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“Ingrid’s acting, Ingrid herself—her talent, sometimes her genius—is based on contradictions.” French writer Jean-Jacques Schuhl and Catalan filmmaker Albert Serra discuss their shared muse, the great actress and singer Ingrid Caven. filmcomment.com/article/prin…
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“Any filmmaker who can summon tragicomic rage of that duration and intensity has resilience and energy to burn.” Molly Haskel on the sly autofictions of Hong Sangsoo's “Nowhere to Lay My Eyes” and Pedro Almodóvar's “Bitter Christmas.” filmcomment.com/article/smal…
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At the #NYFF64, @FilmComment editors and scholars unpack the representations on sex on screen at the festival in a time where social media has demonized sex onscreen.
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🩵 @FilmComment editors @devikagirgayi and Clinton Krute are joined by critics Molly Haskell and @BilgeEbiri to cover their favorite performances, most memorable scenes, and unshakable films from #NYFF64. This talk is sponsored by @Criterion.
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“Through repetition and the casting process, we tried to create resonances between the two events.” Alain Gomis discusses the making of his epic docudrama, which screened at @thenyff, with Beatrice Loayza (@bealoayza). filmcomment.com/article/inte…
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“The temptation to watch “London” as a kind of episodic comedy is real and understandable. But no less than in “The Remotes,” reality intrudes.” Adam Nayman (@brofromanother) on two road movies in different gears from the @thenyff's Currents section filmcomment.com/article/ther…
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“What can you do when he has written and unwritten his biography at the same time?” Director Mariano Llinás speaks with @JordanCronk about “Life of Jorge Luis Borges,” his shape-shifting, gleefully reflexive portrait of the famously enigmatic writer. filmcomment.com/article/inte…
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“If there is a God, and he’s watching, he’s probably amused, even if we’re having a miserable time down here.” Nicolás Pereda discusses the gentle absurdism of his new film “Everything Else Is Noise” with David Schwartz (@davidpschwartz) filmcomment.com/article/inte…
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“Amour fou, in Carax, is inseparable from, even synonymous with, a headlong rush of aesthetic derangements, logic be damned.” In his column, Contributing Editor Nathan Lee digs into the magazine’s history with French provocateur Leos Carax filmcomment.com/article/revi…
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“I wanted to show that the system itself is violent, and that violence is often implied to maintain order.” Read the full conversation between Robert Daniels (@812filmreviews) and “Paper Tiger" director James Gray: filmcomment.com/article/inte…
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In his debut feature film “The History of Concrete,” John Wilson explores “preservation and gentrification, permanence and impermanence, monuments and death.” Read @MarkAschParody's review: filmcomment.com/article/shor…
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“The result is a film that feels at once elegiac and premonitory, looking back at the moment just before everything fell apart” writes Imogen Sara Smith. Read her essay on James Gray’s “Paper Tiger” filmcomment.com/article/fami…
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“The crisis that is our shared future puts unique demands on the coming-of-age film, a framework already saddled with the loss of innocence and the aching awareness of crossing an irreversible threshold.” Read @bealoayza on “La Gradiva” & “Everytime” filmcomment.com/article/on-t…
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Tomorrow! Our FC Live talk at @TheNYFF with @MelissEAnderson and @dozierayanna will explore several films across the NYFF64 lineup that push the boundaries of depictions of sensuality and desire on screen. See you at @FilmLinc at 6pm! Sponsored by @Criterion.
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This free panel will take place in the Amphitheater at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center. Free tickets will be distributed at the box office first-come, first-served beginning one hour prior to event. Learn more here: filmlinc.org/nyff2026/events…
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Today only, @FilmLinc Members will also get 50% off a @FilmComment annual subscription. Stop by the FC table next to the ATH Member Desk from 11am-6pm to get the code and free pin. ✨
Start an annual subscription to @FilmComment during #NYFF64 and get a free lapel pin on FLC Member Day! 🤩 Available while supplies last from 11am-6pm this Sunday, Oct. 4 only at the Film Comment desk in Alice Tully Hall lobby. Use code FCNYFF64 for 25% off an annual subscription: filmcomment.com/subscribe 🎥
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Start an annual subscription to @FilmComment during #NYFF64 and get a free lapel pin on FLC Member Day! 🤩 Available while supplies last from 11am-6pm this Sunday, Oct. 4 only at the Film Comment desk in Alice Tully Hall lobby. Use code FCNYFF64 for 25% off an annual subscription: filmcomment.com/subscribe 🎥
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Ryûsuke Hamaguchi repping @FilmComment, which features ALL OF A SUDDEN as the Fall 2026 cover story. 💜 Read here: filmcomment.com/article/a-wa…
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New @FilmComment subscribers: don't forget to pick up your free pin tomorrow! 👇 nitter.cf/TheNYFF/status/2106371…
Start an annual subscription to @FilmComment during #NYFF64 and get a free lapel pin on FLC Member Day! 🤩 Available while supplies last from 11am-6pm this Sunday, Oct. 4 only at the Film Comment desk in Alice Tully Hall lobby. Use code FCNYFF64 for 25% off an annual subscription: filmcomment.com/subscribe 🎥
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