Film at Lincoln Center Podcast

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 Perros; Ashley Connor, one of the best emerging cinematographers, whose films include Josephine Decker’s Madeline’s Madeline, Thou Wast Mild and Lovely, and Butter on the Latch, and Sundance-winner The Miseducation of Cameron Post; and Chris Teague, whose work includes the TV series Russian Doll, GLOW, and Broad City, and the independent films The Mend and Obvious Child. Moderated by David Schwartz, former Chief Curator, Museum of the Moving Image. 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.

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.