Countdown to NYFF: Follow Us to the 50th!
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“Not Fade Away” is the 50th NYFF Centerpiece
The Sopranos creator David Chase, making his feature filmmaking debut, reunites with James Gandolfini and the great state of New Jersey in this rich and tender portrait of a group of suburban kids starting a rock and roll band in the heart of the 1960s. World Premiere!
Interview with Matias Meyer, “The Last Christeros”
The writer-director discusses his Latinbeat film, nature, non-professional actors and Dutch filmmaker Johan van der Keuken.
“Jack and Diane,” The Werewolf Love Story That Wasn’t
In the final post in our series of articles from the Locarno Critics Academy, Zeba Blay dissects this indie-romance film and the continued cinematic obsession with vampires and werewolves
Locarno 2012 Diary: Swiss Films Starring Switzerland
In the fourteenth of a series of articles from the Locarno Critics Academy, Claudia Piwecki discusses how Swiss filmmakers put the cinema of their country on display at this years festival.
The Benefits of Doubt: The 12th New York Film Festival
NYFF '74 found world cinema at a moment of fear, insecurity, and exploration. The resulting lineup, rich in formal experimentation and low on complacency, continues to challenge and invigorate in equal measure.
NYFF38: Terence Davies’ “The House of Mirth”
In this heartstoppingly beautiful Wharton adaptation from the millennial edition of New York Film Festival, the "proletariat Proust" brought his sensitivity to the toll of unfulfilled longing into the chambers of turn-of-the-century high society.
Locarno 2012 Diary: Three French Directors Make Waves
In the thirteenth of a series of articles from the Locarno Critics Academy, Marc Menichini highlights some of the Gallic talent on display at this year's festival.
Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” Will Open 50th NYFF
Ang Lee joins a small group of filmmakers who have had more than one film open the New York Film Festival and is the first to kick off the fest in 3D!
Brisseau’s “Woman” Wins Top Prize at Locarno Fest
In Switzerland, the Locarno Film Festival came to a close with awards over the weekend. Major prizes went to films from France, South Korea, Austria, Japan, Portugal, China and the United States.
