On Wednesday, the Hamptons International Film Festival announced several films with ties to the East End, including its opening night film on Oct. 5, the world premiere of Alison Chernick’s “Itzhak,” a documentary about Itzhak Perlman, who has a house in East Hampton and a music school on Shelter Island.

The 25th annual Hamptons International Film Festival got underway Thursday with an opening night screening of "Itzhak," about the virtuoso violinist Itzhak Perlman.

The auction of Edward Albee's art collection at Sotheby's in New York City raised $12.5 million for his writers' and artists' retreat in Montauk and broke some auction records in the process.

Dick Cavett and Annette Benning will participate in this year's Hamptons International Film Festival it announced on Monday.