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The 2013 New York Film Festival

The Village Voice's coverage of the 51st annual New York Film Festival, with essays and reviews of Inside Llewyan Davis, Captain Phillips, All is Lost and more.

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  1. Inside Llewyn Davis: The Coen Brothers' Most Moving Film Since A Serious Man
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    Inside Llewyn Davis finds the Coen brothers in a dark mood, exploring the near-inevitable disappointment that faces artists too sincere to compromise--disappointments that the Coens, to their credit, have made a career out of dodging.
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  2. Captain Phillips is a Hokey High Seas Drama Apt to Turn Stomachs and Elicit Groans
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    Paul Greengrass' cinema-of-spasticity reaches new phony lows with Captain Phillips, a based-on-true-life 2008 tale of a cargo ship captain (Tom Hanks) who finds his vessel attacked by Somali pirates led by Muse (Barkhad Abdi).
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  3. The 51st New York Film Festival Is as Varied as Its Hometown
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    Largely plucked off the prestigious vines of Cannes, Venice, Locarno, and Berlin, over half of this year's record-breaking 36 main slate titles represent new work from returning NYFF filmmakers.
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Wishing I could go to all ! Saludos from Puerto Rico !

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