The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced that Helen Mirren will be honored at the 45th Chaplin Award Gala. The Academy Award-winning actress will be honored for her career on stage, screen, and television, which has spanned more than fifty years. The annual event, which is set to take place on April 30…

The Gilles Bourdos-directed Renoir debuted in Un Certain Regard at Cannes last year where Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired it for the States. It’s been dated for a March 29 release, but before that Renoir will screen at the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema which kicks off tonight in New York. Celebrating its 18th year, the…

New York, NY, August 15, 2011 – The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced the first-time addition of two Galas to join the Opening, Centerpiece and Closing Night Galas for the upcoming 49th New York Film Festival (September 30 – October 16) with David Cronenberg's A DANGEROUS METHOD set to screen on Wednesday…

UPDATE: Eugene Hernandez and Film Society of Lincoln Center have confirmed his move. He tells me that he’ll keep the blog he writes for IndieWire and will help them find a new editor. He’ll start the new job November 1. EXCLUSIVE: In a blow to the indie film website IndieWire, co-founder and editor-in-chief Eugene…

The Film Society of Lincoln Center has appointed Rose Kuo to be executive director. She replaces Mara Manus, who held the post for the last two years. The Film Society runs the New York Film Festival, which this fall kicks off by premiering the David Fincher-directed The Social Network. Among her new duties, Kuo will…

THE WORLD PREMIERE OF DAVID FINCHER'S THE SOCIAL NETWORK SELECTED AS OPENING NIGHT FILM NEW YORK, July 8, 2010 – The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that David Fincher's The Social Network has been selected as the Opening Night film for their upcoming 48th Annual New York Film Festival, kicking off at…