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Cinema Eye Honors Unveil 7th Annual Documentary Nominees
By Brian Brooks
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November 6, 2013
The annual Cinema Eye Honors unveiled its nominations, spotlighting the year's non-fiction work. Five films received nominations for the Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking including New Directors/New Films '13 documentaries The Act of Killing by Jeff Oppenheimer and Stories We Tell by Sarah Polley.
Weekend Opener “Casting By” Celebrates Unsung Movie Titans
By Brian Brooks
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November 1, 2013
Tom Donahue discusses his illuminating doc Casting By, which spotlights the role of the casting director and one of its greats, Marion Dougherty, featuring interviews with a huge number of stars and filmmakers from Martin Scorsese, to Robert De Niro, Glenn Close, Jon Voight, and many more.
Preview: November at Film Society
By Hannah Semaya
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October 24, 2013
Winter is coming, and what better way to spend November's chilly days than in our warm theaters watching amazing movies? From thrilling WWII action to classic silent comedies to scream-inducing horror, we have everything you need for an excuse to spend the day indoors.
Mountainfilm Returns with Sea Feats and Peak Adventure
By Brian Brooks
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October 22, 2013
Big screen thrills are on tap for the fourth annual Mountainfilm series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. The program, taking place next month, will travel from the heights of the Himalayas to the frigid Arctic Circle and tackle the open seas in an around-the-world documentary odyssey.
CPH:DOX to Feature 57 World/International Premieres and 200 Films
By Brian Brooks
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October 18, 2013
Non-fiction takes the spotlight at the upcoming CPH: DOX (Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival) taking place mid-November. The lineup this year includes 200 films with 57 making their world or international premieres.
NYFF51 Spotlight: The Magic of “Tim’s Vermeer”
By Erik Luers
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October 9, 2013
All great art deserves to be preserved and, in some rare instances, recreated. Tim’s Vermeer, a new documentary from the celebrated magician/comedy duo Penn and Teller, makes a case for one such instance.
NYFF51: Tradition Clashes with a Wild Future in “At Berkeley” and “Manakamana”
By Mark Lukenbill
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October 8, 2013
The intersection between reverence for tradition and upheaval in a fast changing world are central components of NYFF films At Berkeley and Manakamana. Critics Academy member Mark E. Lukenbill takes a look in his dispatch from the festival for FilmLinc Daily.
NYFF51: “The Dog” End Of a Day Gone By…
By Brian Brooks
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October 1, 2013
The Dog centers on John Wojtowicz, whose flamboyant robbery attempt in the summer of 1972 hypnotized TV audiences and inspired Sidney Lumet's Dog Day Afternoon starring Al Pacino. The documentary picks it up from there, rediscovering a figure who transcended moral decorum and steadfastly lived life his way.
NYFF51 Spotlight: “The Square,” The Revolution Will Be Documented
By Liv Behre
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September 25, 2013
The Square shows the horror, despair, and hope of a revolution that has yet to finish. An Audience Award winner in Sundance and Toronto, the film is a surprisingly intimate account of an ancient society's dramatic and often disturbing demand for freedom and democracy.
Third Trimester Abortion Doc “After Tiller” Personalizes the Political
By Brian Brooks
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September 19, 2013
After Tiller casts a intimate light on a controversial procedure by focusing on the patients and doctors affected by them instead of the talking points, political maneuvering, and public theatrics. FilmLinc Daily spoke with the filmmakers behind this important documentary, which opens Friday at Film Society.