Good morning!
Good news from the Hamptons Film Festival. They’ve secured Richard Linklater’s stunning “Blue Moon” as their spotlight film. (Wait til you see this movie.)
Ethan Hawke, who plays composer Lorenz Hart like a Stradivarius in the film, will also do A Conversation With… during the festival. He’s certain to be Oscar nominated, so this will be a sell out.
The Hamptons Fest will also feature Bill Condon’s remake of “Kiss of the Spider Woman” with Jennifer Lopez.
The opening night film is “Eternity,” starring Elizabeth Olsen, who’ll be there to toast the festival. Directed by David Freyne, the film also stars Miles Teller and Callum Turner.
There will also be a breakthrough director screening of Eva Victor’s “Sorry Baby.” Eva Victor is better known to fans of “Billions” as the smart but vulnerable Rian, who was always conflicted about working for Bobby Axelrod.
The 33rd annual Hamptons International Film Festival will run October 3-13, 2025, with in-person screenings and events taking place across the Hamptons.
I’m supposed to tell you that HIFF thanks this year’s festival sponsors: Presenting Sponsor Artemis Rising Foundation; Premier Sponsor Audi; Signature Sponsors UBS and IL Buco; official Media Partners WNBC, The Atlantic, Hamptons Magazine, The East Hampton Star and Variety; Premium Contributing Sponsors Netflix, Luminara Napa Valley, Assemble Media, Fox Rothschild, King & Spalding, Twomey Latham, Sotheby’s International realty, Wolffer Estate; and foundation supporters New York State Council on the Arts and Suffolk County Film Commission.
For more information, please visit www.hamptonsfilmfest.org.
