Bradley Cooper and Michael Douglas to Headline “TCM + 92NY Love NYC” on January 31, 2026

Award-winning actors Bradley Cooper and Michael Douglas will headline the second iteration of the TCM Classic Film Festival: Pop Up x 92NY on January 31, 2026, with “TCM + 92NY Love NYC.”  After a sold-out inaugural event, Turner Classic Movies is reprising their collaboration with the iconic 92nd Street Y for a celebration of cinematic east-coast excellency, with programming showcasing the Big Apple on the big screen, highlighting filmmakers and films that put NYC in the spotlight. 

“TCM + 92NY Love NYC,” led by TCM hosts Ben Mankiewicz, Alicia Malone, and Eddie Muller will feature three film presentations, with Cooper introducing the film that forever changed his perspective on filmmaking, the three-part anthology New York Stories and Douglas in conversation about his emblematic turn as Gordan Gekko that won him an Oscar in the ‘80s greed-fueled Wall Street. An evening special presentation will be announced at a later date.

“After our incredible first TCM Classic Film Festival NYC Pop-Up, we are thrilled to once again collaborate with The 92nd Street Y, this year with an authentically New York themed slate of programming, welcoming the powerhouse talents and perspectives of Bradley Cooper and Michael Douglas to the delight of our East Coast classic film fans,” says Genevieve McGillicuddy, VP of Enterprises and Strategic Partnerships. “This year’s presentations delve into the cinematic wonders of the city that never sleeps, illuminating the dynamo artistry of two exemplary films that showcase the unmatched energy of the Big Apple, and reminding audiences why New York City is a character unto itself"

“We are honored to join TCM in hosting this amazing all-day festival that will celebrate the iconic city that The 92nd Street Y has called home for over 150 years,” says Seth Pinsky, CEO of The 92nd Street Y. “Bringing these seminal New York City films back to the big screen, along with the actors who brought them to life or were deeply influenced by them, is a thrill for everyone in the 92NY community.” 

The return of the NYC Pop-Up cements the east coast expansion of the signature fan-favorite TCM Classic Film Festival which attracts thousands of classic movie fans from around the globe for screenings of the greatest films ever made as they were meant to be seen: on the big screen, with the people who made them, in the world’s most historic movie theatres. 

Programming details as follows for Saturday, January 31, 2026: 

BRADLEY COOPER INTRODUCES NEW YORK STORIES (1989) - 1:00PM 

Directed by Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen

The first episode of this three-part anthology film, Martin Scorsese’s “Life Lessons,” was a revelation for filmmaker and actor Bradley Cooper. It tells of abstract painter Lionel Dobie (Nick Nolte), who struggles to create works for an upcoming gallery show while navigating a fractured romantic relationship with his young assistant (Rosanna Arquette), a self-doubting painter who is herself drawn to a successful young performance artist (Steve Buscemi). Punctuated by emotion-drenched rock ‘n’ roll and opera tracks, Scorsese’s short film jumps between the paint-splattered, whiskey-soaked grime of industrial Soho lofts and the tuxedoed Upper East Side soirees where artists must mingle with rich patrons to make their living—an allegory for the show business world in which Scorsese works. Above all, it depicts the intoxication artists experience when putting paint to canvas. “You make art because you have to,” says Lionel. “Because you’ve got no choice.”

MICHAEL DOUGLAS INTRODUCES WALL STREET (1987) - 4:30PM

Directed by Oliver Stone

Michael Douglas embodied the ruthless extremes of 1980s capitalism with his Oscar-winning portrayal of investor Gordon Gekko, the coldly calculating corporate raider who takes eager young stockbroker Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) under his wing. “There’s no nobility in poverty anymore,” Bud tells his working-class dad (real-life father Martin Sheen), before embarking on a series of ethical compromises in the pursuit of quick wealth, adding an art-savvy interior designer (Daryl Hannah) to his portfolio along the way. Writer-director Oliver Stone was inspired by his own father, a longtime Wall St. broker, and several real-world financiers when he delivered this sharply critical cautionary tale, which photographs the rarified air of lower Manhattan in amber-tinted, smoke-stained hues. But the film’s enduring image is that of Douglas’s steely-eyed Gekko, who hungrily consumes businesses—as well as his friends and rivals—like platefuls of blood-red steak tartare.

Tickets are now on sale at  https://www.92ny.org/TCM.   

About 2026 TCM Classic Film Festival 

Movie lovers from around the globe will descend upon Hollywood for the 17th edition of the TCM Classic Film Festival, taking place April 30 through May 3, 2026. Over four packed days and nights, attendees will be treated to an extensive lineup of great movies, appearances by legendary stars and filmmakers, fascinating presentations and panel discussions, special events, and more.  This year’s festival theme, “The World Comes to Hollywood” will celebrate the gifted and vital artists, innovators and craftsmen who arrived in Hollywood from distant lands and advanced the art, commerce and culture of cinema with extraordinary motion pictures, many now enshrined as part of our national film heritage. For more information, please visit  http://tcm.com/festival.   

About Turner Classic Movies (TCM)  

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a two-time Peabody Award-winning network that presents classic films, uncut and commercial-free, from the largest film libraries in the world highlighting “Where Then Meets Now.” TCM features insights from Primetime host Ben Mankiewicz along with hosts Alicia Malone, Dave Karger, Jacqueline Stewart and Eddie Muller, plus interviews with a wide range of special guests and serves as the ultimate movie lover destination. With three decades as a leading authority in classic film, TCM offers critically acclaimed series like Two for One and Reframed, along with annual programming events like 31 Days of Oscar® and Summer Under the Stars. TCM also directly connects with movie fans through popular events such as the annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood and the TCM Classic Cruise. In addition, TCM recently produced its sixth season of the wildly successful podcast “The Plot Thickens,” as well as “Talking Pictures with Ben Mankiewicz,” in partnership with HBO Max, currently in its second season. TCM hosts a wealth of material online at tcm.com and through the Watch TCM mobile app. Fans can also enjoy a classic movie experience on the TCM hub on HBO Max.  

About The 92nd Street Y, New York

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) is a world-class center for the arts and innovation, a convener of ideas, and an incubator for creativity. 92NY offers extensive classes, courses and events online including live concerts, talks and master classes; fitness classes for all ages; 250+ art classes, and parenting workshops for new moms and dads. The 92nd Street Y, New York is transforming the way people share ideas and translate them into action all over the world. All of 92NY’s programming is built on a foundation of Jewish values, including the capacity of civil dialogue to change minds; the potential of education and the arts to change lives; and a commitment to welcoming and serving people of all ages, races, religions, and ethnicities. For more information, visit  www.92NY.org.