This week brings the start of the New York Film Festival, and with it, three tentpole films angling for a spot in the awards derby:
opening night selection Last Flag Flying, from Richard Linklater; centerpiece selection The Meyerowitz Stories: New and Selected, from Noah Baumbach, which already premiered at Cannes; and Wonder Wheel from Woody Allen, featuring an already - buzzed - about lead performance from Kate Winslet.
Not exact matches
New York, NY (June 12, 2017)-- The Film Society of Lincoln Center announces Richard Linklater's
Last Flag Flying as the
Opening Night selection of the 55th New York Film Festival (September 28 — October 15), making its World Premiere at Alice Tully Hall on Thursday, September 28.
The
opening night selection of
last year's Cannes Film Festival finds French writer - director Arnaud Desplechin (My Golden Days, A Christmas Tale) returning to themes, ideas, and possibly even characters from his past work.
In addition to three previously disclosed titles —
opening night's world premiere of Richard Linklater's
Last Flag Flying (a quasi-sequel to 1973's The
Last Detail); Todd Haynes's centerpiece
selection, Wonderstruck; and Woody Allen's latest bit of»50s Coney Island nostalgia, Wonder Wheel — there are several hugely anticipated movies sure to dominate awards chatter and critics» year - end lists.
Earlier this summer, NYFF announced Richard Linklater's
Last Flag Flying as
Opening Night and Todd Haynes's Wonderstruck as the Centerpiece
selection.
Earlier this summer, NYFF announced Richard Linklater's
Last Flag Flying as the
Opening Night selection.
Desplechin, who served on the Cannes competition jury
last year, is now officially back in the official
selection with «Ismael's Ghosts,» even though the film, like most Cannes
opening -
night films, is playing out of competition.