New York Film Festival

"The Class" "The Class"

This exhilarating movie captures the way failure can open new paths and help us make sense of life.
By Stephanie Zacharek Sep 26, 2008

  • Early odds on the Oscar derby

    "Up," Clooney, "Precious," "Lovely Bones," "Nine" all leading contenders. Plus: Is indie dead? (Part 174)
    By Andrew O'Hehir September 23, 2009

  • "Greatest film ever" or a cream cake?

    Mocked on initial release and long unavailable, Max Ophüls' wide-screen spectacle "Lola Montès" returns in a lustrous restoration. So what's the big deal?
    By Andrew O'Hehir October 10, 2008

  • Doc Hudson vs. Che Guevara

    Paul Newman's crusty, kid-friendly, oddly classic final role (as a car). Plus: Film-world eggheads battle over Soderbergh's unconventional "Che."
    By Andrew O'Hehir October 6, 2008

  • Angelina, Mickey Rourke and disco madness

    From Clint's "Changeling" to Soderbergh's "Che" and beyond, the New York Film Festival sets the table for the fall's Oscar hopefuls, art-house maybes and wild-eyed cinematic rebels.
    By Andrew O'Hehir September 25, 2008

  • Coppola, Spielberg, Hammer Films and you

    News roundup: I'm back, and so is New York's oh-so-cultured fall fest. Plus: Coppola's controversial "restoration," Hammer Films reborn, and 12 movies you haven't seen (but should have).
    By Andrew O'Hehir September 22, 2008

  • "Persepolis"

    This poetic animated picture captures the warmth and good humor of the graphic memoirs on which it's based.
    By Stephanie Zacharek October 12, 2007

  • "Pan's Labyrinth"

    Guillermo del Toro's beautiful and harrowing adult fairy tale blends nighttime monsters with the everyday horror of Franco's Spain.
    By Stephanie Zacharek October 13, 2006

  • "Marie Antoinette"

    Sofia Coppola's lavish reimagining of a queen getting her teenage kicks -- there's more to it than shopping! -- shines at the New York Film Festival.
    By Stephanie Zacharek October 13, 2006

  • Beyond the Multiplex

    David Lynch's obsessive, surreal "Inland Empire" is the New York Film Festival's hottest ticket. Plus: "49 Up," Tony Kushner, p.c. coffee and more.
    By Andrew O'Hehir October 5, 2006

  • "The Queen"

    Helen Mirren rules as Queen Elizabeth coping after Princess Diana's death, kicking off the New York Film Festival in royal style.
    By Stephanie Zacharek September 29, 2006

  • "Little Children"

    Kate Winslet's porcelain skin and perfect figure are part of the problem with this messy melodrama, debuting at the New York Film Festival.
    By Andrew O'Hehir September 29, 2006

  • Beyond the Multiplex

    "Iraq for Sale" reveals who's really winning the war in Iraq. "So Goes the Nation" revisits Ohio 2004. Plus: NYFF kicks off!
    By Andrew O'Hehir September 28, 2006

  • "Three Times"

    Hou Hsiao-hsien's lyrical new film captures the mystical quality of time when you're deeply in love.
    By Stephanie Zacharek October 5, 2005

  • Mother of all home movies

    Jonathan Caouette explains how he captured his turbulent childhood and his mentally ill mother in his documentary "Tarnation" -- which he created on his computer for $218.
    By Peter L'Official October 7, 2004

  • "Not with anger ..."

    An international director stands up for Abbas Kiarostami, the Iranian master denied a visa for the New York Film Festival.
    By Charles Taylor October 1, 2002

  • Simple Simon

    John Simon, the most dyspeptic film critic of all, goes off on Atom Egoyan at the New York Film Festival.
    By Charles Taylor September 26, 2000
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