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One day after revealing Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” will have its North American debut at the New York Film Festival as the festival’s Spotlight gala screening, Film at Lincoln Center has announced the complete list of Spotlight films.

Some of the notable features include the world premiere of the Garth Davis film “Foe” with Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal (the premiere designation likely means this Amazon release won’t be part of the Telluride Film Festival lineup) and the U.S. premieres of the Richard Linklater movie “Hitman” with Glen Powell and the Hayao Miyazaki animated feature “The Boy and the Heron.”

Another headline-making event is the world premiere of “The Curse,” a new A24 television series that will debut on Showtime this fall. The series comes from Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie and stars both men alongside Emma Stone.

Check out the complete list of Spotlight films and descriptions,...

Following the Main Slate announcement, the 61st New York Film Festival has unveiled its Spotlight section for the festival, taking place September 29–October 15. Highlights include the world premieres of Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s The Curse starring Emma Stone, Garth Davis’ Foe starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal, and the U.S. premiere of Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron.

The lineup also features the North American premiere of Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, Harmony Korine’s Aggro DR1FT accompanied by David Cronenberg’s new short Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection, Richard Linklater’s Hit Man, Sean Price Williams’ debut The Sweet East, Pedro Almodóvar‘s Strange Way of Life, Trân Anh Hùng’s newly-retitled The Taste of Things, plus docs by Steve McQueen, Frederick Wiseman, Errol Morris, and more.

See the lineup below, with Passes available now and tickets going on sale Sept.

Emma Stone has proven to be director Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Favourite” star.

The Oscar winner teams up again with “The Favourite” auteur Lanthimos for the black-and-white short film “Bleat.” The film is the second work to be commissioned as part of the Greek National Opera and nonprofit Neon program “The Artist on the Composer.” French actor Damien Bonnard also stars.

“Bleat” will have its world premiere May 6, accompanied by live music ensembles May 6–8 in Stavros Niarchos Hall at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Kallithea, Greece. Thodoros Mihopoulos serves as cinematographer of the eerie short; its plot is currently under wraps.

“Bleat” was filmed on the Greek island of Tinos in February 2020 featuring instrumental pieces by J.S. Bach / Knut Nystedt and Toshio Hosokawa, which will be performed live at the premiere events by soloists Angelina Tkatcheva (cimbalom) and Wu Wei (sheng), the “Maria Callas” quartet, and the Chorus of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation.

Before the year ends, we’ll likely be getting a new feature from Yorgos Lanthimos, his Frankenstein reimagining Poor Things with Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, and Margaret Qualley. However, it’s not the only new project that finds the Greek director reteaming with his star of The Favourite.

They’ve reunited for Bleat, a new black-and-white short and the second work to be commissioned as part of the Greek National Opera (Gno) and Neon program The Artist on the Composer. Set to have its world premiere accompanied by live music ensembles on May 6, 7, and 8 in Stavros Niarchos Hall at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, the first trailer has now arrived, which features cinematography from Thodoros Mihopoulos (Kala azar).

Shot on the Greek island of Tinos in February 2020, the short also stars French actor Damien Bonnard (Staying Vertical) and features pieces by J.S. Bach / Knut Nystedt and Toshio Hosokawa,...