Exceptions to the Rule: the 2015 New York Film Festival Daniel Fairfax and Joshua Sperling December 2015 Festival Reports We are living at a tenuous moment. Politics are at a flashpoint. Nation-states seem put to the test every new month. Meanwhile the chasm between rich and poor never stops growing wider. As the 2015 New York Fil...
The Ashes of Gramsci: A Conversation about the 52nd New York Film Festival Daniel Fairfax and Joshua Sperling December 2014 Festival Reports JS: Because of its premiers, the concentration of tastemakers in New York, and where it falls on the calendar, the New York Film Festival helps to jumpstart the annual hype-cycle of awards season. In the press ...
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...