The New York Film Festival Sept. 27–Oct.13
‘Read the Book, See the Movie’ defines a festival rich with literary excellence This critic’s 62nd NYFF grew larger in size…
Kurt Brokaw joined The Independent in 2010 as Senior Film Critic, covering New York’s six major film festivals and reviewing individual features and shorts of merit. He was Associate Teaching Professor at The New School for 33 years, and has taught courses on film noir, early lesbian fiction and Jewish-themed cinema at The 92nd Street Y for 15 years. His memoir, The Paperback Guy, was published in 2020.
‘Read the Book, See the Movie’ defines a festival rich with literary excellence This critic’s 62nd NYFF grew larger in size…
A fest boasting 1,001 new media events for all ages doesn’t forget five pioneering artists of yesteryear Tribeca! Before we…
As the Lincoln Center poster on Broadway says, “36 new filmmakers define the future of cinema.” 25 features. 10 shorts. Representing…
Four actresses stand out in a darkly sophisticated festival filled with unexpected (yipes!) varieties of French realism Anytime a world-class…
The Jew in Ecstasy and Agony: Lessons From the 33rd NYJFF There are three critic’s choices, all features, in this 33rd…
Anselm Kiefer, Liv Ullmann, Little Richard, Jack and Sam Top DOC NYC How does one approach a film festival too…
Film at Lincoln Center knows its audiences. Christian Petzold’s Afire (2023), a German drama of wildfires setting an entire forest…
The surest sign that big screen movies are alive and well in New York City came from festival co-founders Jane…
Late Friday afternoon March 13, 2020, Bill Wolf, the preeminent 94-year-old senior critic of the New Directors/New Films press corp,…