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The Film Society of Lincoln Center presents a 17-day festival showcasing important cinematic works by emerging talents from around the world and premiere international directors.
The Film Society of Lincoln Center presents a 17-day festival showcasing important cinematic works by emerging talents from around the world and premiere international directors.
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Here's a small sampling of films worthy of a first-day film fest
Before World War I, when the Marx Brothers and their various relatives were knocking around the vaudeville circuit, one of their acts was a schoolroom act, titled "Fun in Hi Skule." Remnants of the act turned up in "Horse Feathers," one of the Marxes'...Tags: Dody Goodman, Music, Schools, Bill Murray, Wes Anderson
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Cannes winner The Class to open NY Film Festival
"The Class," winner of the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, will open the 46th annual New York Film Festival. The Film Society of Lincoln Center, which produces the festival, announced Tuesday that it will give the opening night honor to...Tags: Sean Penn, Schools, Lincoln Center, Festive Event, Cannes Film Festival
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TriBeCa Film festival's delicate balancing act
Special to NewsdayThe most poignant movie experience of the TriBeCa Film Festival, which opens Wednesday, may turn out to be an 89-minute documentary about a trapeze artist, made up largely of black-and-white still photographs, and set in - and above - a Manhattan of 34...Tags: David Mamet, Tina Fey, Michael Jackson, Julianne Moore, Movies
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Owen Wilson Limited
Los Angeles TimesThe show business adage that "there's no such thing as bad publicity" is probably true. But as the media — and its consumers — grow obsessively focused on the personal struggles of Hollywood stars, there are rare instances when even a little...Tags: Venice, David Letterman, Wes Anderson, Adrien Brody, Matthew McConaughey
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'The Darjeeling Limited'
jan.stuart@newsday.comMovies are unique in their power to mess with our sense of what's real and what's made up. This blurring of lines is felt most perversely in how we tend to define stars by their roles. Intellectually, we know they are not the characters they are playing....Tags: Wes Anderson, Texas, Manhattan (New York City), Natalie Portman, Film Festivals
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Island frolic
Is Penelope Cruz finding love with Spanish actor Javier Bardem? Their body language sure suggests it in photos taken while the two vacationed in the Maldives Islands. They were caught kissing and embracing in the surf, according to Us Weekly. The New...Tags: Javier Bardem, Celebrity, Penelope Cruz, New York, Movies
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American directors dominate NY Film Fest
From Wes Anderson to Sidney Lumet, this year's New York Film Festival is dominated by top American directors spanning generations.
Though the NYFF has always put forth a highly international slate of selections, this year's fest -- the 45th annual --...Tags: Eric Rohmer, Wes Anderson, Lincoln Center, Gus van Sant, Upper West Side
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Richard Gere buys into artists' condos
The Wall Street JournalActor Richard Gere has bought an apartment in a New York City condominium project being built by artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel. The "Chicago" star's purchase price couldn't be determined, but investment banker William J.B. Brady paid $15.5 million...Tags: Homes, Religious Leaders, Montana, Rentals, Condos and Houses
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France picks 'Persepolis' as Oscar entry
France has selected "Persepolis," a black-and-white animated film about a young girl growing up in Iran during the Islamic revolution in the late 1970s, as the nation's entry for best foreign language film at the Oscars.
Based on Marjane Satrapi's...Tags: Gena Rowlands, Catherine Deneuve, Sean Penn, Awards and Prizes, Government
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Target your networking for blockbuster results
Special to amNewYorkThrough October 14, the New York Film Festival will run a lineup of 28 films at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of jazz at Lincoln Center. Unlike other premieres, ruled by fashion stylists and actor shenanigans, the focus will be on the real stars: The...Tags: Lincoln Center, Movies, Film Festivals
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Review: 49Up
Newsday Staff WriterIt can't be easy having your life invaded by a camera crew every seven years and trotted out for public inspection. And indeed, many of the pushing-50 subjects in the documentary series - which has been checking in with a group of socially diverse...Tags: Emma Thompson, Michael Apted, Julianne Moore, Movies, Film Festivals
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