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Ben Stiller’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” Is NYFF51 Centerpiece
Ben Stiller in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Photo: Wilson Webb / 20th Century Fox. Following Monday’s announcement that Paul Greengrass' Captain Phillips would open NYFF51, Film Society of Lincoln...
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Oscar Winner Errol Morris Embarks On Two Fiction Features
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Errol Morris is set to direct two fictional features, though the director will likely take time out this fall to promote his latest non-fiction work, The Unknown...
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Ellen DeGeneres to Host 86th Oscars
TV host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres will make her return to the Oscars, serving as host for the second time at the 86th Academy Awards. This will be a return trip to the high-profile role. She served...
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Outfoxing Ourselves
My Darling Clementine. Image courtesy of 20TH CENTURY FOX / THE KOBAL COLLECTION. Starting on Friday, Film Society of Lincoln Center will build on our popular 2010 retrospective with Fasten Your...
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NYFF World Premiere “Captain Phillips” to Open Tokyo Fest
Paul Greengrass' Captain Phillips will open the Tokyo International Film Festival. The film, which stars Oscar-winner Tom Hanks, will open the 26th edition of the festival in Japan's capital on...
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Pakistan to Seek Oscar This Year
It has been 50 years since Pakistan sent a flag-barer for Oscar consideration, but the country may seek an Academy Award once again after Pakistani authorities gave tacit support to submit a film this...
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Kathryn Bigelow and Sir Ben Kingsley Set for BAFTA LA Tribute
Oscar winners Kathryn Bigelow and Sir Ben Kingsley will be honored by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA LA) at the 2013 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards on September...
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Woody Allen Eyes Stockholm for Future Film
Woody Allen has maintained a brisk filmmaking pace and it looks like European locales continue to fall over backwards with production money in hand attempting to lure the New York director. His latest...
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Gotham Awards to Fete Katherine Oliver at December Event
Organizers of the Gotham Independent Film Awards unveiled the first details of the spotlights that will take place at its December event. This year's Industry Tribute will honor Katherine Oliver,...
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Spike Jonze on “Her” Femininity and His Vision of the Future
Director Spike Jonze on location for Her. Photo: Sam Zhu / Warner Bros. Pictures Spike Jonze's career has bridged the movie and music biz, his work running the gamut from music videos to commercials,...
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World Premiere of Spike Jonze’s “Her” to Close NYFF51
Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from Spike Jonze's Her. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures Spike Jonze's anticipated feature Her will have its World Premiere as the Closing Night Gala Presentation of the...
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Spike Jonze on “Her” Femininity and His Vision of the Future
Director Spike Jonze on location for Her. Photo: Sam Zhu / Warner Bros. Pictures Spike Jonze's career has bridged the movie and music biz, his work running the gamut from music videos to commercials,...
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World Premiere of Spike Jonze’s “Her” to Close NYFF51
Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from Spike Jonze's Her. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures Spike Jonze's anticipated feature Her will have its World Premiere as the Closing Night Gala Presentation of the...
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The Perfect Watch: Video of Our “Breaking Bad” Panels
Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston at our Breaking Bad premiere. Photo: David Goldberg In an exciting collaboration with AMC, the Film Society of Lincoln Center recently hosted free marathon screenings of...
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Locarno Critics Academy Returns
Anyone worried about the future of film criticism can rest easy: the Locarno Film Festival Critics Academy is back and will, over the course of 10 days, train a group of young cinephiles in the art of...
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Remembering Karen Black: Film Society’s Rose Kuo Pays a Personal Tribute
Karen Black, whose most notable work in over 100 films include Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, and Nashville passed away on Thursday at the age of 74. One day earlier, on August 7th, Karen's husband...
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David Gordon Green Returns to Basics with ‘Prince Avalance’
After directing a number of studio movies the past several years, filmmaker David Gordon Green has returned to his indie roots with his latest, Prince Avalanche, starring pal Paul Rudd along with...
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Watch Werner Herzog’s Latest Short, ‘From One Second to the Next’
Werner Herzog posted his latest short film to YouTube this week, titled From One Second to the Next, a compilation of four stories about texting and driving. Set in various parts of America's...
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‘Faster Pussycat!’ Actress Haji Dead at 67
French-Canadian-born actress Barbarella Catton, also known as Haji, has died at the age of 67. The news was revealed via a Facebook post by the actress Francesca Natividad, writing Friday, "Today I...
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Ken Loach Begins Shooting What Is Likely His Last Big Screen Feature
British filmmaker Ken Loach has been a fixture on the festival scene, stretching back to his second feature Kes, which had its U.S. debut at the New York Film Festival in 1970, while his most recent...
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