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In new honors created for this milestone 50th New York Film Festival, Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman and Festival sponsor Film Society of Lincoln Center (FSLC)’s longtime program director Richard Peña will be saluted at a galas during the Festival,  September 28 – October 14, in Alice Tully Hall. The honors were announced Wednesday by Film Society ... Read The Full Article...

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New York cinema’s big event, the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s 17-day New York Film Festival, September 28 – October 14, is known for highlighting the best in world cinema with top films from celebrated and emerging filmmakers. This year’s Festival will be quite special, since it celebrates the 50th Anniversary. When asked what to ... Read The Full Article...

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  I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek at the new short film by Antonia Bogdanovich — MY LEFT HAND MAN —  starring Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Nanny McPhee, Love Actually), Andrew Howard (Limitless, upcoming “Hatfields and McCoys”), Kevin Bigley (“The Chicago Code,” “CSI: Miami”) and Erich Wildpret, who is a Latin American star. The ... Read The Full Article...

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The Happiest Medium Review by guest contributor Anjali Koppal . I’ll admit it — knowing nothing about horses and not being an animal lover, the only reason I initially jumped at the prospect of watching ‘War Horse’ was the fact that it is directed by Steven Spielberg. Not ‘Executive Produced’, not ‘Presented By’, but directed. ... Read The Full Article...

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Today The Happiest Medium shines the spotlight Somewhere in The Dark, in this interview with Danish filmmaker Mads Jeppesen.             “Somewhere in the Dark is an insightful cinema verite documentary that encompasses the raw undiscovered talents within a plethora of individuals and their hunt for somewhere to create and express ... Read The Full Article...

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We recently wrote about Bill Connington’s success with his award winning play, Zombie (based on the novella by Joyce Carol Oates).  The short film based on the play- winner of “Best Short Film (Horror)” at the Washington D.C. International Film Festival will be shown as part of The Williamsburg International Film Festival — Knitting Factory | ... Read The Full Article...

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  The short film ZOMBIE will be screened on Monday, August 22 at the New York City International Film Festival. The program of shorts is at 11:35 am – 1 pm at the Abingdon Theater, 312 West 36th Street, 2nd floor.  ZOMBIE is the last film on that morning’s program. Tickets are $5. ZOMBIE tells ... Read The Full Article...

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After leaving a screening of Black Swan, I, undoubtedly along with the rest of the audience, felt moved and disturbed by Darren Aronofsky’s new ballet thriller BLACK SWAN. A creative masterpiece yet again from the mastermind who brought us heart wrenching reality films like Requiem for a Dream and 2008′s The Wrestler.  However, this is ... Read The Full Article...

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One of the very cool things about this series is that each month they randomly pick an audience member to star in a film to be shown the following month at Iron Mule. So if you’ve been sitting around waiting for your star turn, your odds will be significantly increased just by sitting in this audience. ... Read The Full Article...

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The Happiest Medium welcomes our friends, fellow reviewers tinseltownspeople “Lazy weekend adventures in the land of make-believe… ” Today they give us their take on Johnnie To’s  2007 film Mad Detective . . . _________ Crazy, Awesome, and Crazy Awesome… Few films delve into the human psyche with the incisive wit and stylistic panache on ... Read The Full Article...

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Zaritsas - Russian Women in New York

Zaritsas: Russian Women in New York – a life-changing documentary by Elena Beloff will be screened on Oct 24 at the Astoria/LIC Film Festival. Elena Beloff, a graduate of the New School University where she had studied film production, wanted to make movies since she was a little girl in her hometown in Tatarstan, Russia. ... Read The Full Article...

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Ahead of Time Poster

AHEAD OF TIME Ruth Gruber didn’t just report the news. She made it. See the trailer: New York Times Arts & Leisure Article on the Film Jewish Journal Interview with Ruth Gruber **** Brooklyn Heights Cinema 70 Henry Street Brooklyn NY 11201 brooklynheightscinema.com Related Posts:‘Chloe’

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