Throughout its five-decade run, New Directors/New Films has introduced the works of many of today’s notable auteurs, including Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Wong Kar-Wai, Pedro Almodóvar, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Joachim Trier, Kelly Reichardt, Denis Villeneuve, Michael Haneke, Luca Guadagnino, Richard Linklater, […]

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(The 63rd New York Film Festival (NYFF) runs September 26-October 13 via Film at Lincoln Center. Check out Matt Delman’s Miroirs No. 3. movie review, fresh from the fest! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The filmmaker behind my […]

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Winner of the Golden Leopard at last year’s Locarno International Film Festival, writer-director Sho Miyake’s Two Seasons, Two Strangers is a tender, tranquil drama that explores the burgeoning bonds between two pairs of introverted people in two different segments. Based […]

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Known for his jaw-dropping and often steamy thrillers, French auteur François Ozon is back with an ambitious adaptation of a literary masterpiece. The Stranger, adapted by Ozon from Albert Camus’ 1942 novella, received plenty of acclaim following its world premiere […]

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This may very well be the year of Jafar Panahi. Now able to move freely outside of his home country of Iran, the Palme d’Or winner is set to embark on a U.S. promotional tour to screen his awards contender, […]

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Get ready to strap in this awards season with Oliver Laxe’s unpredictable desert rave thriller, Sirāt. Somewhere in the realm of Sorcerer and Mad Max, it made waves after shocking viewers to their core at this year’s Cannes, where it […]

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Richard Linklater has been killing it on the festival circuit this year! Following the Berlinale premiere of his Lorenz Hart biopic Blue Moon (arriving October 17), he headed to the Cannes Film Festival with his ambitious retelling of the making […]

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The New York Film Festival, presented by Film at Lincoln Center, has announced the lineup for its Spotlight section taking place at its 63rd edition. This section will showcase a selection of 12 significant and anticipated features, including three world […]

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It’s that time of year again. After previously announcing its Opening Night (After the Hunt), Centerpiece (Father Mother Sister Brother), and Closing Night (Is This Thing On?) films, the New York Film Festival has unveiled its full Main Slate lineup […]

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For his latest feature, Suspended Time, Olivier Assayas drew on his personal diary to revisit his experiences during the COVID-19 lockdown with humor and reminiscence. Shot on location at his late father’s home, the comedy stars his frequent collaborator Vincent Macaigne as […]

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