Denzel Washington Drama 'Flight' to Close New York Film Festival

The Robert Zemeckis drama "Flight," with Denzel Washington, John Goodman and Don Cheadle, has been named closing-night film at the New York Film Festival.

The announcement was made on Thursday by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, which produces the NYFF. This year's festival, the 50th, will begin on Sept. 28; "Flight" will have its world premiere on the festival's closing night, Oct. 14.