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Mickey Rourke in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler
Mickey Rourke in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler
Now in its 46th year, the New York Film Festival has a slightly different remit to many going on around the world. Rather than being a marketplace, it aims to be a showcase of talent, bringing together the best work from festivals around the world - from newcomers and established filmmakers.

Highlights this year include, Clint Eastwood's Changeling and Darren Aronofsky's - fresh from scooping the Golden Lion at Venice (see our ).

The festival also features a Views from the Avant-Garde section which premieres non-narrative, experimental film and video. This year's main slate features 28 films from 18 different countries.

This year's festival also featured a "near-complete retrospective" of Japanese fillmmaker Nagisa Oshima.

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New York Film Festival Latest Reviews

The Headless Woman
A woman's life goes off the rails after a mysterious car accident.
I'm Gonna Explode
A romance develops between two rebels without a cause.
Tony Manero
The story of a psychotic fiftysomething and his obssession with John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever.
The Class
Quasi-documentary about a group of Parisian school kids.
Four Nights With Anna
A crematorium worker becomes obssessed with a beautiful nurse.
Wendy And Lucy
Drama about a young woman's attempts to find her lost dog.
Waltz With Bashir
Animated documentary exploring the psychological aftermath of the First Lebanon War.
Tokyo Sonata
A Tokyo salaryman loses his job and tries to conceal it from his already dysfunctional family.
Changeling
True crime story about a mother whose problems begin when she is reunited with her missing 10-year-old son.
Afterschool
A boy at an exclusive American private school becomes increasingly obsessed with watching video clips on his computer.

New York Film Festival Festival Features

Revolutionary life
Director Steven Soderbergh on making his two-part epic about Che Guevara.

City of memories
Director Jia Zhang-Ke talks about the inspiration behind his fact meets fiction look at the lives of factory workers.

Appetites of Hunger
Director Steve McQueen talks about what drove him to make his Camera d'Or winning film about Bobby Sands' hunger strike.

News & Features Repo

Buried, Winter's Bone, Bran Nue Day, Contracorriente and a late-night podcast.

Stalking Four Lions, Smash His Camera, Exit Through The Gift Shop and Night Catches Us.

Mohammad Bakri talks about his film Zahara, celebrating his Palestinian aunt.

4th annual event brings independent film to the islands.

Artistic director moves on after four editions at the helm.
Playing Now! Italian Film Festival - Giovanna's Father


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