Tagged New York Film Festival

“Martin Eden” opens with a revelation: “So, the world is stronger than me.” The impetus behind the whispered truth slowly comes into focus as the story unfolds, cynicism and celebrity impounding hope and humili...

‘Varda By Agnes’: A Charming Reflection On Life And Art [NYFF Review]

October 10, 2019 10:39 am

Agnes Varda sadly passed away earlier this year at age 90, and this year’s New York Festival is not only dedicated to her but includes one of her films in the main slate. “Varda By Agnes” represents something f...

‘I Was At Home, But…”: Angela Schanelec’s Enigmatic Domestic Portrait [NYFF Review]

October 9, 2019 1:51 pm

Filmmaker Angela Schanelec is an acquired taste. Her latest, “I Was At Home, But…” sees her continue to hone her highly unique, emotionally oblique, and gently radical style, which frustrates some with its lack...

‘Synonyms’: Nadav Lapid Makes A Sensational Statement About Identity & Nationality With Furious & Chaotic Energy [NYFF Review]

Luke Hicks

October 4, 2019 2:32 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews, Trailers

In his third feature, “Synonyms,” Israeli writer-director Nadav Lapid proves he has a fascination with people who take things too far, whether extremists, romantics, or some inextricable mesh of the two. His fi...

‘Fire Will Come’: Oliver Laxe’s Latest Is A Mesmerizing Meditation On Man And Nature [NYFF Review]

October 4, 2019 11:52 am

Oliver Laxe’s new film “Fire Will Come” has a fitting and powerful title. It’s both an immutable truth in certain regions and a portent of things to come, depending on the speaker it could read as wisdom or a t...

Pedro Almodóvar Connects Childhood Experiences With Career Inspirations In 50-Minute NYFF Conversation

Alex David Lynch

October 3, 2019 3:02 pm

Festivals, News, Video

As Spain’s Pedro Almodóvar continues making the festival circuit rounds for his new film “Dolor y Gloria” – “Pain & Glory” – he spent an evening at the New York Film Festival with Kent Jones, the festival’s...

‘Zombi Child’: Bertrand Bonello Stylishly Unearths The Colonialist Tensions Of The Zombie Mythos [NYFF Review]

October 2, 2019 1:09 pm

Bertrand Bonello’s most famous film, “House of Tolerance,” showed his affinity for collapsing the supposed distance between the past and present, proving to his audience we haven’t changed as much as we’d like ...

Martin Scorsese Talks ‘Hereditary,’ Joanna Hogg’s ‘Archipelago’ & More In 40-Minute NYFF Talk

October 1, 2019 3:25 pm

Festivals, News, Video

Every year, at the New York Film Festival, the event’s director Kent Jones sits down with a filmmaker, for the On Cinema conversation, to discuss the important movies that influence them. And this year, Jones h...

‘The Irishman’: Martin Scorsese Crafts A New Gangster Epic, With A Deeper Sense Of Soul & Morality [NYFF Review]

September 27, 2019 8:00 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Perhaps no director better portrays the passage of time than Martin Scorsese, who has set films in five different centuries and usually tells stories that span decades, not days. So when his latest film, “The ...

‘The Irishman’ First Reactions Are Here As Scorsese’s Latest Is Hailed As “Terrific” & “A Masterwork”

September 27, 2019 12:52 pm

News

It happened, people! Martin Scorsese’s long-awaited crime film “The Irishman” has finally been seen by real people at the New York Film Festival. And as you might expect, even though reviews won’t hit until lat...

NYFF Director Says The Only Way To Help Smaller Films Get Theatrical Releases Is To “Go To Cinemas More”

September 26, 2019 2:52 pm

Festivals, News

As film fans, there aren't very many times in the year that is as exciting as the fall film festival season. With Venice, TIFF, Telluride, Fantastic Fest, and others clogging our schedules, some of the year’s b...

2019 New York Film Festival Preview: The 12 Most Anticipated Films

The Playlist Staff

September 24, 2019 1:55 pm

Features, Festivals, News

If you're anything like us, you've worked every waking weekend straight since Labor Day thanks to the Venice Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, Fantastic Fest and the Emmys. So it's ...

Filmmaker Olivier Assayas Is Re-Editing ‘Wasp Network’ After Unfavorable Venice Reviews

September 10, 2019 11:02 am

Festivals, News

A world premiere screening at the Venice Film Festival is supposed to be an incredible experience for any filmmaker. However, in the case of acclaimed director Olivier Assayas, the recent debut of his film, “Wa...

NYFF 2019: Film At Lincoln Center To Feature ‘Joker’ Screening/Q&A, Olivier Assayas Masterclass, Talks With Coppola, Scorsese & Almodóvar, Plus More