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The Film Society’s Kent Jones Talks NYFF, Art vs. Commerce, Scorsese, and...
Photo by Barbara Anastacio When FilmLinc initially asked to sit down with New York Film Festival director Kent Jones, the goal was to look back at the fest's 52nd edition. And while that certainly...
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John Huston to Be Celebrated with December & January Retrospective at the...
In a retrospective that spans five decades, the Film Society of Lincoln Center will present Let There Be Light: The Films of John Huston, December 19 - January 11. The series will feature Huston's...
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Fred Zinnemann’s Final Two Films to Screen as Film Comment Double Feature in...
Fred Zinnemann's Julia. Multiple Oscar-winning director Fred Zinnemann's final two films will screen as the final Film Comment Double Feature of 2014. The December 2 event will kick off with...
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Eric Rohmer’s ‘A Tale of Winter’ Returns to the Film Society Along with Eight...
Eric Rohmer's A Tale of Winter (Conte d'hiver) The clocks have gone back to standard time and winter is lurching. Time to tuck in with nine new releases from the Film Society through the end of the...
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Scary Movies Director John McNaughton Discusses His New Film ‘The Harvest’
John McNaughton is the acclaimed Chicago-based director of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) and cult classic Wild Things (1998), and is making his return to the big screen for the first time...
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‘Actress’ Director Robert Greene Talks Performance, Transition, and Breaking...
[Editor's Note: Robert Greene's Actress had its New York debut at the Film Society's Art of the Real series last spring. The Gotham Award-nominated documentary will have a one-week exclusive run...
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In Remembrance of Our Friend and Colleague Don Schul (1949-2014)
The Film Society of Lincoln Center has lost a longtime friend and admired colleague. Don Schul, who served as our Chief Projectionist and is recognized as a pioneering force in helping establish the...
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Tina Mascara & Guido Santi on Filming a Monk and Meeting the Dalai Lama
When Nicholas Vreeland went to visit his grandmother, he wouldn't even think of showing up without his shoes being meticulously polished. And his grandmother happened to be none other than the...
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Oscar-Winning Actress Anjelica Huston to Join John Huston Retrospective
The closing night of Let There Be Light: The Films of John Huston (December 19 – January 11) will not only include a screening of Prizzi's Honor but a conversation with Academy Award–winning actress...
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‘The Babadook’ Director Jennifer Kent Discusses Her Nail-Biting Directorial...
Jennifer Kent’s feature directorial debut The Babadook is the story of an estranged relationship between a mother and her child. It is also a nerve-wrenching, nail-biting modern fairy tale of a...
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‘Birdman’ Tops Spirit Award Nominations; ‘CITIZENFOUR’ Among Best Doc Contenders
Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Birdman New York Film Festival closing-night feature Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance by Alejandro G. Iñárritu topped today's Independent Spirit Awards nominations...
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Dance on Camera Unveils Lineup for 43rd Edition
Meredith Monk's Girlchild Diary Sashay over to the Film Society of Lincoln Center for the 43rd Dance on Camera festival. The dance-centered film event spotlights a diverse array of narrative,...
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Mike Nichols Live at the Film Society in a Two-Part Episode of The Close-Up
Carrie Fisher, Mike Nichols, and Nora Ephron at the 1999 Chaplin Award Gala. Photo by Stephanie Berger. The late Mike Nichols is the focus of this week's episode of The Close-Up. The German-born...
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Gotham Awards & New York Film Critics Honor ‘CITIZENFOUR,’‘Birdman’&...
Laura Poitras's CITIZENFOUR Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Birdman, Laura Poitras's CITIZENFOUR, and Pawel Pawlikowski's Ida were among the big winners as a pair of New York City groups named their...
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The Close-Up: Damien Chazelle Chats About His NYFF and Sundance Hit ‘Whiplash’
Whiplash director Damien Chazelle. Photo by Annabel Ruddle. This week’s episode of The Close-Up features a discussion between film critic Amy Taubin and filmmaker Damien Chazelle about his new movie...
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Actress Ana Ularu Goes Home to Romania with ‘I’m an Old Communist Hag’
Ana Ulara (middle) with I'm an Old Communist Hag co-stars Luminita Gheorghiu and Marian Ralea. Romanian actress Ana Ularu was too young to experience much of her home country's communist era. Born in...
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“Where Are You Bucharest?” Director Vlad Petri Discusses Protests and Filmmaking
Vlad Petri's Where Are You Bucharest has caused quite a stir in Romania, documenting the nature of the 2012 protests 23 years after the revolution. His bold handheld camera style gives one the feeling...
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The Film Society Begins Its One-Week Run of ‘A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness’
This Friday marks the start of the theatrical run of Ben Rivers and Ben Russell’s stunning A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness. Blurring the line between fiction and documentary, the film has been...
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Essential Films: ‘Birdman’
There’s only one true villain in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s reflexive, dark satire of fame, superhero franchises, and artistic torment, Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance: Tabitha (Lindsay...
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Spain’s Gaudí Takes Spotlight with Two Documentaries Next Week
Antonio Gaudí by Japanese auteur Hiroshi Teshigahara returns to the Film Society in tandem with the opening of Stefan Haupt's Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation on Friday, December 19. The 1984...
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