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Following a successful debut outing last year, the Best Friends Forever festival is set to return for its second annual edition with another impressive lineup of emo and indie rock goodness. Today, the Las Vegas festival unveiled (most of) its 2025 lineup, which is led by Jawbreaker, Minus the Bear (making their comeback and performing Menos el Oso), and the newly reformed Rilo Kiley.

The festival will go down from Friday, October 10th through Sunday October, 12th at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center. In addition to the artists listed above, Best Friends Forever 2025 will feature a host of special performances, including Mineral’s farewell show, Cursive playing Domestica and The Ugly Organ, Pedro the Lion’s 30th-anniversary show, Bear vs Shark performing Terrorhawk, and a Texas Is the Reason reunion.

Other standouts from the festival’s poster include Tigers Jaw, Wednesday, Narrow Head, Snowing, Pity Sex, Speedy Ortiz, Empire! Empire!

Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists.

By way of introduction, I think I said most of the important things last year, so I’ll keep it short this time around. Maybe.

2024 was probably a beautiful, exciting, formative year for some people: a year of first kisses, first jobs, life-changing continental vacations, that sort of thing. I wouldn’t know, because I spent much of it scrolling the news, and people’s reactions to the news, and sinking into a deep well of despair. If you haven’t been living the dream of health, wealth and family (and even if you have), you’ve probably noticed it too. The despair in the air––not to mention the fire, with light hints of brimstone. I don’t feel like I know my countrymen anymore, but I can feel their hunger.

In 2021, in the months leading to the release of "Space Jam: A New Legacy," the New York Times published an editorial which said cartoon character Pepé Le Pew "normalized rape culture." In that same piece, the author also wrote that Speedy Gonzales had friends who "helped popularize the corrosive stereotype of the drunk and lethargic Mexicans."

In recent years, "Looney Tunes" stopped featuring rifles in new portrayals of Elmer Fudd, so why couldn't change its portrayal of Pepé Le Pew or Speedy, too? While France did nothing to defend Le Pew, Latinos in the U.S. and across Latin America jumped at the chance to defend Speedy Gonzales from never saying "Ándale! Ándale! Arriba! Arriba!" again. Comedian Gabriel Iglesias, who voiced Speedy in "Space Jam 2," defended the character on social media.

Few would argue that the character isn't racist or an outdated stereotype, but Speedy still engenders passionate love...

Green Arrow's extended family shows off their skills in a fight scene fans will love, taking down Oliver and Connor. Amanda Waller's scheme keeps Green Arrow's allies separated, but they may soon come together to take her down. Green Arrow will need all the help he can get from his family to defeat Waller, who is manipulating him into working for her.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Green Arrow #10!The extended members of Green Arrow's family are put to good use and finally show off what they're capable of in a fight scene fans need to see. Team Arrow might be scattered all over the DC Universe, but several of Oliver Queen's allies, plus some new faces are going to change things considerably for the Emerald Archer.

In Green Arrow #10 by Joshua Williamson, Sean Izaakse, and Tom Derenick, Green Arrow is heading to an old Justice League base to recover...

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die trailer has given audiences an explosive glimpse into what to expect from the upcoming fourth installment of the buddy cop actioner franchise.

Joining the duo in their latest adventure are Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, Eric Dane, and more. Renowned record producer DJ Khaled is also among those returning to the franchise after his hilarious cameo appearance in the third film.

DJ Khaled in Bad Boys for Life (2020). Credit: Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.

Speaking of the record executive, even Bad Boys star Will Smith was stunned by Khaled’s dedication to the role of Manny the Butcher. Within the given material, the 48-year-old disc jockey was actually able to entertain the viewers with his on-screen presence. It turns out he went full method-acting mode once he stepped into the set of Bad Boys for Life (2020).

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Heading Out is an upcoming narrative racing game developed by the Polish development team; Serious Sim Games. The game features a distinct monochromatic art style and is inspired by road movies like Thelma & Louise and Duel. It also features Roguelike mechanics and includes a total of 133 unique quests that players can complete.

We recently got the opportunity to pick the brains of Szymon Adamus, who is the Business Development Manager at Serious Sim, and learn more about what to expect when Heading Out launches on May 7 2024. Szymon spoke a lot about how important the team’s influences were in creating this game, as well as the reason that they chose to employ such a distinct art style and more.

Heading Out will let players live out all of their open road fantasies You can almost smell the burning rubber of the tires just looking at this image.

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A Teen Titans movie is in development, the first team replacement for the Dceu's Justice League in the upcoming Dcu universe. The Titans have evolved over the years to become a popular team of heroes, surpassing even the Justice League in the current comics. Possible members of the Teen Titans in the Dcu may include Robin/Nightwing, Kid Flash, Starfire, Beast Boy, Cyborg, and Raven. Donna Troy and Blue Beetle are possible candidates as well.

The Teen Titans are coming to the Dcu, the first team replacement for the Dceu's Justice League. With a Teen Titans movie reportedly in development, the team of DC sidekicks will likely be one of the first fully-fledged teams of heroes to be introduced in the rebooted universe overall. To that end, it will be exciting to see what kind of team these new Titans will be, and which heroes will be on the roster.

You pick any one movie from Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan’s filmography, and, certainly, you won’t regret watching it even a little bit. His latest movie, Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. won the Best Picture award at the 96th Oscars, and also earned him his first Best Director Academy Award.

Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar

From his debut movie as a filmmaker with Following (1998) to Tenet (2020), all his movies left an indelible mark on the moviegoers. Be it for its visually stunning shots or the intriguing narratives. All his movies provide some food for thinking.

Suggested“All parents talk about it”: Christopher Nolan Shuts Down Critics for Calling His Movies ‘Cold’ With Emotional Response to Interstellar Casting

Recently, popular online streamer and YouTuber IShowSpeed shared his first reaction after watching Interstellar, one of the best movies by Nolan.

Popular Streamer IShowSpeed Shares His First Thought After...

Hail to the chief.

Angela Bassett will play the President of the United States in the upcoming Netflix political thriller Zero Day, TVLine has learned. The 9-1-1 actress joins a star-studded cast that already includes Robert De Niro, Connie Britton, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Caplan and Joan Allen.

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Bassett’s President Mitchell is “a brilliant and perceptive...

Bespectacled Harold Lloyd, one of the legendary clown jewels of silent film, is best known for such films as 1924’s “Girl Shy” and “Hot Water,” 1925’s “The Freshman” and 1928’s “Speedy.” And his masterpiece “Safety Last!” is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. In this charming comedy, Lloyd’s “The Boy” leaves his small hometown hoping to make it good in the big city and earn enough money to send for his starry-eyed girlfriend (Mildred Davis). Though there are many wonderful moments in the film, “Safety Last!” is best membered for the sequence in which Lloyd defies gravity hanging from the hands of a gigantic clock of a high-rise building.

And if you live in Los Angeles and its environs, you can catch a beautifully restored screening of “Safety Last!” Sunday August 27 at 2 p.m. at the Academy Museum’s David Geffen Theater. A live orchestra conducted by Angel Velez...

As an editor for Netflix’s Queer Eye, Toni Ann Carabello says the work is very different from other reality series. “On a lot of other shows, you’re over-emphasizing the drama,” she says. “On Queer Eye, you’re really just playing up the best parts of what’s there… It just makes everyone leave smiling.”

Carabello was nominated for an Emmy for her work on Queer Eye episode “Speedy for Life”, which follows a young man looking to inspire others after a traumatic accident. “At the end of the day, [that episode] touched everybody with how it really made an impact on this kid’s life,” she says. “He was just a nice, sweet kid who seemed appreciative of everything and genuinely happy.”

Queer Eye. (L to R) Bobby Berk, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, Karamo Brown, Ray Walker in “Speedy for Life”

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You would think that Jennifer Lane, showrunner for the long-running and beloved Netflix reality hit reboot “Queer Eye,” would be a little bit blase’ by now about this Emmy stuff. Both she and her show have, after all, won in the Best Structured Reality Program category a record five consecutive years going back to 2018, receiving 35 Emmy bids and 10 triumphs all told for its seven seasons. It earned six more noms this time, including once again in the reality program category as well as for its hosts known collectively as the Fab Five and a first-time honor for director Ali Moghadas. But it turns out that Lane isn’t indifferent to any of this at all. “It doesn’t ever get old, and I’m proud because it’s hard to get good (stuff) in reality,” she says. “People don’t realize it’s like we’re dancing backwards in high-heel shoes.

Speedy Ortiz are back with “Scabs,” their first new song in five years.

Despite their time away, “Scabs” has all the makings of a Speedy Ortiz classic: Shaky guitar soundtracks Sadie Dupuis’ verbose verses about labor solidarity (“Born-to-scab solipsists are boogying for big commission”), while the chorus rests on a straightforward singalong (“Don’t talk to me”). The bandleader explained the origins of the track in a statement.

“Living in progressive cities and working in the arts, you meet peers doing tremendous organizing work. And then there are neighbors who signal their ‘good’ politics through yard signs alone,” Dupuis said. “I wrote ‘Scabs’ standing in line at the post office, overhearing customers berate a Usps employee. This was during a time of postal unions-opposed budget cuts and other major issues for mail handlers, which were widely reported on. People advertising their support for essential workers acted conversely when faced with personal inconvenience.

Alamo Drafthouse, the movie theater du jour of cinephiles, is finally ready to open the doors to its first Manhattan location.

Starting on Oct. 18, customers will be able to visit the Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan to get their fix of popcorn, buffalo cauliflower and beer while watching the latest blockbuster unfold on the big screen. The soft launch period will run through Oct. 21, a time during which guests will receive special discounts on select food and non-alcoholic beverages while staff members train and find their bearings. Located in the Financial District at 28 Liberty Street, the 14-screen multiplex and 598-seat theater is the company’s third New York-based operation following Yonkers and Brooklyn.

“The last 18 months have been a rollercoaster for our industry, but through it all we’ve believed in the future of this industry,” says Alamo Drafthouse CEO Shelli Taylor. “Opening our Lower Manhattan theater is an expression of...

Stephen Malkmus talks Three Dog Night, smoking weed, and owning a racehorse in the latest installment of “The First Time.”

Malkmus kicks off by describing the first song he ever wrote, “Psychopath,” comparing the key to Napoleon Xiv’s “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!”

“It’s hard for a 12-year-old to be a psychopath,” he says. “I think the stats are really low on mass murders at age 12.”

Malkmus can’t recall what his first concert was — either Elton John or Neil Diamond — but he does remember...

Since the earliest of trailers promoting Arrow season 7 hit the web, we’ve all been pondering the identity of the new Emerald Archer prowling Star City. At first, I assumed it to be Roy Harper, but that solution seems less and less likely with each passing week. And as I continued getting closer looks at the vigilante, I began believing them to be a woman.

Well, it seems like my suspicion may be vindicated next week during “Unmasked” when Katherine McNamara makes her debut as Maya. Described as “a scrappy street fighter and thief from Star City,” this new gal entering the fold is suddenly garnering much attention.

Seen below in an image revealed by TV Line, Maya has a slender frame matching that of the one boasted by the new Green Arrow. Plus, you have to admit that hype surrounding her just in time for an installment titled “Unmasked” seems a little too convenient.

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This uneven Thanksgiving episode of Arrow is stuffed with surprises. Spoilers ahead in our review...

This review contains spoilers.

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6.7 Thanksgiving

This uneven effort from Arrow crams about every holiday episode trope it can into 44 minutes. Turkey puns, a head-tilting cameo, and two highly anticipated developments. Happy sweeps, folks! Ultimately, the positives like Thea's return and seeing Oliver back in the hood were good enough to keep things moving, and holiday episodes are graded on a curve, right?

Oliver was taken down a peg. Everything about his arrest was pretty bogus, from his perp walk occurring during a Thanksgiving food drive, to the iPad they used to scan his fingerprints. Would the scrum of reporters ever be treated to both the arrest and booking? Absolutely not.

There’s nothing like a good car chase in a movie. Maybe it’s the daring-do of the stunt drivers that makes you feel you’re in danger even though you’re comfortably in your seat, or the high stakes of the moment in which the characters we’re rooting for will either get out of the situation or have a gruesome finale, but an impressive car-chase scene can make even a mediocre movie a beloved classic. What makes a car chase legendary, you ask? They’re the ones that keep you at the edge of your seat and actually fit in with the rest of the plot.

Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver opens Wednesday, June 28th. Baby (Ansel Elgort), is an innocent-looking getaway driver who gets hardened criminals from point A to point B, with daredevil flair and a personal soundtrack running through his head. That’s because he...

Los Angeles’ annual AFI Fest presented by Audi kicks off this week, and boasts a robust slate of some of the festival season’s most beloved offerings and a few highly anticipated new premieres. If you’ve missed out on the rest of the year’s big festivals, AFI Fest is a prime opportunity to catch up on the starriest titles before awards season really kicks into high gear, along with enough bonafide premieres to keep even the most ravenous movie-goer very happy indeed.

Ahead, we pick out 14 of our most anticipated films from the fest, including a handful of genuine classics, some big contenders and at least one very buzzy debut. Take a look and start filling up your schedule now.

“Jackie”

The hype is real. Pablo Larrain’s English-language debut features Natalie Portman in not just the best performance of her career, but what’s currently shaping up...

Stars: Harold Lloyd, Ann Christy, Bert Woodruff, Brooks Benedict, Babe Ruth | Written by John Grey, Lex Neal & Howard Emmett Rogers | Directed by Ted Wilde

One of the three giants of silent cinema in Hollywood (the others were Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton), Harold Lloyd is well-known for his impressive stunt work (albeit overshadowed somewhat by Keaton’s own feats). There aren’t so many feats of physical daring in Speedy, Lloyd’s final silent picture, but there are plenty of opportunities to witness the actor’s not insignificant acting abilities. In a medium and genre known and often derided for its mugging, ostentatious performances, Lloyd’s face could convey nuanced shifts in tone. This is perfect for a low-stakes comedy like Speedy, during which a good chunk of screentime is dedicated to a day out at Coney Island, as it’s the little things that stand out.

Which isn’t...

★★★★☆ Watching Ted Wilde's silent comedy Speedy is like reading a palimpsest coloured by layer upon layer of nostalgia. In the first instance, there is the veritable nostalgia of watching any and all silent cinema. Speedy is the standard-bearer for pre-talkies in the first wave of UK releases by the prestigious Criterion and proves a perfect example of an art form so beloved of cinephiles and oft overlooked by wider audiences. The ingenuity of visual storytelling is matched only by the marvel of fantastic physical comedy and hilarious unexpected consequences. This is only heightened by the timing of the film's release.

As a supplement to our Recommended Discs weekly feature, Peter Labuza regularly highlights notable recent home-video releases with expanded reviews. See this week’s selections below.

Speedy (Criterion)

Harold Lloyd’s mastery of comic timing comes through his respect for environment. While other slapsticians bent reality into a joke, Lloyd’s joke is blending himself into the cruelty of reality. Speedy — his final silent feature — brought him to the streets of New York City to put his Glasses Character into the bustling metropolis, attempting to hold a job and save a fledgling horse-drawn trolley business from corporate conspiracy. Lloyd’s natural comic timing — less mannered than both Keaton and Chaplin — makes him just odd enough to pratfall around the streets with his one-track (or one-baseball diamond) mind, managing to be overly polite and overly clueless at the same time. When he attempts to get a trolley seat for his gal on a crowded car,...

Harold Lloyd’s great silent comedies aren’t new to home video—I introduced them on DVD a decade ago—but now they’re getting deluxe treatment from the Criterion Collection on Blu-ray and DVD. That’s great news for devotees and newcomers alike. The latest release, Speedy (1928), has a generous array of bonus features that make it well worth acquiring even if you already have a copy. Film expert Bruce Goldstein produced and hosts a half-hour documentary on Harold’s use of New York City locations, packed with eye-opening information that I, a native New Yorker, never knew. He also points out...

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We've opted to do the home viewing news bi-weekly so as not to clog the feed up with lists of product. Some weeks are awfully spare. But here's what's new or newish on DVD/BluRay and streaming if your TV is big.

New DVD or BluRay

• Ant-Man -In which Paul Rudd steals a magic suit and Becomes a Better Man. (Tim's review)

• Downhill Racer -The 1969 Robert Redford / Gene Hackman skiing drama gets the Criterion treatement

• Fantastic Four -If only it were streaming because everyone deserves the opportunity to see how terrible this is ...without paying for it. My only "F" of the year and that is not a cute play on the title. (Tim's slightly more generous review)

• He Named Me Malala -Currently seeking a Best Documentary Oscar nomination.

• Maze Runner The Scorch Trials -Please don't tell me that there are a ton of books and they're going to split...

Silent comedy rules!  Harold Lloyd epitomizes 'twenties optimism while serving up the fun. Even better, he filmed this on the streets of New York, so we feel as if we stepped into a time machine. The great disc extras include input from New Yorker extraordinaire Bruce Goldstein. It's a great show for holiday viewing -- unless your family hates New York. Speedy Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 788 1928 / Color / 1:33 silent aperture / 86 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date December 8, 2015 / 39.95 Starring Harold Lloyd, Ann Christy, Bert Woodruff, Babe Ruth, Byron Douglas, Brooks Benedict. Cinematography Walter Lundin Film Editor Carl Himm Original Music Carl Davis Written by John Grey, Lex Neal, Howard Rogers, Jay Howe Produced by Harold Lloyd Directed by Ted Wilde

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

Criterion's Blu-ray of Harold Lloyd's 1928 comedy Speedy is a double pleasure. First, it reminds us that Harold Lloyd is a flat-out delight, as funny...

Constance Cummings: Actress in minor Hollywood movies became major London stage star. Constance Cummings: Actress went from Harold Lloyd and Frank Capra to Noël Coward and Eugene O'Neill Actress Constance Cummings, whose career spanned more than six decades on stage, in films, and on television in both the U.S. and the U.K., died ten years ago on Nov. 23. Unlike other Broadway imports such as Ann Harding, Katharine Hepburn, Miriam Hopkins, and Claudette Colbert, the pretty, elegant Cummings – who could have been turned into a less edgy Constance Bennett had she landed at Rko or Paramount instead of Columbia – never became a Hollywood star. In fact, her most acclaimed work, whether in films or – more frequently – on stage, was almost invariably found in British productions. That's most likely why the name Constance Cummings – despite the DVD availability of several of her best-received performances – is all but forgotten.

This month on the Newsstand, Ryan is joined by David Blakeslee to discuss the December 2015 Criterion Collection line-up, as well as the latest in Criterion rumors, news, packaging, and more.

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Shownotes Topics William Becker’s passing The December 2015 Criterion Collection Line-up Downhill Racer (December 1st) Jellyfish Eyes (December 8th) Speedy (December 8th) Burroughs: The Movie (December 15th) The August Wacky Drawing What’s coming in 2016? No Wexner talk this year New additions to Hulu, iTunes, Amazon, and YouTube New rumored titles Episode Links William Becker, Who Transformed Janus Films, Dies at 88 – The New York Times Remembering William Becker – From the Current Flashback: William Becker (1927–2015) – From the Current William Becker, 1927–2015 – From the Current Amazon is having a fantastic sale The Apu Trilogy is currently available to pre-order for $49.99 Wacky New Years Drawing Hints At The Criterion Collection...

The Criterion Collection gets in the spirit of the holiday season in December by offering a silent movie by Harold Lloyd. Now that's a holiday I can support! Speedy features Lloyd in his final leading performance in a silent feature, and chances are good that you've seen some, if not all, of the movie because of the fabulous footage shot on location at the Coney Island amusement park. The film itself is a love letter to New York, and a wonderfully comic adventure. December will also see a Blu-ray of Michael Ritchie's Downhill Racer, starring Robert Redford. While the movie revolves around Redford's strong dramatic performance as an arrogant athlete, he's pitted against Gene Hackman as his coach, and it's as much of a showcase...

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African-American film 'Bert Williams: Lime Kiln Club Field Day.' With Williams and Odessa Warren Grey.* Rare, early 20th-century African-American film among San Francisco Silent Film Festival highlights Directed by Edwin Middleton and T. Hayes Hunter, the Biograph Company's Lime Kiln Club Field Day (1913) was the film I most looked forward to at the 2015 edition of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. One hundred years old, unfinished, and destined to be scrapped and tossed into the dust bin, it rose from the ashes. Starring entertainer Bert Williams – whose film appearances have virtually disappeared, but whose legacy lives on – Lime Kiln Club Field Day has become a rare example of African-American life in the first years of the 20th century. In the introduction to the film, the audience was treated to a treasure trove of Black memorabilia: sheet music, stills, promotional material, and newspaper clippings that survive. Details of the...

"Over the span of two decades, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival (Sfsff) has transformed itself from a one-day, three-film event into the second most prestigious silent movie showcase in the world," writes Michael Hawley at the top of his extensive overview. Featured in the 20th edition opening today are "Pauline Kael's all-time favorite film (the 1926 French short Ménilmontant), Harold Lloyd's last silent picture (Speedy) and Frank Capra's first sound film (The Donovan Affair, whose lost soundtrack will be recreated by live actors). The roster of high-profile guests includes Kevin Brownlow, Serge Bromberg and Leonard Maltin." We're gathering previews of highlights including Andre Antoine’s The Swallow and the Titmouse, Lewis Milestone's All Quiet on the Western Front, William Gillette's Sherlock Holmes and more. » - David Hudson...

"Over the span of two decades, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival (Sfsff) has transformed itself from a one-day, three-film event into the second most prestigious silent movie showcase in the world," writes Michael Hawley at the top of his extensive overview. Featured in the 20th edition opening today are "Pauline Kael's all-time favorite film (the 1926 French short Ménilmontant), Harold Lloyd's last silent picture (Speedy) and Frank Capra's first sound film (The Donovan Affair, whose lost soundtrack will be recreated by live actors). The roster of high-profile guests includes Kevin Brownlow, Serge Bromberg and Leonard Maltin." We're gathering previews of highlights including Andre Antoine’s The Swallow and the Titmouse, Lewis Milestone's All Quiet on the Western Front, William Gillette's Sherlock Holmes and more. » - David Hudson...

There should be little, if any, link between Pete Rock and Cl Smooth's iconic 1992 hip-hop track "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" and silent film star Harold Lloyd's 1928 action-comedy classic Speedy. But Z-Trip, the genre-bending Los Angeles musician who provided a live DJ score for the film Wednesday night at the Tribeca Film Festival, has carved a 15-year career unearthing unorthodox throughlines.

In this case, it was Pete Rock's instantly recognizable looped horns of Tom Scott's "Today" laced over one character's call-to-arms bugle blast, just...

Mary J. Blige, DJ Z-Trip and dancers Erica Lall and Naazir Muhammad will perform following films in this year’s Special Screenings section. For the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by At&T, our Special Screenings program pairs exciting film experiences with unique live performances. One event movie and music lovers will undoubtedly be talking about is Mary J. Blige—The London Sessions, a new documentary that shows the singer’s creative process as she writes, records, and curates one of her most experimental albums to date. After the world premiere at the Beacon Theater, Blige will take the stage in front of our Tff audience, which will no doubt prove to be unforgettable. Filmmaker Nelson George will debut A Ballerina’s Tale, his documentary on trailblazing dancer Misty Copeland, which will be followed by a conversation with Copeland and a special performance by her protégées. DJ Z-Trip will perform a...

Michael Fassbender and Kodi Smit- McPhee in “Slow West”

It looks like Tribeca will be digging into some early festival hits when it announced the list for its special screenings, Midnight, and Spotlight.

The full listing was released on Thursday with the festival including some of the big films that screened recently at the Sundance Film Festival. The listing included Slow West, a western that stars Michael Fassbender and Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Sleeping with Other People, a romantic comedy starring Jason Sudekis and Allison Brie. Both of those films were premiere as part of the spotlight for the festival.

The special screenings include the world premiere of A Ballerina’s Tale with a Q&A following it, Mary J. Blige: The London Sessions with the artist performing after the screening, Rifftrax Live: The Room with the Rifftrax gang performing Tommy Wiseau’s The Room, and a screening of...

New work from William Monahan, Henry Hobson, Adrián García Bogliano and Neil Labute are among the Spotlight, Midnight and Special Screening selections announced on Thursday.

Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.

Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.

Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.

Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).

Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.

“The Spotlight...

New work from William Monahan, Henry Hobson, Adrián García Bogliano and Neil Labute are among the Spotlight, Midnight and Special Screening selections announced on Thursday.

Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.

Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.

Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.

Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).

Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.

“The Spotlight...

New work from William Monahan, Henry Hobson, Adrián García Bogliano and Neil Labute are among the Spotlight, Midnight and Special Screening selections announced on Thursday.

Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.

Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.

Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.

Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).

Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.

“The Spotlight...

“I’m just a regular fellow – step right up and call me ‘Speedy’ “

The Freshman (1925) and The Marathon (1919), both starring Harold Lloyd, will screen this Friday, September 5th at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium

There’s nothing better than silent films accompanied by live music and I’d go as far as saying there’s nothing better than silent films accompanied by the Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra. The group is a treasure and St. Louis is lucky to have them here. I’ve seen them perform with silent films several times, often at The St. Louis International Film Festival, and usually at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium and it’s always a fantastic time at the movies. Last summer the Rats and People played along to some Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton at the Sliff/Kids film fest, and this Friday night, September 5th, they will be accompanying...

The landmark Loew's Jersey City Theatre celebrates movies about New York this Friday and Saturday- probably because Gotham is only minutes away from the theatre. Starting things off is a Friday night screening of William Friedkin's Oscar-winning 1971 crime classic "The French Connection"  starring Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider. On Saturday, the Loew's presents a rare big screen showing of the "B"  1953 cult movie  "The Little Runaway" about a young boy's adventures in New York. The film is primarily revered for its wealth of location scenes from a bygone era including footage of Coney Island. Rounding things out on Saturday night is a screening of the Harold Lloyd silent film comedy "Speedy" with accompanying live organ music. For full details click here...

Moviefone's Top DVD of the Week

"The Great Beauty" (Criterion)

What's It About? A blast from the past sends man-about-town Jep Gambardella (Toni Servillo) reeling and reminiscing about his life and loves in Rome. The 65-year-old writer (of a sort) has had quite a life so far, but has he grown to take the richness of life and Rome for granted?

Why We're In: Even if you're not hip to Italian cinema and Sorrentino's influences, you'll still enjoy this Oscar-winning film.

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"The King of Comedy" (30th Anniversary Edition)

What's It About? Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) is desperate to become famous. Once he meets talk show host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis), he's sure his dreams of fame and fortune are coming true. All he has to do is convince Langford to have him on his show, and then Rupert will be the real king of comedy.

Cinema Retro is pleased to announce the premiere of a new column: Criterion Corner, which will highlight reviews and interviews pertaining to new Criterion video releases. For our debut column, we are honored to have Raymond Benson's exclusive interview with Suzanne Lloyd, granddaughter of legendary comedy star Harold Lloyd.

By Raymond Benson

On the advent of The Criterion Collection’s upcoming release of Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman on Blu-ray and DVD, it’s high time that the silent film star gain some recognition from at least two generations that missed out on seeing this master comedian in action. Last year’s release of Safety Last! certainly got the ball rolling, and with Lloyd’s granddaughter, Suzanne Lloyd, working as the trustee to his film library and head of Harold Lloyd Entertainment, Inc., the goal is to bring the pictures of the “third genius” (after Chaplin and Keaton) to a wider audience,...

Maryland Del. Emmett Burns, Jr. has backed off his demand that Brendon Ayanbadejo be forced to be silent on the subject of marriage equality, and his reasoning sounds awfully familiar. "Upon reflection, he has his First Amendment rights. And I have my First Amendment rights. … Each of us has the right to speak our opinions. The football player and I have a right to speak our minds." For the record, Ellen DeGeneres has offered to fly Ayanbadejo to California to tape her show this week.

The Pope is now an unwitting star in a Bel Ami porn video. Before you avert your eyes, it seems that for Scandal In the Vatican, which is being filmed onsite, the porn stars were presented to the Pope as priests, who then blessed them, and it was filmed for the movie.

Keep the Lights On did quite well in the specialty box office this weekend,...

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) selected 10 favorite Baseball movies in a list that includes acclaimed blockbusters such as Bull Durham (1988) and Field of Dreams (1989), plus performances by Babe Ruth in Speedy (1928) and Jackie Robinson in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950). To coincide with the Major League Baseball playoffs - TCM along with sister network TBS.s coverage of the Postseason, bring Baseball to the smallscreen in a varied list including The Bad News Bears (1976), Bull Durham (1988) and Field of Dreams (1989); the biographical dramas The Pride of the Yankees (1943), The Stratton Story (1949) and The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), the latter with Jackie Robinson himself in the lead role; the Harold Lloyd comedy...

Mark Webb's "(500) Days of Summer" will serve as opening-night film at the 11th annual RiverRun International Film Festival, which runs April 22-29 in Winston-Salem, N.C. For its closing night, the fest will screen Harold Lloyd's 1928 silent comedy "Speedy," accompanied by the Alloy Orchestra.

The fest will present its inaugural Emerging Master Award to filmmaker Ramin Bahrani following a screening of his latest film, "Goodbye Solo."

RiverRun will screen 37 features and 63 shorts from 26 countries.

"Over the past few years, RiverRun has developed a loyal following and built a reputation as one of the country's most prestigious regional film festivals. I think that's because we place such an emphasis on filmmakers and the power and urgency of new cinematic voices, such as Ramin Bahrani, the recipient of our inaugural Emerging Master Award," executive director Andrew Rodgers said. "As far as what's different this year, we've extended the dates of the...

NEW YORK -- The Tribeca Film Festival announced its Tribeca Family Festival lineup Thursday, including T4Teens, a new section of films for young adults. The 15-feature slate includes a mix of studio and indie fare: Charles Sturridge's remake of Lassie, starring Peter O'Toole, Peter Dinklage and Samantha Morton; Barry Sonnenfeld's RV, featuring Robin Williams as a father on a cross-country family trip; and Ted Wilde's classic 1927 silent film Speedy, starring legendary comedian Harold Lloyd. The four-film T4Teens section features Danny Cannon's soccer fable Goal! The Dream Begins and Alex Steyermark's comic look at a terminally ill teen with a final wish, One Last Thing.

Marking the 112th anniversary of Harold Lloyd's birthday, Sony Pictures Releasing is reissuing Lloyd's classic films, including Safety Last! and The Freshman. Beginning April 20, the films, which have been made available by the Harold Lloyd Trust, will premiere at Film Forum in New York. Bookings in additional cities -- including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and Chicago -- will follow. Many of the silent titles will feature newly recorded scores. "My grandfather holds an historic place in cinema history," said Suzanne Lloyd, the actor's granddaughter and president of Harold Lloyd Entertainment. "I'm pleased and proud that Sony has stepped forward to release these films so that a new generation can experience the sheer entertainment of Harold Lloyd on the big screen." Lloyd's film career spanned 34 years and 200 comedies. Among his most famous films are Grandma's Boy (1922), Safety Last! (1923), Girl Shy (1924), The Freshman (1925), The Kid Brother (1927), Speedy (1928) and Movie Crazy (1932).