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You've immersed yourself in Italian Neorealism. Maybe you've even bought an All Access pass. Well, here's news to be excited about: this week is all about rarities, the kind of stuff you'll never see in your local video joint. Go deeper into Italian Neorealism with some of the movement's most rar...
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For over a week I have been pushing my All-Access Pass to the Life Lessons: Italian Neo-Realism and the Birth of Modern Cinema to the limit, seeing incredibly interesting films, a few of them never before screened in the States. (Including Italian-only archival prints with hand-cued Powerpoint su...
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On Facebook, Jonny B. raves: "This is the greatest retrospective ever put together by filmlinc," and Angela B. says: "I have been waiting for a Italian Film Festival- can't wait! Big fan of DeSica & Fellini." On Twitter, our followers have expressed their excitement over the se...
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Italian Neorealism: A Feast of Food and FilmSaturday, November 21stJoin us for a rare chance to enjoy of some of the finest selections of Italian Neorealist film--including Bread, Love and Dreams, Voyage to Italy, Umberto D. and I vitelloni--as well as scrumptious Italian delicacies and authentic...
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Enjoy a mini-film school during our Italian Neorealism series by drinking in the work of these outstanding directors. PIER PAOLO PASOLINIAccattone“It was like being present at the birth of cinema.” ~Bernardo Bertolucci, on working on Accattone.Sun Nov 1: 8:00pmSat Nov 21: 9:30pmVITTORIO DE SICABi...
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See the lighter side of the influential film movement with these delightful selections.Miracle in Milan / Miracolo in MilanoA delightful fantasy for postwar Italy that is just as enchanting today, directed by Neorealist titan Vittorio De Sica.Sun Nov 1: 3:15pmSun Nov 15: 3:00pmBread, Love and Dre...
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Highlights include: Richard Kelly’s The Box White Ribbon director Michael Haneke interview Lee Daniels’s Precious Up in the Air director Jason Reitman Robert Bresson & Samuel Fuller separated at birth?
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Long before Francis Ford Coppola took us on a journey deep into the cultures and rituals of the Sicilian mafia, these films treated the Italian criminal underworld.The Bandit / Il banditoNeorealist style, filtered through the gangster genre: an ex-POW returns to his native Turin and assumes contr...
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From Open City, a selection of Italian Neorealism at the Film Society of Lincoln CenterI must confess I've never seen a film print of an Italian Neo-Realist movie. As much as I love classics like La Terra trema, Open City, and Bicycle Thieves on video, I have always known I was missing something ...
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Born during the tumultuous aftermath of World War II, Neorealism celebrated everyday sorrows, triumphs and struggles. These selections give an excellent insight into that pivotal time.Attention! Bandits!, part of the Italian Neorealism series at the Film SocietyATTENTION! BANDITS!Watch for Gina L...
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Film Society of Lincoln Center Very cool preview from @JRichardKelly's new movie THE BOX (screening here THURS!): You Are The Experiment http://bit.ly/1h9xOv Do you dare?
While it's true that Italian Neorealism signaled a major turning point in the way films were made, the films collected in our Life Lessons series are far from dry academic exercises. To the contrary, they feature smoldering stars, many just at the beginning of their careers. Check out this guide ...
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Enjoy this exclusive video of Michael Haneke discussing his film The White Ribbon, a selection of the New York Film Festival 2009.
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Holy-guy-with-half-a-face! Richard Kelly of Donnie Darko fame is at it again with The Box, and by the looks of things, he's up to his old, creepy tricks. Director Kelly, along with star James Marsden will be at the Film Society Thursday to unveil their latest work.The premise is simple: set durin...
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Our major, 40-film Italian Neorealism retrospective starts tonight! Unsure of where to start your voyage to an incredibly pivotal moment in film history? We've collected these core essentials for those of you who slept through film appreciation class...From Open City, a selection of Italian Neore...
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Film Society of Lincoln Center A reminder: ITALIAN NEOREALISM starts tonight! Find some great picks with our program guides: http://bit.ly/1qef3D
It's true that we here around the Film Society excel at the eclectic--we champion manga-inflected thrillers aboard crab-canning ships, we devote whole series to our favorite critics, and in general seek out the cutting edge of global cinema. You could say that the only norm around this place is t...
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Maybe you saw the film over the weekend, or read the New York Times Magazine cover story that came out yesterday. In this video, learn why Film Society Program Director Richard Peña believes Precious will be one of the most talked-about films of the year, plus, hear a conversation between the dir...
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Film Society of Lincoln Center //Our Czech Cinema series, The Ironic Curtain, is going on right now. Don't miss out! Lineup and tickets here: http://j.mp/3oZVBq
Film Society of Lincoln Center We're hiring and looking for interns: http://bit.ly/4ufWaJ
Film Society of Lincoln Center Remember, a special screening of Trick 'R Treat tonight ONLY with special director appearance!
Colin Beavan (Green Screens) and Nicholas Feitel (filmlinc blog contributing ed.) on Colbert Nation!
Check out this amusing segment produced for Colbert Nation featuring a recent guest of the Film Society (Colin Beavan), the filmlinc blog's own Nicholas Feitel and a goat. Drama at its finest!
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Filmlinc blog correspondents Melanie Shaw and Eric Yue discuss Michael Haneke's White Ribbon, a selection of the New York Film Festival.
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Film Society of Lincoln Center //Your support is essential to us. Please check out our screenings, and let your friends know. We have an AWESOME series called Scary Movies 3 going on RIGHT NOW: http://bit.ly/19PKIb come, and let your friends know. We need your help to spread the word!
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JUST ADDED! WEDNESDAY ONLY! You WILL want to see this movie after you watch the trailer. It's pure Halloween.
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Warm-up for Halloween with the New York theatrical premiere of Michael Dougherty’s grab bag of All Hallows goodies. His anthology of masterfully in...terwoven fright tales features a couple who make the fatal mistake of defying Halloween tradition, a school principal (Dylan Baker) with a nasty secret, teenagers who dare to confront an urban legend involving the death of a busload of kids, a group of girls (including True Blood's Anna Paquin) who are stalked by a mysterious vampire, and a recluse (Brian Cox) haunted by a pint-sized trick-or-treater with a creepy sack head. Vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, and other creatures of the night are all on parade. Post-screening Q&A with writer/director Michael Dougherty. Happy Halloween!
MICHAEL DOUGHERTY, CANADA/USA, 2008; 82m
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JUST ADDED! WEDNESDAY ONLY! You WILL want to see this movie after you watch the trailer. It's pure Halloween.
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Warm-up for Halloween with the New York theatrical premiere of Michael Dougherty’s grab bag of All Hallows goodies. His anthology of masterfully in...terwoven fright tales features a couple who make the fatal mistake of defying Halloween tradition, a school principal (Dylan Baker) with a nasty secret, teenagers who dare to confront an urban legend involving the death of a busload of kids, a group of girls (including True Blood's Anna Paquin) who are stalked by a mysterious vampire, and a recluse (Brian Cox) haunted by a pint-sized trick-or-treater with a creepy sack head. Vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, and other creatures of the night are all on parade. Post-screening Q&A with writer/director Michael Dougherty. Happy Halloween!
MICHAEL DOUGHERTY, CANADA/USA, 2008; 82m
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with Writer/director Michael Dougherty in person!
Time:8:30PM Wednesday, October 21st
Location:WALTER READE THEATER
Pedro Almodovar, Mara Manus and Richard Peña Pedro Almodovar and Richard Peña Photos by Godlis
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In the opening scene of Michael Haneke's original Funny Games Georg and Anna are driving in an SUV (associated even more with conspicuous consumption in gas pricey Europe than here) to their cottage. They amuse themselves during the drive by taking turns selecting a CD and requiring the other to ...
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While the Film Society's previous edition of its horror series included one of the later Terence Fisher films, Devil Rides Out, Scary Movies 3 offers two of Fisher's early Hammer Film treats: the early Cushing/Lee face-off The Horror of Dracula and Oliver Reed's first leading performance, The Cur...
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Blue Beard is the story of two sisters and a monster. Catherine Breillat’s new film shows two girls recounting their favorite fairy tale of a wife-eating ogre as they transpose themselves onto the Charles Perrault classic. Two young sisters are home alone in present day France. The younger of the...
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Italian horror auteur Dario Argento, master of both the giallo film (Deep Red, The Bird with Crystal Plumage) and of supernatural fantasy horror (Suspiria, Demons) creates a compelling cross-hybrid supernatural/giallo film with his tenth feature, Phenomena (released in the US as Creepers).(For th...
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