{"id":14491,"date":"2019-07-30T11:08:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T15:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/?p=14491"},"modified":"2021-05-22T22:50:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T02:50:03","slug":"57th-new-york-film-festival-2019-opening-night-greggwmorris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/57th-new-york-film-festival-2019-opening-night-greggwmorris\/","title":{"rendered":"<span style=\"color: #800000;\">57th New York Film Festival<\/span> <br>Opening Night: World Premier of Martin Scorsese&#8217;s THE IRISHMAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4rfikiWJFNw\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>World premiere at Alice Tully Hall, Friday, September 27, 2019<\/em> \u2013 <span lang=\"EN\">A<\/span><span lang=\"EN\"> richly textured epic of American crime, a dense, complex story told with astonishing fluidity. Based on Charles Brandt\u2019s nonfiction book, <a href=\"http:\/\/steerforth.com\/titles\/i+heard+you+paint+houses\/written+by-charles+brandt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I Heard You Paint Houses<\/a>, about friendships and loyalty between men who commit unspeakable acts and turn on a dime against each other, yet, there is the possibility of redemption in a world where it seems as distant as the moon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">The roster of rich talent behind and in front of the camera and at the core of THE IRISHMAN are four great artists: Joe Pesci as Pennsylvania mob boss Russell Bufalino, Al Pacino as Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa, and Robert De Niro as their right-hand man, Frank Sheeran, each working in the closest harmony imaginable with the film\u2019s incomparable creator, Martin Scorsese.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>THE IRISHMAN will be released in select theaters and on Netflix later this year.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">\u201c<i>The Irishman<\/i> is so many things: rich, funny, troubling, entertaining and, like all great movies, absolutely singular,\u201d said New York Film Festival Director and Selection Committee Chair Kent Jones. \u201cIt\u2019s the work of masters, made with a command of the art of cinema that I\u2019ve seen very rarely in my lifetime, and it plays out at a level of subtlety and human intimacy that truly stunned me. All I can say is that the minute it was over my immediate reaction was that I wanted to watch it all over again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14503\" src=\"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/57th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/57th.jpg 597w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/57th-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/57th-560x347.jpg 560w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/57th-260x161.jpg 260w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/57th-160x99.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">\u201cIt\u2019s an incredible honor that <i>The Irishman<\/i> has been selected as the Opening Night of the New York Film Festival. I greatly admire the bold and visionary selections that the festival presents to audiences year after year,\u201d said Martin Scorsese. \u201cThe festival is critical to bringing awareness to cinema from around the world. I am grateful to have the opportunity to premiere my new picture in New York alongside my wonderful cast and crew.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">Campari is the exclusive spirits partner for the 57th New York Film Festival and the presenting partner of Opening Night, extending its long-standing commitment to the world of film and art. <\/span><span lang=\"EN\">Presented by Film at Lincoln Center, the 17-day New York Film Festival highlights the best in world cinema, featuring works from celebrated filmmakers as well as fresh new talent. The selection committee, chaired by Jones, also includes Dennis Lim, FLC Director of Programming, and Florence Almozini, FLC Associate Director of Programming. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">Tickets for the 57th New York Film Festival will go on sale to the general public on September 8. Festival and VIP passes are on sale now and offer one of the earliest opportunities to purchase tickets and secure seats at some of the festival\u2019s biggest events, including Opening Night. Support for Opening Night of the New York Film Festival benefits Film at Lincoln Center in its non-profit mission to support the art and craft of cinema.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><span lang=\"EN\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wordfly.com\/filmsocietylincolncenter\/nyff57-mainslate-theirishman-laurels-01.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<i><span class=\"fine-print\" lang=\"EN\">Image credit: Niko Tavernise \/ Netflix<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><u><span lang=\"EN\">New York Film Festival Opening Night Films<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>2018 The Favourite (Yorgos Lanthimos, Ireland\/UK\/US)<br \/>\n2017 Last Flag Flying (Richard Linklater, US)<br \/>\n2016 13TH (Ava DuVernay, US)<br \/>\n2015 The Walk (Robert Zemeckis, US)<br \/>\n2014 Gone Girl (David Fincher, US)<br \/>\n2013 Captain Phillips (Paul Greengrass, US)<br \/>\n2012 Life of Pi (Ang Lee, US)<br \/>\n2011 Carnage (Roman Polanski, France\/Poland)<br \/>\n2010 The Social Network (David Fincher, US)<br \/>\n2009 Wild Grass (Alain Resnais, France)<br \/>\n2008 The Class (Laurent Cantet, France)<br \/>\n2007 The Darjeeling Limited (Wes Anderson, US)<br \/>\n2006 The Queen (Stephen Frears, UK)<br \/>\n2005 Good Night, and Good Luck. (George Clooney, US)<br \/>\n2004 Look at Me (Agn\u00e8s Jaoui, France)<br \/>\n2003 Mystic River (Clint Eastwood, US)<br \/>\n2002 About Schmidt (Alexander Payne, US)<br \/>\n2001 Va savoir (Jacques Rivette, France)<br \/>\n2000 Dancer in the Dark (Lars von Trier, Denmark)<br \/>\n1999 All About My Mother (Pedro Almod\u00f3var, Spain)<br \/>\n1998 Celebrity (Woody Allen, US)<br \/>\n1997 The Ice Storm (Ang Lee, US)<br \/>\n1996 Secrets &amp; Lies (Mike Leigh, UK)<br \/>\n1995 Shanghai Triad (Zhang Yimou, China)<br \/>\n1994 Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, US)<br \/>\n1993 Short Cuts (Robert Altman, US)<br \/>\n1992 Olivier Olivier (Agnieszka Holland, France)<br \/>\n1991 The Double Life of Veronique (Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland\/France)<br \/>\n1990 Miller\u2019s Crossing (Joel Coen, US)<br \/>\n1989 Too Beautiful for You (Bertrand Blier, France)<br \/>\n1988 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Pedro Almod\u00f3var, Spain)<br \/>\n1987 Dark Eyes (Nikita Mikhalkov, Soviet Union)<br \/>\n1986 Down by Law (Jim Jarmusch, US)<br \/>\n1985 Ran (Akira Kurosawa, Japan)<br \/>\n1984 Country (Richard Pearce, US)<br \/>\n1983 The Big Chill (Lawrence Kasdan, US)<br \/>\n1982 Veronika Voss (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany)<br \/>\n1981 Chariots of Fire (Hugh Hudson, UK)<br \/>\n1980 Melvin and Howard (Jonathan Demme, US)<br \/>\n1979 Luna (Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy\/US)<br \/>\n1978 A Wedding (Robert Altman, US)<br \/>\n1977 One Sings, the Other Doesn\u2019t (Agn\u00e8s Varda, France)<br \/>\n1976 Small Change (Fran\u00e7ois Truffaut, France)<br \/>\n1975 Conversation Piece (Luchino Visconti, Italy)<br \/>\n1974 Don\u2019t Cry with Your Mouth Full (Pascal Thomas, France)<br \/>\n1973 Day for Night (Fran\u00e7ois Truffaut, France)<br \/>\n1972 Chloe in the Afternoon (Eric Rohmer, France)<br \/>\n1971 The Debut (Gleb Panfilov, Soviet Union)<br \/>\n1970 The Wild Child (Fran\u00e7ois Truffaut, France)<br \/>\n1969 Bob &amp; Carol &amp; Ted &amp; Alice (Paul Mazursky, US)<br \/>\n1968 Capricious Summer (Jiri Menzel, Czechoslovakia)<br \/>\n1967 The Battle of Algiers (Gillo Pontecorvo, Italy\/Algeria)<br \/>\n1966 Loves of a Blonde (Milos Forman, Czechoslovakia)<br \/>\n1965 Alphaville (Jean-Luc Godard, France)<br \/>\n1964 Hamlet (Grigori Kozintsev, USSR)<br \/>\n1963 The Exterminating Angel (Luis Bu\u00f1uel, Mexico)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><u><span lang=\"EN\">FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER<\/span><\/u><\/b><span lang=\"EN\"><br \/>\nDedicated to supporting the art and elevating the craft of cinema and enriching film culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">Film at Lincoln Center fulfills its mission through the programming of festivals, series, retrospectives, and new releases; the publication of <i>Film Comment<\/i>; the presentation of podcasts, talks, and special events; the creation and implementation of Artist Initiatives; and our Film in Education curriculum and screenings. Since its founding in 1969, this nonprofit organization has brought the celebration of American and international film to the world-renowned arts complex Lincoln Center, making the discussion and appreciation of cinema accessible to a broad audience, and ensuring that it remains an essential art form for years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">Support for the New York Film Festival is generously provided by Official Partners HBO, Campari, and <i>The New York Times<\/i>, Benefactor Partners Netflix, illy caff\u00e8, and Dolby, Supporting Partner Warby Parker, and Contributing Partners Hudson New York-an SBE Hotel and IMDbPro. JCDecaux, Variety, Deadline Hollywood, WNET New York Public Media and Shutterstock serve as Media Sponsors. 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For more information, visit\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mail.hunter.cuny.edu\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=7SF53oLeiTY5qYJOOU3zKRN_0yOnKy8gU4UmEEoauUxtnJfgThTXCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2femail.wordfly.com%2fclick%3fsid%3dNTU1XzExNjcxXzQ2MzcyXzcyOTU%26l%3d7c827207-11b2-e911-a31f-e61f134a8c87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.filmlinc.org<\/a>\u00a0and follow @filmlinc on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNYFF?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thenyff\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The roster of rich talent behind and in front of the camera and at the core of THE IRISHMAN are four great artists: Joe Pesci as Pennsylvania mob boss Russell Bufalino, Al Pacino as Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa, and Robert De Niro as their right-hand man, Frank Sheeran, each working in the closest harmony imaginable with the film\u2019s incomparable creator, Martin Scorsese.THE IRISHMAN will be released in select theaters and on Netflix later this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/57th-new-york-film-festival-2019-opening-night-greggwmorris\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[1372,495,1283,1371],"class_list":["post-14491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","tag-crime-films","tag-ny-film-festivals","tag-nyff-director-kent-jones","tag-nyff67"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14491"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14507,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14491\/revisions\/14507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}