Jack Nicholson in "About Schmit," the festival's opening night selection.

It's as picky as ever: this week, the New York Film Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary with another selection of feature films that are destined to be talked about in the months to come. As always, the festival does not give a prize - being included in the selection is honor enough. This year's highlights include new work by PT Anderson, Alexander Payne, Manuelo di Olivera, Aki Karuismäki, Im Kwon-Taek, Paul Schrader, Pedro Almodovar, and Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami (who was denied a visa by the US government and cannot attend.)

• Review: Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary
• Review: Friday Night
• Review: Divine Intervention
• Review: Safe Conduct
• Review: Punch-Drunk Love
• Review: Springtime in a Small Town
• Review: Bloody Sunday
• Review: The Uncertainty Principle
• Update: Kaurismäki's Solidarity with Kiarostami, Flickering Lights from the Avant-Garde, To Be and To Have
• Review: About Schmidt
• Review: Auto Focus

  Check back for ongoing updates and reviews from the festival.

Festival Reviews • About Schmidt • Auto Focus • The Man without a Past/ Etre et Avoir/ Avant-Garde • Bloody Sunday • The Uncertainty Principle • Springtime In a Small Town • Punch-Drunk Love • Divine Intervention • Safe Conduct • Friday Night • Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary

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The Official Festival Line-Up

About Schmidt.Alexander Payne. USA, 2002. Review.
The Son. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Belgium/France, 2002.
Russian Ark. Alexander Sokurov. Russia/Germany, 2002.
Chihwaseon. Im Kwon-Taek. South Korea, 2002.
The Magdalene Sisters. Peter Mullan. Scotland/Ireland, 2002.
Ten. Abbas Kiarostami. Iran/France, 2002.
Unknown Pleasures. Jia Zhang Ke. China/Japan, 2002.
The Uncertainty Principle. Manoel de Oliveira. Portugal/France, 2002. Review.
Bloody Sunday. Paul Greengrass. UK/Ireland, 2002. Review.
The Man Without a Past. Aki Kaurismäki. Finland, 2002. Review.
My Mother's Smile. Marco Bellocchio. Italy, 2002.
Auto Focus. Paul Schrader. USA, 2002. Review.
Springtime in a Small Town. Tian Zhuangzhuang. China, 2002. Review.
Punch-Drunk Love. P.T. Anderson. USA, 2002. Review.
Turning Gate. Hong Sang-soo. South Korea, 2002.
Waiting for Happiness. Abderrahmane Sissako. Mauritania/France, 2002.
Divine Intervention. Elia Suleiman. France/Palestine, 2002. Review.
Safe Conduct. Bertrand Tavernier. France, 2002. Review.
Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary. Andre Heller. Austria, 2002. Review.
Friday Night. Claire Denis. France, 2002. Review.
Monday Morning. Otar Iosseliani. France/Italy, 2002.
Love and Diane. Jennifer Dworkin. USA, 2002.
To Be and To Have. Nicolas Philibert. France, 2002. Review.
Talk to Her. Pedro Almodóvar. Spain, 2002.

Special Events include screenings of a new print of F.W. Murnau's 1926 "Faust," King Hu's martial-arts costume drama "Come Drink With Me," and the ongoing series "Views from the Avant-Garde."