It's easy to see why Pi was such a solid choice for the New York Film Festival's opening night, though: It has impeccable artistic credentials, is easy-going and unchallenging. But it's not a film you fall in love with.

"Flight," director Robert Zemeckis' grand return to live-action movies, stars Denzel Washington as pilot Whip Whitaker. Despite pulling off a heroic l...

Holy Motors (Indomina Releasing), which won the Prix de la Jeunesse at Cannes earlier this year and just came off a similarly successful run at the New York Film Festival, has unveiled new promo art for the film.

"Flight" landed at the New York Film Festival on Sunday morning, and critics at a press and industry screening for the film are reporting what many al...

Considering how often "The Princess Bride" shows up on television, it might surprise you to learn that Cary Elwes hadn't seen the film in 25 years. Th...

25 years ago, the very idea that there might actually be an audience out there for The Princess Bride was -- for executives at 20th Century Fox, anyway -- inconceivable.

Nicole Kidman infamously urinates on Zac Efron in "The Paperboy," but there's one thing she flat-out refused to do. Speaking at a press conference...

A universe apart, Tabu conveys romantic longing among the foothills of Mount Tabu, where lovers play out their affair under the eyes of a watchful, mystical crocodile. Unlike the treacly The Artist, Tabu places demands on the viewer. Can American filmgoers embrace this rapturous film?

To mark the 50th anniversary of the prestigious New York Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center premiered Ang Lee's new movie, Life of Pi, based on Yann Martel's popular novel.

This year's festival shows a continuing dedication to movies that can be both crowd-pleasing and intellectually satisfying.

Because Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first full-length animated feature to ever be put into production, there was this huge learning curve. There was a lot of stuff that Walt and his team had to learn the hard way on this project.

As you wish: The Film Society of Lincoln Center officially announced on Monday that the "Princess Bride" will screen at this year's New York Film Fest...

Tobey Maguire was all set to star in two Oscar contenders this fall, "Life of Pi" and "The Great Gatsby," but now he won't take part in awards season ...

The Toronto International Film Festival, the world's second largest film festival, starts this week. This is a festival with a long history of introducing films that go on to be major critical and box-office hits.

NEW YORK -- Nicole Kidman is being honored by the New York Film Festival in a gala tribute. The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced Tuesday that...

The 2012 New York Film Festival announced its main slate of movies Thursday. The 32 movies draw from a healthy mix of big named directors and indie fa...

"Life Of Pi" will open the 2012 New York Film Festival, organizers announced via press release on Monday. Directed by Ang Lee, "Life Of Pi" is an a...

Add "Flight" to your very early list of possible Oscar contenders. The drama -- about a pilot (Denzel Washington) who successfully crash lands his air...

Footnote, Joseph Cedar's fourth film, won the award for best screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2011 and was one of the nominees for this y...

"The rehearsal process in general is about trusting one another, and so a big part of it was just getting to know the gang and all of us getting the ability to feel comfortable. Once you can get to that place, it's easy."

This is not a year-end list -- the headline says it all -- herewith, two dozen filmed performances.

Sunday's race wasn't the only marathon in town. As the New York Film Festival approaches year 50, the team at the Film Society of Lincoln Center is curating a year-long countdown.