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Latest Highlights
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New York Film Festival Sept 26 – Oct 13
American star power artistry (Willem, Ethan, George) dominate the 63rd NYFF at Lincoln Center It hardly seems accidental that this…
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David Lynch’s ‘Twin Peaks:’ Anglo-Saxon Folklore Wrapped in Plastic
In formalist and interpretive film histories, David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” has been dubbed as one of the few popular postmodern…
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Remembering the late Robert Redford — Actor, Director, Activist and Independent Film Legend
Widely-celebrated actor, director and patriarch of independent film Robert Redford sadly passed away at the age of 89 on September…
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Off-Courts Trouville: Celebrating Short Films and Emerging Filmmakers
Just two hours by train from Paris, the twin seaside towns of Deauville and Trouville come alive every early September…
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Making the image: A lesbian photographer’s journey with time
Joan “JEB” E. Biren’s identity as a photographer was not born from passion, but out of deep necessity to see…
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The Crucible of Girlhood: Recontextualizing Teen Girls on Broadway
Teenage girls and the Broadway stage rarely walk hand-in-hand. Even in instances where teen girls are written into stories, they’re…
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Tribeca Festival June 4-15
A late congresswoman delivers this 24th edition’s most urgent message Caution: This opening essay history is one movie critic’s personal…
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Open Roads Italian Film Fest May 29-June 5
Two peerless movies-about-movies top New York’s essential art cinema festival Next to the French New Wave, your critic’s cinematic tastes…
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New Directors New Films April 2-13
Why five brutal years of Covid haven’t dented New York’s passion for this 54th ND/NF Five years ago at this…
