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.
NYFF51: “Mauvais Sang” Is the Spiritual Base of a French Extremist Filmmaker
By Greg Cwik
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October 11, 2013
NYFF Critics Academy member Greg Cwik takes a look at NYFF Revivals title Mauvais Sang by Leos Carax and considers the link to its "spiritual successor," Holy Motors, which had its U.S. debut at NYFF 50.
NYFF51: The Meta and Layers in “Walter Mitty,” “Bucharest” and “Providence”
By Diana Drumm
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October 10, 2013
NYFF Critics Academy member Dianna Drumm takes a look at the confluence of meta, narration and deciphering truth through three NYFF titles: The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, When Evening Falls on Bucharest Or Metabolism and Providence.
NYFF51: Revolutions Electrify in “The Square” and “Burning Bush”
By Judith Dry
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October 10, 2013
NYFF Critics Academy member Judith Dry looks at two NYFF Official Selection films—one a historical narrative, the other an of-the-moment documentary—that explore revolution and its consequences. Both films have added screenings on October 13.
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: Dreaming About Immigration Reform in the Era of a Shutdown
By Vanessa Erazo
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October 4, 2013
Ever the hot-button issue and a glaring reminder of dysfunctional government, Critics Academy member Vanessa Erazo take a look at immigration reform through hybrid film Who Is Dayani Cristal and documentary series How Democracy Now.
NYFF51: “Like Father, Like Son” & “Nobody’s Daughter Haewon” Test Parental Love
By Graham Winfrey
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October 3, 2013
In his first dispatch from the 51st New York Film Festival, Critics Academy member Graham Winfrey takes a look at the family dynamic via South Korea's Nobody's Daughter Haewon and Japan's Like Father, Like Son.
NYFF51: “Providence” Found, Alain Resnais ’70s Film Undergoes a Renaissance
By Gus Reed
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October 2, 2013
NYFF Critics Academy member Gus Reed spotlights Alain Resnais's first English-language film, Providence, its early dismissal, and its renewed appeal among "internet savvy film buffs."
Eight Chosen for Second NYFF Film Critics Academy
By Brian Brooks
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September 23, 2013
Eight people have been selected to take part in the second annual New York Film Festival Critics Academy. The program, co-organized by Indiewire and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, is a workshop for aspiring film writers that takes place during NYFF (September 27 - October 13).
Locarno: The Nordic Noir Wave
By Tara Karajica
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September 9, 2013
Mikkel Nørgaard's The Keeper of Lost Causes, which world premiered at the Locarno Film Festival last month, follows in the tradition of Scandinavian crime dramas that have exploded onto the international scene following the popularity of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Locarno: Egoism and Eternity on Screen
By Ronan Doyle
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September 4, 2013
Two vastly different movies from the 66th Locarno Film Festival, Joaquim Pinto’s What Now? Remind Me and Matthew Johnson's The Dirties, find surprising common ground in their respective explorations of the act of being filmed.