Showing: The Season
“Chasing Ice” Changes Minds; Pickford, Gaye Biopics in the Works
Lily Rabe set to play silent screen legend Mary Pickford and Lenny Kravitz to star as Marvin Gaye in two upcoming productions; Film Society offerings nab 20 Spirit Award nods; plus one woman's impassioned response to the buzzed-about climate change documentary.
“Silver Linings Playbook” & “Moonrise Kingdom” Lead Spirit Award Nominations
Awards season for independent films continues with today's announcement of the nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards.
IDFA Awards; Early Von Trier Short; Making “Amour”
A round-up of the awards presented at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, an insightful look into the making of Michael Haneke's NYFF Main Slate Selection Amour, a short Lars von Trier film from over 40 years ago, and more in today's FilmLinc Digest!
“Moonrise” & “Beasts” Win Big as Awards Season Begins
Awards season got underway with the Gotham Awards, the first of many events honoring the best movies of 2012. Wes Anderson's latest and Benh Zeitlin's breakout debut were among the big winners.
Weinstein Expands Slate, Kino Releases Selznick Set
Weinstein grabs rights to Bong Joon-ho’s Snow Piercer and others, Kino Classics brings David O. Selznick to Blu-ray, speculations abound on new Star Wars movies, Videology reopens in Williamsburg (with booze!), and more in today's FilmLinc Digest.
Ben There, Done That
From Academy Award-winning screenwriter to Hollywood leading man to critically acclaimed director, Ben Affleck has proven to be a man of many cinematic talents.
Film Award Nominations; George Cukor at Locarno
Many awards nominations were recently announced including the European Film Awards and the Gotham Audience Award; the Locarno International Film Festival revealed their 2013 retrospective; and more in today's FilmLinc Digest!
Melodrama and Adaption: The Films of Joe Wright
A quick look back at Wright's small but stellar body of work makes clear why his fifth feature, Anna Karenina, promises to be one of the best films of awards season. See it first tomorrow at Film Society followed by an extended conversation with Wright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard.
A Danish Affair
Not only is Nikolaj Arcel's gripping, character-driven period drama A Royal Affair Denmark's official entry to the 85th Academy Awards, it continues a long tradition of excellence in Danish film and television that has received increased notice around the globe. See its New York Premiere on Monday at Film Society!
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!
