Showing: Critics Academy
Locarno Summer Academy Applications; Roger Ebert Laid to Rest
Four programs including the Critics Academy (in partnership with Film Society) are now accepting applications for the August festival in Italy. Also in today's FilmLinc Digest: Ebert is remembered at a Chicago funeral; Sundance London unveils its talks and music programs; and Meryl Streep reflects on the legacy of Margaret Thatcher.
The Cinephilia Locked Inside “Room 237”
Peter Labuza of NYFF Critics Academy responds to the argument that Room 237 is an attack on film criticism and delves into the particularly obsessive strain of cinephilia inspired by the work of Stanley Kubrick.
“Holy Motors” and Its Trio of Leading Ladies
Denis Lavant may shine in the latest from Leos Carax, but the characters played by Eva Mendez, Kyle Minogue, and Édith Scob are critical to the film's commentary on identity, performance and artifice.
The Belly of the Beast
Two festival documentaries, Amos Gitai’s Field Diary (1982) and Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel's Leviathan (2012), assault the viewers' senses by deeply immersing them in the worlds of commercial fishing and the Lebanon War, respectively.
Different Girls, Different Hair
Frances Ha and Ginger and Rosa depict strikingly honest female friendships at a turning point: in order for their relationships to survive, these friends must learn to accept changes in each other and discover identities outside of their formerly inseparable unit.
When Living Means Leaving
Christian Petzold's Barbara and Yesim Ustaoglu’s Araf – Somewhere In Between depict women seeking to escape their oppressive lives, but whose surroundings pull them in unexpected directions.
Changing Times and Rolling Stones
Two documentaries about the iconic rock band, Charlie is My Darling and Gimme Shelter, show just how much The Rolling Stones (and the world around them) changed in the four short but tumultuous years between 1965 and 1969.
Youth and the Beast
Back-to-back viewings of two NYFF films—Leos Carax's Holy Motors and Olivier Assayas' Something in the Air—make a young cinephile question the healthiness of his film fanaticism. By indulging his obsession with the depiction of life on-screen, is he letting his own youth pass him by?
“Heaven’s Gate” and Film Maudit Culture
Once cited as the film that killed the Hollywood New Wave, a restored director's cut of Michael Cimino's unfairly-maligned masterpiece received a rapturous reception at the 50th New York Film Festival. But in the days of widespread availability and #teammargaret, is the film maudit a thing of the past?
Love, Loss and Time Travel
Noémie Lvovsky's Camille Rewinds, an updated and re-imagined French take on Francis Ford Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married (NYFF '86), finds new depth in the comedic tale of a woman reliving her high school experience.
