Our Media Center takes you inside Film at Lincoln Center with photos, videos, and podcasts from our screenings, talks, and events, plus announcements of upcoming programs and coverage of our artist and education initiatives.
Human Rights Is the Watchword
By Anna Husted
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May 10, 2013
The 24th Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns in June with a focus on the conflict between traditional values and human rights. Freida Mock’s Anita and Jeremy Teicher’s Tall As the Baobab Tree will close.
Discover: Alice Lowe Tosses Rocks On the Road to Comedy in “Sightseers”
By Brian Brooks
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May 10, 2013
A veteran of the television and comedy circuit in Britain, Alice Lowe makes the move to the big screen in Ben Wheatley's jet-black comedy Sightseers, which she co-wrote and co-stars in with partner in crime (literally) Steve Oram.
BAMCinemaFest Lineup Revealed; Bertolucci to Head Venice Jury
By Anna Husted
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May 9, 2013
BAMCinemaFest reveals 2013 lineup; Bernardo Bertolucci to head 70th Venice Film Festival Jury; San Francisco International Film Festival announces award winners, and more in today's FilmLinc Digest!
Baz Luhrmann Dazzles and Strays in Cannes Opener “The Great Gatsby”
By Brian Brooks
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May 9, 2013
Baz Luhrmann gives his take on an American classic in his latest dazzler, The Great Gatsby, which will open the Festival de Cannes next week. The film opens in the United States this weekend.
LAFF Adds “Man Of Steel” & Pixar’s “Monsters University”
By Brian Brooks
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May 8, 2013
The Los Angeles Film Festival has added two special screenings to its slate; Toronto will spotlight Athens in its City to City program; Sydney unveils its lineup; U.K. Critics honor Danny Boyle; and Zach Braff responds to criticism.
Trailers: Music for Mother’s Day
By Brian Brooks
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May 7, 2013
We get musical this weekend with the opening of doc The Girls in the Band about female jazz instrumentalists and Disney's Make Music Mine (1946) in our Family Films series. Plus a look ahead at some Burt Lancaster classics.
France Honors Wong Kar-wai; Cannes to Hail “Cleopatra”
By Brian Brooks
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May 7, 2013
France presented the Hong Kong filmmaker with one of its highest arts honors; Fox and Cannes will fete the 50th anniversary of Cleopatra; Helen Mirren wails on some drummers; and TIFF is set to celebrate 100 years of Chinese cinema.
Discover: Rola Nashef Penetrates The Glass Cage with “Detroit Unleaded”
By Brian Brooks
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May 2, 2013
Filmmaker Rola Nashef's feature debut Detroit Unleaded centers on her experiences as a young Arab American living in Detroit. Nashef is more than satisfied to stay put in the town where she draws her inspiration.
Spielberg Puts “American Sniper” in His Crosshairs
By Brian Brooks
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May 2, 2013
Steven Spielberg will direct and Bradley Cooper will star in the screen adaptation of the autobiography of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. Also in film news: William Friedkin to be honored in Venice; Justin Timberlake to play 70s music personality Neil Bogart; and Grauman's Chinese Theater to close for renovations for several months.
Friedkin to be honored at Venice; Durbin passes away at 91
By Anna Husted
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May 2, 2013
Golden Lions; Gordon Green; Vimeo On Demand and Video On Demand; and the passing of two great film stars, all in today’s FilmLinc Digest.