October 4, 2007 – 12:00 pm
Todd Haynes on courting Bob Dylan, making unusual casting choices, and why he adamantly *didn’t* reference DON’T LOOK BACK with his new film, I’M NOT THERE.
October 3, 2007 – 11:15 am
Amongst the small cadre of film bloggers and critics that have been filing dispatches from the New York Film Festival’s press screenings for the past three weeks, Stellet Licht (Silent Light) seems to be the surprise hit of the festival. I wrote a glowing review last week; with the film’s second and final public screening [...]
October 3, 2007 – 6:45 am
Todd Haynes’ much-anticipated Bob Dylan portrait is aptly named.
September 28, 2007 – 1:53 pm
A look at the NYFF films we’ve reviewed so far. Plus, details on when you can see them, even if you’re not in New York.
September 27, 2007 – 4:49 pm
Underneath its distracting attractiveness, Wes Anderson’s latest is his richest, most personal film since RUSHMORE.
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September 25, 2007 – 2:03 pm
“Those devil horns and that crooked arrow strongly suggest that the ghost of legendary art director Saul Bass created the new one-sheet.” Jeff Wells breaks down the elements of ThinkFilm’s very old-school new poster for Sidney Lumet’s Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead. See my NYFF review of the film here, and to listen to [...]
September 25, 2007 – 12:43 pm
Those who love Carlos Reygadas’ Silent Light and those who hate it tend to use the same kind of lazy shorthand to describe its pleasures (or tortures). The story of Johan, a devout husband and family man who struggles–spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically–against his feelings for another woman, Silent Light’s languid, desperately sad narrative takes a [...]
September 25, 2007 – 11:00 am
Is Harvey Weinstein learning from Paul Haggis’ mistakes?
September 25, 2007 – 4:41 am
Abel Ferrara triumphantly returns to the New York Film Festival after a 17 year absence. I would guess the Film Society already regrets inviting him back.
September 24, 2007 – 4:41 pm
A high-profile press conference and a key retrospective are pulled from the NYFF schedule. Plus: does a lack of ink indicate there’s nothing good to say?
