It was another great edition of New York Film Festival, (find our coverage from last year here) full of films of all shapes and sizes, some of which will be major players come Oscar season, and some who may not be released until next year.
Some films touched on music in big ways (Whiplash, Eden), while others flashed it mores subtly, but still very effectively (Birdman). Then there was Seymour: An Introduction, the sublime documentary from Ethan Hawke that focused on the fascinating real life story of retired pianist Seymour Bernstein.
Like any good film festival, I saw many films that I probably would have missed if not for the festival, which means that it most certainly did it’s job. Like in previous years we reviewed all the films that we saw on our partner film site Monday Morning Matinee, and offered up a great deal of reviews of the films that you can find posted individually below.
The 52nd edition of the festival was unforgettable, we are already looking forward to the next. Find links to each individual review below, along with a photo gallery of some of the directors and stars that showed up to do post-screening q&a’s.
New York Film Festival 2014:
Birdman
Gone Girl
Whiplash
Foxcatcher
Inherent Vice
Citizenfour
Two Days, One Night
While We’re Young
Listen Up Philip
Clouds Of Sils Maria
Red Army
Heaven Knows What
Mr. Turner
La Sapienza
The Out Of Mind
The Look Of Silence
’71
Misunderstood
Goodbye To Language
Two Shots Fired
The Last Hijack
Beloved Sisters
Hill Of Freedom
The Wonders
Seymour: An Introduction
Pasolini
The Princess Of France
Jauja
Tales Of The Grim Sleeper
Gone Girl:
David Fincher and the ‘Gone Girl’ cast
David Fincher
Ben Affleck + Rosamund Pike
Neil Patrick Harris + Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
Birdman:
Zach Galifianakis, Ed Norton + Michael Keaton
Zach Galifianakis + Ed Norton
Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, Amy Ryan + Andrea Riseborough
Birdman director Alejandro González Iñárritu and the rest of cast
Michael Keaton + Alejandro González Iñárritu
Birdman cast
Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, + Amy Ryan
Ed Norton + Michael Keaton
Foxcatcher:
Foxcatcher director Bennet Miller + the cast
Steve Carell
Bennett Miller
Channing Tatum + Steve Carell
Mark Ruffalo
Sienna Miller
Steve Carell
Anthony Michael Hall
Vanessa Redgrave
Inherent Vice:
Inherent Vice
Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson, Joaquin Phoenix + Katherine Waterson
Katherine Waterson
Katherine Waterson, Benicio Del Toro, Maya Rudolph, Joanna Newsom, + Michael Kenneth Williams
Paul Thomas Anderson + Joaquin Phoenix
Jena Malone, Owen Wilson, Sasha Pieterse + Martin Short
Paul Thomas Anderson, Joaquin Phoenix, Katherine Waterson + Benecio Del Toro
Whiplash:
J.K. Simmons + Damien Chazelle
Clouds Of Sils Maria:
Kristen Stewart, Juliette Binoche + Olivier Assayas
Olivier Assayas
Juliette Binoche
Kristen Stewart
Olivier Assayas
Juliette Binoche
Mr. Turner:
Mr. Turner cast + crew
Seymour: An Introduction:
Seymour Bernstein + Ethan Hawke
Heaven Knows What:
Josh Safdie + Benny Safdie
Listen Up Philip:
Listen Up Philip cast + crew
Jason Schwartzman
Jauja:
Lisandro Alonso + Viggo Mortensen
Lisandro Alonso + Viggo Mortensen
Time Out Of Mind:
Richard Gere + Oren Moverman
Red Army:
Viacheslav Fetisov + Gabe Polsky
Tales Of The Grim Sleeper:
Nick Broomfield, Pam Brooks + Barney Broomfield
Merchants Of Doubt:
Robert Kenner
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