Recent Stories: Film Festival

"Sopranos" Colleagues Chase and Van Zandt Collaborated on Closing Night Film
October 8, 2012

 David Chase, the creator of "The Sopranos" HBO series and Steven Van Zandt, who played Silvio on that show were collaborators on "Not Fade Away," the closing night film of the Hamptons Film Festival, screened on Sunday night.

Stevie Nicks Talks Film and Collaboration
Christopher Walsh
October 8, 2012

Stevie Nicks charmed a capacity audience at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor on Sunday, where she discussed her 2011 album, "In Your Dreams," the making of which is depicted in "In Your Dreams - Stevie Nicks," which premiered at the Sag Harbor Cinema following her talk.

PHOTOS: The People and Places of the Film Festival
October 7, 2012

Friday and Saturday's Hamptons International Film Festival events brought out crowds of young and old as attendees tried to balance the gorgeous fall weather with a full plate of screenings, talks, panels, parties, and other activities. Surprise guests, like Meryl Streep, joined scheduled speakers such as Stevie Nicks, Richard Gere, and Alan Cumming at various festival events.
Photos by Morgan McGivern.

Richard Gere Talks Movies, Directors, and Leading Ladies with Alec Baldwin
October 7, 2012

  Saturday night at Guild Hall was mobbed as scores of fans waited to get in to see the Hamptons International Film Festival's Conversation with Richard Gere. Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Gere discussed some of his favorite directors such as Terrance Malick and Rob Marshall, his son's baseball game that day, and why he prefers the East Coast to Los Angeles. While Mr. Baldwin attempted to have Mr. Gere to dish on some of his co-stars, he demurred.

"59 Middle Lane" Captures Ammon Twins' Journey toward Healing
October 6, 2012

   Anyone who followed the tale of the grisly death of Ted Ammon and its aftermath had to wonder at one point: “What happened to the children?”

Buy a Cupcake for Independent Film
October 6, 2012

   If you are strolling around East Hampton Village this weekend between films or shopping, look for Dan Roe, a young independent filmmaker who is holding a bake sale to raise money for his film. His goal is to complete his film “Weenie” and enter it into next year’s festival.

More Local Action in the Short “Dying and Dinner Parties”
October 6, 2012

   Lily Henderson’s “Dying and Dinner Parties” is showing Saturday night at 5:30 p.m. at the East Hampton Theater.
  The East Hampton resident’s six-minute short looks at the life of a woman who has volunteer at a hospice facility for 10 years and must now face her own death, a journey “she confronts with poise, and quite a bit of clarity,” according to the film notes.

Showing Marilyn Some Love at Film Fest
Carrie Ann Salvi
October 5, 2012

Liz Garbus, the director of "Love, Marilyn," said at her Hamptons International  Film Festival opening at Guild Hall in East Hampton Thursday night that personal letters, poems, and journal entries found in a closet led her to appreciate Marilyn Monroe's talent and that she wanted to "bring them to life with feeling and entertainment." The director thought this best accomplished with actors using a "lens of their own to interpret" her words, she said.

Fest Brass Like Two-Weekend Concept
David E. Rattray
October 4, 2012

Karen Arikian, the festival's executive director told Variety in a story published today that the dream is to extend HIFF to cover two weekends. She told the magazine that there is no decision yet, but that the 95 features and 56 shorts, plus awards, toasts, forums, labs, and so on were "enough programming to cover seven or eight days."

Opening Night at 'Love, Marilyn'
October 4, 2012

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Guiliani and his wife Judith Giuliani were in attendance at the opening of the 20th Hamptons International Film Festival on Thursday night at Guild Hall in East Hampton. The opening night film was "Love, Marilyn," a documentary by Liz Garbus, who was in attendance and who discussed the film after the screening. Guests then went to the opening night party at East Hampton Point.

 

Rounding Up Pre-Festival Coverage
David E. Rattray
October 4, 2012

The Star's editorial department thought it might be useful for readers if we put together a list of 2012 Hamptons International Film Festival advance coverage in one place.

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