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Rooftop Films, which has been turning an eclectic range of urban spaces into screening venues since 1997, and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey are teaming to present free movies this summer at the World Trade Center site. Liberty Park plaza, on the site of the former Twin Towers destroyed in the September…

First-time feature director Danielle Lessovitz’s Un Certain Regard entry Port Authority premiered to strong notices here in Cannes. A love story set in New York City’s kiki ballroom scene, it stars Dunkirk‘s Fionn Whitehead, newcomer Leyna Bloom and American Honey‘s McCaul Lombardi. They along with associate producer…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first clip of Cannes Un Certain Regard pic Port Authority, produced by Martin Scorsese's Sikelia Productions and Call Me By Your Name outfit RT Features. Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk), newcomer Leyna Bloom and McCaul Lombardi (American Honey) star. Writer-director Danielle Lessovitz's feature debut, a…

Danielle Lessovitz's feature directing debut—and Un Certain Regard entry—Port Authority follows Paul (Fionn Whitehead), who arrives at the titular bus station and quickly meets eyes with Wye (Leyna Bloom), a girl voguing on the sidewalk. An intense love blossoms, but when Paul discovers that Wye is trans, he is forced…

EXCLUSIVE: Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk), newcomer Leyna Bloom and McCaul Lombardi (American Honey) lead cast in the recently wrapped feature drama Port Authority, produced by Martin Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions and Call Me By Your Name outfit RT Features. Writer-director Danielle Lessovitz's feature debut, a result of…

UPDATED with news conference details: This morning’s Times Square bomb explosion has been declared an “attempted terrorist attack” by authorities, and the suspect identified. Twenty-seven-year-old Akayed Ullah was wearing a “low-tech” device, strapped to his person with velcro and zip ties. He was the most seriously…