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Cannes Fest Will Open With “The Great Gatsby”
The Great Gatsby, Baz Luhrmann's 3D adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, will open the 66th Cannes Film Festival on May 15. 2013. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as the title character leading a cast...
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Daily Buzz: SXSW Episode 4
Harmony Korine discussing Spring Breakers on Film Society's Daily Buzz with Eugene Hernandez. Photo: Lansia Wann Listen to episode three of the Daily Buzz podcast right here or subscribe on iTunes: "I...
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“First Position” to Open Thessaloniki Doc Festival
First Position to Open Thessaloniki Documentary Festival American director Bess Kargman's First Position will open the 15th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, taking place March 15 - 24. The film...
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SXSW Awards “Short Term 12”& “William and the Windmill” Top Prizes
Destin Cretton's Short Term 12 The SXSW Film Festival culminated its major events Tuesday night with a lively awards show in Austin's ornate Paramount Theatre, handing out top prizes to...
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Daily Buzz: SXSW Episode 5
I Am Divine director Jeffrey Schwarz on Film Society's Daily Buzz with Eugene Hernandez Listen to episode five of the Daily Buzz SXSW podcast right here or subscribe on iTunes: Jeffrey Schwarz stopped...
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Steven Soderbergh to Deliver State of Cinema Address at SFIFF
Veronica Mars Film Adaptation Breaks Kickstarter Records Fans of the cult television show Veronica Mars signed onto Kickstarter in droves Wednesday to pledge money to a newly-announced film...
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Interview: François Ozon, “In the House”
François Ozon at a screening of In Our House at the Walter Reade Theater. Photo: Julie Cunnah At a busy SoHo hotel just after lunchtime, a group of journalists fussed with their notebooks and tape...
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Cambodia Takes the Spotlight in April
Rithy Panh's S21: The Khmer Rouge Death Machine (2002) The spotlight turns to Cambodia, which will highlight its brutal past and its hopeful present in an upcoming series of films from the Southeast...
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Daily Buzz: SXSW Episode 6
Director Carter and actress Fallon Goodson of Maladies. Photo: Lansia Wann Listen to episode six of the Daily Buzz SXSW podcast right here or subscribe on iTunes: From the Stateside Theater at SXSW in...
View ArticleWatch: Pam Grier Programmer’s Picks
Programmer Josh Strauss discusses the storied career of screen legend Pam Grier and shares some of his highlights from this weekend's retrospective "Foxy: The Complete Pam Grier." Grier will be in...
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Sarasota Film Festival Sets Competition and Other Highlights
The Sarasota Film Festival unveiled its 2013 program Thursday. With 222 films set to screen at the festival, it is one of the largest regional events of its kind in the U.S. New work from a...
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Predicting Cannes Selections and Big Cash for “Veronica Mars”
Cannes Selection Buzz Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby will open the 66th Cannes Film Festival and Steven Spielberg will head the jury. Now speculation turns to what else will join the festival's main...
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Getting Greedy with Grier
The inimitable Pam Grier. Photo courtesy of THE KOBAL COLLECTION. In many ways, cinema in the 1970s was a reaction to the tumultuous events of the decade before, creating strong, colorful, and...
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Daily Buzz: SXSW Episode 7
Our Nixon director Penny Lane and co-producer Brian Frye. Photo: Lansia Wann Listen to the final episode of the Daily Buzz SXSW podcast right here or subscribe on iTunes: On our final episode of the...
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Four Decades of New Directors/New Films Discoveries
Goldie Hawn in Steven Spielberg's Sugarland Express (ND/NF 1974). Photo: UNIVERSAL / THE KOBAL COLLECTION For over four decades, Film Society and MoMA's showcase of emerging cinematic talent, New...
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Critics Praise 42nd New Directors/New Films
New Directors/New Films (ND/NF) is upon us once again, offering fans of film the chance to bravely step out of their cinematic comfort zone for what Time Out NY calls “the city’s premier showcase for...
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Hot Docs Unveils 2013 Lineup
Shawney Cohen's The Manor With just over 200 films from dozens of countries, Toronto's Hot Docs unveiled its program of nonfiction selections that will screen at this year's festival, taking place...
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Violence and Psychology: Alexandre Moors on “Blue Caprice”
Isaiah Washington in Alexandre Moors's Blue Caprice After several short films and music videos, French-born director Alexandre Moors set out with writer R.F.I. Porto to chronicle an American tragedy...
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SFIFF Names Opening, Closing, and Centerpiece Films
Julianne Moore in What Maisie Knew Bay Area filmmakers Scott McGehee and David Siegel's emotional drama What Maisie Knew starring Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan and Alexander Skarsgard will open the...
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Opening Night of ND/NF Gets Candid
"New Directors" on Opening Night. Photo: Godlis The 42nd New Directors/New Films festival opened last night at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), kicking off 12 days of debuts from sone of the most...
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