Out & About
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The Film Society of Lincoln Center had a very good night and very good luck for the opening of its 43rd annual New York Film Festival.
For starters, the president of the society’s board, Daniel Stern, announced that filmmaker Elinor Bunin Munroe, a board member of the society, has made “an extraordinarily generous gift” to fund the society’s new building, which will bear her name.
The project, part of Lincoln Center’s redevelopment plans, will add two screens and classrooms to the society’s well-loved and well-worn Walter Reade Theater.
Then there was the opening night film selection, “Good Night, and Good Luck,” which depicts newscaster Edward R. Murrow’s crusade against Senator Joseph McCarthy and how it was handled by the higher-ups at CBS.
The film’s director and co-screenwriter, George Clooney, greeted a full house Friday night at Avery Fisher Hall.
“My father, who is an anchorman, taught me the importance of the fourth estate,” Mr. Clooney said before introducing his co-screenwriter and friend, Grant Heslov, who produced the film.
“In 1982, he loaned me $100 for headshots for ‘Joanie Loves Chachi.’ I didn’t get the part, but I still use the headshots,” Mr. Clooney said.
When the credits rolled, the actors in attendance received an ovation. The night wasn’t over. As one guest put it: “My first after-party! Let’s stop at Starbucks.”
At about 11:15 p.m., the formally dressed crowd walked to Tavern on the Green for a post-screening party. A few made the trip in black Escalades.
Jazz singer Dianne Reeves sang a few romantic tunes with Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, just as she did in the film. Cast members, including Mr. Clooney, David Strathairn, Frank Langella, Patricia Clarkson, and Alex Borstein mingled.
In the garden, near his fiancee, Rachel Weisz, director Darren Aronofsky was thinking about high school.
“I went to Edward Murrow High School in Brooklyn, so I’ve been a big fan of Murrow for a very long time. The principal gave inspiring talks about him,” Mr. Aronofsky said.