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Noah Cowan Takes the Helm at San Francisco Film Society
The San Francisco Film Society has named Noah Cowan its new Executive Director, confirming rumors that had swirled since the beginning of the year. Cowan who has served as Artistic Director of TIFF...
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Video: Stephen Frears Disavows Auteur Theory During ‘Philomena’ Talk
Two-time Oscar nominated director Stephen Frears said he did not believe in the concept of "the auteur" during a conversation at the Film Society of Lincoln Center last week. The filmmaker took part...
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Talking “The Sacrament” with Director Ti West
When searching for the most frightening stories, sometimes it’s best to turn to real life for inspiration. The Sacrament, the latest feature from celebrated indie horror filmmaker Ti West (The House...
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Full Lineup Announced for 43rd New Directors/New Films
Ana Lily Amirpour's ND/NF Opening Film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Details of this year's New Directors/New Films festival were unveiled by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of...
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Looking Back on the Career of Rob Reiner
If you haven't yet heard, filmmaker Rob Reiner will receive this year's Charlie Chaplin Award from the Film Society of Lincoln Center. The annual gala, taking place on Monday, April 28th, will honor...
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Robert Zemeckis & Gordon-Levitt Team Up for 3D Take of ‘Man On Wire’
Filmmaker Robert Zemeckis. Joseph Gordon-Levitt has signed on to play Philippe Petit, better known as the man who surreptitiously mounted a daring tight rope walk across World Trade Center I and WTC 2...
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Teen Filmmakers Take Over with Third EVC Youth Doc Series
Another season of Through Our Eyes: Three Decades of EVC Youth Documentaries is on tap at Film Society. The third installment of the award-winning retrospective series is slated to begin March 4,...
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‘Nymphomaniac’ Among 11 Films Set to Open at Film Society This Spring
Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac Forget spring cleaning, a whole batch of new movies are coming to Film Society as the days get longer and the weather (hopefully) gets milder. Eleven films will open...
View ArticleTrailers and Clips from 43rd New Directors/New Films
Tickets to New Directors/New Films 2014 go on sale to members of Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art on Monday, March 3 and to the General Public on Monday, March 10. To help...
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Matthew McConaughey Says Acting & Process Outstrip the Rewards
Matthew McConaughey with Amy Taubin at Film Society of Lincoln Center. Photo by Julie Cunnah Matthew McConaughey said he had some lucky breaks early in his acting career, but it was his love of the...
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Césars Honor ‘Me, Myself and Mum’& Roman Polanski Friday in Paris
Les Garçons Et Guillaume, A Table! (Me, Myself and Mum) held sway with the French Academy Friday night in Paris. The Cannes '13 feature took home a bevy of Césars in Paris, picking up five prizes...
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‘12 Years A Slave’ Takes Best Picture, Best Director and More at Independent...
Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave. New York Film Festival debut 12 Years a Slave swept major awards at the Independent Spirit Awards Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica, winning Best Feature, Best...
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R.I.P. Alain Resnais (1922 - 2014)
Alain Resnais with Sony Classics co-presidents Michael Barker and Tom Bernard at the 2009 NYFF. Photo by Godlis. Celebrated French filmmaker Alain Resnais passed away in Paris Saturday at 91. His...
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‘12 Years A Slave’ Wins Best Picture; Alfonso Cuarón Takes Best Director at...
The Oscars: Winners below... 12 Years A Slave took Best Picture at the 2014 Academy Awards Sunday night, winning the big prize at the world's oldest film awards ceremony, and capping a slew of honors...
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Truth Gets Stretched in Art of the Real
Corneliu Porumboiu’s The Second Game The thin and often blurry line between fact and fiction will be prodded in the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s revamped Art of the Real, a two-week series (April...
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Elijah Wood Talks Classical Thriller ‘Grand Piano’
Grand Piano director Eugenio Mira and star Elijah Wood at Film Society last week. Photo by Julie Cunnah. In the years since playing Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy,...
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Films of the Week: A Look at Rendez-Vous
Katell Quillévéré's Suzanne. [Jonathan Romney surveys the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema series in Film Comment, taking a look at France's latest crop of young talent and the journey those who came...
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Critics Tryst with Rendez-Vous
Serge Bozon's Tip Top Love is in the air! Rendez-Vous with French Cinema has finally arrived and this year's lineup already has critics swooning. The 19th edition of our annual celebration of French...
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Valeria Golino Gets Behind the Camera and Makes ‘Honey’
Jasmine Trinca in Valeria Golino's Honey (Miele) The Film Society’s Eugene Hernandez spoke with Honey (Miele) director Valeria Golino at last year’s Cannes Film Festival as part of our Daily Buzz...
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New Leadership at Film Society
Eugene Hernandez and Lesli Klainberg today at SXSW. Photo by Brian Brooks We're thrilled to announce the appointment of Lesli Klainberg, formerly the Managing Director and producer of the last three...
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