The Close-up

Michael Moore stopped by The Film Society of Lincoln Center back in 2012 to discuss his seminal debut feature, ROGER & ME. The filmmaker will be joining us at this year's New York Film Festival for the U.S. premiere of his latest film, WHERE TO INVADE NEXT. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul discusses his life and career in an HBO Directors Dialogue from the 48th New York Film Festival in 2010. His new film, CEMETARY OF SPLENDOR, will have its U.S. premiere at the 53rd New York Film Festival, which begins this Friday. Leading up to this year’s NYFF, we’ve been looking back at some events from our archives that feature some of the stars of this year’s lineup. In case you missed it, check out last week’s wide-ranging discussion with THE WALK director, Robert Zemeckis. At the 48th NYFF back in 2010, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s last film, UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES, had its U.S. premiere after winning the prestigious Palme d’Or at Cannes. During the festival, the director joined programmer Dennis Lim on stage in our Walter Reade Theater. Their far-reaching discussion touched on many aspects of Weerasethakul’s illustrious career, from his unique approach to structure and sound design, to the influence of science-fiction on his work. This

We're counting down to the 53rd New York Film Festival with archival episodes featuring some of the stars of this year's lineup. Today, we're sharing an HBO Directors Dialogue with Robert Zemeckis from the 50th NYFF in 2012. The director's new film, THE WALK, starring Joseph Gordon as Phillipe Petit, the high-wire walker who famously strung his wire between the Twin Towers for a death defying display in 1974, will world premiere on opening night of the festival on September 25. This interview from 2012 was in honor of the premiere of Zemeckis' last film, FLIGHT, which starred Denzel Washington as an alcoholic airline pilot. In addition to discussing that film, the wide-ranging discussion also touched on the director's experience in film school, his 80's blockbusters like BACK TO THE FUTURE and WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?, and his ventures into CGI animation. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Spend some with Richard Gere on today's podcast, which comes from last year's New York Film Festival. The Golden Globe-winning actor joined festival director Kent Jones to discuss his new film, TIME OUT OF MIND, which opens in select theaters this weekend. Photo by Silvia Sapanaro. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Legendary actress and comedian Lily Tomlin joined writer-director Paul Weitz here at the Film Society of Lincoln Center for one of our Free Talks, which are sponsored by HBO®. Weitz's new comedy GRANDMA, starring Tomlin, is now in theaters. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org Photo by Julie Cunnah

David Fincher discussed his career and approach to filmmaking with critic Todd McCarthy in one of our HBO Directors Dialogues at the 48th New York Film Festival in 2010. THE SOCIAL NETWORK had its world premiere on opening night of the festival before going on to win the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture, as well as Academy Awards for best screenwriting, editing, and score. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org Photo by Godlis

Writer-director Alex Ross Perry joined actress Elisabeth Moss here at the Film Society of Lincoln Center to discuss their new film together, QUEEN OF EARTH. The film opens here today, August 26th, with Moss and Perry in person for Q&As. For more info, check out filmlinc.org. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Filmmaker Noah Baumbach joined actress and co-writer Greta Gerwig on stage in our Walter Reade Theater to discuss their new film, MISTRESS AMERICA, which is now playing in select theaters. The conversation followed a sneak preview of the film and was moderated by the New York Film Festival Director of Programming Kent Jones. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org Photo by Mettie Ostrowski

Salma Hayek stopped by the Film Society of Lincoln Center to discuss her latest project, Kahlil Gibran’s THE PROPHET, on which she served as a producer and lent her voice. The live conversation was part of our ongoing Free Talks series, which is sponsored by HBO®. Hayek joined former Variety critic Scott Foundas in front of a packed house in our amphitheatre to discuss the film, and their wide-ranging discussion also touched on gender inequality, cynicism, and maintaining individuality in Hollywood. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.com

Bonus episode! Director Whit Stillman joins cast members Isabel Gillies, Dylan Hundley, and Taylor Nichols to discuss their 90's indie classic METROPOLITAN, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. A new restoration opens here at the Film Society of Lincoln Center today with Stillman and cast in person for Q&As at select screenings. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org

Marielle Heller is the director of the new coming-of-age comedy, THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL, starring Bel Powelle, Kristen Wiig, and Alexander Skarsgaard; and Nadav Lapid is the writer-director of THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, a beautiful and perplexing drama from Israel. Both movies screened in last spring’s New Directors/New Films series, and today we're sharing the Q&A's that followed their sold out screenings. THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL opens in select theaters this weekend, and THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER is now playing here at The Film Society of Lincoln Center. 00:00–01:45 – Intro 01:45–24:00 – Nadav Lapid Q&A 24:00–25:04 – Membership Interstitial 25:04–44:23 – Marielle Heller Q&A 44:23–45:25 – Credits This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.com

Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa discussed HORSE MONEY at an HBO Directors Dialogue during the 52nd New York Film Festival. In addition to the new film, the acclaimed director also talked about his reverence for Yasujiro Ozu, his approach to directing actors, and his opinion on last year's sci-fi blockbuster, DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.com Photo by Godlis

For this month's selection from our archives, we're presenting an event from 2006, which coincided with the publication of an essay Paul Schrader wrote for Film Comment entitled “Canon Fodder.” The piece dissected the criteria by which we determine which films deserve to be called the greatest of all time, and on the occasion of its release, Paul Schrader joined New York Film Festival Director of Programming Kent Jones on stage to talk about film canons, Wong Kar Wai, Pauline Kael, and his pick for the greatest of all time, Jean Renoir’s RULES OF THE GAME. Read the full essay here (http://www.filmcomment.com/article/cannon-foder-paul-schraders-criteria). This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.com

Joshua Oppenheimer discusses his new documentary, THE LOOK OF SILENCE, which is a companion piece to his Oscar-nominated THE ACT OF KILLING (2014). The discussion was part of our ongoing Free Talks series, which is sponsored by HBO®. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.com

Parker Posey stopped by The Film Society of Lincoln Center to discuss her role in Woody Allen's IRRATIONAL MAN, which opens this Friday. The evening was part of our ongoing Free Talks series, which is sponsored by HBO®. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. filmlinc.com Photo by Mettie Ostrowski

Indie director Sean Baker talks with Film Comment's Violet Lucca about the new film TANGERINE. The film, which David Ehrlich (Time Out) describes as "a Pedro Almodovar remake of CRANK," opens here at The Film Society of Lincoln Center on July 10th. After that, you'll hear a Q&A from a screening of the newly restored director's cut of 1998 film, '54.' Director Mark Christopher, producer Ira Deutchman, editor Lee Percy, and production designer Kevin Thompson joined our Deputy Director Eugene Hernandez on stage to discuss the film's tumultuous journey. This podcast is brought to you by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.com 00:00–02:21 - INTRO 02:21–26:05 - Sean Baker Interview 26:05–28:45 - '54' INTRO 28:45–01:02:51 - '54' Q&A

Actor-turned director Rose McGowan stopped by for one of our Free Talks, which are sponsored by HBO®. The conversation followed a screening of her directorial debut, the short film DAWN, which tells a disturbing story of a young girl's coming of age. DAWN is now available to watch free on YouTube. After that, you'll hear a live conversation with British actor/director Alan Rickman, who stopped by to discuss his latest film, A LITTLE CHAOS, which stars Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Stanley Tucci. A LITTLE CHAOS is now playing in select theaters. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.com Photo by Mettie Ostrowski.

Michael Haneke and Darren Aronofsky talk cinema on today's bonus episode, which features a conversation from one of our HBO Directors Dialogues at the 47th New York Film Festival. We hope you've been enjoying the Film Society of Lincoln Center's weekly podcast The Close-Up. Today, we're excited to bring you the first in a series of monthly bonus episodes featuring content from our archives, which span more than 40 years of the New York Film Festival, Chaplin Award Gala, retrospectives, series, and special events. What better way to start than with two giants of contemporary cinema: Michael Haneke and Darren Aronofsky. This fascinating conversation comes from one of our HBO Directors Dialogues at the 47th New York Film Festival back in 2009. It coincided with the premiere of Haneke’s Palme d'Or winner The White Ribbon in the festival’s main slate, with Aronofsky acting as the evening’s moderator. The two touched on Haneke’s distinctive approach to post-production, casting, and sound design. Haneke and Arono

Today's episode features writer/director Patrick Brice, actors Jason Schwartzman, Adam Scott, Judith Godrèche, and producer Naomi Scott discussing their new comedy THE OVERNIGHT, as well as acclaimed film and theater director Julie Taymor discussing her latest film A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Julie Taymor joined us here at The Film Society of Lincoln Center for one of our Summer Talks, which are sponsored by HBO®. David Rooney from The Hollywood Reporter moderated the conversation in our amphitheater, which centered around her latest film documenting a 2014 performance of her magnificent production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM. We're excited to share an excerpt from this fascinating discussion in the first part of this episode. In part two, you'll hear from the director and cast of THE OVERNIGHT, which had a sneak preview screening here at The Film Society ahead of its release last weekend. The comedy (which led the specialty box office earnings last weekend) will open in wider release on June 26th. The even

Screenwriter Sven Hansen-Løve and actor Felix De Givry discuss their work in EDEN, the new film from acclaimed French director Mia Hansen-Løve. EDEN was a main slate selection in the 52nd New York Film Festival last fall, and it opens in theaters this weekend. In part two, director Crystal Moselle talks about her Sundance hit THE WOLFPACK, which opened here at The Film Society of Lincoln Center last weekend. Following a sneak preview of the film, Moselle joined the film's subjects - the movie-obsessed Angulo family - on stage for a in depth Q&A. 00:00–02:28 - Intro 02:28–22:55 - EDEN Interview 22:55–25:40 - THE WOLFPACK Intro 25:40–53:01 - THE WOLFPACK Q&A This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.com