New York Film Festival

Watch: 'The Paperboy' Star Macy Gray Dishes on Oprah and Nicole Kidman in Exclusive Indiewire Video

During the recently wrapped New York Film Festival, Indiewire caught up with singer and actress Macy Gray to discuss her role in Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy," the sordid follow-up to his Oscar-winning sophomore feature "Precious." "Paperboy" screened at the fest shor...

David Thomson Urges Open-Mindedness and Innovation at NYFF Critics Academy (VIDEO)

Looking every bit the eminent British intellectual in spectacles and elbow patches, film critic and historian David Thomson joined Lincoln Center's Scott Foundas on stage Friday for the New York Film Festival Critics Academy, to discuss his new book "The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies....

Criticwire at NYFF Poll: The Best Films and Performances

The renewed appreciation for Leos Carax's "Holy Motors" might be the biggest takeaway from Criticwire's NYFF poll.

NYFF Review: With 'Flight,' the Festival Caps a Spiritual 50th Year

The New York Film Festival has chosen to acknowledge the landmark moment of its 50th year with paragons of the medium, none more pronounced than its closing night selection.

Did This Year's Views from the Avant-Garde Sidebar at NYFF Require Extra Patience? That Was the Point.

David Chase, Steven Van Zandt, Jack Huston, More Talk Rock'n'Roll at the 'Not Fade Away' NYFF Press Conference

On Friday, New York Film Festival audiences finally got a look at "The Sopranos" creator David Chase’s feature directorial debut, “Not Fade Away.” After the initial press screening, Chase, music supervisor Steven Van Zandt, producer Mark Johnson and several cast members (including John Magaro, Bella...

Interview: Abbas Kiarostami Discusses the Mysteries of 'Like Someone in Love'

In the U.S. for NYFF promoting a new movie in the city for the first time in more than a decade, the 72-year-old filmmaker sat down with Indiewire to discuss his intentions with "Like Someone in Love," why he prefers to work outside Iran and how he keeps looking for new challenges.

Oliver Stone Premieres His Daring New Showtime Series 'Untold History of the United States' in New York

As New York Film Festival selection committee chairman Richard Peña pointed out this past Saturday, October 6th at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade theater, "The Untold History of the United States" might make a good title for a survey of Oliver Stone’s films. Unfortun...

New York Film Festival Review: David Chase's Directorial Debut 'Not Fade Away' Pays Homage to an Era, Without a Purpose

Relishing the sights and sounds of the early '60s with a self-indulgence that makes "Mad Men" look restrained, "The Sopranos" creator's feature debut reaches for a grand statement and instead simply channels nostalgia. Using a typical coming-of-age mold, Chase turns cultural ephemera into formula.