HBO Billy Joel Documentary To Open Tribeca Festival

This yearsTribeca Festivalin June will open with the world premiere ofHBOs two-partdocumentaryBilly Joel: So It Goes. The projects presence on HBOs 2025 slate was justrevealedin late-March. Several weeks ago, he postponed a planned tour, citing an unspecified health issue. Billy Joel, subject of HBO documentary “Billy Joel: So It Goes,” which will open the 2025 Tribeca FestivalArt Maillett/Sony Music Archives/Courtesy HBO They were granted access to never-before-seen performances, home movies, and personal photographs....

April 6, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Gary Russell

He Exposed Kremlin Assassins, Now Putin Wants Him Dead: ‘Antidote’ Explores “Rock Star Journalist” Christo Grozev

How do you live when Vladimir Putin wants you dead? Thats the dilemma facingChristo Grozev, a man often described as a rock star investigative journalist. Someone asked me the other day, how many people are on Putins kill list? Journalist Christo Grozev in silhouette in ‘Antidote’CPH:DOX Impersonating a high-ranking Russian official, Navalny gets the man to admit details of the scheme. Grozev is right there in the room with Navalny as the stunning conversation unfolds....

April 6, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Douglas Melendez

How ‘Cross’ Pumped Fresh Blood Into A Familiar Character By Leaning In To Challenges Facing Race & Modern Policing – Contenders TV

And so I thought there was something we could do. Hodge found himself immediately in alignment with Watkins take onCross. They have to stand in the lines to be the definition of what justice actually is. That inherent condition of conflict and aspiration that have serious real-world implications fueled Hodge creatively. That to me is what a true hero looks like. Check out the panel video above.

April 6, 2025 · 1 min · 67 words · Michelle Obrien

Jack Black Channels My Chemical Romance In ‘SNL’ Musical Sketch ‘Goth Kid on Vacation’

In a major throwback to 2006,Jack Blackreturned to hostSaturday Night Livethis weekend, and he brought aMy Chemical Romancetribute with him. The 3x Golden Globe nominee channeled Gerard Way in the sketch Goth Kid on Vacation, which parodied the 06 single Welcome to the Black Parade with a Jamaican reggae medley featuringKenan ThompsonandEgo Nwodim. When I was a young boy, my parents took me down to Jamaica for my high school spring break / they said come to the pool, but I stayed in the room with my graphic novels so I could masturbate, sang Black as he rode a Black Parade float on the beach decked out with the Jamaican flag....

April 6, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Dr. Nichole Barnett

Jay North Dies: ‘Dennis the Menace’ Star Was 73

Jay North, the former child actor who starred as the titular troublemaker onDennis the Menace, has died. Jeanne Russell just called us with terribly sad, but not unexpected news, wrote Laurie Jacobson in aFacebookpost. He had a heart as big as a mountain, loved his friends deeply. ‘Dennis The Menace’ star Jay North celebrates the 50th anniversary of the cartoon strip in 1999.David Keeler/Online USA, Inc He called us frequently and ended every conversation with I love you with all my heart....

April 6, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Stephanie Hansen

Jessica Biel & Elizabeth Banks Say They Felt An Instant Sibling Bond As ‘The Better Sister’ Co-Stars – Contenders TV

Banks agreed, saying, I felt like the big sister right away. As Chloes dream life unravels, she finds herself thrown back into close quarters with estranged sister Nicky. The added dimension of a family history complicated by alcoholism was another attraction for the pair. You know, I was 10 when my dad got sober. My sister was 15, my brother was 13. Also, whats more savage than family? Check out the panel video above....

April 6, 2025 · 1 min · 74 words · Taylor Gonzalez

Lav Diaz Hints At Cannes Debut For Ferdinand Magellan Film With Gael García Bernal; Reveals Near-Death Experience: “It Became A Personal Journey To Understanding Immortality”

We started with Beatriz the wife. That was my initial foray into the project eight years ago. When you do research on the life of Magellan, theres only three lines about the wife. Lav Diaz gives Qumra MasterclassJohn Phillips, Getty Images for Doha Film Institute You see how they marginalized women were during that era. In the 15th and 16th centuries, women dont exist. Everything is male and macho, said Diaz....

April 6, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Stacey Richards

Martin Scorsese’s Yes Opened Doors To All ‘The Studio’ Cameos, Ike Barinholtz & Producers Say – Contenders TV

Subsequent cameos include Sarah Polley, Olivia Wilde, Ron Howard, Zac Efron and more. It really came down to Martin Scorsese saying yes, and it all started from there, Weaver said. Theyre also busy making their actual projects. An episode at the Golden Globes featured the most celebrity cameos. Barinholtz also stars in the show as Matts subordinate, Sal Saperstein. They got Jean Smart. It was crazy how many people showed up....

April 6, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Bryan Jones

Michael Fassbender Says ‘The Agency’ Season 2 “Just Doesn’t Let Up” – Contenders TV

As an executive producer, Fassbender had the authority to tease the upcoming second season. It just doesnt let up in Season 2, he said. The walls just keep coming in, and the vice grip keeps getting tightened. That tension and that jeopardy just heightens all the way through without any let up in the second season. Gere plays Bosko, the superior to the agency characters, and Wright plays Henry Ogletree....

April 6, 2025 · 2 min · 257 words · Erika Kelly

Pedro Pascal Explains Why ‘The Last of Us’ Role Puts Him In “Unhealthy Mindset”

Its this experience, more than any Ive had. I think that storytelling is cathartic in so many ways, always has been, explained Pascal. Its the way that the human beings have made testimony to life. Pedro Pascal in ‘The Last of Us’HBO And it will continue to just get sadder and more cold … so look forward to that. ‘The Last of Us’ star Bella Ramsey onstage Saturday at Contenders TVRich Polk/Deadline

April 6, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Renee Garrett

Walter Salles Talks Gael García Bernal Reunion; Sócrates Soccer Doc & ‘I’m Still Here’ Oscar Triumph: ‘The Film Had To Speak For Itself’ – Qumra

I developed it for Gael. I would love to work again with Gael. Im going to take a few weeks and then Im entering the editing room. Master Walter Salles gives Qumra MasterclassJohn Phillips/Getty Images for Doha Film Institute Socrates was a really unique man in the sense that he got a degree in medicine. Some of the players of the Italian team in 1982 were very generous and gave us interviews....

April 6, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Dr. Barbara Thompson

Will Forte Says Not Competing Alongside Val Kilmer In ‘The Amazing Race’ Is His Career’s “Biggest Regret”

Initially, Kilmer dismissed the series as garbage before getting really into it. Lets doThe Amazing Race. Im like, I am so fully in. Val Kilmer and Will Forte in ‘MacGruber’Everett Collection In closing his essay, Forte added, I wish I had more time to remember the old stories. There are so many memories Im leaving out … I settled for being his roommate. Kilmer had previously been diagnosed with throat cancer, which permanently altered his voice, but later recovered....

April 6, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Eric Kim

‘1923’ Star Aminah Nieves On Her Character’s Fate In Finale & Her Not-So-Obvious Tie To Brandon Sklenar’s Spencer

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details from the Season 2 finale of1923on Paramount+. Its like you two were worlds apart. We were closer than one would think. Aminah Nieves as Teonna in ‘1923’Lauren Smith/ Paramount+ DEADLINE:That epic scene in the finale when you are being pursued by the sheriff. You look like Kevin Costner fromDances with Wolveswhen hes hunting thebuffalo! NIEVES:I had a pistol and a rifle in both hands....

April 6, 2025 · 3 min · 560 words · Kyle Thompson