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#317 - Sam Pollard and Spike Lee In Conversation Jan 19, 2021

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This week on the Film at Lincoln Center podcast we’re featuring a conversation between filmmakers and long-time collaborators, Sam Pollard and Spike Lee. Sam Pollard's impressive career boasts collaborations with some of cinema's greatest filmmakers, including Spike Lee who has hailed Pollard as “a master filmmaker.” Timed to our Sam Pollard tribute and the release of his latest, MLK/FBI, join us for an in-depth conversation between the two legendary filmmakers. Get virtual tickets, available nationwide through 1/22, to our Sam Pollard retrospective: https://virtual.filmlinc.org The full video of this talk is also available on FLC’s YouTube channel.

#316 - Errol Morris and Frederick Wiseman on My Psychedelic Love Story Jan 07, 2021

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This week on the Film at Lincoln Center podcast we’re featuring a conversation between filmmakers Errol Morris and Frederick Wiseman on Morris’ new documentary My Psychedelic Love Story. Told through the lens of Joanna Harcourt-Smith, Timothy Leary’s lover, the film examines the possible CIA conspiracy and fascinating love story as Leary, the High Priest of LSD, seemingly sells out and becomes a narc in 1974. Through a series of candid interviews, Morris and Harcourt-Smith reexamine this chaotic period, resulting in a singular snapshot of the early 1970s’ cultural landscape and its profound impact on the trajectory of one woman’s life. My Psychedelic Love Story is now available digitally, courtesy of Showtime.

#315 - Wong Kar Wai, Christopher Doyle & Brigitte Lin on Ashes of Time Redux Dec 22, 2020

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This week on the Film at Lincoln Center podcast, join a conversation with Wong Kar Wai, cinematographer Christopher Doyle, and actress Brigitte Lin from the 46th NYFF in 2008, moderated by J. Hoberman. Watch Ashes of Time Redux in our Wong Kar Wai retrospective, available nationwide: filmlinc.org/wong A film whose complicated production took such a toll on Wong that he wrote and shot Chungking Express during its editing process, Ashes of Time Redux is a hallucinatory wuxia like no other. First released in 1994 and then re-edited and re-scored in 2008, Wong’s time-slipping picaresque takes loose inspiration from Jin Yong’s novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes, focusing on a lovesick, embittered mercenary (Leslie Cheung), who acts as an agent for other swordsmen of fortune. Working with regular production designer William Chang, cinematographer Christopher Doyle, and a superb ensemble (Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung, and Jacky Cheung), Wong constructs an intricate, enigmatic vision of ancient warriors ensnared by the play of time and memory. An NYFF46 selection.

#314 - Steve McQueen, Cast & Crew on Small Axe Dec 20, 2020

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Join director Steve McQueen, cinematographer Shabier Kirchner, actors Shaun Parkes and Letitia Wright, and co-writers Courttia Newland and Alastair Siddons in a conversation about Small Axe, an anthology of five films. This talk was moderated by NYFF Director of Programming Dennis Lim, following the premiere of three films at NYFF58. All five films in the anthology are now available digitally nationwide, courtesy of Amazon Studios. Film at Lincoln Center Talks are presented by HBO.

#313 - New Directors/New Films Critics' Preview Dec 11, 2020

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Join a conversation with your favorite critics in anticipation of New Directors/New Films, a festival that has celebrated filmmakers who represent the present and anticipate the future of cinema, and whose daring work pushes the envelope in unexpected ways. Get tickets to this year’s NDNF, now playing through 12/20 in our Virtual Cinema, at filmlinc.org/ndnf The New Directors/New Films festival offers yearly proof of cinema's long and bright future—and this year's edition, arriving in virtual form at a fraught time in film culture, is no exception. Dig into the highlights of the 2020 lineup in this critics' preview led by Devika Girish, Assistant Editor of Film Comment and Film at Lincoln Center, featuring Clinton Krute (Digital Editor, Film Comment), Chloe Lizotte (freelance film critic), Vadim Rizov (Managing Editor, Filmmaker Magazine), and Lucía Salas (critic, curator, and filmmaker). This Film at Lincoln Center Talk is presented by HBO.

#312 - Sean Durkin and Carrie Coon on The Nest with Alex Ross Perry Dec 06, 2020

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Join director Sean Durkin and actress Carrie Coon in a conversation about their latest film, The Nest, with fellow filmmaker Alex Ross Perry. The Nest stars Jude Law and Carrie Coon, who play Rory, an ambitious entrepreneur, and Allison, his American wife. In the film, Rory persuades his wife and their children to leave the comforts of suburban America and return to his native England during the 1980s. Sensing opportunity, Rory rejoins his former firm and leases a centuries-old country manor, with grounds for Allison’s horses and plans to build a stable. Soon the promise of a lucrative new beginning starts to unravel, the couple has to face the unwelcome truths lying beneath the surface of their marriage. The Nest is now available nationwide courtesy of IFC Films.

#311 - Alexander Nanau on Collective Nov 30, 2020

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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 filmlinc.org/collective Film at Lincoln Center Talks are presented by HBO.

#310 - Art of the Real 2020 Preview Nov 13, 2020

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This week we’re featuring a preview in anticipation of Art of the Real 2020, an essential showcase for the most vital and innovative voices in nonfiction and hybrid filmmaking, rescheduled from its original dates in April for November 13-26. Join the co-programmers of Art of the Real, FLC Director of Programming Dennis Lim, FLC Programmer-at-Large Rachael Rakes and program advisor Almudena Escobar Lopez, along with FLC programmer Dan Sullivan for an in-depth preview of this year's edition, discussing all the envelope-pushing highlights, under-the-radar sleepers, and much more. Art of the Real is proud to continue its collaboration with curated streaming service MUBI for the fifth consecutive year. This Film at Lincoln Center Talk is presented by HBO. Get the most out of the festival with an unbeatable offer: access the entire slate for just $50! Start discovering with your All-Access Pass here: https://virtual.filmlinc.org/bundle/aotr-all-access/

#309 - Laura Dern, Joyce Chopra, and Joyce Carol Oates on Smooth Talk Nov 05, 2020

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NYFF58 Revivals highlight Smooth Talk (1985) features the work of three powerhouse women: director Joyce Chopra; actress Laura Dern, in one of her first starring roles; and author Joyce Carol Oates, whose 1966 short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” provided the inspiration for the film. To celebrate the festival premiere of the film’s new restoration, Chopra, Dern, and Oates joined Turner Classic Movies host Alicia Malone for a talk about the creative work of adaptation and the perennially resonant subject matter of a young woman’s early encounter with the powers and perils of her sexuality. Watch the new restoration of Smooth Talk, starting November 6 in our Virtual Cinema at filmlinc.org/smoothtalk This Film at Lincoln Center Talk is presented by HBO and sponsored by TCM.

#308 - Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman on Documenting Decades of LGBTQ+ History Oct 30, 2020

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As part of their nationwide virtual retrospective, directors Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman joined FLC programmer Dan Sullivan for a career-spanning conversation. Watch their essential work, featuring new restorations, through November 5 in our Virtual Cinema at filmlinc.org/tellingpics For more than 30 years, Oscar-winning directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman have borne powerful witness to gay life, creativity, and activism — documenting lost aspects of LGBTQ+ history and chronicling unfolding events with humor, compassion, and fierce urgency. In their films, extraordinary interviews make the political personal and unforgettable. With Paragraph 175 and The Celluloid Closet, Epstein and Friedman examined the persecution of gay men in Nazi Germany and Hollywood’s history of hidden homophobia. Their documentaries The AIDS Show, Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, The Times of Harvey Milk, and Where Are We? have both chronicled and helped change history. Starting October 23, we look at their essential partnership and the endlessly empathetic, consciousness-building films it has yielded. Film at Lincoln Center Talks are presented by HBO.

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