Nick Kroll, Megan Stalter, Marc Maron and More to Headline 2021 New York Comedy Festival

NYFF is working with with Anthology Film Archives (East Village), BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music, Fort Greene, Brooklyn), Jacob Burns Film Center (Pleasantville, Westchester), and Maysles Documentary Center (Harlem) to screen a selection of films throughout the festival — complete list below. “These screenings allow filmmakers to share their work with passionate filmgoers across New York, and provide flexibility for movie lovers citywide and beyond,” FLC said.

Rod Gilbert was a Hall of Fame forward for the New York Rangers who was known as “Mr. Ranger.”Rod Gilbert played his entire Hockey Hall of Fame career with the New York Rangers, retiring in 1978.

New York Post, police said the man, who was in his 40s, plunged somewhere between 30 and 50 feet around 9pm, and landed on concrete. He was taken to New York’s Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Police sources told the publication that the man was possibly under the influence when he took the fatal fall from the fifth floor.“I heard people going ‘ahhh’ and see people running.

New York Film Festival organizers have unveiled the slate for its Spotlight section, which includes Dune, C’mon C’mon, Red Rocket and other titles of note.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaGroundbreaking works by John Carpenter, Mira Nair, Melvin Van Peebles, Nina Menkes and Michael Powell will be featured in the Revivals lineup of the 59th New York Film Festival.

NEW YORK -- Marc Maron, Bill Maher, Michelle Wolf, Ronny Chieng, Colin Quinn and Nick Kroll will headline this year’s New York Comedy Festival, which returns for laughs after last year's event was canceled due to the pandemic.The weeklong festival this fall will also feature Michelle Buteau, Vir Das, Tim Dillon, Gary Gulman, Jon Lovett’s Lovett or Leave It, Norm Macdonald, Brian Regan, Andrew Santino and Megan Stalter.The festival runs Nov. 8-14.

The New York Comedy Festival has set a lineup of 200 performers set to take the stage across the city’s five boroughs when the festival returns in-person in November.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterAndre Braugher has joined the cast of “She Said,” the film retelling of the investigation into sexual assault and harassment perpetrated by Harvey Weinstein.Braugher will play New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet, who oversaw groundbreaking reporting from journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. Their 2017 probe led to Hollywood mogul Weinstein’s disgrace and criminal prosecution, and sparked the #MeToo movement.

André Braugher has joined Universal-Annapurna-Plan B’s feature adaptation of New York Times bestseller She Said about Pulitzer Prize winners Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s investigative journalism into movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual assault, which led to his conviction.

Ellise Shafer administratorThe New York Film Festival has revealed the full lineup for its 59th edition, including Julia Ducournau’s “Titane,” Paul Verhoeven’s “Benedetta,” Todd Haynes’ “The Velvet Underground” and more.“Titane” won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

The New York Film Festival organizers have set the main slate for this fall’s largely in-person 59th edition, as well as enhanced pandemic measures including a Covid-19 vaccine requirement.

The 59th edition of New York Film Festival is taking shape and today Film at Lincoln Center announced Pedro Almodóvar’s latest drama “Parallel Mothers“ starring Penélope Cruz, as the Closing Night selection of the festival. “Parallel Mothers” will make its North American premiere on October 8 at Alice Tully Hall.