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