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Posted on 11.2.2011
TCM and Film Society Celebrate Style and Motion: The Art of the Movie Poster
An Evening with Jane Powell hosted by Robert Osborne marks official opening, with rare screening of TWO WEEKS WITH LOVE. Special exhibit of classic movie posters from the Mike Kaplan Collection to run through Jan. 1, 2012.
Posted on 10.31.2011
New Family Films series, featuring a celebration of the eccentrically magical mind of Roald Dahl
Families can enjoy all-time classics and beloved films with this delightful matinee series—featuring a special spotlight on Roald Dahl’s classic children’s tales, including Henry Selick’s JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, Nicolas Roeg's THE WITCHES, Wes Anderson's FANTASTIC MR. FOX, Danny DeVito's MATILDA, Tim Burton's CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, Mel Stuart's WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and more! FSLC’s Family Films will be an ongoing weekend film series presented at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Amphitheater with a special family friendly ticket price of $6.00.
Posted on 10.31.2011
Performa’s first-ever film commission - Guy Maddin’s TALES FROM THE GIMLI HOSPITAL: REFRAMED
Performa and the FSLC are pleased to announce the first-ever solo Performa Commission by a filmmaker, to be presented at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater from November 18-20, 2011, as part of Performa 11, the fourth edition of the new visual art performance biennial. Live performance by acclaimed Canadian director created in collaboration with all-star supergroup of Icelandic musicians plus Foley Artists.
Posted on 10.27.2011
FSLC announces film series celebrating Hollywood’s “Jew Wave” of the late 60s/early 70s
Special guest appearances include Elliot Gould, Charles Grodin, Buck Henry, Walter Bernstein, Jeanie Berlin and James Toback. Special November 1st screening of EL TOPO with Alajandro Jodorowsky in attendance also announced.
Posted on 10.16.2011
Richard Peña to Step Down Next Year and Organize New Educational Initiative
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced this evening that FSLC’s longtime Program Director and Head of the NYFF Selection Committee, Richard Peña, will step down from those posts at the conclusion of next year’s 50th New York Film Festival, and his 25th year with the Film Society.
Posted on 10.16.2011
Highlights throughout Oct. including Chinese Cinema, Mountainfilm and An Evening with Solomonoff
"Eastern Promise" will showcase recent popular Chinese Cinema; 50 Years of the NYFF will screen a notable film every year of the festival leading up to the 50th anniversary; Mountainfilm will provide a varied slate of programming emphasizing adventure, exploration, and the environment; Latinbeat presents films by Argentine-born Julia Solomonoff; THE INCIDENT added to Scary Movies 5
Posted on 10.3.2011
Scary Movies 2011 Lineup Announced
The Film Society's popular Scary Movies series includes the NY premieres of Kill List and The Innkeepers.
Posted on 10.1.2011
Film Society launches free NYFF Forums to be streamed live online
Conversations and panels at Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center Amphitheater (144 W. 65th St) from October 1-15 with Pedro Almodovar, Willem Dafoe, Famke Janssen, John Lithgow, John Landis, Bela Tarr and many more
Posted on 9.16.2011
2011 NYFF Shorts Programs, Oliver Stone’s “Salvador” to replace “Untold History of the US”
The Film Society announces two short films programs for the 2011 NYFF. Due to scheduling conflicts, Oliver Stone’s “Untold History of the United States” will no longer screen at the festival and will be replaced with a special 25th Anniversary screening of SALVADOR, with Stone in attendance. The Masterworks screening of BEN-HUR will be attended by Fraser Heston (the son of Charlton Heston), Catherine Wyler (the daughter of director William Wyler) and Toby Wyler, (the director’s great-grandson).
