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.
‘The Muses of Isaac Bashevis Singer’ Co-Director Asaf Galay Talks Attraction and Inspiration
By Brian Brooks
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January 15, 2015
The Muses of Isaac Bashevis Singer kicked off the 24th New York Jewish Film Festival, a 16-day event showcasing the diversity of the Jewish experience around the world. FilmLinc spoke with co-director Asaf Galay about discovering the women behind the Nobel Prize-winning writer.
Staring at Sound: Experimental Music Meets Avant-Garde Film and Art
By Maya Korn
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December 18, 2014
Getting to know the Film Society's ongoing music and visual series that takes place in Amphitheater at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Center. The next event takes place tonight.
“Where Are You Bucharest?” Director Vlad Petri Discusses Protests and Filmmaking
By Maya Korn
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December 5, 2014
Filmmaker Vlad Petri discusses filmmaking in a time of protest with FilmLinc.
Actress Ana Ularu Goes Home to Romania with ‘I’m an Old Communist Hag’
By Brian Brooks
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December 3, 2014
The actress stars as the daughter of a mother who is nostalgic for the country's communist past in Stere Gulea's I'm an Old Communist Hag, which screens in the upcoming Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema series opening this week at the Film Society.
The Close-Up: Damien Chazelle Chats About His NYFF and Sundance Hit ‘Whiplash’
By Alex Hunter
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December 3, 2014
The young writer/director speaks with film critic Amy Taubin about the process of getting the film made, moving to Los Angeles after his directorial debut, and being referred to as "the next Scorsese" on this week's episode of the Film Society's podcast, The Close-Up.
‘The Babadook’ Director Jennifer Kent Discusses Her Nail-Biting Directorial Debut
By Alex Hunter
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November 25, 2014
The Australian filmmaker spoke to FilmLinc about her terrifying first film, which begins its one-week theatrical run at the Film Society on November 28.
Tina Mascara & Guido Santi on Filming a Monk and Meeting the Dalai Lama
By Brian Brooks
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November 24, 2014
FilmLinc spoke with filmmakers Tina Mascara and Guido Santi about meeting Nicholas Vreeland via a newspaper article and his initial reluctance to be filmed. Their documentary Monk with a Camera screens at the Film Society of Lincoln Center for a one-week exclusive run.
‘Queens & Cowboys’ Director on LGBT Rodeos, the Old West, and Some Bull
By Brian Brooks
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November 20, 2014
We spoke with Matt Livadary about his film, which opens the Mountainfilm series at the Film Society on Friday. Queens & Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo follows a year in the lives of extraordinary cowboys and cowgirls as they follow their dreams, no matter how wild or daunting.
‘Levitated Mass’ Director Doug Pray Talks Art, Celebrity, Economics, and a Big Rock
By Brian Brooks
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November 13, 2014
Doug Pray's Levitated Mass captures the Los Angeles journey of a 150-million-year-old rock that made its way to become a piece of art. Along the way it received praise and scorn and ignited a collective conversation about what it all means. The film screens at the Film Society for one week starting Friday.
‘Actress’ Director Robert Greene Talks Performance, Transition, and Breaking Rules
By Brian Brooks
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November 8, 2014
FilmLinc spoke with Robert Greene about his 2014 Gotham-nominated Actress, which he hopes will "challenge audiences" intellectually and emotionally. The film begins a one-week exclusive run at the Film Society starting Friday.