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Film

Misan Sagay, who wrote the screenplay for "Belle," spoke at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Film Center last Thursday.

NYU’s Cantor Film Center hosts ‘Belle’ screenwriter Misan Sagay

NYU’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Film Center welcomed guest speaker Misan Sagay last Thursday to participate in a Q&A before a screening of the 2014 film “Belle."
Daria Butler, Staff Writer November 4, 2015
"Belle" screenwriter comes to NYU.
Laurie Anderson uses the death of her dog, as the starting point for reflections on life, death, religion and philosophy in her new film Heart of Dog.

Anderson’s ‘Heart of a Dog’ combines art forms to reflect on life and death

Tony Schwab, Staff Writer November 4, 2015
Experimental artist Laurie Anderson's new film "Heart of Dog" spirituality by combining several different art forms.
Frederick Wiseman's latest film, “In Jackson Heights,” explores the diversity of the Queens neighborhood.

‘In Jackson Heights’ director Frederick Wiseman talks gentrification

Tony Schwab, Staff Writer November 3, 2015
Frederick Wiseman's "In Jackson Heights" explores the intense cultural diversity of the Queens neighborhood. WSN spoke with Wiseman about gentrification robbing neighborhoods of local personality and his documentary style.
"The Hallow" is set in rural Ireland, where a conservationist Adam Hitchens (Joseph Mawle), his wife Claire (Bojana Novakovic) and their infant son Finn have recently moved.

Monsters scare in ‘The Hallow’

Dejarelle Gaines, Staff Writer November 3, 2015
A conservationist unwittingly awakens ancient demonic forces in the Ireland-set film "The Hallows."
Director Jason Mann and producer Marc Joubert during a Q&A following a screening of their new film, “The Leisure Class” on the 28th of October, 2015.

Winner of ‘Project Greenlight’ deserves red light

Dejarelle Gaines, Contributing Writer November 2, 2015
HBO's "Project Greenlight" comes to a disappointing end with Jason Mann's "The Leisure Class," showing celebrity endorsement is not always well-guided.
Leah Meyerhoff (middle) answers audience questions on her experience as the director of her new movie, “I Believe in Unicorns”.

Tisch alum believes in ‘Unicorns,’ fighting gender bias in film

Jordan Reynolds, Staff Writer November 2, 2015
Leah Meyerhoff, Tisch alumna and founder of the Film Fatales, premiered her film, "I Believe in Unicorns" at NYU's Film Fusion Festival in support of female presence in film.

Five food-inspired Halloween outfits

Diamond Naga Siu, Contributing Writer October 29, 2015
There's still time to whip up these food-related Halloween costumes.
Staff Recs: Spooky Halloween movies to binge-watch

Staff Recs: Spooky Halloween movies to binge-watch

Celebrate Halloween with a seasonal movie binge with staff-recommended movies. The list includes the musical "Hocus Pocus," the nostalgic "Halloweentown" and the racy "Rocky Horror Picture Show."
“The Wonders”, a film on an eleven-year-old girl’s coming-of-age, is well worth its Cannes Grand Prix Prize.

The birds and the beekeepers star in Italian coming of age film

Natalie Whalen, Staff Writer October 29, 2015
A small-town family of beekeepers in Italy confronts the lure of reality television when a production crew rolls into town. Alice Rohrwacher's film "The Wonders" tells the charming coming-of-age story of a young teenage girl who must face the changes coming over her town and herself.
Netflix paid nearly $12 million for worldwide rights to Cary Fukunaga’s African war drama Beasts of No Nation.

Netflix is no place for new films

Ethan Sapienza, Staff Writer October 26, 2015
The growing trend of debuting feature films on streaming services like Netflix is creating an irrevocable change in movie-watching practices that isn't all bad.
Laurie Anderson, a musician and performance artist, speaks about her upcoming film, Heart of a Dog.

Musician experiments with ‘Dog’

Tony Schwab, Staff Writer October 25, 2015
"Heart of a Dog" opens with a shot of director, artist and composer Laurie Anderson giving birth to her pet dog. Anderson sat down with WSN to discuss the Buddhist elements in the film and her favorite current musician.

Women of color ‘Straight Outta Compton’ film

Aliya Ikhumen, Contributing Writer October 22, 2015
"Straight Outta Compton" is an important film about police brutality and racism, but fails to recognize women of color.