Film Society Unveils 13th Open Roads: New Italian Cinema Series Lineup
Daniele Luchetti's Those Happy Years. Photo: Emanuela Scarpa The Italians are returning to Film Society this June with the 13th edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, an annual showcase of...
View ArticleNYFF’s ‘Jealousy’ Heads to U.S. Theaters This Summer
Philippe Garrel's drama Jealousy (La jalousie) will open in U.S. theaters this summer. The French-language drama starring the filmmaker's son Louis, as well Anna Mouglalis and Rebecca Convenant, had...
View ArticleGia Coppola’s ‘Palo Alto’ Gets New Trailer, Opens Here in May
We're excited to announce that Palo Alto will open here for a theatrical run on May 9! The film has been a hit at festivals like Telluride, Venice, and Toronto. Based on the short-story collection by...
View ArticleCannes Sets ‘Party Girl’ for Un Certain Regard Opening
More Cannes 2014 news is trickling in ahead of its main-slate-lineup announcement later this month. Party Girl, the directorial debut of Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger, and Samuel Theis, will open...
View ArticleJim Jarmusch Does Retrospective Duties at Film Society
Jim Jarmusch making an appearance at the Film Society last night. Photo by Godlis Jim Jarmusch has always been a welcome presence here at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, his films having...
View ArticleFilm Society to Fete ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ on May 5
While Bullets Over Broadway is making its debut on the Great White Way this spring, audiences will have a chance to celebrate the original on the big screen once again. The Film Society will host...
View ArticleWong Kar Wai’s ‘The Grandmaster’ Cleans Up at Hong Kong Film Awards
Wong Kar Wai's The Grandmaster blitzed the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards Sunday, winning a dozen prizes, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress for Ziyi Zhang. [Related - FILM COMMENT...
View ArticleCannes Fetes Fellini’s ‘8 1/2’ in New Poster
Hollywood legends such as Marilyn Monroe, Faye Dunaway, Joanne Woodward, and Paul Newman are just of the few cinematic icons whom have been featured on the official poster celebrating the Cannes Film...
View ArticleCritics Jump Into “Art of the Real”
Robert Greene's Actress As Art of the Real, the inaugugral edition of our newly revamped series seeking to redefine the standard definition of documentary, continues through April 26, a passion and...
View ArticleColumbia University Film Festival Returns to the Film Society in May
Screenings, dramatic readings, and other special events are on tap for the 27th annual Columbia University Film Festival, co-sponsored for the third year by the Film Society of Lincoln Center....
View ArticleCannes Film Festival Unveils 2014 Competition & More
The Cannes Film Festival revealed details about its Competition, Un Certain Regard, Midnight, and Special Screenings lineup Thursday in Paris. As previously announced, Olivier Dahan's Grace of Monaco,...
View Article‘The Silent Majority Speaks’ Filmmaker Reveals Herself and Talks Revolution
The Silent Majority Speaks, playing at the Film Society's current Art of the Real series, is a pioneering example of why governments can no longer repress their people with impunity. In June 2009,...
View ArticleCall For Entries for 3rd Annual Critics Academy at Locarno Film Festival
Indiewire and the Film Society of Lincoln Center are returning to the Locarno Film Festival for the third year with the Critics Academy. The initiative is a workshop, in partnership with Film Comment,...
View ArticleFassbinder Retrospective Set for May and November at Film Society
Fassbinder's The Merchant of Four Seasons Acclaimed German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder is the subject of a comprehensive two-part retrospective taking place at the Film Society of Lincoln...
View Article‘Castanha’ Director Davi Pretto Explains the Merger of Real & Fiction
João Carlos Castanha is a spirited 52-year-old actor and transvestite who lives with his mother in the southern Brazilian port city of Porto Alegre. He feels his best years are behind him. He's lost...
View ArticleChaplin Award: Rob Reiner Recalls the Early Days and Getting in the Biz
It is hard to imagine modern American movies without Rob Reiner. The Bronx-born actor, director, producer, and activist has directed classic features spanning comedy and drama including This Is Spinal...
View ArticleTakashi Murakami to Bring ‘Jellyfish Eyes’ to the Film Society
World-renowned visual artist Takashi Murakami's first feature film, Jellyfish Eyes, will have its New York debut at the Film Society of Lincoln Center on June 1 as part of a screening tour at cultural...
View ArticleDennis Lim Remembers Filmmaker Michael Glawogger
Michael Glawogger (1959 - 2014). Photo: Tommy Pridnig In memory of Austrian filmmaker Michael Glawogger, Art of the Real will present a special screening of his globe-spanning masterpiece,...
View ArticleDirector Jeremy Saulnier Hits the Target with ‘Blue Ruin’ Opening This Weekend
Blue Ruin director Jeremy Saulnier in Cannes. Photo by Irene Cho Listen now: [Editor's Note: FilmLinc Daily spoke with director Jeremy Saulnier at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where his film Blue...
View ArticleRob Reiner Talks Hollywood, Activism, and Charlie Chaplin Ahead of Monday’s Gala
The 41st Chaplin Award is taking place soon at Lincoln Center. This year's honoree Rob Reiner has directed modern classics such as This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Stand by Me (1986), The Princess Bride...
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