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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‘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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Jane Rosenthal Champions Female and Nonbinary Filmmakers When the “Very Act of Us Speaking Up Feels Risky” at Chanel Tribeca Festival Luncheon

Jane Rosenthal Champions Female and Nonbinary Filmmakers When the “Very Act of Us Speaking Up Feels Risky” at Chanel Tribeca Festival Luncheon

When actress Mira Sorvino thinks about what and who helped her launch her career, she credits Tribeca Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal for giving her that break.  “Jane Rosenthal actually gave me my first job in the industry. It started off being a volunteer position — I was an intern at Tribeca Productions, reading scripts. Then…

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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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Riley Keough to Discuss New Series ‘In Process’ in ‘Through Her Lens’ Conversation at Tribeca Festival

Riley Keough to Discuss New Series ‘In Process’ in ‘Through Her Lens’ Conversation at Tribeca Festival

Riley Keough and her creative partner Gina Gammell will sit down for a “Through Her Lens” conversation, Tribeca Festival and Chanel announced on Thursday. Keough, a Chanel ambassador, and writer-director Gammell will discuss their new limited series In Process on June 6 at Metrograph, during the upcoming Tribeca Festival. Moderated by filmmaker, writer and producer…

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#Steven Spielberg Jokes ‘Sugarland Express’ Inspired O.J. Simpson Chase Reaction: “They’re Stealing My Thunder”

#Steven Spielberg Jokes ‘Sugarland Express’ Inspired O.J. Simpson Chase Reaction: “They’re Stealing My Thunder”

Most of the action in Steven Spielberg‘s 1974 directorial debut, Sugarland Express, unfolds over the course of an extended car chase as Goldie Hawn and William Atherton’s characters try to evade a long convoy of police vehicles in an effort to regain custody of their young son from foster care. While the film predated high-speed…

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