Robert Lieberman on “They Call It Myanmar”
The documentary filmmaker explains how he came to film from academia, the origin of his interest in Burma, the obstacles to filming there and how he came to interview opposition party leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
From Wall Street to Bourbon Street
Photos from the premiere of Nicholas Jarecki's financial thriller Arbitrage, the New Orleans Film Festival celebrates Louisiana in opening and closing night selections, James Cameron on his bid to adapt Jurassic Park, and more in today's FilmLinc digest.
The Race is On!
This past week has seen the announcement of a few major Best Foreign Langauge Film contenders, many of them—including Christian Mungiu's Beyond the Hills—official selections at NYFF.
Film Society Welcomes Kent & Koehler!
A programming duo will replace longtime Program Director Richard Peña. Kent Jones will return to lead the New York Film Festival and Robert Koehler will head up year-round programming at Film Society.
“Innocence of Muslims” Filmmaker Revealed; Distribution News from TIFF
Media investigations have discovered the identity of the mysterious director behind the anti-Islamic film; IFC picks up Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha (NYFF Main Slate) and more acquisition news from Toronto.
East Asian Cinema at NYFF
Films and filmmakers from Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korean have long been a staple of New York's premiere outlet for world cinema. Take a look back at some of the amazing fare from East Asian that has played past New York Film Festivals.
Time After Time and “Film After Film”
Missed The Clock this summer? Never fear. As J. Hoberman prepares to take over MoMI for a two-week-long stint as guest curator, MoMA announces a month-long winter run for Christian Marclay's 24-hour sensation.
Theme Over Form at 69th Venice Film Festival
Newly (re-)appointed festival director Alberto Barbera seems to have prioritized storytelling over aesthetics in this year's lineup, to middling effect. But, then again, things could have been much worse...
Once Upon a Timecode
The 34 episodes of Cinéastes/Cinema of Our Times screening in the 50th NYFF document a moment when filmmaking and criticism became more or less the same practice—and that moment's lasting, tangled legacy.
European Film Award Nods; More Buys at TIFF
The European Film Academy announces 47 contenders from 31 countries, Neil Jordan's Byzantium and Sarah Polley's Stories We Tell get distribution in Toronto, a possible Nic Cage/William Friedkin collaboration and more!
