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.
Woody Allen’s Next Film ‘Magic in the Moonlight’ Finds a Home
By Erik Luers
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January 10, 2014
Sony Pictures Classics have announced North American distribution rights to Woody Allen's latest feature film, "Magic in the Moonlight." This marks the seventh collaboration between the company and the director.
“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” is Back in Business
By Erik Luers
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January 10, 2014
Fox Searchlight Pictures has announced a sequel to "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," their 2012 summer hit starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. Richard Gere and David Strathairn will both be joining the cast for this second outing.
Film Comment’s Essential Cinema: “Captain Phillips”
By Erik Luers
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January 10, 2014
Paul Greengrass's new film had its World Premiere as the Opening Night selection of the 51st New York Film Festival and is up for four Golden Globe awards this weekend. Just as exciting: it was also recently included in Film Comment's Essential Cinema series, surveying the best films of 2013.
Photos: NYJFF Opening Night
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January 10, 2014
The 23rd New York Jewish Film Festival kicked off with a sold out screening of Friends From France with directors Philippe Kotlarski and Anne Weil in person. Check out some photos from the evening!
An Ulmer Matter: Unearthing an Overlooked Master
By Erik Luers
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January 9, 2014
"Edgar G. Ulmer: Back From the Margins," our seven-film retrospective celebrating the work of the Hungarian-born director, takes over the Film Society for the next two weekends with critics, scholars, and Ulmer's daughter in person to discuss his under-appreciated work.
Jon Favreau’s ‘Chef’ to Open SXSW Film Festival
By Brian Brooks
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January 9, 2014
Jon Favreau's latest, Chef, will open the SXSW Film Festival, organizers said Thursday. The World Premiere of the feature will kick off the fest March 7 in Austin, TX.
Provincetown Film Society Names Mitch Levine New Head; Expands Film Festival
By Brian Brooks
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January 9, 2014
The Provincetown Film Society named filmmaker and festival consultant Mitch Levine its new head Thursday. He will take on the CEO role, replacing long-time chief Gabby Hanna who announced her retirement from the post last summer.
Cinema Eye Awards “The Act Of Killing” & “Stories We Tell” Top Non-Fiction Prizes
By Brian Brooks
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January 9, 2014
New Directors/New Films '13 docs The Act Of Killing by Joshua Oppenheimer and Stories We Tell by Sarah Polley took top prizes at the 7th annual Cinema Eye Honors last night in New York. Cinema Eye honors non-fiction work from the past year.
Troma at MoMA: Chatting With Lloyd Kaufman and the Cast of “Return to Nuke ‘Em High Volume 1”
By Erik Luers
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January 9, 2014
Nuclear radiation is a terrible thing to waste. As Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1, a sequel to the 1980s teen classic Class of Nuke 'Em High, screens in The Contenders series at the Museum of Modern Art this Thursday evening (before opening for a NYC commercial run on Friday), FilmLinc Daily spoke with the film's director (and founder of Troma Entertainment, Inc.), Lloyd Kaufman and its three lead actors.
Matthew McConaughey’s 10 Insights on “Dallas Buyers Club”
By Brian Brooks
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January 8, 2014
Film Society hosted a special screening of Dallas Buyers Club with Matthew McConaughey, who spoke at length about the part and its long journey to the big screen.