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NYFF Press Roundup: Day One
By Lu Chen
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September 30, 2011
With only a few hours left until opening night of the 49th New York Film Festival, check out what the critics are already saying about some of the upcoming festival films!
NYFF Spotlight: Celebrating the Nikkatsu Centennial
By Lu Chen
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September 30, 2011
Our NYFF Masterworks series "Velvet Bullets and Steel Kisses: Celebrating the Nikkatsu Centennial" starts October 1 and we've put together a in-depth look at the studio and some of its key directors to help you choose what to see!
Images from NYFF (MISS BALA in-person, Abel Ferrara returns to NYFF and another SKYPE’d director!)
By John Wildman
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September 30, 2011
The press screenings continued at NYFF, leading up to Opening Night with the notorious Abel Ferrara returning to NYFF, MISS BALA's director and star breaking…
Pedro AlmodĂłvar, Wes Anderson and more set for NYFF Forums
By Jeffrey Bloomer
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September 29, 2011
This year the Film Society of Lincoln Center is especially pleased to present our New York Film Festival Forums, a new series of free panels and conversations that will throughout the festival in the Film Center Amphitheater and the Upper West Side Apple Store.
NYFF Spotlight: This Is Not a Film
By Simran Bhalla
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September 29, 2011
Jafar Panahi's incredible documentary, made entirely in the confines of his Tehran apartment after being banned from filmmaking and put under house arrest for supporting the 2009 election protests in Iran, is a testament to how art can flourish even under oppressive circumstances.
Watch: Preparation for the 49th NYFF!
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September 29, 2011
Watch the behind-the-scenes footage of the week leading up to the 49th NYFF at Lincoln Center.
NYFF Spotlight: You Are Not I
By Saylee Bhatte
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September 29, 2011
Long thought to be lost after a warehouse fire destroyed the negative, Sara Driver's seminal 1981 indie, which features cinematography by Jim Jarmusch, has generated renewed interest since a copy was found in the belongings of writer Paul Bowles.
NYFF Spotlight: Policeman
By Jeffrey Bloomer
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September 28, 2011
Nadav Lapid’s hot-button debut Policeman mines domestic unease within Israel, rather than the external conflicts that often consume it.
NYFF Spotlight: Music According to Tom Jobim
By Daniel Rubinton
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September 28, 2011
A tribute from one legendary Brazilian artist to another, Nelson Pereira dos Santos's stirring documentary demonstrates the warmth of admiration for the father of Bossa Nova that is felt by musicians and music-lovers the world over.
NYFF Press Conference: “Miss Bala,” Ripped from the Headlines
By Michael Gibbons
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September 27, 2011
Hot off growing buzz as the official Mexican submission to the Academy Awards, "Miss Bala" director Gerardo Naranjo and lead actress Stephanie Sigman discussed their film at an NYFF press conference today.