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NYFF62 Main Slate Lineup: New Titles From Mike Leigh, Brady Corbet, David Cronenberg, and More

M.J. O'Toole — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 16:00:16 +0000

After announcing its Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Closing Night selections, the New York Film Festival has announced the full Main Slate lineup for its 62nd edition. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center, this year’s Main Slate sections will screen the […]

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EARLY SHORT FILMS OF THE FRENCH NEW WAVE

Jonathan Marlow — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:42:27 +0000

With the passing of Agnès Varda and Jean-Luc Godard within the last half-decade and last year, respectively, renewed attention has justifiably returned to the beginnings of the so-called French “Nouvelle Vague” (or “New Wave” in English; “Bossa nova” in Portuguese; […]

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2023 NYFF CURRENTS LINEUP: New Works From First-Time & Veteran Filmmakers To Make Their U.S. Premieres

M.J. O'Toole — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:53:17 +0000

As we are getting closer to the month of September, the NYFF lineup is getting bigger and bigger. The festival has just announced this year’s lineup for its Currents section, which includes 11 feature programs and 36 short films, representing 23 countries, and […]

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2023 NYFF Main Slate Lineup: New Films From Wim Wenders, Andrew Haigh, Hong Sangsoo, & More

M.J. O'Toole — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:53:14 +0000

After announcing its Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Closing Night selections, the New York Film Festival has announced the full Main Slate lineup for its 61st edition. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center, this year’s Main Slate sections will screen the […]

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A Conversation With Nick Bentgen (NORTHERN LIGHT)

Fri, 13 Jun 2014 16:48:16 +0000

(Northern Light world premiered at the 2013 True/False Film Fest. It is being distributed by Icarus Films. It screens theatrically at Nitehawk Cinema on June 14th and 15th, 2014, before getting a full week run at Maysles Cinema starting on […]

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MINERS’ HYMNS, THE

Michael Tully — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:21:08 +0000

When it comes to atmospheric cinema such as this, I prefer put my stomach in the foreground and my brain in the background.

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NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT

Michael Tully — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:30:01 +0000

The true gift—and mystery—of Nostalgia For The Light is how Guzman is able to cover so much ground without collapsing under the weight of so many massive ideas.

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DVD RELEASES 2010/9/21

Michael Tully — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 15:59:52 +0000

Today is big, folks. Like, really, really big. Not only is one monumental nonfiction DVD boxed set being released; two are. For anyone who’s caught the briefest snippets of these masterworks, the importance of having these titles commercially available—as opposed […]

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DVD RELEASES 2009/5/5

Michael Tully — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:02:03 +0000

Today is one of those ultra-special Tuesdays when it comes to new DVD releases. Break out your wallets and add these titles to your collection: Momma’s Man (Kino International) — Azazel Jacobs’ Momma’s Man was not just one of 2008’s […]

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