I knew the New
York Film Festival had edge when the first two films I saw both opened with
protracted sex scenes followed by screaming orgasms not seen since the opening
of Betty Blue. Even without the sex, film fans are bound to let out
little moans of pleasure when they see the line-up. The 2001
festival, running from September 28 until October 14 at the Lincoln
Center, showcases new films by Todd Solondz,
Eric Rohmer, David
Lynch, Jean-Luc Godard,
Richard Linklater, and Wes
Anderson, as well as promising films by up-and-coming unknowns.
Keep your
eye on this page for updates as your hardy guides throw themselves into
the festival frenzy and bring you the low-down on the most exciting movies.
Updates/Reviews:
The
Royal Tenenbaums, Storytelling, Y
Tu Mama Tambien, Mulholland Drive, Fat
Girl
This
Year's Festival Highlights:
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Wes
Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums is without a doubt the hottest
ticket this year. Rushmore became a cult classic in the few
years since its release, and Max Fisher fans will be clamoring to
get a look at Anderson's new, star-studded film long before its Christmas
release.
>> Fear and Loathing at the Walter
Reade Theater |
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Todd
Solondz, controversial director of Happiness and Welcome
to the Dollhouse is back with a two-part film about the way stories
impact our miserable lives. Storytelling is prime Solondz:
raw, crude, cruel, touching.
>> Review |
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Italian
for Beginners, Lone
Scherfig's comedy that follows a group of Danish Italian students
to Venice, wants to prove that the "Dogme" movement is far
from dead. |
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Claiming
the festival's centerpiece spot, David Lynch is back with Mulholland
Drive, an dark exploration into the myths of Los Angeles. Naomi
Watts and Laura Harring trade more than just hair color in this twisted
tale.
>> Review |
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I'm
a sucker for animation, so I can't wait to see what Richard "Slacker"
Linklater did with Waking Life, a film shot in live video and
transformed into animation by software wizardry. |
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The
opening night film Va Savoir (Who Knows?), a story of bittersweet
love by French New Wave director Jacques Rivette, is being hailed
as a masterpiece. |
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A raunchy
Mexican road movie about two stoners and a woman with a secret,
Y Tu Mama Tambien is breaking box-office records.
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Review
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