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Q & A with Norman Jewison and casting director Lynn Stalmaster on May 25!
In Jewison’s Chicago farce based on screenwriter Ben Hecht’s days as a cub reporter, a young naïf (Beau Bridges) gets schooled in big-city political corruption.
Q & A with Norman Jewison and casting director Lynn Stalmaster on May 25!
Jewison delightfully evokes turn-of-the-century Chicago in this warm-hearted, nostalgic farce loosely based on Ben Hecht’s early days as a newspaperman. When a starry-eyed small town boy (Beau Bridges) comes to the big city, hoping to make his name as a writer, he ends up with a room in a whorehouse and a job with the Chicago Journal. A would-be reformer, Bridges is quickly, and hilariously, caught up in the schemes of a colorful parade of deal-peddling politicians, cynical reporters, and women of loose morals (and hearts of gold).
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FLC and NYAFF Announce First Highlights of the 25th New York Asian Film Festival, July 10–26
This year’s program features more than 50 filmmakers, ranging from acclaimed veterans to exciting new voices, who will be on hand for post-screening Q&As and special appearances, giving audiences an insider’s look into the stories behind their work.
Cannes Best Actress Winner Nadia Melliti on The Little Sister
This week we’re excited to present a conversation with The Little Sister lead actress Nadia Melliti from this year’s edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema.
Ildikó Enyedi and Tony Leung on Their Venice Award-Winning Silent Friend
This week we’re excited to present a conversation with Silent Friend director Ildikó Enyedi and lead actor Tony Leung, moderated by TIME film critic Stephanie Zacharek.
