Showing: Festivals
Kubrick at LACMA; Star Wars Episode VII; AFI Fest
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art prepares to open its exhibit on Stanley Kubrick; Disney buys LucasFilm and announces plans for a new Star Wars trilogy; a preview of the AFI Fest; and more in today's FilmLinc Digest.
Festival Award Winners; IFP at reRun Theater
Accolades were handed out to films at the Chicago and London Film Festivals, Sundance sets its return to the UK, the Independent Filmmaker Project teams up with the reRun Theater in Brooklyn, and more news in today's FilmLinc Digest!
Is “Holy Motors” Cinema’s Elegy or Its Exciting Rebirth?
One of the most talked-about films of the year seems to simultaneously celebrate and mourn the movies. We track what director Leos Carax has had to say about the film at Cannes, Locarno, NYFF and beyond.
NYTimes on “Heaven’s Gate;” New “Life of Pi” Trailer
In today's FilmLinc Digest, Dennis Lim looks back on Michael Cimino's often misunderstood classic; two notable NYFF press screenings are discussed; NYFF Opening Night film Life of Pi gets a new trailer, and more!
HIFF Slate Revealed; Filmmaker’s “25 New Faces”
The Hamptons International Film Festival and Filmmaker Magazine celebrate 20th anniversaries with major announcements, plus hear from Ginger and Rosa director Sally Potter and indie producer Ted Hope.
Tom Rothman Steps Down; Winners at TIFF
Co-chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox to leave after 18 years, David O. Russel's Silver Linings Playbook takes coveted audience award at Toronto, The Master shatters box office records and more!
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.
“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.
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!
