This past Saturday, the Hamptons International Film Festival kicked off the 7th annual SummerDocs screening series at Guild Hall, presented by TNT’s Public Morals. Following the screening of the smartly entertaining Best of Enemies, directors Morgan Neville (Oscar® winner for 20 Feet From Stardom) and Robert Gordon joined Dick Cavett (who appears in the film) and moderator Kurt Andersen on stage for a lively […]
2015 SummerDocs Series: Alec Baldwin Hosts Festival Favorites
June 23, 2015 by
Today HIFF announced Alec Baldwin will return to host filmmakers and special guests in conversation at the 7th Annual SummerDocs series, presented by TNT’s Public Morals. Tickets to the series, which brings the best in documentary filmmaking to the East End all summer long, are on sale now! “We have a provocative and engaging slate for our seventh year that […]
Vidal and Buckley Square Off in 2015 SummerDocs Debut, ‘Best of Enemies’
June 22, 2015 by
We’re gearing up for another first-rate edition of our popular SummerDocs series, presented by TNT’s Public Morals. This year’s features kick off with Best of Enemies on Saturday, July 11. Told with insight, prescience, panache and humor, the award-winning Best of Enemies chronicles the groundbreaking series of televised debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley, Jr., during the 1968 presidential conventions. The two […]
Q&A: Kimberly Levin on the Farmland Thriller ‘Runoff’
June 21, 2015 by
Note: This interview originally ran during the 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival, where Runoff had its East Coast premiere. Runoff opens Friday, June 26, in NYC. Director Kimberly Levin, cast and crew will do Q&As following select screenings June 26-28 at Village East Cinemas. The beauty of the land cannot mask the brutality of a farm town. As harvest draws near, determined matriarch Betty […]
Q&A: Lou Howe on Bringing ‘Gabriel’ Back Home to the Hamptons
June 18, 2015 by
Note: This interview originally ran during the 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival, where Gabriel won the Views From Long Island award. Gabriel opens Friday, June 19, in select theaters. Director Lou Howe will do Q&As following the 7:40 pm screenings on June 19-20 at Village East Cinemas. Longing for stability in the throes of mental illness, Gabriel (Rory Culkin) will stop […]
