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______________________________________________ The New York Film Festival has grown a lot over the years. I started attending in 1977, the year I moved to the city, when the only venue was Alice Tully Hall (which remains the main venue to this … Continue reading →

This is a follow-up to the three previous installments of Selected Takes. In 1996, I started keeping a log of films I saw. Initially, I wrote notes for each film expressing my reaction to it, but eventually wrote less and … Continue reading →

As with previous editions, this consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some are candid while some are obviously posed for promotional purposes. … Continue reading →

As with previous editions, this consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some are candid, some are obviously posed, and some are portraits. … Continue reading →

As with previous editions, this consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some of these are candid and some are obviously posed, but … Continue reading →

This is a follow-up to the two previous installments of Selected Takes. In 1996, I started keeping a record of films I saw. Initially, I wrote notes for each film expressing my reactions to them, but eventually wrote less and … Continue reading →

As with previous editions, this consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some of these are candid and some are obviously posed, but … Continue reading →

____________________________________________________________ How to Come Alive with Noman Mailer — Q&A (12:30) ____________________________________________________________ Thelma Schoonmaker interview re Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger (22:54) ___________________________________________________________ Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat — AFI interview with director Johan Grimonprez (12:14) Inside the Arthouse interview with … Continue reading →

For his post, I originally intended to list only films I’d actually seen, which are the first eleven title below.  Normally I’d say that’s how you ought to do it, but when I started reading up about some of the … Continue reading →

_____________________________________________________________ With two exceptions, the following videos are all from last year’s New York Film Festival. Running times are indicated. _____________________________________________________________ A Compete Unknown – Making of  (23:40) ____________________________________________________________ A Compete Unknown – New York Premiere Q&A  (34:01) _________________________________________________________ The Brutalist – … Continue reading →