If you’re a film buff, you might be interested in the Burt Lancaster retrospective now running at the UWS Film Society Of Lincoln Center. The series — Man of Steel: Burt Lancaster at 100 — runs through Thursday, 5/23 and features some great classics.

Great free event at the Film Society of Lincoln Center tomorrow night (Thursday, 5/16): As part of FilmLinc’s “Summer Talk” series, actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, along with director Richard Linklater, will sit down for an in-person discussion about their new movie Before Midnight – a follow-up to their earlier films Before Sunrise and [...]

“Heeere’s Johnny!” If you’re looking for a little late-night entertainment on Friday (3/29), the Film Society of Lincoln Center is screening Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 classic The Shining as part of their “Midnight Movies” series.

In honor of Valentine’s Day, what better time to talk about to blathe… err — true love. The Princess Bride is showing at the Film Society of Lincoln Center this weekend.

Actress Jessica Chastain is appearing at the UWS Film Society Of Lincoln Center this afternoon (Friday, 2/8) as part of a free “conversation” series. Ms. Chastain recently won the Golden Globe award for Best Actress for her role in Zero Dark Thirty. She is also nominated for an Academy Award in the same category. In [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, February 6th, 2013…

Finding a theater that’s showing Oscar-nominated films in the category of “Best Picture” is pretty easy — movies like Argo, Django Unchained, and Les Misérables are playing in wide release. Trying to catch the nominees in other categories can be a more difficult task. If you’re into documentaries, UWS Film Society Of Lincoln Center is [...]

Film Society Of Lincoln Center is featuring a retrospective of Tom Cruise’s work from 12/17 – 12/20. To kick things off, Mr. Cruise is appearing in-person on Monday, December 17, for a discussion of his career and an advance screening of his latest film, Jack Reacher. Tickets for An Evening With Tom Cruise go on [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Tuesday, November 20th, 2012…

Posted on Monday that the cast of The Princess Bride was reuniting on the UWS for a 25th Anniversary screening at the 50th New York Film Festival. AP had a camera crew at last night’s event and caught up with the cast on the red carpet at Lincoln Center. There are some great Princess Bride [...]

Had a reminder post yesterday about the 50th New York Film Festival, which is in full swing at the Upper West Side’s Film Society Of Lincoln Center. Today, New York Times film critic Stephen Holden has an article highlighting a handful of screenings scheduled over the remaining 12 days of the festival.

Posted about it last month and nearly every day since in the daily “Free & Cheap UWS Events” posts, but if you’ve somehow missed it, the 50th New York Film Festival (NYFF) is now in full swing at the Film Society Of Lincoln Center. The festival runs for almost two more weeks and tickets to [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Monday, September 24th, 2012… (Mondays are usually slim pickings, but today’s list is actually pretty long)

There’s a great retrospective of Christopher Nolan films at FilmLinc starting today (Friday) and running through Tuesday (9/18). Mr. Nolan might be best known for his Batman/Dark Knight trilogy, but he’s also behind a slew of other fantastic films, including Memento and Inception to name a couple. This is a great opportunity to catch some [...]

UPDATE 9/28: The festival kicks off today — click here for a full schedule and tickets UPDATE 10/1: “The Princess Bride” 25th Anniversary Screening & Cast Reunion UPDATE 10/3: NYT’s Stephen Holden highlights part of the NYFF slate The 50th New York Film Festival kicks off in just over two weeks and tickets are now [...]