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The Complete Lineup For The 17th Edition Of Views From The Avant-Garde At The 51st New York Film Festival

COSTA DA MORTE by Lois Patiño

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the complete lineup for the 17th edition of Views from the Avant-Garde (VIEWS), taking place from October 3-7, 2013, during the New York Film Festival (NYFF). The popular yearly touchstone for experimental film returns with curator Mark McElhatten at the helm, and will contain 35+ programs in glorious Super-8, 16 mm and 35mm film and HD formats. Many familiar faces will return, and VIEWS will also feature 45 new artists and several mini-retrospectives of several of these artists including, Aura Satz, Lois Patiño, Sandro Aguilar, and Jean-Paul Kelly. Views will also offer special tributes to the late Stom Sogo and Anne Robertson whose work is a testimony to the power of a Cinema that is fearless, confidential and inextinguishable.

World Premieres of “A SHORT HISTORY OF THE HIGHRISE,” “THE EMPIRE PROJECT” Among 2013 NYFF Convergence Program

Katerina Cizek’s A SHORT HISTORY OF THE HIGHRISE

Building on the success of last year’s debut, the New York Film Festival revealed the program details for the 2013 NYFF Convergence, which will run on Saturday, September 28 through Monday, September 30, 2013. Described as focusing on the intersection of technology and storytelling, NYFF Convergence projects and presentations will fall under three categories – Experiences, Keystone Presentations and Panels.

Additional Documentary Films and Restored Films Added to 2013 New York Film Festival

FIFI HOWLS FROM HAPPINESS (Fifi az khoshhali zooze mike shad)

Additional programming was announced today for the 2013 New York Film Festival, including a spotlight on three documentary sections (Applied Sciences, Motion Portraits and How Democracy Works Now), and a lineup of movies that have recently been restored (Revivals).

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s REAL Added to Lineup for 2013 New York Film Festival

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s REAL has been added to the lineup for the previously announced Main Slate Official Selections for the 51st New York Film Festival taking place September 27 – October 13, 2013.

Complete List of Official Selection Films + Descriptions of 35 Films in Lineup for 51st New York Film Festival

The New York Film Festival unveiled the names of the 35 films that will comprise the main slate of official selections for the 51st edition film that will run September 27-October 13, 2013. American and British comedies are a significant presence in this year’s lineup of of main slate official selections with Richard Curtis’s ABOUT TIME, a romantic comedy about a family whose men have the ability to travel in time, starring Bill Nighy and Rachel McAdams; Declan Lowney’s ALAN PARTRIDGE, which brings Steve Coogan’s legendary television character to the big screen for the first time; Roger Michell’s LE WEEK-END, featuring Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan as a couple visiting Paris with hopes of rekindling their relationship; and Alexander Payne’s NEBRASKA, about a father and son (Bruce Dern and Will Forte) on a road trip to pick up a million dollar prize that may or may not await them; and the previously announced Centerpiece and Closing Night Gala selections, Ben Stiller’s THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY and Spike Jonze’s HER.

World Premiere of Spike Jonze’s HER to Close New York Film Festival | TRAILER

Spike Jonze’s HER, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde and Scarlett Johansson will make its World Premiere as the Closing Night Gala presentation for the upcoming 51st New York Film Festival running September 27 – October 13, 2013.

Ben Stiller’s THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY will World Premiere as Centerpiece Gala for 51st New York Film Festival

Ben Stiller’s adaptation of James Thurber’s classic short story THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY which also stars Stiller alongside Kristen Wiig, will make its World Premiere on Saturday, October 5 as the Centerpiece Gala presentation for the upcoming 51st New York Film Festival (September 27 – October 13).

Somali Pirates Drama “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS” Starring Tom Hanks to Open New York Film Festival

Paul Greengrass’s CAPTAIN PHILLIPS will make its World Premiere as the Opening Night Gala presentation for the upcoming 51st New York Film Festival (September 27 – October 13). Starring two-time Academy Award winner and 2009 Film Society Chaplin Award honoree Tom Hanks in the title role, the film is described as Academy Award-nominated director Paul Greengrass’s multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates.

32 films on the Main Slate lineup for the 50th New York Film Festival

Sally Potter's Ginger and Rosa — Sally Potter’s Ginger and Rosa

Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winner Amour starring veteran French actors Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva is among 32 films on the Main slate lineup for the 50th New York Film Festival. More 2012 Cannes Film Festival winners on the lineup include Critics Week Grand Prize winner Here and There by Spanish director Antonio Mendez Esparza (Aquí y Allá) and Chilean Pablo Larrain’s Director’s Fortnight prizewinner No.

Award winning films on the lineup from other festivals include Berlinale Golden Bear winner Caesar Must Die (Cesare deve morire) directed by Paolo Taviani & Vittorio Taviani; Song Fang’s Memories Look At Me, winner of the best first feature prize at the recent Locarno Film Festival,

World premieres include Alan Berliner’s new essay film First Cousin, Once Removed, as well as the gala titles. Ang Lee’s Life of Pi will open the festival on Friday, September 28 while David Chase’s Not Fade Away is in the Centerpiece slot on Saturday, October 6 and Robert Zemeckis’ Flight will close the 50th NYFF on Sunday, October 14.

The 50th New York Film Festival runs September 28 thru October 14th, 2012.

The Main Slate of the 50th New York Film Festival:

Ang Lee’s new film Life of Pi to kick off 2012 New York Film Festival

The New York Film Festival will open with the World Premiere of Ang Lee’s Life of Pi on Friday, September 28. “I am both delighted and honored to be back at the New York Film Festival with Life of Pi,” Ang Lee said in a statement today. “I have the deepest respect for Richard Peña and his team and to be selected by them as the Opening Night film for the 50th Anniversary is extremely […]

Documentary about Gay Rights Activist , Vito Russo Premieres Tonight at NY Film Fest

VITO, an HBO documentary film about gay rights activist Vito Russo, premieres tonight at the New York Film Festival. The film premieres at 6:00 PM with an encore screening at 9:15 PM. VITO offers rare insight into one of the most important voices in the birth of contemporary gay culture and AIDS activism. His book The Celluloid Closet published in 1981 (and updated in 1987), remains a landmark historical work and his co-founding of GLAAD, […]

Kevin Smith’s SMoviola, Presents the cult hit THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION at 2011 NY Film Festival

The next presentation of Kevin Smith’s SMoviola will take place during the upcoming New York Film Festival with a celebration of the cult hit THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION featuring the film’s star Peter Weller, John Lithgow and additional guests. The festival also released the lineup of filmmakers set for NYFF’s celebrated HBO Films® Directors Dialogues and the complete lineup of films for the 15th edition of the film festival’s Views From the Avant-Garde series.

Returning to the Film Society after a special screening of VALLEY GIRL during the launch of the new Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, Kevin Smith’s SMoviola will now be a continuing series of appearances by the popular filmmaker and film personality during which he will take a look at a classic, and personally beloved film, with the filmmakers and stars of the film.

Directed by W.D. Richter, THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION (1984) stars Peter Weller as an adventurer/surgeon/rock star who leads a band of men known as the Hong Kong Cavaliers versus nefarious alien invaders from the 8th dimension. Featuring a formidable cast including Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, John Lithgow, Christopher Lloyd as well as Russian comic Yakov Smirnoff and musician Billy Vera, the film was a made-to-order cult hit from its debut onward. The film will screen at the Walter Reade Theater on Saturday, October 15 at 7:30PM with Smith leading a discussion about the film with Weller, Lithgow and others following the screening.{jathumbnail off}

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