After navigating through the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and mounting a hybrid edition, the New York Film Festival will return to its Lincoln Center base this fall.Film at Lincoln Center, the fest’s presenting organization, said Thursday that this year’s opening-night selection will be Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth on September 24.
The film, which stars Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, will have its world premiere at Alice Tully Hall. Kathryn Hunter portrays the Shakespeare play’s trio of “weird sisters.”Apple and A24 said last May they are joining forces on the release, with the latter rolling out the film in theaters in the fourth quarter ahead of a streaming debut on Apple TV+.The 59th annual New York festival will feature
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