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On Day 9 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we begin with an introduction to our Projections section, which is underway through Sunday. Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by curator Aily Nash in a discussion about the evolving definition of avant-garde and her picks for what to see during Projections. Then we go to yesterday's Marriage Story press conference featuring Noah Baumbach, Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Ray Liotta, Alan Alda, and producer David Heyman. They discuss the influences on the film–from Hitchcock to Persona–Robbie Ryan's cinematography, the duality of marriage, the importance of adding humor to the narrative, the different personalities of the lawyers, and much more. The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 8 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we begin with an introduction to our annual NYFF57 Shorts programs. Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by programmers Tyler Wilson and Madeline Whittle to discuss the four shorts programs this year. While tickets are currently at capacity for the programs, we encourage one to try the standby line! Then we go to last night's NYFF Live discussion featuring Michael Apted and the incredible journey of the Up series. Those of us who have devotedly followed Apted’s one-of-a-kind British film series for the past several decades anticipate with great warmth—and more than a little poignant anxiety—returning every seven years to the lives of Tony; Nicholas; Suzy; Symon and Paul; Jackie, Sue, and Lynn; Andrew and John; Neil and Peter; and Bruce. The series’ ninth installment, 63 Up, has its New York Premiere at NYFF, and its committed, eclectic director discussed it and the series as a whole in this on-stage discussio

On Day 7 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we begin with an introduction to our annual Artist Academy and Film in Education program. Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Christine L. Mendoza, FLC's Director of Education, and Brian Brooks, who has helped to develop the Artist Academy program, which is now in its ninth year. Artist Academy is an immersive four-day program for filmmakers early in their careers, sponsored by Dolby and Participant. Learn more about these programs at filmlinc.org/home Then we go to last night's discussion following the New York premiere of Joker featuring Todd Phillips, Joaquin Phoenix, producer Emma Tillinger Koskoff, production designer Mark Friedberg, and cinematographer Lawrence Sher. They discussed vividly bringing to life a reimagined Gotham City, their cinematic influences, Phoenix's preparation for the role, and the importance of real-world implications of violence in the film. The 57th NYFF continues through Oc

On Day 6 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Israeli director Nadav Lapid to discuss the experience of film festivals, protecting cinema, and two recent favorite films: Bacurau and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Then we go to last night's NYFF Live discussion with Lapid, moderated by FLC programmer Dan Sullivan, in which they explore his Main Slate selection and Golden Bear winner Synonyms, which will open at Film at Lincoln Center on October 25. They discuss the personal history of both the basis of the narrative and the filmmaking process, as well as creating a space for spontaneity and the importance of language. The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 5 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Film Comment Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold to discuss Portrait of a Lady on Fire, which the magazine is presenting at the festival. They also talk about the trio of Film Comment free talks, which one can learn more about here: filmlinc.org/free Then we go to last night's Q&A for Portrait of a Lady on Fire, featuring writer-director Céline Sciamma and stars Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant. Moderated by Amy Taubin, they discuss a David Lynch-esque approach to sound design, the similarities between directing and painting, how art consoles the soul, the costume design, and (spoilers!) the film's final scene. The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 4 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we're exploring the Spotlight on Documentary section. In the introduction Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Lesli Klainberg, FLC's Executive Director as well as a documentary filmmaker and producer. They discuss highlights from this year's non-fiction lineup, presented by HBO. Then we go to an NYFF Live talk moderated by Klainberg, who sat down with Ric Burns (Oliver Sacks: His Own Life), Tania Cypriano (Born to Be), Ivy Meeropol (Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn), and Lynn Novick (College Behind Bars) to discuss their NYFF57 selections. The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 3 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we're exploring the craft of cinematography. In the introduction Eugene Hernandez, FLC Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by programmer Dan Sullivan to discuss NYFF's Retrospective selections this year, dedicated to the American Society of Cinematographers's centennial. We pay tribute to the society with a selection of historically significant and brilliantly photographed films shot by some of its most notable members past and present. Sullivan and Hernandez also dive into the Revivals lineup, featuring brand-new restorations of rarities and classics.  Then, we feature our first NYFF Live talk: Cinematography Now. In this show-and-tell session, some of the greatest working cinematographers discussed their craft, offering an insider’s view of the field today. The special guests are Rodrigo Prieto, whose credits include Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Silence, and The Wolf of Wall Street, as well as Brokeback Mountain and Amores Per

Get ready for an epic conversation on Day 2 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, featuring Martin Scorsese's NYFF57 opener The Irishman. Eugene Hernandez, FLC Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Steven Zeitchik of The Washington Post to discuss the long-awaited crime epic. Then, we go to the press conference featuring Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, and producers Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Jane Rosenthal. They discuss pulling off the decades-spanning production, getting the momentous cast together, finding the film's emotional center in the adaptation process, the testing process of the digital effects, and much more. The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

We're excited to announce the launch of New York Film Festival daily podcasts as part of the Film at Lincoln Center Podcast! Tune in every day for special guests, festival highlights, filmmaker chats, and more.  On the first dispatch from NYFF57, Eugene Hernandez, FLC Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, sits down with Florence Almozini, Associate Director of Programming at FLC and a member of the NYFF selection committee, to discuss their history with the festival and picks to see this year. Then, we go to a conversation with Pedro Almodóvar and Antonio Banderas at the press conference for Pain and Glory as they discuss the creative process, mixing truth and fiction, and much more. The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets and more info at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

Today, we’re sharing a pair of Q&As from two horror gems at our annual Scary Movies film festival: Villains and Bloodline. Both films open in theaters this week. First up, Villains star Maika Monroe and directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen discussed their darkly funny home invasion thriller. Then, Henry Jacobson, co-writer Avra Fox-Lerner, and composer Trevor Gureckis explored their blood-spattered portrait of a serial killer, starring Seann William Scott. Both Q&As were moderated by programmer Madeline Whittle. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

The 57th New York Film Festival is right around the corner, coming to Film at Lincoln Center on September 27 through October 13. On this week's podcast, we're looking ahead to this year's rich and diverse lineup with an in-depth conversation with the festival's programmers. NYFF Editorial Director Michael Koresky sat down with programmers Kent Jones and Dennis Lim to discuss this year's Main Slate, from Martin Scorsese's Opening selection The Irishman to Noah Baumbach's Centerpiece selection Marriage Story, as well as Liberté, Synonyms, Vitalina Varela, To the Ends of the Earth, Atlantics, First Cow, Pain and Glory, Varda by Agnès, and more. Their discussion also touches on the festival's expansive sidebars, including Projections, Revivals, Retrospective, Special Events, and Spotlight on Documentary sections. See more information and buy tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

Today we’re sharing a Q&A from the 12th edition of our annual Scary Movies film festival: the Closing Night selection Ready or Not, which is now in wide release. Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, producer Chad Villela, along with actors Samara Weaving, Mark O’Brien, and Andie MacDowell, discussed crafting their adrenaline-fueled horror delight with programmer Madeline Whittle. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

Today, we’re sharing a Film at Lincoln Center free talk which was presented on the occasion of our new series Make My Day: American Movies in the Age of Reagan. Director of Programming Dennis Lim joined writer J. Hoberman for an expansive discussion about his latest book, Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan, the relationship between politics and pop culture in the 1980s, and more. The series, underway through this Wednesday, September 3, offers a chance to experience the Eighties as seen through the lens of 24 unforgettable films, including The King of Comedy, Back to the Future, The Last Temptation of Christ, RoboCop, The Terminator, Near Dark, and more. Save with 2-for-1 double feature pricing at filmlinc.org. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

Today, we’re sharing a special conversation following the world premiere of Ari Aster’s director’s cut of Midsommar. The 171-minute version of his sunny Sweden-set horror film premiered this past weekend at the 12th edition of our annual Scary Movies film festival. In the Q&A, Aster talked with programmer Madeline Whittle about the differences in his director’s cut, how it’s closer to his original intentions for the film, his admiration for Edward Yang, the shot from the trailer that got cut from both versions of the film, and much more. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

Today, we’re sharing a conversation about What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?, which opens exclusively at Film at Lincoln Center this Friday. Roberto Minervini’s passionately urgent, lyrical new documentary is a portrait of African-Americans in New Orleans struggling to maintain their unique cultural identity and to find social justice. The film was an official selection at the 56th New York Film Festival, where the director, producer Paolo Benzi, producer Denise Ping Lee, and the film’s subjects, Judy Hill, Krystal Muhammad, and Nat Turner, joined FLC Director of Programming Dennis Lim for a Q&A.  Join the the director, Judy Hill, and Krystal Muhammad this weekend for Q&As, plus an opening night reception on Friday. Get tickets at filmlinc.org. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

Today, we’re sharing a conversation about the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner One Child Nation, which opens in limited release this week. The film, directed by Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang, powerfully and personally explores China’s One Child Policy, which made it illegal in most circumstances for couples to have more than one child. The film screened at Human Rights Watch Film Festival, where co-director Nanfu Wang joined Yaqiu Wang, China Researcher at Human Rights Watch and Minky Worden, Director of Global Initiatives at Human Rights Watch. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On this week's podcast, we’re sharing a conversation about Piranhas, opening here at Film at Lincoln Center on Friday, August 2. The Berlinale Silver Bear winner, co-written and directed by Claudio Giovannesi, is a singular coming-of-age story and a haunting reflection on doomed adolescence. The film was the Opening Night selection of our Open Roads: New Italian Cinema festival earlier this year, where the director joined programmer Florence Almozini for a Q&A. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. www.filmlinc.org

On this week's podcast, we’re sharing a conversation about Honeyland, which begins its theatrical release this week. The Sundance World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize winner, directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov, is an evocative, often outrageously funny modern-day parable of the Good Samaritan. The film was an official selection at New Directors/New Films earlier this year, where the directors joined programmer Dan Sullivan for a Q&A. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. www.filmlinc.org

On this week's podcast, we’re sharing a conversation about A Faithful Man, which begins its theatrical release this week in New York City. The film, directed by, written by, and starring Louis Garrel, is at once a beguiling bedroom farce and a slippery inquiry into truth, subjectivity, and the elusive nature of romantic attraction. The film was a Main Slate selection at the 56th New York Film Festival, where Garrel and stars Laetitia Casta and Lily-Rose Depp joined programmer Florence Almozini for a Q&A. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. www.filmlinc.org

Experimental filmmakers James N. Kienitz Wilkins and Robin Schavoir, and producer Paul Dallas discuss their collaboration on THE PLAGIARISTS, playing here at Film at Lincoln Center through Thursday, July 11. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org