HIFF 2014 Films Garner Record 44 Oscar Nominations

The announcement we’ve all been waiting for came this morning, and HIFF 2014 films came out on top, with 44 Oscar nominations. The previous record for any one year was last year’s 32!  No surprise to anyone, Alejandro González Iñárritu‘s Best Picture nominee Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) leads the 2014 Oscar nominations with nine mentions […]

Friday Snapshots: Day 2 at HIFF 2014

Friday was our first full day of screenings and events at HIFF 2014, and from what we could tell, audiences are *loving* the movies, panels, and conversations in and out of the theaters. Friday highlights included acclaimed actress Patricia  Clarkson, both in A Conversation With… (sponsored by NYU Langone Medical Center), and in her latest film, Isabel […]

Friday Gets ‘Wild,’ Patricia Clarkson, A Dangerous Game, The Last Impresario

Wasn’t last night a hoot and a half? Bill Murray brings the fun. Before we go any further, we have to tell you how thrilled we are to have Patricia Clarkson here with us at HIFF 2014. The acclaimed actress is attending the Festival on behalf of her Spotlight film, Learning to Drive, which has been one of the hottest-selling […]

‘Wild’ & ‘Foxcatcher’ to Screen at HIFF 2014; Stars Laura Dern & Mark Ruffalo Added to ‘A Conversation With…’

Two more highly-anticipated films have been added to the HIFF 2014 line-up: Jean-Marc Vallée‘s Wild, starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern, and Bennett Miller‘s Foxcatcher, which stars Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum, and Steve Carell. Both Dern and Ruffalo will also take part in HIFF’s interview series, “A Conversation With…” The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) is pleased to announce that Jean-Marc Vallée’s […]