The Essentials of Narrative: The 51st New York Film Festival Joshua Sperling December 2013 Festival Reports After twenty-five years under the stewardship of Richard Peña, the New York Film Festival presented its 51st event with a new director, Kent Jones. The selection committee largely honoured NYFF’s model of showi...
A Cinema Storm on the Upper West Side: The 50th New York Film Festival Daniel Fairfax and Joshua Sperling November 2012 Festival Reports A dialogue between Daniel Fairfax and Joshua Sperling I. NYFF & Richard Peña JS: A film festival is always more fun with a friend. So for this report of the 50th annual New York Film Festival we thoug...
A Prisoner of the Palace: The 49th New York Film Festival Remains Comfortably Installed Sergey Levchin December 2011 Festival Reports If this were the 50th edition of the New York Film Festival – and the year in which programming director Richard Peña hands over the reins of the Film Society of Lincoln Center after 25 years in command – then ...
Selections from an Already Select Few: A Report from the 47th New York Film Festival Nelson Kim December 2009 Festival Reports As always, but this year perhaps more than usual, the unveiling of a new New York Film Festival slate was greeted with accusations that the festival was doing... well, exactly what it's supposed to be doing: pr...
