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One weekend, three big festivals. We know it may be daunting that not only do the New Yorker Festival and New York Food and Wine Festival, but also the New York Film Festival, all coincide this weekend. Sounds like it's time to figure out what you want to do and plan accordingly. We've made it easy for you, check out the following guides for the best of the best!

You might think there's nothing more painful than a Q&A session where no one asks any questions. But especially in New York, and particularly in New York press conference situations, a deafening silence is preferable to occasions where audience members regrettably speak up. More»

[All photos by PATRICK MCMULLAN and DAVID X PRUTTING for PMc]. On Saturday, Paper Magazine hosted a dinner in honor of Pedro Almodovar, Penelope Cruz and their latest film, "Broken Embraces." At the brand new Casa Lever (scheduled to open this week), the director and starlette sat with Paper's Peter Davis and Mickey Boardman, the latter also celebrating his birthday. Diners including Madonna, Debbie Harry, Ruben and Isabel Toledo, Cynthia Rowley, Luigi Tadini and Patrick McMullan enjoyed a set menu including parmesan risotto and swordfish to fete the flick, which closed this year's New York Film Festival. More»

Mariah Carey's role in "Precious" maybe almost as skimpy as the dress she wore to the New York Film Festival's screening, however, she certainly stole the show on the red carpet. Also starring in the film and shining on the red carpet were Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz, and new-comer Gabourey Sidibe. Also, Harvey Keitel, Gayle King, Chyna Lane, Mary J. Blige, Bobby Cannavale, Malcom Jamal-Warner were amongst the crowd that came to witness director Lee Daniels masterful adaptation of Sapphire's riveting, heart-wrenching novel. More»

[All photos by JP PULLOS for PMc]. The 47th annual New York Film Festival is underway, opening on Friday with "Wild Grass" at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center. Local Parker Posey and Mathieu Amalric (a well known French actor, in Julian Schnabel's Diving Bell and the Butterfly) came for this first showing on the calendar, the story of what events ripple from an ordinary purse snatching. Continuing through the 11th of October, the roster is one of two international events that the Film Society puts on each year, the other being New Directors/New Films. More»