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Homer Simpson Is Voting For Romney; Michael Bay’s Doritos Ad Contest: Biz Break

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Also in Friday afternoon’s round-up of mostly movie-related news briefs, Pakistan faces the deadliest day yet over riots stemming from anti-Islam video The Innocence of Muslims . The Napa Valley Film Festival unveils details for its upcoming event. And two new features are headed to theaters. Here Comes The Devil Headed to Theaters The thriller had its U.S. premiere Thursday at Fantastic Fest. Francisco Barreiro and Lura Caro star in the film by Bogliano as parents whose preteen son and daughter inexplicably reappear after being lost overnight on a desolate, cave-riddled mountainside after a casual hike became every parent’s nightmare. The good luck and good fortune of their return soon changes, as the children’s behavior suggests ominous and unspeakable events the night the children were lost that continue even now. Magnet Releasing picked up the film and announced it at the premiere. The filmmakers, cast and audience toasted the news with champagne at the screening. Napa Valley Film Festival Sets Slate Ten narratives and nine documentaries will screen in the festival’s competition lineup at the second annual event taking place in California’s famed wine country. The festival runs November 7 – 11. For details on its roster, visit their website . Any Day Now Heads to U.S. and Canadian Theaters Music Box Films picked up the film directed by Travis Fine. Inspired by a true story, the feature centers on a gay couple in the 1970s who take in an abandoned mentally handicapped teen. The film will have a theatrical releases in December. Around the ‘net… Make a Doritos Ad, Get a Part in Transformers 4 Hollywood director Michael Bay is partnering with Doritos on a competition that invites would-be filmmakers to shoot their own home-made chips advertisement. Two selected adverts will air during the Super Bowl in January and the final winner will get the chance to appear in Bay’s next project, Transformers 4 , The Guaridan reports . Deadliest Day of Violence Over Innocence of Muslims Despite calls for peaceful protest, violence raged in Pakistan where between 12 and 19 people were killed in the worst day of rioting over the anti-Islam video. Movie theaters were also burned in the Pakistani cities of Peshawar and Karachi, Deadline reports . Homer Simpson Votes for Romney It’s not exactly film news, but animation’s favorite dad is voting for Mitt Romney. In the season premiere of The Simpsons set for September 30th, Homer Simpson said he’ll vote for the GOP hopeful because “he did invent Obamacare,” THR reports .

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Dirty Dog Diaries: Obama Cabinet Member Who Got Put On Blast By Mistress Via Billboards Tries To Stop Her Indie Film Exposé

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Almost three years ago we posted the story of this woman, who put her ex-boyfriend on blast after he decided to reconcile with his wife following their 8 1/2 year relationship… It looks like she wasn’t nearly finished humiliating him. Woman Who Put Lover On Blast Via Billboard Makes Movie About Affair Via NY Daily News reports: Charles Phillips, the former president of Oracle Corp. and a member of President Obama’s Economic Advisory Board, sent the Harlem International Film Festival a cease-and-desist letter this week trying to block Thursday’s premiere of “The Glamorous Lie,” a documentary by his ex-mistress YaVaughnie Wilkins. Wilkins, who in 2010 vindictively plastered shots of her and Phillips on pricey billboards in Times Square, Atlanta and San Francisco after their 81/2-year relationship ended, didn’t let the letter scare her. Neither did the Harlem Film Festival. Nasri Zacharia, a festival spokesman, says the staff for the tiny, 100-person Maysles Cinema, set to screen the film at 7 p.m., was initially worried because the still-married Phillips’ lawyers also targeted the theater. “We were on hold for a while, and the theater where we are screening the world premiere was concerned, but we managed to alleviate the problems,” says Zacharia. He says Wilkins agreed to take responsibility for all liability and is “standing behind the film.” Wilkins tells Confidenti@l that her ex-beau’s “cease-and-desist letter is saying it’s an unauthorized documentary, but my lawyers are countering that he’s a public figure and I have a right to tell my story.” Wilkins is also in a civil court battle with the film’s director, who she claims is now in cahoots with Phillips. Her ex, she said, tried to buy the documentary to kill it. “If Charles thinks there is something in there that misrepresents our relationship, then he should do his own documentary and tell his own story,” says Wilkins. A spokesman for Phillips, who is now the CEO of software company Infor, did not respond to a request for comment. But back when he was the butt of Wilkins’ rage after he decided to reconcile with wife Karen, he said this: “I had an 81/2-year serious relationship with YaVaughnie Wilkins … The relationship with Ms. Wilkins has since ended and we both wish each other well.” Cry him a damn river… You do the crime, you pay the time, over and over again apparently. But seriously, we have to imagine that with all her resources there has to be something more constructive YaVaughnie could be doing with her time and money. Do you agree? Photo Credit: Sam Costanza

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Marion Cotillard To Be Honored In Early Awards Ceremony; Walt Disney Eyes Flamingo Kid Remake: Biz Break

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Also in Thursday morning’s round-up of news briefs, the Tokyo International Film Festival releases details of its films for its 25th anniversary edition. Universal has removed the director from an upcoming Keanu Reeves epic. And Mexico names its Oscar contender for Best Foreign Language consideration. Tokyo International Film Festival Sets Lineup Recent Toronto titles No by Pablo Larrain, What Maisie Knew by Scott McGehee and David Siegel and Nick Cassavetes’ Yellow will screen in the competition at the 25th anniversary of the festival, which will screen around 300 films. The Tokyo International Film Festival takes place October 20 – 28. Details about the lineup can be found here . Around the ‘net… Marion Cotillard to be Honored at 16th Hollywood Film Awards The Best Actress Oscar-winner ( La Vie en Rose ) will be feted at the first awards show of the 2012 Oscar season at a gala on October 22nd. In her latest film Rust and Bone by Jacques Audiard, she plays a paraplegic who finds help from an unlikely suitor, THR reports . Universal Removes Director of Keanu Reeves Film The studio assumed control of editing the samurai epic 47 Ronin from Carl Rinsch after the film’s budget ballooned to $225 million. The story is based on a Japanese legend in which a group of early 18th century samurai avenge the death of their master. The Hollywood 3-D version also adds fantasy elements such as giants and witches, The Wrap reports . Walt Disney Set for Flamingo Kid Remake Brett Ratner’s Rat Entertainment and Michael Phillips’ Lighthouse Productions will produce the remake of the 1984 feature that starred Matt Dillon. In it he played a high school grad who gets a job at the Flamingo Club and is mentored by the club’s owner. He soon grows disdainful of his blue collar roots and longs for the privileged life the club offers, but it comes with a price, Deadline reports . Mexico Names After Lucia as it’s Oscar Contender The film by Michel Franco had its world premiere in the Cannes Un Certain Regard section where it won a prize. The film centers on a father and daughter who move to a new town and face the challenges of change, THR reports .

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Fifty Shades of Grey Author Hints At Cameo; Stays Silent On Leads

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Her novels have sold 40 million copies worldwide and the pending film version of the trilogy’s first installment has fans guessing worldwide who will play the male lead with nearly every hot young actor in Hollywood a possible contender. So what is a wildly successful author to do as an encore? Well, be in the movie of course! British author E.L. James, the mind behind the ever-so-hot Fifty Shades of Grey series said on the Katie Couric daytime talk show that she is eyeing a possible cameo in the big-screen adaptation of the novel, revealing that one of the smaller characters in the book is actually based on herself. Speculation persisted all summer who would play the irresistible young business magnate Christian Grey and the guessing game flared up again recently between the possibilities of Alexander Skarsgård vs. Ryan Gosling at the recent Toronto International Film Festival (http://movieline.com/2012/09/17/ryan-gosling-alexander-skarsgard-fifty-shades-of-grey/). James remained silent on who she expects to take on the lead roles, though she has several in mind, but that was the extent of her reveal: “I have three people who could play Christian and I think four who could play Ana, and I’m not going to tell you any of them,” she is quoted saying on the show via The Guardian . She did, however, say that she appears in the book and may pursue being cast in the minor role as a cameo. “I’ve actually written myself into the book. I play a very tiny cameo role and I might try and do that if I’m asked to … we’ll see,” she said, adding, “It’d be interesting to know if people can find me in the books.” Set mostly in Seattle, Fifty Shades of Grey revolves around a virgin college senior who is swept up by a the dashing Christian Grey into an erotic frenzy. No telling how palatable the book’s sexual scenes involving bondage and sadism/masochism will be for producers. Universal optioned the novel for $5 million in March and it will be overseen by the producers of The Social Network , Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti. [ Source: BBC ]

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Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln To Close AFI Fest; Robert Redford To Fete Roger Ebert: Biz Break

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Also in Thursday afternoon’s round-up of news briefs, upcoming New York Film Festival debut Frances Ha gets a buyer. The Rome Film Festival will debut a new section with a film by a quartet of auteurs. Any Day Now and Alex Gibney ‘s The Last Gladiators heads to theaters. And Focus Features welcomes a new executive vice president. Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln To Close AFI Fest The world premiere of the forthcoming film will close the AFI Fest November 8th at Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Strathairn and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the drama focuses on the tumultuous final months in office of the 16th President of the United States. DreamWorks Pictures/Twentieth Century Fox title (in association with Participant Media) will open in limited release November 9th and go wide November 16th. The 26th AFI Fest will take place November 1 – 8 in Los Angeles. For the fourth year, AFI Fest will off free tickets for all its screenings, though only package holders will be able to reserve seats for the Lincoln closing night gala. Robert Redford to Fete Roger Ebert The Sundance Institute founder will honor film critic Roger Ebert with the Vanguard Leadership Award in “recognition of his advocacy of independent cinema.”The award presentation will take place at the third annual ‘Celebrate Sundance Institute’ benefit, chaired by Institute Trustee Lyn Lear and her husband, Norman, on June 5, 2013 in Los Angeles. “Among the many things I admire about Roger Ebert is how he has long supported freedom of artistic expression,” said Redford in a statement. “When I started Sundance in 1980, and when few would support us, Roger was there. This was one of the ways he communicated his forward-thinking outlook. He was one of the first to support our artists. His influence and reach is as meaningful as his personal passion for cinema, and he certainly deserves this award.” Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig’s Frances Ha Heads to Theaters in the Americas Ahead of its U.S. premiere at the New York Film Festival, IFC Films picked up rights to the Telluride/Toronto debut Frances Ha , starring Greta Gerwig. The film centers on Frances, a New Yorke dance apprentice without her own apartment. She splits with her best friend Sophie, but throws herself into her dreams even as her possibilities dwindle. The film is a modern-comic fable that explores New York friendships, class, ambition, failure and redemption. Arianna Bocco negotiated the deal for Frances Ha from UTA on behalf of the filmmakers. Rome Film Festival to Debut Centro Histórico by European Auteurs The world premiere of the collaboration by Aki Kaurismäki, Pedro Costa, Victor Erice and Manoel de Oliveira will open the Cinema XXI, the new section of the festival that spotlights “new trends and new languages in international cinema.” The film explores the stories for modern-day Guimarães, the founding city of Portugal. Any Day Now Heads to North American Theaters Based on a true story and starring Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt, the film is set in the late 1970s about a mentally handicapped teen who is abandoned and is taken in by a gay couple. Music Box Films acquired the title and plans a release this December. Louis Phillips Joins Focus Features Phillips joins the specialty distributor as Executive Vice President, Physical Production. Based in the company’s West Coast office, he’ll oversee physical production and post-production on all in-house film productions and outside acquisitions. Alex Gibney’s The Last Gladiators Heads to U.S. & Canadian Theaters Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney’s The Last Gladiators , which explores “the goon,” Ice Hockey’s players who have only one mission: to protect the star players at any price. Phase 4 Films which picked up rights to the documentary, will roll out the film in Canada in October, followed by a U.S. release in early 2013. Phase 4’s Larry Greenberg and Sam Posner with Josh Braun from Submarine and Anne Atkinson from Pryor Cashman LLP on behalf of the filmmakers. 

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Judge Sides With James Cameron In Avatar Copyright Case; Philip Seymour Hoffman To Direct Ezekiel Moss: Biz Break

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Also in Tuesday morning’s round-up of news briefs, Charlie Kaufman has turned to crowd funding (seemingly quite successfully) for a stop motion animation project. Richard Gere ‘s Arbitrage is set to open a Middle Eastern film festival. And Park Chan-wook is set to direct a Corsican mafia story. Judge Rules James Cameron & Fox Did Not Interfere with Copyright for Avatar A U.S. district court said that Avatar did not infringe on the copyright of a screenwriter’s novel, Bats and Butterflies . The court said the novel is a “children’s story with a simple protagonist,” while Avatar is a “more complex story about a conflicted protagonist,” Deadline reports . Philip Seymour Hoffman to Direct Supernatural Drama Ezekiel Moss The script, written by Keith Bunin, which appeared on the 2011 Black List revolves around a mysterious stranger with the power to speak with the dead. He arrives in a small Nebraska town, transforming the lives of the people there including a widow and her young son, THR reports . Charlie Kaufman Stop Motion Project Turns to Crowd Funding Kaufman and his producing partners are using crowd funding source Kickstarter for their adaptation of a play, Anomalisa and have raised $406,237 for its production in 60 days. “We want to make Anomalisa without the interference of the typical big studio process,” said a pitch video, Deadline reports . Arbitrage to Open Abu Dhabi Film Festival The Richard Gere starrer, which open to initial box office success in the U.S. in limited release last weekend will open the Abu Dhabi Film Festival. Gere and co-star Nate Parker are expected to attend the screening of the film set against the backdrop of hedge fund manipulation. The festival in the United Arab Emirates takes place October 11 – 20, THR reports . Park Chan-wook to Direct Corsica 72 Park Chan-wook ( I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK ) will direct from the script that made the 2009 Black List. Set on the French island of Corsica in 1972, the story revolves around two friends heading in two different directions. One toward the a life in the mafia while the other toward a simpler life with his sweetheart. But when the Corsican mob kills the latter’s brother, the two enter a blood feud that leads to a final showdown, Variety reports .

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POLL: Should Google Have Blocked Access To Innocence of Muslims In Egypt And Libya?

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The New York Times reported  Friday morning that Google had made the controversial decision to block access to the inflammatory anti-Islam video,   Innocence of Muslims , in Egypt and Libya, where the crude production had sparked anti-U.S. riots and violence that resulted in the deaths of four American diplomats, including Ambassador J. Christopher Stephens . According to the Times , Google, which owns YouTube where the clip is posted, did not remove the video from its site because its policy is to remove content only if it is deemed “hate speech,”  or “if it is responding to valid court orders or government requests.”  Based on company guidelines, the Internet behemoth determined that Innocence of Muslims “was not hate speech,” the paper reported, but Google still made the exceptional decision to block access to the video in Egypt and Libya in response to the violence and killings. In the wake of this extraordinary decision by an American company to censor content, Movieline wants to hear from you.  Take the poll after the jump and tell us if Google’s actions were warranted, or if, in your opinion, even more decisive action is required.  Google’s immense power as one of the pillars of the Internet means that it can have huge influence over the boundaries of free speech on the web.  As Peter Spiro, a constitutional and international law professor at Temple University, told the Times : “Google is the world’s gatekeeper for information so if Google wants to define the First Amendment to exclude this sort of material then there’s not a lot the rest of the world can do about it.”  [ New York Times ] You can make your opinion heard. If your point of view doesn’t fit neatly into one of the three choices below, please leave it in the comments box. Take Our Poll Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter . 

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Christian Slater Joins Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac; 2nd Possible Filmmaker Identified In Anti-Muslim Video Row: Biz Break

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Also in Friday morning’s round-up of news briefs, the Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro film festivals unveil details of their opening nighters. Thriller Errors of the Human Body heads to U.S. theaters. And Warner Bros. gives details on the Godzilla reboot. Thriller Errors of the Human Body Heads to U.S. Theaters IFC Midnight took North American rights to the film directed by Eron Sheean, starring Germany’s Karoline Herfurth ( The Reader ). In the film, Canadian geneticist Geoff Burton (Michael Eklund) works on a human regenerative gene with direct ties with a personal tragedy, yet matters prove increasingly difficult: jealous co-workers’ feelings are ruffled, old flames are rekindled and personal demons become consistently harder to suppress in this new and oppressive work environment. After a festival run overseas, the film will have its U.S. premiere at the upcoming Fantastic Fest. Rio de Janeiro Film Festival to Welcome 400 Films Brazilian director Breno Silveira’s Gonzaga – From Father to Son will open the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival September 27th. Jeremy Irons, directors Fernando Trueba, Leos Carax, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris ( Little Miss Sunshine ), Teresa Villaverde, João Pedro Rodrigues, Roland Joffé, and the artist Marina Abramovic,  are among those  guests who have already confirmed their attendance at the festival. Tokyo Film Festival to Co-Open with Ridley Scott’s Japan in a Day with Andrew Adamson’s Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away The project is a collection of video submissions overseen by Ridley Scott that were filmed on March 11th, the anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated an large area of the country. The submissions have been compiled into a single film and apparently convey the message of Japan’s recovery. THR reports that the world premiere of Cirques du Soleil: Worlds Away 3-D will also open the festival. The 25th Tokyo International Film Festival takes place October 20 – 28. Around the ‘net… Christian Slater Joins Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac The film by the Danish director could be his most controversial yet, reportedly featuring genuine sex scenes. Christian Slater will join Charlotte Gainsbourg, Shia LeBeouf and Stellan Skarsgård. “Lars is a complete gentleman. It’s great to be on a set with someone who has such a loyal and talented team,” Slater said. “The majority of his crew are people he has worked with over the past 20 years. They love him and I understand why. It’s lovely as an actor to get opportunities a few times in your career to work on a truly special project with a director and leader who really understands his material and is able to convey what he wants so concisely.” The Guardian reports . A 2nd Filmmaker May Be Behind Incendiary Anti-Muslim Video News reports have identified Cerritos, CA resident Joseph Nassralla Abdelmasih, president of Duarte-based charity Media for Christ and an associate of Nakoula Baseley Nakoula (the individual earlier identified under the persona of Sam Bacile), the first person believed to have been behind the video. Both are Egyptian immigrants and have gone into hiding, Deadline reports . Godzilla Reboot Heads for May, 2014 Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures will bow the reboot of the Godzilla in franchise in 3-D on May 16, 2014. Gareth Edwards ( Monsters ) will direct the pic from a script by David Callaham who wrote The Expendables movies, Deadline reports .

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Rachel McAdams Nude in To the Wonder: New Details [PIC]

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Earlier this week we got a quick tip from the Toronto International Film Festival saying that Rachel McAdams and Olga Kurylenko go nude in the new Terence Malick movie To the Wonder (2012). That’s all we knew at the time, but that small detail was enough to pique your SKINterest and our commenters wanted to know more. Well, we got the full report on To the Wonder from our Skin Skout this morning, and here’s the scoop: Olga Kurylenko stars as Marina, a French woman who moves to the Southern USA to live with her husband Neil ( Ben Affleck ). But soon after their arrival, their relationship drifts apart as Neil re-connects with Jane ( Rachel McAdams ), an old friend from his childhood. 49 minutes in, Rachel bares her right breast in bed with Ben Affleck, then we get a quick shot of both breasts as she gets under the covers. Then 1 hour, 8 minutes in Olga also exposes her right roundie in bed with Ben (lucky guy), then gives us a brief look at her butt as she gets up and stands by a window. Now, that’s nothing for Olga, who enjoyed an impressive nude run this year on the Starz series Magic City . But we haven’t seen nudity from Rachel since 2009’s The Time Traveler’s Wife (2009), where she gave us the quickest of glimpses at her rear view as she stood up and put on a robe. And that makes Rachel’s topless scene the real Wonder here. See Rachel McAdams before she was famous skinny-dipping in My Name is Tanino (2002) right here at Mrskin.com!

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Film Society Of Lincoln Center Fills Richard Peña Post With 2 Appointments

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Ending nearly a year of speculation, the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced two replacements for long-serving Program Director Richard Peña, who is set to step down at the end of 2012 after serving 25 years in the post. Kent Jones will be the new Director of Programming for the annual New York Film Festival , while Robert Koehler will serve as Director of Programming, Year Round. The Film Society of Lincoln Center said that appointing two directors to the programming team will allow the organization, which not only produces the annual NYFF but a host of other programs throughout the year, to “better serve the needs of an organization that has recently expanded its operations with the opening of the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film.” Jones began in programming with Bruce Goldstein at Film Forum, and served as the American representative for the International Film Festival Rotterdam from 1996 to 1998. He was an assumed heir to Peña, serving as Associate Director of Programming at The Film Society of Lincoln Center, and from 2002 to 2009, including the New York Film Festival selection committee from 1998 to 2009 after departing under the organization’s previous Executive Director, Mara Manus. He has also served on juries at film festivals around the world, including Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, San Francisco, Venice and Cannes. In 2009, he was named Executive Director of The World Cinema Foundation. Koehler is a film critic and festival programmer and has served as an instructor and programmer for UCLA Extension’s Sneak Preview program from 2003 to 2007. In 2003, he developed the innovative film program, “The Films That Got Away,” an ongoing series presenting significant recent work that has previously not screened in Los Angeles. Institutions with which the series has collaborated include UCLA Film Archive, the American Cinematheque and the Los Angeles Film Festival. In 2009, he was appointed director of programming at AFI Fest Los Angeles, where he helped create a new and focused competition section titled “New Lights,” as part of AFI Fest’s programming concept as a festival-of-festivals. “Richard Peña has played a fundamental role in defining our organization and its commitment to discovering and supporting the best and most important cinema in the world,” FSLC Executive Director Rose Kuo said. “Kent Jones and Bob Koehler, whose thinking and writing about cinema I deeply respect, are the perfect team to build upon Richard’s vision and carry it forward.” “The New York Film Festival has always been a beacon to me – when I was young and pouring over the yearly schedule in the Sunday Times, when I moved to New York in my 20s and started to actually attend the festival, and later when I served on the selection committee” said Kent Jones in a statement. “It means a lot to me to be entrusted with its stewardship after Richard Peña, to whom I owe a lot – I’m far from alone on that count. I’m excited to be working with Rose Kuo, with Bob Koehler, with Scott Foundas, with Gavin Smith, with Marian Masone, and with the whole team at the Film Society, many of whom are old friends and work colleagues. We’ll be working together to keep our part of cinema culture alive and thriving.” Added Robert Koehler, “I’m delighted and honored to join the country’s finest cinema presentation organization. Especially at a time when it is embarking on a new, exciting and innovative chapter in its history.” Richard Peña will continue his involvement with the Film Society of Lincoln Center after departing his duties as Programming Director at the end of the year, helping to design and organize a new educational initiative. The 50th edition of the New York Film Festival will take place September 28 – October 14.

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