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FLC Announces Michael Mann’s Ferrari as NYFF61 Closing Night

Film at Lincoln Center announces Michael Mann’s “Ferrari” as the Closing Night selection of the 61st New York Film Festival, making its North American premiere on October 13 at Alice Tully Hall. Michael Mann (“Heat,” “The Last of the Mohicans,” “The Insider”) brings his astonishing command of technique and storytelling to bear on this emotional, elegantly…

Film at Lincoln Center Announces Todd Haynes’s MAY DECEMBER as Opening Night of the 61st New York Film Festival

Film at Lincoln Center announces Todd Haynes’s “May December” as Opening Night of the 61st New York Film Festival, making its North American premiere at Alice Tully Hall on September 29 with the director and cast in person. Secure your ticket and more with Festival Passes, limited quantities on sale now. Single tickets go on sale…

TV Review: Exterior Night (Esterno Notte), Bellocchio Returns To The Unstaunchable Wound Of The Moro Case

The Years of Lead is the term that defines Italy’s contemporary history characterised by horrific acts of bloodshed. This period of social and political turmoil — that lasted from the late Sixties until the late Eighties — was marked by both far-left and far-right terrorism. It was in 1978 that the leader of the Christian…

New York Film Festival Review – ‘The Inspection’ is a Powerful and Passionate Story of Representation

The United States military has historically been a hostile environment for LGBT individuals. The “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy forced those who wished to serve to conceal their identities or face expulsion, and its repeal a decade ago has hopefully improved the situation, though there is surely much work still to be done. But despite…

New York Film Festival Review – ‘She Said’ is a Standard Look at the Industry-Changing Story of Harvey Weinstein

The arrest of Harvey Weinstein on multiple sexual harrassment and sexual assault charges paved the way for a major shift in the operation of the toxic Hollywood machine. online pharmacy cenforce with best prices today in the USA The #MeToo movement was built on people sharing experiences that were all too common, and feeling supported…

New York Film Festival Review – ‘Showing Up’ Reunites Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams

Art doesn’t mean the same thing to everyone, and those who observe a piece may have no concept of the time and precision required to create it. That can be immensely frustrating to experience and to have a finished product reduced to an unenlightened critical take, but a failure to be properly appreciated isn’t likely…

New York Film Festival Review -‘Armageddon Time’ Delves into Director James Gray’s Influential Childhood

It’s natural for filmmakers to want to revisit their pasts through their chosen medium of artistic expression. They create stories that might reflect other people’s experiences or adapt someone else’s memories or fiction, and it’s impossible for them not to be influenced at least somewhat by what they’ve been through in their lives. It’s particularly…

New York Film Festival Exclusive Video Interview: Director Carla Simón on the Golden Bear Winning Film, ‘Alcarràs’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Director Carla Simón returns with her second feature film, Alcarràs, following her successful debut, 2017’s Summer 1993. Inspired by her own personal connection to peach cultivators in the village of Alcarràs, Simón created a fictionalized story about what changes over the course of generations…

New York Film Festival : Review / Getting Deep in the Inane World of Robert Downey “Sr.”

Summer of 2001– I was driving around with some friends listening to the new Kool Keith album when all of a sudden the eccentric emcee drops one of the most random names; Cuba Gooding Sr. We laughed heartily as; while there has to be a Cuba Gooding Sr. if there is a Cuba Gooding Jr.,…

New York Film Festival Review: ‘R.M.N.’ is a Powerful Character Study Driven by the Negative Impact of Social Division

Some of the most relatable, important stories to be told in cinema are those that reflect on various realistic conflicts, ranging from racial, social, political, ecological and emotional issues. R.M.N., the latest drama from Palme d’Or-winning Romanian writer-director, Cristian Mungiu, exposes those battles by showcasing how a community of struggling people can easily turn hateful…

New York Film Festival Review – ‘Tár’ is a Towering Showcase for Cate Blanchett

A conductor exhibits a great degree of control over an orchestra, guiding and timing all movements. What may appear as a simple and superfluous job, unnecessary because each musician is capable of keeping their own time, is anything but, requiring a mastery of sound and meter. The unforgettable protagonist of Todd Field’s new film Tár…