Don't worry, Naomi Watts is a much better dancer in real life than in 'While We're Young'

Posted by · 12:31 am · March 27th, 2015

Naomi Watts caps off an incredible eight months with the release of Noah Baumbach’s “While We’re Young.”

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Review: Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig bring comedic fireworks to 'Mistress America'

Posted by · 2:27 am · January 25th, 2015

Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig continue their winning ways with “Mistress America,” the followup to the critically acclaimed “Frances Ha” which premiered Saturday at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

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Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig's 'Mistress America' finds a home with Searchlight

Posted by · 4:13 pm · January 9th, 2015

Fox Searchlight has acquired Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig’s “Mistress America” before its Sundance premiere later this month.

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Tell us what you thought of 'Frances Ha'

Posted by · 10:42 am · May 17th, 2013

Noah Baumbach’s latest heads out in limited release this weekend.

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New 'Frances Ha' trailer features Greta Gerwig set to a David Bowie soundtrack

Posted by · 5:43 pm · March 6th, 2013

I kind of fell for Noah Baumbach’s “Frances Ha” at last year’s Telluride Film Festival. I’m not a Baumbach acolyte, though I did like “Greenberg,” so that also made it a pleasant surprise, I guess. This kind of thing rarely works for me, though. Or at least, it has to hit a very precise target, and when that happens, it always feels pretty special. That’s what we always look for in a darkened theater, right?

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Roundup: The Emmys go to the movies

Posted by · 9:00 am · September 24th, 2012

Plus: ‘The Hobbit’ meets the Queen, and celebrating Tom Hardy’s ‘Lawless’ knitwear.

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On Adam Driver and Michael Shannon, 'Frances Ha' and 'The Iceman'

Posted by · 7:44 am · September 2nd, 2012

Charisma on two levels in Telluride.

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Baumbach, Chase, De Palma, Kiarostami and Zemeckis set for NYFF programs

Posted by · 3:24 pm · August 27th, 2012

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today a bunch more goodies for the upcoming 50th annual New York Film Festival.

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Has Franzen's 'The Corrections' dodged a big-screen bullet?

Posted by · 5:30 pm · November 8th, 2011

Since its publication in 2001, “The Corrections” has been a hot prestige film in the making, attracting names like Stephen Daldry and Robert Zemeckis — so why is it better news that it’s headed for television?

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