent Hill 2,” “Alan Wake” and more.
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January 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Super happy for these folks in particular - unique film artists willing to work outside the traditional expectations of the studio system. And a great validation for festivals, too. #Oscars
January 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
#sundance leaders past & present: John Cooper and Eugene Hernandez the night before day 1.
January 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
#Sundance. Round 18.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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This is so sad
January 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
How David Lynch predicted the future of entertainment erickohn.substack.com/p/david-lync...
David Lynch Predicted the Future of Entertainment
A world builder with own mythology, Lynch obtained immortality through a bespoke creative process.
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January 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Wrote about how horror movies are today’s answer to screwball comedies www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
How Horror Movies Channel Our Trump-era Anxieties
The only thing we don’t have to fear is fear itself.
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January 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Curation is central to wading through film culture’s past and present. That’s why I’m so stoked to take on the reigns as artistic director for the new Southampton Playhouse, a renovated 1932 movie house reopening early next year, alongside ED Maria Botsacos. Details here: variety.com/2024/film/ne...
The Southampton Playhouse Taps Maria A. Ruiz Botsacos, Eric Kohn for Leadership Roles (EXCLUSIVE)
Maria A. Ruiz Botsacos, an exec at Film at Lincoln Center, and former IndieWire editor and critic Eric Kohn will lead The Southampton Playhouse.
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December 22, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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November 15, 2024 at 5:46 AM
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November 3, 2023 at 4:15 AM