New York Film Festival.

Line-up's posted — yes! Fuck George Clooney (well, given the opportunity...) we're all a-giggle about the fact that Neil Jordan's "Breakfast on Pluto" (starring Cillian Murphy as a cross-dressing cabaret singer) is a festival centerpiece, and Jordan will be appearing in person for a "Directors' Dialogue."

GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, (Opening Night) George Clooney, USA, 90m. 2005. Warner Independent Pictures.

BREAKFAST ON PLUTO, (Centerpiece) Neil Jordan, USA, 135m. 2005. Sony Pictures Classics.

CACHE (HIDDEN), (Closing Night) Michael Haneke, France, 117m. 2005. Sony Pictures Classics. Avery Fisher Hall.

AVENGE BUT ONE OF MY TWO EYES, Avi Mograbi, Israel/France, 104m. 2005.

BUBBLE, Steven Soderbergh, USA, 72m. 2005. Magnolia Pictures.

CAPOTE, Bennett Miller, USA, 114m. 2005. Sony Pictures Classics.

THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU, Cristi Puiu, Romania, 154m. 2005. Tartan Films.

L'ENFANT (THE CHILD), Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Belgium/France, 95m. 2005. Sony Pictures Classics.

GABRIELLE, Patrice Chereau, France, 86m. 2005.

I AM, Dorota Kedzierzawska, Poland, 100m 2005.

MANDERLAY, Lars von Trier, Denmark/Sweden/France, 139m. 2005. IFC Films.

METHADONIA, Michel Negroponte, USA, 88m. 2005. HBO Documentary Films.

PARADISE NOW, Hany Abu-Assad, Netherlands/German/France, 90m. 2005. Warner Independent Pictures.

THE PRESIDENT’S LAST BANG, Im Sang-soo, South Korea, 104m. 2005. Kino International.

REGULAR LOVERS, Philippe Garrel, France, 175m. 2005.

SOMETHING LIKE HAPPINESS, Bohdan Slama, Czech Republic, 102m. 2005.

THE SQUID AND THE WHALE, Noah Baumbach, USA, 88m. 2005. Samuel Goldwyn Films / Sony Pictures Entertainment.

THE SUN, Aleksandr Sokurov, Russia/Italy/France/Switzerland, 2005. 110m.

SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE, Park Chan-wook, South Korea, 112m. 2005. Tartan Films.

A TALE OF CINEMA, Hong Sang-soo, South Korea/France, 90m. 2005.

THREE TIMES, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Taiwan, 120m. 2005.

THROUGH THE FOREST, Jean-Paul Civeyrac, France, 65m. 2005.

TRISTRAM SHANDY: A COCK AND BULL STORY, Michael Winterbottom, UK, 91m. 2005. Picturehouse Films.

WHO’S CAMUS ANYWAY?, Mitsuo Yanagimachi, Japan, 115m. 2005.

We'll be covering this, yes we will. And good lord! The Hou Hsiao-hsien, "Paradise Now," "L'Enfant," the Winterbottom! We're going to go breathe into a paper bag to calm ourselves.

+ The 43rd New York Film Festival (Film Society of Lincoln Center)