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The Film Society of Lincoln Center presents a 17-day festival showcasing important cinematic works by emerging talents from around the world and premiere international directors.
The Film Society of Lincoln Center presents a 17-day festival showcasing important cinematic works by emerging talents from around the world and premiere international directors.
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Mommy fiercest
New York Times News ServiceAngelina Jolie does not travel light. A few weeks ago, when she arrived for the New York Film Festival premiere of "Changeling," the new Clint Eastwood drama opening Friday, she brought along her partner of three years, Brad Pitt, and their sons, Maddox,...Tags: Film Festivals, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Changeling (movie), Wanted (movie)
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New York Film Festival's 12 best bets
amNewYork movie criticLast year's New York Film Festival gave us 'No Country For Old Men' and 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.' This year, the festival, now in its 46th year, offers a crop of equally enticing and sobering movies. On the slate are 28 films from 18 countries,...Tags: Holidays, New York Weather, New York, Los Angeles, Angelina Jolie
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New York film fest highlighted by 'Che,' Eastwood
The New York Film Festival defines itself as an annual chance to take account of the state of film as art.
Last year's story line was obvious enough: American filmmakers, from Julian Schnabel to Wes Anderson, were making -- and finding ways to distribute...Tags: Film Festivals, Mickey Rourke, New York, Angelina Jolie, Woody Allen
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Cannes winner The Class to open NY Film Festival
"The Class," winner of the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, will open the 46th annual New York Film Festival. The Film Society of Lincoln Center, which produces the festival, announced Tuesday that it will give the opening night honor to...Tags: Film Festivals, Lincoln Center, Schools, Sean Penn, Cannes Film Festival
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TriBeCa Film festival's delicate balancing act
Special to NewsdayThe most poignant movie experience of the TriBeCa Film Festival, which opens Wednesday, may turn out to be an 89-minute documentary about a trapeze artist, made up largely of black-and-white still photographs, and set in - and above - a Manhattan of 34...Tags: Photography, John Anderson, Stony Brook University, Cinema Industry, Movies
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'The Darjeeling Limited'
jan.stuart@newsday.comMovies are unique in their power to mess with our sense of what's real and what's made up. This blurring of lines is felt most perversely in how we tend to define stars by their roles. Intellectually, we know they are not the characters they are playing....Tags: Film Festivals, Lincoln Square (Manhattan, New York), Natalie Portman, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Movies
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France picks 'Persepolis' as Oscar entry
France has selected "Persepolis," a black-and-white animated film about a young girl growing up in Iran during the Islamic revolution in the late 1970s, as the nation's entry for best foreign language film at the Oscars.
Based on Marjane Satrapi's...Tags: Film Festivals, Sean Penn, Gena Rowlands, Movies, Iggy Pop
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American directors dominate NY Film Fest
From Wes Anderson to Sidney Lumet, this year's New York Film Festival is dominated by top American directors spanning generations.
Though the NYFF has always put forth a highly international slate of selections, this year's fest -- the 45th annual --...Tags: New York, Lincoln Center, Tribeca Film Festival, Cinema Industry, Movies
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Target your networking for blockbuster results
Special to amNewYorkThrough October 14, the New York Film Festival will run a lineup of 28 films at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of jazz at Lincoln Center. Unlike other premieres, ruled by fashion stylists and actor shenanigans, the focus will be on the real stars: The...Tags: Film Festivals, Lincoln Center, Movies
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Seasonal highs & lows
Look who's bringing sexy back
If 61-year-old Helen Mirren wins best actress, it's because "The Queen" star shrewdly conquered an age-old Oscar curse. Actresses over 50 don't usually win. Only one has in the last 15 years: Judi Dench (best supporting...Tags: Film Festivals, Los Angeles, Charlize Theron, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Halle Berry
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The hottest ticket for serious film fans
Newsday Staff WriterFestivalgoers may feel a trace of deja vu as they scan the offerings at Friday's kickoff of the 44th New York Film Festival, a 17-day bliss-out of international films presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. If so, it is probably because the...Tags: Lincoln Center, Diana, Princess of Wales, Movies, Cinema Industry, Broadway
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And now, to crown the 44th king ...
Every film festival has its unofficial prom queen and king, actors whose shadow dominates by virtue of a single commanding role or by seeming to be everywhere at once. Media acclaim (and opening night glare) have already installed Helen Mirren as queen of...Tags: Film Festivals, Catherine Deneuve, Elizabeth II, Culture, Movies
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