Petunia
NewFest 2012
July 27 - 31, 2012
Writer-director Ash Christian and cast members Michael Urie, Eddie Kaye Thomas and Tobias Segal in person July 28!
Writer-director Ash Christian (Fat Girls, Mangus!) returns with a Woody Allen-esque dysfunctional family comedy starring Christine Lahti, Thora Birch, Michael Urie, Brittany Snow, and Eddie Kaye Thomas.
Writer-director Ash Christian and cast members Michael Urie, Eddie Kaye Thomas and Tobias Segal in person July 28!
Family dysfunction and sexual confusion abound in this star-filled Woody Allen-esque comedy from writer-director Ash Christian (Fat Girls, Mangus!). The story revolves around the Petunia family—gay celibate Charlie, sex-addict Adrian, newlywed Michael (Eddie Kaye Thomas), his cheating wife (Thora Birch), and their pot-smoking, therapist mother Felicia (Christine Lahti). Charlie's world is turned upside down when he meets a cute gay neighbor George (Michael Urie) with a fragile wife (Brittany Snow). Will Charlie end up finding true love or end up just like his screwed up family?
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FLC and NYAFF Announce Lineup and Awards of the 25th New York Asian Film Festival, July 10–26
The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) and Film at Lincoln Center today unveil the second wave of programming for its landmark 25th edition, adding more than 40 films to an already wide-ranging lineup, with very special final titles still to come.
Mark Jenkin and Mary Woodvine on Their Sci-Fi-Tinged Rose of Nevada
This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 63rd New York Film Festival with Rose of Nevada director Mark Jenkin and actress Mary Woodvine.
Experience 10 Films Entirely on 70mm at “It’s All a Big Conspiracy,” July 1–9 at Film at Lincoln Center
Exploring conspiracy across Hollywood genres, from espionage and sci-fi to superhero cinema, political biography, Shakespearean adaptation, crime drama, cult psychodrama, and the modern action blockbuster, the series includes the first New York City theatrical screening of Tim Burton’s Batman on 70mm since its original release in 1989.
