SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Mario Van Peebles on His Father's Greatest Legacy: 'He Put Black Power on the Screen for the First Time' Four days after Melvin Van Peebles' death, his son joined NYFF to salute his father's iconic "Sweet Sweetback's Badasssss Song."  By Eric Kohn

'Licorice Pizza' Trailer: Paul Thomas Anderson Returns to the 1970s San Fernando Valley Cooper Hoffman, son of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, is front and center in Anderson's coming-of-age movie.  By Zack Sharf	Academy Motion Picture Museum Preview: Don't Call It the Death Star! The Academy finally built its museum. Will they come?  By Anne Thompson

Don't Make Fun of Brian Robbins: Here's Why Paramount's Best Hope Is the Director of 'Norbit' Jim Gianopulos and Emma Watts are the best in the business, but that also can make it impossible to navigate a massive paradigm shift.  By Dana Harris-Bridson and Chris Lindahl	'Dear Evan Hansen' Looks Like a Box-Office Flop, but It Might Have Been a Streaming Hit The weekend box office was at its weakest in months, but that's about to change with "Venom," "Dune," and "No Time To Die" opening soon.  By Tom Brueggemann

	As IATSE Vote Looms, Confident Union Members - and Their Cars - Take to the Streets in Support of Strike At a Sunday grassroots event, IATSE members bonded, got crafty, and made it clear that they are feeling major enthusiasm for the upcoming au … By Chris Lindahl
	'Midnight Mass' Review: Mike Flanagan's Netflix Horror Series Is a Long Sermon Worth Hearing Out Not as potent as it could be with a stronger edit (nor as frightening as some horror fans may want), Mike Flanagan's latest proves to be a r … By Ben Travers
	Amalia Ulman Brings Us 'The Grifters,' with Compassion and Laughter, in 'El Planeta' The director, writer, producer, and star of the Sundance 2021 hit tells IndieWire about her debut feature, the droll tale of mother-daughter … By Ryan Lattanzio
	Catholic Protesters Gather Outside NYFF Premiere of Paul Verhoeven's Lesbian Nun Drama 'Benedetta' A group of protesters descended on Alice Tully Hall Sunday afternoon ahead of Verhoeven's scabrous lesbian nun drama.  By Ryan Lattanzio
	Roger Michell, RIP: An Ode to the Astonishing Range of the 'Notting Hill' Director Michael Barker shares an appreciation for the eclectic career of the British director, who died this week.  By Michael Barker