 The 2012 New York Film Festival is now in the books ladies and gentleman, so there’s no better time to double back and take a look at what the 50th installment of the festival was actually like. This was my first time covering a festival of any sort. I saw some fantastic films, some very odd ones, and almost no terrible ones, so that’s a great success in my book. Overall I saw 28 of the films shown at the fest, though one I saw at an outside screening…though I’m counting it anyway. Of course I saw the big ones like the trio of ‘Flight’, ‘Life of Pi’, and ‘Not Fade Away’, along with the other high profile titles like ‘Amour’, ‘Frances Ha’, and ‘The Paperboy’, plus of course the “secret” screening this year, which turned out to be ‘Lincoln’. I’m going to start with the 10 best films that were screened at the fest, at least in my eyes.
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 Greetings from the New York Film Festival once again my friends. We of course spent yesterday eagerly awaiting the Secret Screening, but before then I saw and subsequently wanted to highlight the other film that screened earlier in the day. It was the English drama ‘Ginger & Rosa’, a fine new film from Sally Potter made even better by Elle Fanning’s lead performance. Could Fanning shake up the shaky Best Actress race? I have my doubts, but she’s a contender worth taking note of. Obviously all eyes were on ‘Lincoln’ at NYFF, but Clayton already covered that and I’ll be getting to that later. Be sure to follow Clayton and myself on Facebook and/or Twitter to get the latest on the big debut, but in the meantime, let’s move forward and talk a bit about Potter’s flick…
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 Here we are, back again at the New York Film Festival. I missed a little bit of time due to a dental issue that needed taken care of, but I’m back now with a look at one of the most intriguing movies that’s playing at the fest. Among the other titles that have recently screened, we have ‘Caesar Must Die’, ‘Celluloid Man’, ‘Lines of Wellington’, ‘Memories Look at Me’, and ‘Night Across the Street’, but I’m going to be focusing on and talking about ‘Room 237′. It’s a documentary focused on the many different interpretations that people have about Stanley Kubrick’s film ‘The Shining’. I was looking forward to this movie more than anything not named ‘Flight’, ‘Frances Ha’, or ‘Life of Pi’, so suffice to say I sat down yesterday pretty excited to experience this doc. What did I think? Well, let’s find out…
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 Hello again everyone! It’s been a pretty fun experience so far and things show no signs of slowing down between now and the end of the fest in the middle of October. Yesterday brought a smaller scale trio of films than usual, with the experimental Once Every Day, the vintage 1972 film Downpour, and the foreign dramedy Bwakaw. We’re all anxiously awaiting Friday’s début of Ang Lee’s Oscar hopeful Life of Pi but until then there is still plenty to talk about, and Clayton and myself will be there to capture it all!. For now, let’s take a look at the two films I’ll be reviewing in this latest festival diary entry…
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 Hello again to all of you film festival fans out there! Clayton was with me the past few days at the New York Film Festival taking in the sites and cinema, so you got to see his thoughts on some of the big flicks, but I’m back today to talk about some of the other screenings thus far. Friday saw 4 films being screened, though only one was from the Main Slate. That was the much anticipated “Beyond the Hills,” though we were also treated to sidebar documentaries “Punk in Africa,” “John Cassavetes,” and “Lang/Godard: The Dinosaur” (the latter two were only about an hour apiece and thus won’t get review).
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 Greetings again from the New York Film Festival!
Today brought a trio of very interesting films (2 Main Slate selections and a Midnight Movies sidebar), and even if they were of varying degrees of quality, they still all had something to offer an audience. The slate consisted of Brian DePalma’s “Passion,” Barry Levinson’s “The Bay,” and the documentary by Marina Zenovich “Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out,” a follow-up/sequel to her prior documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008). DePalma was also scheduled for a press conference following the screening but didn’t make it to the Walter Reade Theater. Through the magic of Skype, however, we got to talk with Zenovich about her documentary. Overall, today was a better day in terms of my thoughts on the movies, but the fest is still early. The rest of the week is jam packed as well, but for now, let’s get in to what I saw most recently at NYFF!
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 Today brought the first 3 of what will ultimately be 15 New York Film Festival screenings this week. The films in question were ‘Here and There‘, ‘Camille Rewinds‘, and ‘Berberian Sound Studio‘. For those who are wondering exactly what the fest is like, here’s a short summary of my day. I arrived at the Walter Reade Theater on the Upper West Side of Manhattan around 9:30am. There’s always an industry colleague to chat with, but this early in the day most people are more interested in the free coffee and tea. By 10 the first movie was beginning and the day didn’t end until almost 5 in the afternoon (including one Press Conference via Skype). Between each screening most people run outside to get cell phone service (myself included), with the bravest leaving to find a quick bite to eat. For the most part though, it’s just screening after screening. The first 2 films screened kicked off the Main Slate of the fest, while the final movie of the afternoon was the first ever flick in the new Midnight Movies sidebar that’s debuting at the NYFF this year. None of these films are particularly high-profile, and honestly I hope they’re not indicative of the overall quality of the titles screening this year, but with a lot still to look forward to this week, I’m confident that this was just a somewhat underwhelming beginning to what will be a memorable film festival.
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The next big film festival of the year has started in the Big Apple ladies and gents, and I’m proud to be covering it for The Awards Circuit alongside our fearless leader Clayton. The high-profile titles begin screening next week, but there’s already things being shown at P & I (Press and Industry) screenings with the On the Arts and Cinema Reflected sidebars. Thursday had On The Arts sidebar films “The Savoy King: Chick Webb & The Music That Changed America,” “Ingrid Caven: Voice And Music,” as well as “Becoming Traviata.” Friday focused on the Cinema Reflected sidebar with “The War Of The Volcanoes,” “The Rolling Stones: Charlie Is My Darling,” and “Casting By,” a documentary about the unheralded work of the casting director on films. It was followed by a press conference by director Tom Donahue. Read more on NYFF: The 50th New York Film Festival gets underway!…
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The 2012 New York Film Festival is now in the books ladies and gentleman, so there’s no better time to double back and take a look at what the 50th installment of the festival was actually like. This was my first time covering a festival of any sort. I saw some fantastic films, some very odd ones, and almost no terrible ones, so that’s a great success in my book. Overall I saw 28 of the films shown at the fest, though one I saw at an outside screening…though I’m counting it anyway. Of course I saw the big ones like the trio of ‘Flight’, ‘Life of Pi’, and ‘Not Fade Away’, along with the other high profile titles like ‘Amour’, ‘Frances Ha’, and ‘The Paperboy’, plus of course the “secret” screening this year, which turned out to be ‘Lincoln’. I’m going to start with the 10 best films that were screened at the fest, at least in my eyes.
