Christopher Guest Reveals the “Brutal” Backstage Dog Show Moment That He Couldn’t Include in ‘Best in Show’: “It’s Too Much”

Christopher Guest Reveals the “Brutal” Backstage Dog Show Moment That He Couldn’t Include in ‘Best in Show’: “It’s Too Much”

Despite all of the idiosyncratic behavior displayed by the dog owners in Christopher Guest‘s 2000 satire Best in Show, there was one moment Guest heard of as he was researching the cutthroat world of professional dog shows that he thought was too extreme to include in his film. Specifically, Guest heard that backstage “a person…

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Lena Dunham Describes Her Netflix Series ‘Too Much’: “When a Loud, Messy Jewess Descends on a City of Deeply Repressed People”

Lena Dunham Describes Her Netflix Series ‘Too Much’: “When a Loud, Messy Jewess Descends on a City of Deeply Repressed People”

Audiences last week got a preview of what to expect from Lena Dunham‘s upcoming small-screen return with the teaser trailer for her Too Much rom-com series, which starts streaming on Netflix July 10. But guests at a recent Tribeca Festival panel with Dunham and moderator Michelle Buteau were treated to more of an advance look…

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‘Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything’ Review: Hulu Doc Offers a Solid Overview, but Limited Depth, on the Television Pioneer

‘Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything’ Review: Hulu Doc Offers a Solid Overview, but Limited Depth, on the Television Pioneer

It’s a familiar routine: Famous person dies and each network’s news division works quickly to cobble together (or finish off) a tribute special that answers a few basic questions — “Why was this person significant?” mostly — in a satisfying way that can be delivered within days of the death. Tribute packages like that aren’t…

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‘Charliebird,’ ‘Happy Birthday,’ ‘Natchez’ Top Tribeca Festival Award Winners

‘Charliebird,’ ‘Happy Birthday,’ ‘Natchez’ Top Tribeca Festival Award Winners

The 2025 Tribeca Festival has announced this year’s award winners. Charliebird, Happy Birthday and Natchez took the top awards in the U.S. narrative, international narrative and documentary competitions, respectively. “Every year at Tribeca we set out to spotlight the most exciting new voices from around the world,” said Tribeca Festival director and senior vp, programming…

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‘Charliebird,’ ‘Happy Birthday,’ ‘Natchez’ Top Tribeca Festival Award Winners

‘Charliebird,’ ‘Happy Birthday,’ ‘Natchez’ Top Tribeca Festival Award Winners

The 2025 Tribeca Festival has announced this year’s award winners. Charliebird, Happy Birthday and Natchez took the top awards in the U.S. narrative, international narrative and documentary competitions, respectively. “Every year at Tribeca we set out to spotlight the most exciting new voices from around the world,” said Tribeca Festival director and senior vp, programming…

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Billy Joel Doc Makers Lament Ailing Subject Couldn’t Make Tribeca Opening Night But Insist “He’s Going to Be Fine”

Billy Joel Doc Makers Lament Ailing Subject Couldn’t Make Tribeca Opening Night But Insist “He’s Going to Be Fine”

The 2025 Tribeca Festival kicked off with the world premiere of the HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So it Goes, but its subject was unable to attend the celebration. Joel announced last week that he had been diagnosed with brain disorder Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH), leading him to cancel his upcoming concerts and prompting concern…

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