The Film Comment Podcast: NYFF63 Festival Report
Signed, sealed, delivered: critics Molly Haskell, J. Hoberman, and Beatrice Loayza join for a spirited wrap-up analysis of the highlights and lowlights from this year's lineup| Film Comment
Paint work: Kelly Reichardt's The Mastermind is fun and funny, but it also just might be her most chilling portrait of America to date| Film Comment
Reversing injustice: the filmmaker discusses her new documentary, which uses police body-cam footage to capture the events that culminated in the murder of a Black mother by her white neighbor| Film Comment
Refusing the waves: Milagros Mumenthaler’s The Currents and Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling revive the image of the self-drowned woman with a bracing literalism| Film Comment
Signed, sealed, delivered: critics Molly Haskell, J. Hoberman, and Beatrice Loayza join for a spirited wrap-up analysis of the highlights and lowlights from this year's lineup| Film Comment
So, you’ve been dreaming of the perfect life…down to the white picket fence, you know an American symbol of the good life. If your vision of a perfect life includes a white picket fence, you’re in luck. In historic downtown McKinney, here we have a house with that literal white picket fence at 919 S.…| CandysDirt.com
Long Creek, SC blends adventure and relaxation with waterfalls, rafting, and local farm-fresh flavor in the heart of the Upstate. The post Why Long Creek Should Be Your Next Upstate Escape appeared first on Visit Oconee South Carolina.| Visit Oconee South Carolina
From an exquisitely tender body swap drama to Fan Bingbing's long-awaited return to real drama, these are the most exciting movies premiering in Tokyo this week.| Galleries – IndieWire
B.C. resort town welcomes writers to its annual literary event| Vancouver Sun
WITH PERFORMANCES BY SLAYER, EVANESCENCE, THE PRODIGY, MARILYN MANSON, KNOCKED LOOSE, AFI, MINISTRY, MASTODON, POWER TRIP, AND MORE OCTOBER 24, 2026 TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY PRESALE BEGINS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 AT 10AM CT (FORT WORTH, TX – October 21, 2025) – System Of A Down and Deftones ignite the inaugural Sick New World Texas, taking place […] The post SYSTEM OF A DOWN AND DEFTONES TO INAUGURATE SICK NEW WORLD TEXAS appeared first on Live Nation Entertainment.| Live Nation Entertainment
WITH PERFORMANCES BY BRING ME THE HORIZON, EVANESCENCE, MARILYN MANSON, DANNY ELFMAN, KNOCKED LOOSE, MINISTRY, AFI, CYPRESS HILL, ACID BATH, AND MORE APRIL 25, 2026 LAS VEGAS FESTIVAL GROUNDS PRESALE BEGINS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 AT 10AM PT (LAS VEGAS – October 21, 2025) – System Of A Down and KoRn will return to Sick New […] The post SYSTEM OF A DOWN AND KORN MARK COLOSSAL RETURN TO SICK NEW WORLD LAS VEGAS 2026 appeared first on Live Nation Entertainment.| Live Nation Entertainment
ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES BY ZACH TOP, ELLA LANGLEY, CAAMP, MT. JOY, SAM BARBER, MUSCADINE BLOODLINE, STEPHEN WILSON JR., HOUNDMOUTH, ROBERT EARL KEEN, SHANE SMITH & THE SAINTS, AND MANY MORE JUNE 6-7, 2026 THE INFIELD AT RED MILE LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 AT 12PM ET (LEXINGTON, Ky. – October 20, 2025) – […] The post TYLER CHILDERS AND THE LUMINEERS TO HEADLINE RAILBIRD MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 appeared first on Live Nation Entertainment.| Live Nation Entertainment
Karva Chauth in the UK is more than a fast; it’s a cultural celebration of love, tradition, and togetherness within| CurryBien
August in New Orleans brings the promise of a series of festivals, parties and holidays — official and unofficial — that seem to pack every weekend. Truth be told, the month’s calendar gets so busy, we have to wonder why spring gets to carry the label of “festival season.” As the days reach their maximum […]| New Orleans French Quarter
The weather is cooling off, but downtown Fort Worth will be hot this weekend during an annual chili cook-off led by local firemen. Other highlights from this week's lengthy list include a patio clam bake, a wine tasting featuring 30 Napa wineries, and the debut of a popular local baker in her first Central Market cooking class. Wednesday, October 22 Fall Tea Dinner with Chef Victor Villarreal & Choke Choke stands for Creating Her Own Kinetic Energy, and it’s the name of a late-night tea hou...| CultureMap Fort Worth
Local theater takes center stage in and around Fort Worth this weekend, with four separate productions starting their run. Other choices include screenings of a new film, four concerts featuring three veterans and one up-and-comer, and a music festival with a charitable bent. Below are the best ways to spend your free time this weekend. If you want more options, check out the calendar for an even longer list of the city's best events. Thursday, October 16 Stage West Theatre presents Ride the ...| CultureMap Fort Worth
Alger, 1938. Meursault, un jeune homme d’une trentaine d’années, modeste employé, enterre sa mère sans manifester la moindre émotion. Le […] L’article Festival de La Roche-sur-Yon | Critique : L’Étranger est apparu en premier sur Le Polyester.| Le Polyester
Ella et Charlie sont réveillés un matin par leur père et embarquent à bord de leur véhicule de fortune pour […] L’article Festival de La Roche-sur-Yon | Critique : Omaha est apparu en premier sur Le Polyester.| Le Polyester
À corps perdu, un couple se jette dans une course de voile de plusieurs jours et plusieurs nuits sur un […] L’article Festival de La Roche-sur-Yon | Critique : Le Lac est apparu en premier sur Le Polyester.| Le Polyester
Venue en Arménie pour légaliser la mort de son mari, Arto, Céline découvre qu’il lui a menti. Il a fait […] L’article Festival de La Roche-sur-Yon | Critique : Le Pays d’Arto est apparu en premier sur Le Polyester.| Le Polyester
À la fin des années 1990, une famille de six personnes emménage dans une nouvelle maison sur l’île de Vancouver. […] L’article Festival de La Roche-sur-Yon | Critique : Blue Heron est apparu en premier sur Le Polyester.| Le Polyester
Deux hommes obsédés par la conspiration kidnappent une grande PDG, convaincus qu'elle est un extraterrestre qui a l'intention de détruire la Terre.| Le Polyester
Houston’s newest food festival is beginning to take shape. Coming to Discovery Green on Saturday, November 8, the Bites & Beyond Festival will give attendees a full day of food and music at a manageable price. Unlike all-in events such as Southern Smoke or Chefs for Farmers, Bites & Beyond will use an a la carte model that’s similar to LA’s Family Style Festival or the beloved Houston International Festival. Attendees pay $30 for a general admission ticket that comes with access to the ...| CultureMap Houston
🎨Et si les vacances commençaient dans un château ? ✨ Les 18 et 19 octobre, deux joyaux du patrimoine auvergnat — le château de Parentignat et le château de Villeneuve-Lembron — s’unissent pour offrir aux petits et aux grands un week-end tout en poésie, en découvertes et en sourires. Spectacles,... The post Vivez un week-end féerique en famille au châteaux de Parentignat et de Villeneuve-Lembron ! first appeared on Château de Parentignat.| Château de Parentignat
State of grace: the Italian auteur discusses his latest, a portrait of the renowned early 20th-century stage actress| Film Comment
Boss less: Scott Cooper‘s Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere can't find a sincere way of imagining the everyday process of making music| Film Comment
Unchained: Ramesh Sippy’s swashbuckling 1975 epic mashes together tropes from westerns, dacoit films, silent comedies, and musicals to create an entirely unique cult classic| Film Comment
Layers of time: the Italian nonfiction master joins to discuss his latest, which explores the city of Naples as an environment both cosmic and prosaic| Film Comment
Simultaneous dimensions: three films at this year’s NYFF made by or about Palestinians pry open apertures from which we must make sense of Gaza’s horizon as intimately tied to our own| Film Comment
Savage age: the Chinese director discusses his new film’s phantasmagoric odyssey through the history of cinema| Film Comment
Film in my head: the 87-year-old filmmaker discusses her resplendent 1968 debut feature, attending USC film school in the ’60s, and more| Film Comment
Pixel visions: Dry Leaf, Rose of Nevada, and Levers present us with surfaces so textured and tactile that they have the physicality of a terrain| Film Comment
Framed: Kelly Reichardt, Kent Jones, and Lucio Castro join from NYFF63 to discuss the temporality of cinema versus the other arts, the challenge of being a working artist, and more| Film Comment
Hello everyone – I do hope you are all having a great weekend. This is just a super-short post just to remind you that the first Serve it Forth Food History Festival is just one week away – it’s online … Continue reading →| British Food: A History
From concerts to conferences, hybrid events are undoubtedly the future of the events industry. Here are just a few reasons why!| Events.com
From apples and folklore to history and heritage, Oconee’s fall festivals offer something for everyone. The post Fall Festivals in Oconee County, SC appeared first on Visit Oconee South Carolina.| Visit Oconee South Carolina
Having the privilege of being a local and living a short commute away from Festival Street, year after year, I’m able to focus on what makes TIFF most special for me: its varied Canadian programming.| Bright Wall/Dark Room
The BFI London Film Festival kicked off with a star-studded premiere of Rian Johnson's latest "Knives Out" caper, "Wake Up Dead Man."| Variety
Dussehra 2025 is not just a date in the Hindu calendar; it’s a powerful reminder that good can, and often does, triumph over evil. For many across the Indian diaspora, including the Indo-Caribbean community in the UK, this festival isn’t only about mythology or history; it’s about carrying forward values of resilience, courage, and community. […]| CurryBien
When September hits in New Orleans, it doesn’t mean summer has given up the ghost, even if everyone is back in school. As far as festivals and events go, New Orleans doesn’t slow down in this regard either. Here are some of the happenings hitting the Crescent City and the area around the French Quarter […]| New Orleans French Quarter
Photo courtesy of Satchmo SummerFest on Facebook Satchmo SummerFest started in 2001 as a tribute to Louis Armstrong, one of New Orleans’ most prominent native residents, on his 100th birthday (“Satchmo” was one of Armstrong’s several nicknames). Ever since, the fest remains the August highlight and just the respite we need from the long weeks of […]| New Orleans French Quarter
November in New Orleans is jam-packed with festivals and celebrations. It’s also a magical time to be here, with a stretch of perfect weather leading up to the winter holidays and Mardi Gras. Here are some of our favorite suggestions on what to see, eat, and do if you’re in New Orleans in November. Bayou […]| New Orleans French Quarter
Photo courtesy of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation on Facebook Presented by the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival always sports an eclectic lineup, consistently booking a mix of young talent alongside seasoned blues veterans. And that’s before you even consider the wide variety of BBQ vendors that surround Lafayette Square […] The post Blues, With a Side of Barbeque at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival appeared first on New Orleans...| New Orleans French Quarter
Before you dive in, if you are interested in event sponsorship, check out these titles in our “sponsorship for events” series: A good interactive event pays back so many dividends. For starters, you create a more immersive and memorable experience for your audience, be those attendees, donors, or customers. They’ll be clambering for your event when the tix go on sale next year. Your audience will be happier, and their opinion of your brand will likely go up. You might find you get mor...| The Sponsorship Collective
Class canceled: are the binders empty in Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt because the professors are full of shit, or is it just a continuity error?| Film Comment
Fire fights: highlights of this year’s festival, like Below the Clouds, Dead Man’s Wire, and Sacrifice reflected the anxious and violent status quo of our times| Film Comment
Easter in Austria is also a celebration of spring. Find out where the best markets and opportunities for spring skiing is this year. [...] The post How to Spend Easter in Austria: The Best Markets, Concerts, and Skiing in 2025 first appeared on .|
Music festivals are where people all around the world go to listen to live music and enjoy themselves. Music festivals come in all shapes and sizes, from| All Top Everything
Fall festival season has arrived, bringing with it Fort Worth's biggest Oktoberfest celebration that will encompass three days of Munich-inspired food and fun. This weekend also brings a culinary cook-off with some adventurous "bite" by way of rattlesnake - the main ingredient. Pairing dinners and Sunday outdoor food fest round out the list.| CultureMap Fort Worth
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SXSW London will return in 2026 and the festival has announced dates, ticket details and submissions for the conference program.| Billboard
Last Friday, many who I know celebrated Onam. The harvest festival of the state of Kerala that is celebrated by all belonging to the state regardless of caste, community, religion or any other demographics. It was in 2014 when I learnt a little about Onam and then sought permission from my friend LP to share … More Onam Pookalams – 2025| happiness and food
Willkommen – Welcome| Bavarian Inn
If you love to bake cookies, these coconut sesame cookies are a must-bake for this holiday season. These crunchy eggless coconut cookies are perfect for Christmas and a great choice to make for your home cookie jar or a cookie exchange.| My Cooking Journey
Field reports: films like Cover-Up, Landmarks, and The Voice of Hind Rajab pierced through the festival’s illusive bubble with lightning bolts of reality| Film Comment
The Suburban Indy Home & Outdoor Living Show returns to the beautiful Grand Park in Westfield! The Spring Edition of this popular event will take place| Indy with Kids
Amsterdam – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Frank L AMSTERDAM – Made Up Productions Co-presented by Dublin Fringe Festival & Glass Mask Theatre Performances – 12 Sept…| No More Workhorse
Recapping many highlights from the three days, organisers now announce a limited number of tickets for its 2026 return, frozen at 2025 prices, in a new tiered system, ensuring accessibility […]| Spiral Earth
Riding the wave of their triumphant return to the fields of a sold-out Cropredy Convention last weekend, legendary British Folk-Rockers, Fairport Convention, are now busy gearing up for their 2025 […]| Spiral Earth
Raksha Bandhan 2023 is just around the corner, and you are still unsure what to gift to your sister? No worries! Celebrate the bond of love with our top 10| GlamUp Gallery
Reverb – Civic Theatre – Review REVERB – Luail – Co-presented by Civic Theatre & Dublin Fringe Festival The Dublin Fringe Festival was in the suburbs on Thursday night, …| No More Workhorse
Apocalypse HOW? – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Presented by Doomslayers: Annie Queeries, Donna Fella and Laylah Beattie Dublin Castle Royal Chapel until September 1…| No More Workhorse
+353 Presents: The Revenger’s Tragedy – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Performances – 10 – 13 Sept, 21:00, 13 Sept, 15:00 Venue – Abbey Theatr…| No More Workhorse
Hungry Grass/Stray Sod – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Hungry Grass/Stray Sod – Wandering Stories Theatre Performances – 8 Sept, 19:00 (preview), 8 Sept, 20:15, 9 – …| No More Workhorse
Don’t Tell Dad About Diana – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Performances – 8 Sept, 18:00 (preview), 9 – 10 Sept, 20:00, 12 Sept, 13:00 & 20:00, …| No More Workhorse
Walk on by: Guy Lodge and and Öykü Sofuoğlu join to discuss Duse, Remake, The Voice of Hind Rajab, and more| Film Comment
Rock of ages: critics Savina Petkova and Jordan Mintzer join to discuss Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine, Lucrecia Martel's Nuestra Tierra (Landmarks), and more| Film Comment
Iva travaille dans une usine de vêtements dans la Bulgarie rurale, luttant contre une maladie persistante mais mystérieuse. Lorsqu'il est révélé qu'elle| Le Polyester
Hello there everyone! Here’s a quick special bonus episode of the podcast for you – the lowdown on the Serve it Forth Food History Festival 2025, sponsored by the excellent Netherton Foundry. It…| British Food: A History
LINEUP ALSO INCLUDES FUJII KAZE, KNOCK2, SAMMY VIRJI, LANY, KEN CARSON, DESTROY LONELY, HOMIXIDE GANG, THE MIDNIGHT, CALUM SCOTT, AND MANY MORE TICKETS ON SALE NOW (August 29, 2025) The fourth annual Lollapalooza India has revealed the 2026 lineup featuring headliners Linkin Park, Playboi Carti, Yungblud, and Kehlani, along with incredible performances from Fujii Kaze, […] The post LINKIN PARK, PLAYBOI CARTI, YUNGBLUD, AND KEHLANI TO HEADLINE LOLLAPALOOZA INDIA 2026 appeared first on Live N...| Live Nation Entertainment
With top-tier guests, industry panels and Oscar-qualifying shorts, the RIIFF is redefining what a regional fest can do — and what Hollywood should pay attention to.| The Hollywood Reporter
As the air turns crisp and the vibrant hues of autumn sweep across Michigan, Frankenmuth comes alive with the magic of fall. From spooky evenings at the| Bavarian Inn
Family affair: Bilge Ebiri and Jonathan Romney join to discuss Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Brother Sister, Kent Jones’s Late Fame, and more| Film Comment
Every October, the alpine pastures of Alpe di Siusi (Seiser Alm) erupt in sound and tradition as the Almabtrieb — the annual cattle drive — makes its thunderous descent in a roaring farewell to summer that’s part ceremony, part pilgrimage, and all party. Here’s what it’s like to witness this centuries-old celebration — and how ... Read more| Throne & Vine
Built to last: critics Joseph Fahim and Öykü Sofuoğlu join to discuss festival premieres including Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein, Jihan K’s My Father and Qaddafi, and more| Film Comment
Crashing out: critics Katie McCabe and Tim Grierson join to discuss festival premieres including Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt, Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice, and more| Film Comment
Golden years: Jonathan Romney and Jordan Cronk join to discuss early festival premieres Jay Kelly, Bugonia, La grazia, and more| Film Comment
The 13th Thessalian Poetry Festival opens its gates from 25 to 29 August 2025, with a multi-dimensional programme that includes poetry readings by more than 70 Greek and international poets, live music, book presentations, a visual art exhibition curated by Antigoni Kapsali, and multimedia poetry performances. Organized by the publishing house Thraka and the Department […]| Greek News Agenda
FolkEast has announced an exciting antipodean addition to the eclectic line-up for this month’s three-day festival at Suffolk’s Sotterley estate. Hailing from New South Wales, We Mavericks will definitely have travelled further […]| Spiral Earth
Video life: many of the best films at this year’s festival—including Blue Heron, God Will Not Help, and Dry Leaf—explored the imperfect nature of recollection| Film Comment
Tooth and nail: Inney Prakash and Cici Peng join to discuss festival highlights Dracula, Dry Leaf, With Hasan in Gaza, and more| Film Comment
Still lives: the two acclaimed directors discuss their latest films, the practicalities of their unique production methods, and more| Film Comment
Stop that train: the recursions of a painful past preoccupied many of the best films at this year’s edition of the Czech festival| Film Comment
On fire: at this year’s edition of the festival devoted to rediscoveries and restorations, distinctions between high and low art dissolved into the heat of the air| Film Comment
Heroes and villains: the festival largely made good on its promise to show socially relevant works from independent and early-career filmmakers| Film Comment
Here today: a new festival defiantly reclaims a lost history, bringing contemporary and classic Cambodian cinema to a local audience| Film Comment
Road music: the German auteur discusses his latest tale of hauntings and doublings, which follows a morose piano student who wanders into the life of an enigmatic woman| Film Comment
End of the road: new films by Kelly Reichardt, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Julia Ducournau, and Sergei Loznitsa explore the politics of time| Film Comment
Listen in: filmmakers Eduardo Williams, Brett Story, and Zoya Laktionova discuss the ethical and practical ways in which documentaries use sound, voice, and audio| Film Comment
Going express: the filmmaker discusses his contemporary reimagining of Kurosawa’s classic, working again with Denzel Washington, and what makes New York City such a rich setting and subject| Film Comment
Get a grip: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning celebrates the tenacity and power of the human body struggling against technology| Film Comment
Political world: the Iranian auteur speaks about his Palme d‘Or–winning latest, a typically ingenious meditation on the lasting effects of state repression| Film Comment
Pressing on: standouts of the second week of the festival included Pedro Pinho’s I Only Rest in the Storm, Julia Ducournau’s Alpha, and Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident| Film Comment
Shelter from the storm: critics Justin Chang, Tim Grierson, and Alison Willmore wrap up the 2025 edition with Bi Gan’s Resurrection, Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind, and more| Film Comment
Running on empty: Ari Aster‘s Eddington, Christian Petzold‘s Mirrors No. 3, and Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague fail to be more than mere reflections of their grander ambitions and inspirations| Film Comment
Rave on: the French-born Galician director discusses his latest, a trance-inducing techno vision quest set in Morocco’s Sahara Desert| Film Comment
Sail away: Kong Rithdee and Inney Prakash join to debate Lav Diaz’s Magellan, Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, and more| Film Comment
Roll on: Miriam Bale, Robert Daniels, and Jessica Kiang drop a token and talk Highest 2 Lowest, Alpha, and My Father's Show, and more| Film Comment
Reality bites: early festival selections like Enzo, Promised Sky, and Adam's Sake were rooted in straight-down-the-line realism| Film Comment
Drink deep: critics Mark Asch, Kong Rithdee, and Isabel Stevens join to swim through recent premieres Die My Love, The Chronology of Water, Nouvelle Vague, and Urchin| Film Comment
