Baseball, murder, the politics of art, and the art of teaching are on display in the city’s prime showcase for ambitious movies.

Standout selections include “Nickel Boys,” the Mumbai-set “All We Imagine as Light” and the documentary “Dahomey,” about African repatriation.

The New York Film Festival opened on September 27 with the premiere of 'Nickel Boys,' which wowed and divided audiences in equal measure.

Angelina Jolie shone alongside three of her children, Pax, Zahara and Maddox, on the New York Film Festival red carpet

Angelina Jolie stunned in a white sleeveless dress with a pleated skirt, which she paired with peep-toe black heels. Her daughter Zahara complemented her mother's look in a silk white dress. Maddox opted for a classic black suit, while Pax sported a grey one with a black wrist brace, possibly from a recent injury.

On the latest 'Screen Talk,' we share our most-anticipated New York Film Festival premieres, plus an interview with Alex Ross Perry.

Like many of the fall film festivals, New York Film Festival had to mount its 2023 edition during the actors strike and without major stars like Emma Stone (“Poor Things”), Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore (“May December”) or Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal (“All of Us Strangers”) in attendance to promote their movies.