THE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL FREE SUMMER TALKS
NEW ADDITIONS TO THE POPULAR SERIES INCLUDE ONLY GOD FORGIVES DIRECTOR NICOLAS WINDING REFN IN JULY; PRINCE AVALANCHE DIRECTOR DAVID GORDON GREEN AND PASSION DIRECTOR BRIAN DE PALMA IN AUGUST
New York, NY (June 14, 2013) – The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today additional guests for the on-going FREE Summer Talks series, which kicked off in May with Before Midnight director Richard Linklater, actors Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke. On Sunday, July 14 at 5PM Only God Forgives Director Nicolas Winding Refn will participate in a Summer Talk followed by David Gordon Green discussing Prince Avalanche on Thursday, August 1 at 6:30PM and Passion Director Brian De Palma on Monday, August 19 at 7PM. All talks will include clips, trailers and an extended conversation, with questions also taken from the audience.
Previously announced talks include: director Jem Cohen for Museum Hours on Wednesday, June 26 at 6PM, which will also include a screening of one of his short films as a way of describing how he came to make Museum Hours, director Sebastián Silva for Crystal Fairy on Monday, July 8 at 7PM, director Ryan Coogler for Fruitvale Station on Thursday, July 11 at 6PM, director David Lowery for Ain’t Them Bodies Saints on Wednesday, August 14 at 7PM and director Joe Swanberg for Drinking Buddies on Wednesday, August 21 at 7PM.
The Jem Cohen, Ryan Coogler, David Gordon Green and Joe Swanberg talks will be moderated by the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s, Director of Digital Strategy, Eugene Hernandez. Only God Forgives opens at the Film Center on Friday, July 19, with Ain't Them Bodies Saints opening on Friday, August 16 and Passion, on Friday, August 30. Additional information on moderators and talks will be announced at a later date so stay tuned and visit Filmlinc.com for more information.
Free tickets will be distributed at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center box office (144 West 65 Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam) on a first-come, first-served basis starting one hour prior to the conversations. Limit one complimentary ticket per person, subject to availability. For those unable to attend in person, video from the event will be available online at FilmLinc.com.
Films, Descriptions & Schedule
MUSEUM HOURS
Director: Jem Cohen
Well known for his distinctive work in Super 8 and 16mm film, as well as numerous music videos for the likes of R.E.M., Fugazi, Vic Chestnutt, Jem Cohen has made a name for himself with a number of acclaimed feature films, including Instrument, Benjamin Smoke and Chain. His latest film, Museum Hours, observes the burgeoning relationship between a quiet Vienna museum guard (Bobby Sommer) who meets a lonesome American visitor (Mary Margaret O'Hara). Anchored within a grand gallery at Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum, Jem Cohen's Museum Hours is an examination of art, architecture and ultimately, contemporary humanity.
*Wednesday, June 26: 6PM
Summer Talk with director Jem Cohen. Will also include a screening of a short film as a way of describing how he came to make Museum Hours.
Moderator: The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Director of Digital Strategy, Eugene Hernandez.
CRYSTAL FAIRY
Director: Sebastián Silva
New York based Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Silva took his cast and crew on a fun ride when making Crystal Fairy, one of two feature films he had at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Produced by Pablo LarraĂn, director of last year's No (NYFF 50), Crystal Fairy is based on a real road trip from Silva's youth. Michael Cera stars as an American tourist who encounters a wanderer (played by Gaby Hoffman) during a Chilean vacation. The two of them, along with a group of locals (played by Silva's real-life brothers) embark on a journey in search of an elusive hallucinogen cactus that leads them to unexpected places.
*Monday, July 8: 7PM
Summer Talk with director Sebastián Silva.
Moderator: TBC
FRUITVALE STATION
Director: Ryan Coogler
Remember the name Ryan Coogler. If all goes according to plan, you should be hearing it a lot. The winner of both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at this year's Sundance Film Festival for his first feature, Fruitvale Station, Coogler is a former college football player who eventually embraced filmmaking. In the film, Coogler examines the tragic story of Oscar Grant, a victim of excessive police force in Coogler's own Oakland neighborhood. Charming and inspiring, Ryan Coogler is one of the most celebrated new filmmakers of the year.
*Thursday, July 11: 6PM
Summer Talk with director Ryan Coogler.
Moderator: The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Director of Digital Strategy, Eugene Hernandez.
ONLY GOD FORGIVES
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Perhaps the most divisive film from this year's Cannes Film Festival, Nicolas Winding-Refn's Only God Forgives stars Kristin Scott Thomas and Ryan Gosling as mother and son in a Thailand-set thriller. During a recent FilmLinc.com interview, Refn said that his new film continues themes that he's explored in his recent films Drive (2011) and Valhalla Rising (2009). The film opens at the Film Society of Lincoln Center on July 19.
*Sunday, July 14: 5PM
Summer Talk with director Nicolas Winding Refn.
Moderator: TBC
PRINCE AVALANCHE
Director: David Gordon Green
Director David Gordon Green first came to the Film Society very early on in his career. His first feature, George Washington, screened at the 38th New York Film Festival in 2000. His latest movie, Prince Avalanche — starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch — debuted at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Rudd and Hirsch portray brothers in Green's indie feature. The movie — conceived, filmed and finished in just a few months last year — is apparently a remake of Hafsteinn Gunnar SigurĂ°sson's Icelandic film, Either Way. Green is an always engaging, conversation guest and with eight movies under his belt since his first trip to the Film Society, he'll surely have a lot to talk about.
*Thursday, August 1: 6:30PM
Summer Talk with director David Gordon Green.
Moderator: The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Director of Digital Strategy, Eugene Hernandez.
AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS
Director: David Lowery
An exciting discovery at this year's Sundance Film Festival, David Lowery is no stranger within American indie circles. Not only did he write and direct the upcoming Ain't Them Bodies Saints, but he edited Shane Carruth's recent Upstream Color and co-wrote Yen Tan's Pit Stop. Lowery's Texas drama, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, stars Rooney Mara, Ben Foster and Casey Affleck in a story of outlaws set in Texas.
*Wednesday, August 14: 7PM
Summer Talk with David Lowery.
Moderator: TBC
PASSION
Director: Brian De Palma
A hit from the 50th New York Film Festival, Brian DePalma's Passion is a film that is sure to have people talking. De Palma exhibits great panache and a diabolical mastery of frequent, small surprises in his cinematically most ingenious movie since his magical comedy-of-coincidences, Femme Fatale. With tongue planted in cheek, or maybe not — it’s up to you to decide — De Palma turns French director Alain Corneau’s 2010 Love Crime into a droll, erotic tale of female competition. Noomi Rapace more than matches her performance in the original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as the assistant to an unscrupulous advertising honcho (Rachel McAdams), who steals her ideas and acts as if it’s all good sport. It’s great fun until De Palma zeros in on the fury in Rapace’s eyes. The De Palma trademarks are all present and deployed with coolly calculated abandon: a brilliant use of split screen; a confusion of identical twins; dreams within dreams; and shoes to die for.
* Monday, August 19: 7PM
Summer Talk with director Brian De Palma.
Moderator: TBC
DRINKING BUDDIES
Director: Joe Swanberg
Kate (Olivia Wilde) and Luke (Jake Johnson) work together at a craft brewery. They have one of those friendships that feels like it could be something more. But Kate is with Chris (Ron Livingston), and Luke is with Jill (Anna Kendrick). And Jill wants to know if Luke is ready to talk about marriage. The answer to that question becomes crystal clear when Luke and Kate unexpectedly find themselves alone for a weekend. Drinking Buddies is written and directed by Joe Swanberg and stars Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, and Ron Livingston.
*Wednesday, August 21: 7PM
Summer Talk with Joe Swanberg.
Moderator: The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Director of Digital Strategy, Eugene Hernandez.
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