HOLLYWOOD CONTENDERS: Earlier today, the New York Film Festival announced the movies that would be playing in their Main Slate at the 2015 incarnation of the fest. We already knew that the Opening Night film would be The Walk, the Centerpiece film would be Steve Jobs, and the Closing Night film would be Miles Ahead, but now we know a great deal more about what will be on tap this fall. Unsurprisingly, there’s a ton of Oscar bait, just the way we like it around here. NYFF always tends to deliver the goods, but even by their own high standards they really seem to have nailed the slate this time around, including the debut of a big time Best Picture player.
Yes, the big addition is the World Premiere of Steven Spielberg’s Cold War spy thriller Bridge of Spies. Initially thought of as a likely premiere, it wasn’t among the initial three announcements, but the powers that be now have a big four, it seems. Spielberg’s latest has got to be considered a pretty major Academy Award contender, so launching here at the fest gives it just another added boost in helping to appeal to voters as the fall turns into the winter. Spielberg took Lincoln to NYFF a few years back as a Secret Screening, so he’s no stranger to the environment. Presumably, he’d like a similarly rapturous response this time around, though time will obviously tell in that regard.
Also of note among the Main Slate (which you’ll see below) are Hou Hsiao-hsien’s The Assassin, John Crowley’s Brooklyn, Todd Haynes’ Carol, Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Lobster, Rebecca Miller’s Maggie’s Plan, and Michael Moore’s Where to Invade Next. That’s just a small sampling of what the New York Film Festival will have to offer. Those will likely be potential Oscar nominees this year, but there will be plenty of eclectic things to check out. That’s part of NYFF’s charm…the overt variety.
Take a gander at the list of titles within the NYFF press release from this afternoon:
The 53rd New York Film Festival Main Slate
Opening Night
The Walk
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Centerpiece
Steve Jobs
Director: Danny Boyle
Closing Night
Miles Ahead
Director: Don Cheadle
Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One
Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One
Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One
Director: Miguel Gomes
The Assassin
Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Bridge of Spies
Director: Steven Spielberg
Brooklyn
Director: John Crowley
Carol
Director: Todd Haynes
Cemetery of Splendour
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Les Cowboys
Director: Thomas Bidegain
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
Director: Laura Israel
Experimenter
Director: Michael Almereyda
The Forbidden Room
Directors: Guy [...]
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