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This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with Oscar-nominated director Jonathan Glazer to talk about his 2023 Best Picture contender, The Zone of Interest. Next, Sundance Film Festival director Eugene Hernandez joins to discuss the future of independent film. And for The Treat, director Sam Pollard talks about the music that “opened up” his brain.

This week on #LocarnoMeets, we're joined by Eugene Hernandez, director of the Sundance Institute, as he reflects on his decades-long relationship with the famous festival in Park City, Utah, beginning with his first visit in 1993. He underscores Sundance's roots as a supporter of independent storytelling, dating back to its founding principles established by Robert Redford, and highlights the Institute's commitment to championing trailblazing artists in the face of industry challenges. Looking to the future, Eugene envisions Sundance going deeper rather than bigger, focusing on direct support for filmmakers and adapting to shifting industry dynamics. He discusses the festival's efforts to engage diverse audiences through varied and innovative strands and programs in Utah and at virtual festivals, as well as its material support of art house theatres and the Art House Convergence Network, which reinforces the Institute's role as a bridge between independent filmmakers and audiences.   Subscribe to Locarno Meets for lively conversations about art, culture life and everything in between with the likes of Lambert Wilson, Ken Loach, Harmony Korine, Marianne Slot, Luc Jacquet, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, and more.   Locarno Meets is a Locarno Film Festival original production, brought to you by UBS.   Follow us on Instagram Follow us on TikTok Subscribe to our Newsletter   Host: Alexander Miller Audio Producer: Jack Boswell Video Producer: Claudia Campoli

Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio talk Sundance 2024 and are joined by festival director (and co-founder of IndieWire) Eugene Hernandez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcomed director Sarah Polley, cast members Claire Foy, Rooney Mara, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Michelle McLeod, Kate Hallett, & Liv McNeil, and producer Dede Gardner to present and discuss Women Talking, a Spotlight selection of this year's festival, with NYFF Executive Director, Eugene Hernandez. Sarah Polley brings ferocious honesty and restrained urgency to her screen adaptation of Miriam Toews's acclaimed novel about of a group of women from a remote religious community dealing with the aftermath of sexual assault perpetrated by the colony's men. A film of ideas brought to life by Polley's imaginative direction and a superb, fine-tuned ensemble cast—including Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand, Ben Whishaw, and Judith Ivey—Women Talking is a deep and searching exploration of self-determination, group responsibility, faith and forgiveness, philosophically engaging and emotionally rich in equal measure. A United Artists release.

We welcomed director Luca Guadagnino and actors Taylor Russell and Chloë Sevigny to NYFF60 to present and discuss Bones and All, a Spotlight selection of this year's festival, moderated by NYFF Executive Director, Eugene Hernandez. In a startling, star-making performance, Taylor Russell plays Maren, a teenager who has just moved to a small town in Virginia with her father (André Holland). However, it's only a matter of time before the frightening secret Maren harbors is revealed and she must hit the road again—on her own. Soon, she meets another young drifter, Lee (Timothée Chalamet), who understands her more than anyone she's ever met, and the two set out on a cross-country journey, satiating their dangerous desires and reckoning with their tragic pasts. Adapting a novel by Camille DeAngelis, director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name) has crafted a work of both tender fragility and feral intensity, setting corporeal horror and runaway romance against a vividly textured Americana, and featuring fully inhabited supporting turns from Mark Rylance, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jessica Harper, Chloë Sevigny, and Anna Cobb. A United Artists release.

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New York Film Festival program directors Eugene Hernandez and Dennis Lim return to the show to discuss this year's lineup and special anniversary events.

With Cannes 2022 kicking off this week, Film Comment is on the ground, reporting on all the cinematic excitement at the film industry's grandest annual event with the help of our on-the-Croisette crew of contributors. On today's podcast, Film Comment Publisher Eugene Hernandez sits down with Lizzie Francke(producer and Editor at Large at the BFI) to provide an inside-the-industry take on this year's festival. They also touch on some lesser known films that they're excited about (including Charlotte Well's Aftersun) before diving into Franke's long history with the festival, recent upheavals in the festival ecosystem, and the recent and refreshing increase in the number of women directors in UK cinema. Don't forget to subscribe to the Film Comment Letter today for early access to our daily Cannes coverage, including interviews, dispatches, and podcasts.

The Sundance Film Festival is once again in full swing, which of course means that your intrepid Film Comment crew are watching, writing, and podcasting round the clock to bring you coverage of the annual showcase for independent cinema. Though we had hoped to be reporting live from the snow-covered streets of Park City, this year's edition is all online. But not to worry: for the next two weeks, we'll be bringing you dispatches and podcasts covering the virtual festival right from our homes, with some help from our trusty correspondents. For our second podcast envoi from the festival, Film Comment Publisher Eugene Hernandez sat down with Sundance Director of Programming Kim Yutani. The two discuss their long history with Sundance, its larger role in the film ecosystem, as well as the unique circumstances under which this year's festival is taking place. To stay up to date on all our Sundance 2022 coverage, keep your eyes on this space, and subscribe to the Film Comment Letter.

The 59th New York Film Festival runs from September 24 to October 10 at Lincoln Center. NYFF director Eugene Hernandez and senior programmer Dennis Lim join us to preview the festival, and look forward to what films to check out.

This week's podcast features a conversation with Ira Deutchman, the director of the new documentary, Searching for Mr. Rugoff. The film explores the life and work of the infamous movie-theater impresario Don Rugoff. In a 1975 Film Comment profile, Stuart Byron writes that Rugoff might be best remembered as the man who "made Manhattan's Upper East Side rather than Times Square the prime area for motion picture exhibition in New York, substituted Colombian coffee for popcorn, and—to the chagrin of critics like Andrew Sarris and the delight of those like John Simon—turned 'movies' into 'films.'" Ira, a longtime producer and distributor, has a secret Film Comment connection: in the '90s, he penned the magazine's anonymous industry column, Grosses Gloss. To pick Ira's brain about his days working for Rugoff, his extensive knowledge of the New York City exhibition landscape, and the transformation of the indie business over the last half century, we invited a special guest host: Film Comment publisher and industry veteran Eugene Hernandez.

Q&A with Christine Vachon, Producer & CEO of Killer Films. Moderated by Eugene Hernandez, Deputy Executive Director of Film at Lincoln Center. This event was taped in front of a live audience in conjunction with the Bushwick Film Festival.

Discussion on Current/Future State of Film Industry in NYC with Lesli Klainberg and Eugene Hernandez. Moderated by Mara Webster, In Creative Company. This event was taped in front of a live audience in conjunction with New York Women in Film & Television.

This week on the Film at Lincoln Center podcast, we’re featuring a Q&A with Shaka King, director of Judas and the Black Messiah, moderated by Eugene Hernandez, Film at Lincoln Center’s Deputy Executive Director of Programs. Fred Hampton, a young, charismatic activist, becomes Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party — putting him directly in the crosshairs of the government, the FBI, and the Chicago Police. But to destroy the revolution, the authorities are going to need a man on the inside, enter William O'Neal.  Judas and the Black Messiah stars Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, and Martin Sheen. This Black History Month special event was organized by Film at Lincoln Center and Warner Bros. Pictures to provide cinema and arthouse audiences with an early preview of this timely and vital film, along with an extended conversation. Judas and the Black Messiah is now available on HBO Max.

A New Directors/New Films 2020 selection and the Romanian entry for the Best International Feature Film at next year's Academy Awards, Collective begins as a seeming exposé into a tragic accident and gradually turns into something deeper and more shocking in this revelatory documentary about state neglect. As Collective continues its run in our Virtual Cinema, director Alexander Nanau sat down with FLC's Deputy Executive Director, Eugene Hernandez, to discuss the nonfiction thriller that uncovers the depths of governmental corruption. Watch Collective in our Virtual Cinema now at ilmlinc.org/collective Film at Lincoln Center Talks are presented by HBO.

Like many things in 2020, this year's New York Film Festival will look a little different with drive-ins taking the place of red carpets and virtual screenings of every film. Eugene Hernandez, director of the New York Film Festival and the deputy executive director of Film at Lincoln Center, and Dennis Lim, director of programming for the festival and Film at Lincoln Center, give us a preview of the 58th New York Film Festival, which runs from September 17 through October 11.

Welcome to the return of the Film at Lincoln Center podcast! This Thursday, the New York Film Festival returns for a reimagined 58th edition that continues through October 11. This year’s festival offers the chance for moviegoers all around the country to experience the best in world cinema at drive-in screenings in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens as well as virtual screenings available nationwide. The New York Film Festival has always been about bringing the community together to celebrate cinema and, whether you are joining us in our Virtual Cinema or at one of our drive-in venues, on behalf of everyone at Film at Lincoln Center we want to thank you for being a part of this historic edition. Learn more about the festival and purchase tickets here: https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff To celebrate the launch of this year’s festival, we are kicking off our series of free talks with a special preview from the 58th New York Film Festival programming team. Programmers Devika Girish and Maddie Whittle led a discussion with Eugene Hernandez, Dennis Lim, Florence Almozini, Rachel Rosen, Aily Nash, Tyler Wilson, and Dan Sullivan about curating the historic festival in an unprecedented year and the must-see films in this year’s lineup. As the festival continues, we’ll be sharing Q&As and talks timed with our drive-in and virtual premieres, so whether you are on your way home from the drive in, or sitting on your couch, you’ll be able to hear from filmmakers from around the world about their latest work. To kick off the festivities, enjoy this overview from our programming team.

On the past few episodes we've posed the same essential question to critics, a filmmaker, and a curator: what's the view from where you're sitting? That's come to mean a couple of things: what are you watching these days, but also what's life like from your perspective of the film world? For this installment, we looked within our own organization, Film at Lincoln Center, and spoke with our colleague, Eugene Hernandez. Eugene is the deputy executive director at Film at Lincoln Center, director of the New York Film Festival, and publisher of Film Comment. FC Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold joined Clinton Krute and Devika Girish to talk with Eugene about his observations on our film community in these troubled times. And of course, we also discussed the movies we've been watching, including Jacques Tati's Playtime, Norman Jewison's Moonstruck, Robert Smigel's The Week Of, and Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. If you're a longtime Film Comment subscriber, listener, or reader, or are just tuning in now, please consider becoming a member or making a donation to our publisher, Film at Lincoln Center, during these unprecedented times: purchase.filmlinc.org/donate/contribute2

On this episode we talk to Eugene Hernandez, Deputy Director of Film at Lincoln Center about the 57th Annual New York Film Festival before traveling to the Principality of Andorra to talk with Angel Belanche from Andorra Sotheby's International Realty about an incredible art event they hosted.Learn more about Film at the Lincoln Center:https://www.filmlinc.orgLearn and see more about the event in Andorra:https://www.andorra-sothebysrealty.com/blog/en/2019/10/andorra-sothebys-international-realty-headquarters-opened/For more from RESIDE Magazine:https://sothebysrealty.com/reside See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Day 17 and the final episode of our 57th New York Film Festival daily podcast, Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Kent Jones, the director of NYFF. They discuss his history and vision for the festival, as well as saying goodbye in his final year as director. Introducing the main discussion on this podcast, Jones also reflects on William Wyler's Dodsworth, which was presented at the festival in a brand-new 35mm restoration. Following the film, Jones moderated a conversation with Catherine Wyler, Melanie Wyler, and Kenneth Lonergan. They talk about the making and reception of this worldly, richly layered adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s 1929 novel, which is one of the triumphs of the storied career of director William Wyler. The film was gorgeously restored by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation, in association with The Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Family Trust, with funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation. The 57th NYFF concludes today! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 16 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Anne Thompson, Editor At Large at IndieWire. They discuss her early days at Film Comment magazine and how NYFF fits into the fall season landscape. Then we go to yesterday's press conference with Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Willem Dafoe who discuss their Closing Night selection Motherless Brooklyn. The trio talk about the bold adaptation process; how Norton balanced writing, acting, and directing; the uncertainty and risk of the project; how the film captures a changing New York City; working with cinematographer Dick Pope; and more. The 57th NYFF continues through Sunday! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 15 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Rajendra Roy, the Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film at the Museum of Modern Art. They discuss film culture in New York City, as well as the history of NYFF, leading to a special NYFF Live talk celebrating Agnès Varda. When Varda died earlier this year at age 90, the world lost one of its most inspirational cinematic radicals. Her final film, the documentary Varda by Agnès, sheds light on her experiences as a director, photographer, and installation artist, bringing personal insight into the method she called “cinécriture” (“cinematic writing”). Her daughter and frequent collaborator Rosalie Varda and other special guests–including Rajendra Roy, Caryn James, and Madeline Whittle–joined Eugene Hernandez for an in-depth conversation. They paid tribute to Varda before the film had its New York premiere in NYFF’s Main Slate and ahead of the most comprehensive retrospective to date of her career, beginning December 20 at Film at Lincoln Center. See more details at filmlinc.org/varda The 57th NYFF continues through Sunday! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 14 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Matt Bolish, FLC'S Director of Operations, Producer of the New York Film Festival, and Convergence Programmer. They discuss what goes into pulling off the 17-day festival as well as what to look forward to at Convergence, which delves into innovative modes of storytelling via interactive experiences, featuring Virtual Reality, Immersive Cinema, game play, and more. See this year's lineup, which includes two free talks and the world premiere of Holy Night, playing for free through Sunday: filmlinc.org/convergence Then we go to a special Directors Dialogue with Bong Joon Ho. The South Korean filmmaker, whose unpredictable and diverse filmography has taken us from the gonzo monster movie The Host to the intense, bloody melodrama of Mother to the graphic novel action of Snowpiercer, has created perhaps his masterpiece with this year’s Palme d’Or–winner Parasite. Bong discussed his spring-trap-loaded comedy-drama-thriller with a social conscience and kept things spoiler-free.  Parasite opens Wednesday, October 16 at Film at Lincoln Center! Get tickets here: filmlinc.org/bonghive The 57th NYFF continues through Sunday! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 13 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Alexandra Siladi, FLC's Membership Manager, to discuss NYFF favorites and her work in developing our membership program, including New Wave. Learn more about becoming a member here: filmlinc.org/members If you join during NYFF, you will receive an exclusive Pedro Almodóvar tote bag and save 15% at the Contributor, Friend, Angel, and New Wave levels of membership. Join today on-site or online with code LOVEFILM.(Offer valid for new members only; while supplies last.) Then we go to yesterday's tribute to exhibitor, producer, and distributor Ben Barenholtz, a titan of independent cinema who died earlier this year. A panel of New Yorkers who knew him well–Columbia University film professor Annette Insdorf, and collaborators Ethan Coen, John Turturro, and film distributor Eamonn Bowles–discussed their memories working with Barenholtz and more. The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 12 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, Eugene Hernandez, Film at Lincoln Center's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Dan Stern, Film at Lincoln Center Board President, to discuss Stern's history with the organization and how the festival flourishes in a competitive global cinema landscape. Then we go to yesterday's Q&A following the world premiere of The Booksellers, D.W. Young’s elegant and entertaining documentary. The film takes a lively tour of New York’s book world, past and present, from the Park Avenue Armory’s annual Antiquarian Book Fair; to the Strand and Argosy book stores, still standing against all odds; to the beautifully crammed apartments of collectors and buyers. Young was joined by producers Judith Mizrachy and Dan Wechsler following the screening.  The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 11 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we explore the making of the festival's surprise screening, Uncut Gems. In the introduction, Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Eric Kohn, IndieWire’s Executive Editor & Chief Critic, to discuss NYFF and the importance of film festivals, and the evolution of the Safdies. Then we go to yesterday's NYFF Live talk on the making of Uncut Gems, moderated by Kohn. Josh and Benny Safdie (Heaven Knows What, Good Time) were on hand to detail the process of making this electrifying New York City-set thriller, joined by co-writer and editor Ronald Bronstein, producer Sebastian Bear McClard, composer Daniel Lopatin, and casting director Jen Venditti. The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 10 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, shares an overview of two free tributes happening at the festival this Tuesday: at 2pm, we honor Ben Barenholtz, titan of independent cinema, with Annette Insdorf, Ethan Coen, John Turturro, and Eamonn Bowles in person; then at 7pm, Rosalie Varda and other special guests join us to reflect on the legacy of Agnès Varda. We dedicated the 57th NYFF to the legendary director  and ahead of a comprehensive retrospective this winter, join us for this in-depth conversation on her unwavering spirit and radical body of work. See more details on these events and all free events at Film at Lincoln Center here: filmlinc.org/free Then we go to yesterday's Q&A following The Cotton Club Encore. Director and co-writer Francis Ford Coppola was joined by Maurice Hines and James Remar as they discussed their restored and "reawakened" version of the stylish throwback to 1930s Hollywood. They talked about the ambitious production and the response to the film upon its release, as well as what's been added to this new cut. The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 9 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we begin with an introduction to our Projections section, which is underway through Sunday. Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by curator Aily Nash in a discussion about the evolving definition of avant-garde and her picks for what to see during Projections. Then we go to yesterday's Marriage Story press conference featuring Noah Baumbach, Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Ray Liotta, Alan Alda, and producer David Heyman. They discuss the influences on the film–from Hitchcock to Persona–Robbie Ryan's cinematography, the duality of marriage, the importance of adding humor to the narrative, the different personalities of the lawyers, and much more. The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 8 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we begin with an introduction to our annual NYFF57 Shorts programs. Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by programmers Tyler Wilson and Madeline Whittle to discuss the four shorts programs this year. While tickets are currently at capacity for the programs, we encourage one to try the standby line! Then we go to last night's NYFF Live discussion featuring Michael Apted and the incredible journey of the Up series. Those of us who have devotedly followed Apted’s one-of-a-kind British film series for the past several decades anticipate with great warmth—and more than a little poignant anxiety—returning every seven years to the lives of Tony; Nicholas; Suzy; Symon and Paul; Jackie, Sue, and Lynn; Andrew and John; Neil and Peter; and Bruce. The series’ ninth installment, 63 Up, has its New York Premiere at NYFF, and its committed, eclectic director discussed it and the series as a whole in this on-stage discussion moderated by Eugene Hernandez. The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 7 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we begin with an introduction to our annual Artist Academy and Film in Education program. Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Christine L. Mendoza, FLC's Director of Education, and Brian Brooks, who has helped to develop the Artist Academy program, which is now in its ninth year. Artist Academy is an immersive four-day program for filmmakers early in their careers, sponsored by Dolby and Participant. Learn more about these programs at filmlinc.org/home Then we go to last night's discussion following the New York premiere of Joker featuring Todd Phillips, Joaquin Phoenix, producer Emma Tillinger Koskoff, production designer Mark Friedberg, and cinematographer Lawrence Sher. They discussed vividly bringing to life a reimagined Gotham City, their cinematic influences, Phoenix's preparation for the role, and the importance of real-world implications of violence in the film. The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 4 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we're exploring the Spotlight on Documentary section. In the introduction Eugene Hernandez, FLC's Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Lesli Klainberg, FLC's Executive Director as well as a documentary filmmaker and producer. They discuss highlights from this year's non-fiction lineup, presented by HBO. Then we go to an NYFF Live talk moderated by Klainberg, who sat down with Ric Burns (Oliver Sacks: His Own Life), Tania Cypriano (Born to Be), Ivy Meeropol (Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn), and Lynn Novick (College Behind Bars) to discuss their NYFF57 selections. The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On Day 3 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, we're exploring the craft of cinematography. In the introduction Eugene Hernandez, FLC Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by programmer Dan Sullivan to discuss NYFF's Retrospective selections this year, dedicated to the American Society of Cinematographers's centennial. We pay tribute to the society with a selection of historically significant and brilliantly photographed films shot by some of its most notable members past and present. Sullivan and Hernandez also dive into the Revivals lineup, featuring brand-new restorations of rarities and classics.  Then, we feature our first NYFF Live talk: Cinematography Now. In this show-and-tell session, some of the greatest working cinematographers discussed their craft, offering an insider’s view of the field today. The special guests are Rodrigo Prieto, whose credits include Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Silence, and The Wolf of Wall Street, as well as Brokeback Mountain and Amores Perros; Ashley Connor, one of the best emerging cinematographers, whose films include Josephine Decker’s Madeline’s Madeline, Thou Wast Mild and Lovely, and Butter on the Latch, and Sundance-winner The Miseducation of Cameron Post; and Chris Teague, whose work includes the TV series Russian Doll, GLOW, and Broad City, and the independent films The Mend and Obvious Child. Moderated by David Schwartz, former Chief Curator, Museum of the Moving Image. The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

Get ready for an epic conversation on Day 2 of our New York Film Festival daily podcast, featuring Martin Scorsese's NYFF57 opener The Irishman. Eugene Hernandez, FLC Deputy Director and Co-Publisher of Film Comment, is joined by Steven Zeitchik of The Washington Post to discuss the long-awaited crime epic. Then, we go to the press conference featuring Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, and producers Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Jane Rosenthal. They discuss pulling off the decades-spanning production, getting the momentous cast together, finding the film's emotional center in the adaptation process, the testing process of the digital effects, and much more. The 57th NYFF continues through October 13! See all available tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

One of the highlights of the fall, and this year's New York Film Festival, is the new film by Pedro Almodóvar, Pain and Glory. Our new September-October issue features an essay by Michael Koresky about the film and it's fearless autobiographical story. Koresky writes, “There has been no clearer onscreen representation of the filmmaker's essence than the main character of Pain and Glory, played with exquisite middle-aged restraint by Almodóvar's longtime muse, Antonio Banderas.” To discuss the director, his new film, and his beloved career, Film Comment Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold sat with Koresky and Film at Lincoln Center's Eugene Hernandez. Also: pick up the new issue of Film Comment to read Koresky's essay as well as an article by Almodóvar himself about the literary inspirations behind his cinematic achievements.

For day 2 at Cannes, Film Comment Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold sits down with Eugene Hernandez, Deputy Director of Film at Lincoln Center, to chat about a handful of the most impactful films they've seen so far. The two take a look at the breakout immigration drama Les Misérables, from Cannes rookie Ladj Ly. The film, set in a rough Parisian banlieue, builds to an explosive confrontation between authorities, community leaders, and a group of intrepid, angry teens. They also discuss Bull—the first feature from director Annie Silverstein—a coming-of-age story set in rural Texas, and the line-up of movies by young filmmakers at the festival.

The Film Comment Podcast returns with our final episode on the wild, windswept ride that was Sundance 2019. Film Comment Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold sat down with Film Society of Lincoln Center Deputy Director (and Film Comment Co-publisher) Eugene Hernandez to dissect and analyze their standout films from the festival, with a special focus on documentaries Leaving Neverland and Halston. The two also discuss the evolution of Sundance over the years, from Eugene's first visit in 1992 ("The Year of the Twentysomething") to the festival's more recent efforts to expand their programming beyond the world of American independent cinema. Catch up on all The Film Comment Podcast reports from Sundance 2019.

It's been a full 10 days of Cannes! FC Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold is joined by Eugene Hernandez, Deputy Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and co-publisher of Film Comment, to discuss four films that show how unforgiving life can be: Nadine Labaki's Capernaüm, Sergei Dvortsevoy's Ayka, Matteo Garrone's Dogman, and Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves. The duo consider the effectiveness and strategies each filmmaker uses to depict such harsh realities.

The first Sundance Film Festival, then known as the US/Utah Film Festival, took place in 1978 in an effort to bring independent filmmaking talent to the state. Over the years, word spread, crowds grew, and first-time directors broke out as commercial buyers eventually clued into the potential of this latest wave of American independent film—and now, nearly four decades later, Sundance remains an industry phenomenon. But reading about its history only goes so far, especially for a festival renowned for its original mission of fostering an independent film community. In this special episode of the Film Comment podcast recorded at Sundance in front of an audience at the Kickstarter house, Editor Nicolas Rapold spoke with a panel of Sundance veterans: Ira Deutchman, film producer, distributor, marketer (of sex, lies, and videotape, among others), academic, and co-founder of Emerging Pictures; Eugene Hernandez, Deputy Director at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the co-founder of Indiewire; Lesli Klainberg, Executive Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and a documentary filmmaker whose work has been shown at numerous Sundances; and Dan Mirvish, co-founder of the Slamdance Film Festival and author of The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking. The discussion (featuring a couple of surprise guests) covered the evolution of Sundance up through the 1990s and beyond as a force in the industry, its importance to queer media and representation, its significance to mainstream perceptions of independent film, and more.

Announcements have begun for the 54th New York Film Festival! The Opening Night selection will be the new film from SELMA director Ava DuVernay, THE 13TH, which explores the American prison industry and the horrors of mass criminalization. Eugene Hernandez caught up with DuVernay in Los Angeles over the weekend to discuss the project. In part two of this week's episode, we're sharing an inspirational panel from last month's Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Following a screening of CHAPTER & VERSE, a film about a reformed gang leader who struggles to re-enter society after eight years in prison, director Jamal Joseph joined lead actor Daniel Beatty and producers Cheryl Hill and Jonathan Singer to talk about racism, gang violence, gentrification, and what it means to forge your own destiny in an outwardly harsh society. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

For this week's episode, we're featuring a conversation with filmmaker Frederic Tcheng, whose latest film, DIOR AND I, is now playing daily at The Film Society at Lincoln Center. Dior and I gives a fascinating glimpse into the inner-workings of the fashion industry—in this case, the hallowed, 69-year-old house of Christian Dior. The film is the sophomore directorial effort from Frédéric Tcheng and his first as solo director. Following the opening night screening of DIOR AND I, Tcheng sat with our own Eugene Hernandez here at the Walter Reade Theater for an intimate discussion about the film. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.com

Xavier Dolan sits with the Film Society's deputy director Eugene Hernandez to discuss his new film, Mommy, which opens at the Film Society on January 23rd. The discussion took place as part of our ongoing Free Talks series here at The Film Society of Lincoln Center, which is sponsored by HBO. Recent guests of the program have included Jay and Mark Duplass, and Liv Ullman. Stay tuned at filmlinc.com for information on upcoming events. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. For more information, visit http://www.filmlinc.com/

On the occasion of our comprehensive John Waters retrospective in September, Eugene Hernandez sat down with the director at his New York apartment to talk about his career and influences. For this episode, we're happy to present that conversation as well as one between film critic J. Hoberman and the director after a screening of his 1974 film, 'Female Trouble.'