Film at Lincoln Center Podcast

Today, we’re sharing a pair of Q&As from two horror gems at our annual Scary Movies film festival: Villains and Bloodline. Both films open in theaters this week. First up, Villains star Maika Monroe and directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen discussed their darkly funny home invasion thriller. Then, Henry Jacobson, co-writer Avra Fox-Lerner, and composer Trevor Gureckis explored their blood-spattered portrait of a serial killer, starring Seann William Scott. Both Q&As were moderated by programmer Madeline Whittle. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

The 57th New York Film Festival is right around the corner, coming to Film at Lincoln Center on September 27 through October 13. On this week's podcast, we're looking ahead to this year's rich and diverse lineup with an in-depth conversation with the festival's programmers. NYFF Editorial Director Michael Koresky sat down with programmers Kent Jones and Dennis Lim to discuss this year's Main Slate, from Martin Scorsese's Opening selection The Irishman to Noah Baumbach's Centerpiece selection Marriage Story, as well as Liberté, Synonyms, Vitalina Varela, To the Ends of the Earth, Atlantics, First Cow, Pain and Glory, Varda by Agnès, and more. Their discussion also touches on the festival's expansive sidebars, including Projections, Revivals, Retrospective, Special Events, and Spotlight on Documentary sections. See more information and buy tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

Today we’re sharing a Q&A from the 12th edition of our annual Scary Movies film festival: the Closing Night selection Ready or Not, which is now in wide release. Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, producer Chad Villela, along with actors Samara Weaving, Mark O’Brien, and Andie MacDowell, discussed crafting their adrenaline-fueled horror delight with programmer Madeline Whittle. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

Today, we’re sharing a Film at Lincoln Center free talk which was presented on the occasion of our new series Make My Day: American Movies in the Age of Reagan. Director of Programming Dennis Lim joined writer J. Hoberman for an expansive discussion about his latest book, Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan, the relationship between politics and pop culture in the 1980s, and more. The series, underway through this Wednesday, September 3, offers a chance to experience the Eighties as seen through the lens of 24 unforgettable films, including The King of Comedy, Back to the Future, The Last Temptation of Christ, RoboCop, The Terminator, Near Dark, and more. Save with 2-for-1 double feature pricing at filmlinc.org. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

Today, we’re sharing a special conversation following the world premiere of Ari Aster’s director’s cut of Midsommar. The 171-minute version of his sunny Sweden-set horror film premiered this past weekend at the 12th edition of our annual Scary Movies film festival. In the Q&A, Aster talked with programmer Madeline Whittle about the differences in his director’s cut, how it’s closer to his original intentions for the film, his admiration for Edward Yang, the shot from the trailer that got cut from both versions of the film, and much more. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

Today, we’re sharing a conversation about What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?, which opens exclusively at Film at Lincoln Center this Friday. Roberto Minervini’s passionately urgent, lyrical new documentary is a portrait of African-Americans in New Orleans struggling to maintain their unique cultural identity and to find social justice. The film was an official selection at the 56th New York Film Festival, where the director, producer Paolo Benzi, producer Denise Ping Lee, and the film’s subjects, Judy Hill, Krystal Muhammad, and Nat Turner, joined FLC Director of Programming Dennis Lim for a Q&A.  Join the the director, Judy Hill, and Krystal Muhammad this weekend for Q&As, plus an opening night reception on Friday. Get tickets at filmlinc.org. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

Today, we’re sharing a conversation about the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner One Child Nation, which opens in limited release this week. The film, directed by Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang, powerfully and personally explores China’s One Child Policy, which made it illegal in most circumstances for couples to have more than one child. The film screened at Human Rights Watch Film Festival, where co-director Nanfu Wang joined Yaqiu Wang, China Researcher at Human Rights Watch and Minky Worden, Director of Global Initiatives at Human Rights Watch. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center.

On this week's podcast, we’re sharing a conversation about Piranhas, opening here at Film at Lincoln Center on Friday, August 2. The Berlinale Silver Bear winner, co-written and directed by Claudio Giovannesi, is a singular coming-of-age story and a haunting reflection on doomed adolescence. The film was the Opening Night selection of our Open Roads: New Italian Cinema festival earlier this year, where the director joined programmer Florence Almozini for a Q&A. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. www.filmlinc.org

On this week's podcast, we’re sharing a conversation about Honeyland, which begins its theatrical release this week. The Sundance World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize winner, directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov, is an evocative, often outrageously funny modern-day parable of the Good Samaritan. The film was an official selection at New Directors/New Films earlier this year, where the directors joined programmer Dan Sullivan for a Q&A. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. www.filmlinc.org

On this week's podcast, we’re sharing a conversation about A Faithful Man, which begins its theatrical release this week in New York City. The film, directed by, written by, and starring Louis Garrel, is at once a beguiling bedroom farce and a slippery inquiry into truth, subjectivity, and the elusive nature of romantic attraction. The film was a Main Slate selection at the 56th New York Film Festival, where Garrel and stars Laetitia Casta and Lily-Rose Depp joined programmer Florence Almozini for a Q&A. This podcast is brought to you by Film at Lincoln Center. www.filmlinc.org