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Tribeca Film Festival 2009 Mini-Preview: Narrative Features


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John Del Signore

Published Apr 14, 2009

Modified Apr 14, 2009


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The 8th Annual Tribeca Film Festival kicks off next Wednesday, April 22nd with the world premiere of Woody Allen's comedy Whatever Works, which happens to be Allen’s first film shot in New York since 2004. The movie isn't being officially released in New York until June 19th, and Sony Pictures has been keeping a tight lid on the synopsis, but we do know it's a "blackish comedy" starring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood (The Wrestler), Patricia Clarkson (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), and friend of Gothamist Ed Begley Jr.

 

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Published Apr 14, 2009

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The festival continues through May 3rd, and while this year boasts less films than usual (approximately 150, down from roughly 200 last year), that also means it's a slightly more manageable festival. Last week Executive Director Nancy Schafer talked us through some of the fun events happening during the festival, which include free stuff like the drive-in movies and the fair street fair, the post-screening Q&A's with directors such as Spike Lee and Steven Soderbergh, and a "work in progress" premiere screening of the documentary, Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful.

Tickets went on sale today for American Express Cardmembers, who get first dibs on tickets for the next four days because Am Ex is a major festival sponsor. On Sunday, single tickets go on sale to downtown residents (below Canal) at the Tribeca Cinemas ticket outlet only, and on Monday they go on sale to the general public. All ticket details are here. Later this week we'll take a look at some of this year's highlights in the documentary feature category; for now click on the film stills above for details on some of the intriguing narrative features.

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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.

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