David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” to open New York Film FestivalJuly 17, 2014 - 12:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - David Fincher’s film version of Gone Girl, starring Ben Affleck, is set to be the opening night gala screening at this year’s New York Film Festival, The Hollywood Reporter said. The film features Rosamund Pike as a woman who mysteriously vanishes, with her husband (Affleck) suspected of killing her, and is based on Gillian Flynn’s best-selling novel. Flynn wrote the screenplay for the movie, which Reese Witherspoon’s Pacific Standard is producing alongside New Regency. 20th Century Fox is set to release the movie Oct. 3. Last year’s opening-night screening at the festival was Captain Phillips, which went on to earn six Oscar nods, including a best picture nomination. Last year’s festival also featured screenings of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty in its centerpiece spot and Her as the closing night film. In addition, screenings of future Oscar contenders 12 Years a Slave and Nebraska also took place at the festival. The festival is seen as an important stop in awards season. Fincher’s The Social Network opened the festival in 2010. The 52nd annual New York Film Festival runs Sept. 26-Oct. 12. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |