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Tribeca Film Festival Review “Misery Loves Comedy”

Star-studded but tedious documentary that lacks the depth suggested by its thesis.

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RiffTrax Live! discuss “The Room” on the Tribeca Red Carpet

The voices behind "Mystery Science Theater 3000" riff on "The Room"

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Martin McCann, Olwen Fouere and Mia Goth talk about “The Survivalist” at...

Stars of "The Survivalist" talk about their post-apocalypse drama

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Director Jeppe Rønde and star Hannah Murray talk about “Bridgend” at Tribeca...

Jeppe Rønde, director of "Bridgend" and Hannah Murray star of "Game of Thrones" (Gilly)

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Terry Gilliam discusses Monty Python at Tribeca Film Festival

Iconic British comedy group reunited to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"

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2015 Tribeca Film Festival Red Carpet Interviews

Red Carpet coverage and interviews from New York City's Tribeca Film Festival

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Film Review “Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron”

"Age of Ultron" is more of everything, an often wow-inducing spectacle that leaves our heroes on intriguing and unstable grounds.

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Director John Maclean and Stars Kodi Smit-McPhee and Ben Mendelsohn talk...

Interviews from the red carpet Tribeca premiere of Maclean's western

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Lake Bell chats about “Man Up” along with director Ben Palmer and writer Tess...

Lake Bell and the minds behind the hilarious new romcom on the red carpet.

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Luke Hemsworth talks about “Infini” and new HBO series “Westworld”

"Kill Me Three Times", upcoming HBO series "Westworld"

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Kodi Smit-McPhee and John Maclean have an in-depth talk about “Slow West”

An exclusive discussion with the director and the star of the upcoming X-men Apocalypse about Slow West, now in theaters.

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Ryan Reynolds talks about his latest film “Self/Less”

The Deadpool star talks about Tarsem Singh's new brain-swapping Sci-fi thriller co-starring Ben Kingsley and Matthew Goode.

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“The Hunger Games: The Exhibition” Opens in NY at Discovery Times Square

The new exhibit at Discovery Times Square allows fans to explore the cinematic world of Panem.

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Blu-ray Review: “What We Do in the Shadows”

A vampire comedy that works on every level and a welcome return to the sensibilities that I loved so much in “Flight of the Conchords”.

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Olivia Wilde and Reed Morano discuss the film “Meadowland”

Actor and director (respectively) discuss film at Tribeca Film Festival

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New York Film Fest Review: The Walk

The 3D walk is worth price of admission though the rest of the film is considerably less exciting than the Oscar-winning documentary on the same event.

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New York Film Fest Review: The Martian

The Martian is a massively satisfying sci-fi film on every level that's anchored by a standout performance from Matt Damon.

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NYCC: Doug Jones on Crimson Peak and Hocus Pocus

The talented actor on his fifth feature collaboration with Guillermo Del Toro and the Halloween classic.

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Film Review “Truth”

Whatever your politics, this is an often compelling film that is driven by another strong performance from Cate Blanchett.

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Film Review: Crimson Peak

More beautiful than terrifying, Crimson Peak is a sumptuous Gothic romance that throws viewers neck deep into a storybook world from Guillermo Del Toro and features a positively ferocious Jessica...

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Nick Robinson Talks About Jurassic World

Future "The 5th Wave" star Robinson played teenager Zach in the dinosaur blockbuster now out on blu-ray.

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Film Review “Steve Jobs”

Danny Boyle has delivered not the complete biography Jobs, but an energetic strong impression of the man behind the curtain. And the iPod.

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The Cast of “Blindspot” Speaks at NYCC

Actors Sullivan Stapleton, Ashley Johnson, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Audrey Esparza, Rob Brown and Series creator Martin Gero all sat down with us at NYCC.

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Paul Bettany discusses “Shelter” with stars Jennifer Connelly and Anthony Mackie

An impassioned Bettany offered insight on his directorial debut and on the homeless crisis facing New York City where the film is set.

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Film Review “Carol”

A beautifully crafted romantic drama from Todd Haynes (of 2002's lauded Far From Heaven). Haynes once again showcases the 1950s as the backdrop for simmering social tensions and stellar work from his...

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Director Todd Haynes and Stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara Speak about...

The director, screenwriter and stars including Blanchett, Mara, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson and Jake Lacy spoke at their NY Press Conference

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UltraSabers’ Renegade Crossguard Saber

A look at UltraSabers' new light saber model based on The Force Awakens character, Kylo Ren.

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A “Hateful” Conference with Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason...

Iconic director Tarantino brought new film, The Hateful Eight, out Roadshow-style for Christmas. He joined his cast (including Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth & Bruce Dern) to discuss...

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Black Sails’s Ray Stevenson on Playing Blackbeard

The Irish actor (HBO's "Rome", Punisher: War Zone, The Thor movies) speaks about joining the third series of Starz's Black Sails as notorious pirate Blackbeard.

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Blu-ray Review: “Crimson Peak”

Guillermo Del Toro's gothic romance, Crimson Peak is now available on blu-ray with plenty of in-depth featurettes on its visually stunning production design work.

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A Conversation with Deadpool’s Greg LaSalle

LaSalle provided the facial performance for Deadpool's Colossus, we spoke about his character as well as his visual effects work in other Marvel movies.

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Film Review “I Saw the Light”

"The onslaught of darkness in I Saw the Light is it makes Williams's untimely passing at age 29 feel like a foregone conclusion. Still, as a showcase for the versatile Hiddleston and fiery Olsen, I Saw...

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Tom Hiddleston and Susanne Bier Premiere AMC’S The Night Manager

Tom Hiddleston and Oscar-winning director Susanne Bier spoke with me at the Tribeca Film Festival about their hit spy series "The Night Manager" which premieres this week on AMC.

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Tribeca Film Fest Review: “Holidays”

Horror anthologies thrive on bringing a lot of different things to the table...but if there's one thing they shouldn't be, it's boring. And for seven out of eight of these, I was just plain bored.

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Owain Yeoman on the New Season of “Turn: Washington’s Spies”

The Welsh actor portrays notorious war traitor Benedict Arnold on this "Don't Miss" season of AMC's historical drama.

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TFF Film Review: “High-Rise”

From the brutalist production design to a stunning score by Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream), High-Rise is a darkly humorous, sexy, and oftentimes grotesque cinematic experience.

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TFF: Keegan-Michael Key on “Keanu” and the Upcoming “Don’t Think Twice”

Star of "Key & Peele" opens in their feature comedy "Keanu" and spoke about it while promoting the Tribeca premiere of Mike Birbiglia's "Don't Think Twice"

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Director Matt Brown on “The Man Who Knew Infinity”

The writer-director spoke about bringing the compelling true life story of a mathematical genius to the screen with stars Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel.

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Film Review: “Hunt for the Wilderpeople”

Five stars. An unconventional spin on the tried-and-true old mentor meeting his younger match that manages to be action packed, unpredictable and heartfelt without veering into the saccharine...

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Top Five Things I’d Like to See in A Ghostbusters Sequel

I live in a world where there's six Police Academies, four Sharknadoes and I need more of Paul Feig's Ghostbusters.

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“Star Trek: 50 Artists. 50 Years” Lands at New York’s Paley Center

The temporary exhibition celebrating Star Trek brings together an international array of artists and includes fan photo op stations and Paley Center screenings.

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Paradiso Chapter 1 “NYC’s Most Interactive Escape Room”

Billed as "part immersive theater, part escape room, part existential game," Paradiso satisfies multiple action movie nerd fantasies in one pulse pounding hour.

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NYCC 2016: Adult Swim’s DREAM CORP LLC

Dream Corp LLC stars Stephen Merchant, Nick Rutherford and Jon Gries joined series creator Daniel Stessen to discuss this new Adult Swim show at NYCC 2016

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Film Review: “The Founder”

4 Stars. The Founder zips along on the boundless energy that Keaton infuses into Ray Kroc.

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Film Review: “Trespass Against Us”

Trespass Against Us can be tonally uneven but boasts enough solid performances and pops of quality car chases to recommend it.

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Louis Theroux on “My Scientology Movie”

Louis Theroux, John Dower and Andrew Perez on their new documentary: "The fact is that you could really make a full time job of kind of reading the stuff that comes out on Scientology. The challenge in...

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Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac and “The Promise”

Director Terry George (Hotel Rwanda) joined cast members Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac, James Cromwell, Angela Sarafyan and Charlotte Le Bon to discuss their drama set amidst the Armenian genocide.

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“Genius” Red Carpet at Tribeca Film Festival

Three of the stars of Ron Howard's "Genius" spoke with us at the Tribeca Film Festival

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TFF 2017: Executive Producers of “The Handmaid’s Tale”

The executive producer and showrunner on Hulu's new series hit the red carpet to discuss the bold adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel: "I think it's entertaining but it's pretty damn powerful, so...

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Chris Gethard: Career Suicide

We spoke with comedians Chris Gethard, Pete Holmes and NPR moderator Ira Glass about Gethard's new HBO Special, Chris Gethard: Career Suicide

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