Rock Documentary, Brad Pitt-Produced Look at Oil Industry Openers at 2013 Tribeca Film Festival
March, 05, 2013 10:59 am | Comments On #film festivals, independent film, indies, Movies, TribecaForty-six of the 89 feature-length films slated for the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival were announced on Tuesday, including the world premieres for the documentary, narrative and viewpoints selections.
The festival, founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff after 9/11 to help revitalize the lower Manhattan neighborhood, runs April 17 to 28.
As previously announced, the documentary "Mistaken for Strangers" will make its world premiere on opening night. The film follows the Brooklyn-based...
Read More'Any Day Now,' 'Burn' Win Tribeca Audience Awards
April, 28, 2012 6:37 pm | Comments On #Alan Cumming, Any Day Now, Burn, Denis Leary, film festivals, Garret Dillahunt, Movies, tribeca film festival"Any Day Now," a drama about gay adoption from director Travis Fine, has won the Tribeca Film Festival's Heineken Audience Award for the festival's favorite narrative feature.
In a Saturday night festival wrap party in New York, the Detroit-set documentary "Burn" was named the favorite documentary.
"Any Day Now" (left) stars Alan Cumming as an aspiring singer who, together with his closeted district attorney partner (Garret Dillahunt), tries to adopt a teenager with Down syndrome (Isaac Leyva). Director Fine was previously represented at Tribeca with his 2012 film "The Space Between."
"Burn" (below) follows...
Read More'Mansome,' 'Sexy Baby' Tribeca Reviews: It's About More than Manscaping and Porn
April, 27, 2012 5:56 pm | Comments On #mansome, Morgan Spurlock, Movies, sexy baby, tribeca film festivalA film festival can’t provide the definitive word on how comfortable men and women are with themselves in today’s society, but it can offer clues.
That’s what occurred at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City when two movies with world premieres at the festival, “Mansome” and “Sexy Baby,” serendipitously happened to have back-to-back press screenings.
“Mansome,” which opens in theaters on May 18, is a new documentary by the prolific Morgan Spurlock (“Super Size Me”). It takes a humorous look at the ever-more-enthusiastic grooming habits of men today, ranging from...
Read More'War Witch,' 'Una Noche' Win Top Tribeca Awards
April, 26, 2012 5:04 pm | Comments On #film festivals, Movies, tribeca film festival, Una Noche, War Witch"War Witch" and "Una Noche" were the big winners in the Tribeca Film Festival jury awards, which were handed out on Thursday night in New York City.
"War Witch" was named Best Narrative Feature, and its leading actress Rachel Mwanza (left) was named Best Actress. "Una Noche" took home awards for director Lucy Molloy, cinematographers Trevor Forrest and Shlomo Godder, and leading actors Dariel Arrechada and Javier Nunez Florian.
Javier Nunez Florian did not attend the festival; he disappeared in the Miami airport on his way to the festival and is believed to have defected to the United States with fellow Cuban actor Anailin de la Rua. (Florian and de la Rua in...
Read More'Knife Fight' Review: A Rough Take on Dirty Politics Unspools at Tribeca
April, 26, 2012 4:24 pm | Comments On #aaron sorkin, Knife Fight, Movies, Rob Lowe, The West Wing, tribeca film festivalHave you been missing “The West Wing?” Fans of Aaron Sorkin’s TV series will get a nostalgic kick out of “Knife Fight,” a film that focuses on the nitty-gritty, behind-the-scenes action of political campaigns and stars “West Wing” vets Rob Lowe and Richard Schiff.
The comic drama, which plays like minor league Sorkin, had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in Manhattan last night and a press screening today.
“Knife Fight” is the second feature film directed by Bill Guttentag, whose first was the mockumentary “Live!” He has won Oscars twice for documentary...
Read MoreJason Ritter Takes His Pants Off for 'Free Samples' at Tribeca
April, 25, 2012 6:26 am | Comments On #film festivals, Free Samples, Jason Ritter, Jesse Eisenberg, Movies, Tribeca
Even the tiniest indie movies can get big publicity at a film festival like the Tribeca Film Festival.
Over the weekend, reporters from outlets large and small congregated in the hallways on the 12th floor of the Manhattan hotel where the stars and director of “Free Samples” were doing interviews and photo sessions.
The film, a slight indie comedy directed by first-timer Jay Gammill, stars Jess Wexler, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Halley Feiffer and Tippi Hedren. It had its world premiere at Tribeca over the weekend and will screen again later...
Read More'Don't Stop Believin' Review: Rousing 'Journey' Doc Rocks Tribeca
April, 24, 2012 3:07 pm | Comments On #don't stop believin', Journey, Leah Rozen, Movies, Tribeca, tribeca film festivalOne of the most successful rock bands in the world needs a new singer. The group goes to YouTube to find him, hiring a little-known cover band frontman from the Philippines.
That’s the story -- and it’s a terrific one -- told in “Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey,” a compelling documentary that had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival late last week and will screen twice more this week.
The movie recalls “Metallica: Some Kind of Monster” (2004) and “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” (2008), both well-regarded documentaries that followed the travails of veteran...
Read MoreChris Colfer Goes Back to High School (and Dies) in Tribeca Smash 'Struck by Lightning'
April, 22, 2012 10:31 pm | Comments On #Allison Janney, Brian Dannelly, Chris Colfer, film festivals, Glee, independent film, indies, Movies, Struck by LightningChris Colfer is best known as a star of the television series "Glee," but on Saturday night in Lower Manhattan, he could add a new title to his resume: King of the Tribeca Film Festival.
"Struck by Lightning," the black comedy written by and starring Colfer, drew a screaming, squealing, standing ovation when it premiered at the BMCC Tribeca theater on Saturday. Much of the noise came from teen girls who were clearly fans of Colfer from his primetime gig, though some of the enthusiasm came not from Gleeks but from normally more sedate quarters: "Harry Potter" star Emma Watson (below) showed up, asked a question at the post-screening Q&A and...
Michael Moore: News Corp. Phone Hacking May Have Happened in U.S.
April, 22, 2012 3:02 pm | Comments On #Michael Moore, Movies, News Corp., phone hacking, Susan SarandonMichael Moore thinks that the News Corp. phone hacking scandal in the United Kingdom may have spread to the United States, the documentary filmmaker said at a Tribeca Film Festival panel on Sunday.
"I can't believe it just happened in Britain, because really who cares about what's happening over there," Moore joked.
Moore said he thinks that the hacking that cast a shadow over Rupert Murdoch's sprawling media empire in recent months may have taken place at the company's stateside news properties.
He said that as investigations take place domestically, it may be discovered that it "......
Read MoreTribeca Doc 'Evocateur' Profiles Seminal Ranter Morton Downey Jr.
April, 22, 2012 12:24 pm | Comments On #MoviesWhen Jeremy Newberger, Daniel Miller and Seth Kramer were adolescents, they were major fans of Morton Downey Jr., the loudmouth, in-your-face conservative talk show host who briefly in the late 1980s was the hottest thing on television.
Now, nearly a quarter century later, the three filmmakers have jointly produced and directed a fascinating and rollicking documentary called “Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie.”
Also read: Tribeca Documentaries Examine Reagan Legacy,...
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