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New Indian Express
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Owen Wilson returns for Meet the Parents 4 alongside Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro
Behind the scenes, Jane Rosenthal and De Niro are producing via Tribeca Productions, with Jay Roach through Delirious Media. Stiller and John Lesher are producing under the Red Hour Films banner, and Hamburg is producing through Particular Pictures. Wilson's last big-screen appearance was in 2023's Haunted Mansion, and he most recently reprised his fan-favorite role as Mobius in Disney+'s Loki Season 2.
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tribeca Studios and OpenAI to Establish AI-Integrated Short Film Program (EXCLUSIVE)
Tribeca Studios has partnered with OpenAI to create an AI-integrated short film program for next year's Tribeca Festival. The year-long program will accept two filmmakers to make live-action shorts with OpenAI's tools and features. Those shorts are set to premiere at the 2026 festival, alongside a discussion about AI and film. In addition to access to OpenAI, the selected filmmakers will receive funding, training and mentorship through the program. More from Variety 'Wizkid: Long Live Lagos' Review: Nigeria's Global Pop Superstar Gets an Entertaining and Propulsive Documentary 'Pinch' Review: An Amusing Takedown of India's Patriarchal Structures 'Nobu' Review: Japanese Celebrity Chef Gets a Food Doc That Plays Like a Branded Advertisement 'At Tribeca, storytelling is at the heart of everything we do — and innovation is key to its future. Partnering with OpenAI allows us to be at the forefront of a new creative frontier, where AI is not a replacement, but another powerful tool in a filmmaker's toolkit,' Jane Rosenthal, Tribeca Enterprises co-founder and CEO, said in a statement. 'This collaboration reflects Tribeca's commitment to championing fearless artists who are willing to explore, experiment, and push the boundaries of their craft.' Tribeca Festival previously introduced another AI film initiative last year called Sora Shorts, which showcased five shorts created through the OpenAI model Sora. That program required participants to follow Screen Actors Guild, Writers' Guild and Directors' Guild parameters for AI usage. 'Filmmakers have always pushed the boundaries of storytelling, and this program is about supporting that spirit with tools to enhance traditional filmmaking pipelines,' Brad Lightcap, COO of OpenAI, said in a statement. 'We're proud to continue our partnership with Tribeca to help bring new ideas to life using OpenAI tools, and I am excited to see how filmmakers embrace the technology to support their creative expression.' Tribeca has not yet sent out invitations for submissions. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? 25 Hollywood Legends Who Deserve an Honorary Oscar
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
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 it turned into a paid position as a reader after they ended up liking my coverage. I did that for two years, and during that time I actually read the script Amongst Friends that ended up being the first feature that I ever starred in. We went to Sundance and that launched my career,' the actress recalled. 'Tribeca helped me start my career, and it's always given a hand up to young artists and people who had the gumption to just go for it.' More from The Hollywood Reporter Miley Cyrus Talks Growing Past 'Hannah Montana' and Hiding Her Drug Purchases From Accountant 'American Psycho' Director Mary Harron Is Surprised by Movie's Lingering Relevance What Sold Gerard Butler on Reprising His Role in the Live-Action 'How to Train Your Dragon' So supporting the 10th anniversary of the Through Her Lens — a women and nonbinary filmmaker-focused program — as part of the exclusive Chanel Tribeca Festival Women's Luncheon at The Greenwich Hotel Courtyard on Friday was an easy yes. Particularly, says Sorvino, in a moment where artists' freedom of speech and expression are under attack. 'They are creating a circle here where people are very focused on humanity and intersectionality and opposing opinions, but like a dialectic where truth can arise that's greater than the sum of its parts, with connection and recognition of one and the other,' she told The Hollywood Reporter on the carpet ahead of the event. 'It's standing here as a beacon of honesty and artistic expression in a time where all of those things are under attack.' Inside the hotel in a packed room, Rosenthal acknowledged the importance of being vocal and openly supportive of artists and the communities' work in the current cultural moment. 'The very act of us speaking up feels risky,' the Tribeca co-founder told the group. 'This program reminds us that our voices matter, that storytelling is activism, and that art is a form of existence. A person whose words comfort me in these times are Toni Morrison, and she writes about how she would guide us into this objective and this chaos. She says this is precisely the time when art is going to work — not when everything is fine, but in times of dread.' 'There is no time to despair. No place for self-pity. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal,' she continued. 'So, thank you for what you're doing, for every script that you write, every scene, every story. Thank you for your work, your fire, your voices. And thank you for refusing to wait for permission. Thank you for continuing to lift one another up.' Using your voice and continuing to do the creative work despite timely challenges was a theme of the event conversation. In terms of directly navigating the industry, Wonder Woman and Monster director Patty Jenkins told THR on the luncheon's carpet that 'the struggle is real and it's very alive right now' for women and nonbinary filmmakers. However, evidence is still there that diverse storytelling matters. 'The truth is there's already all the evidence showing that the world is craving diverse stories and that everybody's universal. But the old system of Hollywood, which is crumbling, has still not moved on, so there's a collision,' she explained. 'The thing I want to say to inspire people is that the indie film world is really starting to explode right now, and with the studio system really falling apart, it's an opportunity. But we do all have to fight to get our stories told, to prove that they can make money and to prove that there's an audience for them. But it's an exciting moment as much as it's been so frustrating.' While speaking to luncheon guests, Jenkins later added that creatives should consider this opportunity and bring in their community to do it. 'We have our own money. We have our own producers. We have our own skills. We actually also need to really embrace coming together and not asking for permission or partnership under the old system,' she said. 'It's why I love coming in this room. So grateful to Chanel and Tribeca for doing it. It gives a forum for having these conversations.' Rosenthal, Sorvino and Jenkins were in attendance at the Tribeca and Chanel event alongside Chanel ambassadors Riley Keogh and Whitney Peak, as well as guests Lucy Liu, Olivia Munn, Parker Posey, Miley Cyrus, Carrie Coon, Beanie Feldstein, Nia DaCosta, Mariska Hargitay, Zosia Mamet, Annie Murphy, Ilana Glazer, Jurnee Smollett, Francesca Scorsese and Rachel Hilson. In addition to discussing how women and nonbinary artists can navigate the current moment, they all eagerly celebrated the mentorship program, which offers emerging U.S.-based creatives industry support, artistic development and funding. 'It's really a special one, this event, because it's women and nonbinary people coming together looking gorgeous, obviously, in Chanel, but having really profound, meaningful conversations. It's rare for everyone to be in one room. It's rare to all gather in such a specific way,' Feldstein said. 'I was so lucky to be on the jury last time they did it in the fall, and to hear all of these people pour their creativity into the room and present to us with open hearts, open minds — so receptive to questions and feedback — the artistry was on another level and inspired all of us.' 'This is such a resonant lunch to me because it's about nurturing other people, and just by doing that and following our truth, we can inspire people,' said Hargitay, whose new doc My Mom Jayne premieres on HBO Max on June 27 and is screening at Tribeca. 'What we all want personally and professionally is community. That is where our power goes. So, however, we do that on a scale from one person, if you're supporting one person or a million, it's the same.' While the program itself focuses on providing mentorship of emerging talent, many of the attendees acknowledged the myriad of ways it can be meaningful, even as women and nonbinary creatives advance in their careers. 'It's super important and it's not just mentorship from people who are way above you in their careers, it's also your peers. I've had so much support from my peer female filmmakers,' DaCosta told THR. 'Being able to call people and ask for advice and just commiserate or just be joyful together — all of that's as important as talking about the craft and business.' 'To me, mentorship doesn't even have to be someone on your same level. It can be someone who's maybe not even at your level yet but thinks in a way that helps crack you open and guide you further on your path,' Mamet said. 'I think when you choose an artistic lifestyle, it can be incredibly difficult and there are many dark nights of the soul. It's not a linear path. So, I think community and support are just so important, and I think that is the essence of mentorship. Wherever you can find that, I don't think it has to look like someone who's older or necessarily more experienced. I think it's just actually finding those people to help and, of course, and keep you going.' The luncheon was the first of a two-part event spotlighting and connecting visionary creatives. Later in the day, 'Through Her Lens Conversation: In Process with Riley Keough & Gina Gammell' saw Keough debut her latest project. 'I was actually inspired by this event, Through Her Lens and Tribeca. We made three little short clips that are exploring different women's creative process,' Keough explained. 'We did one talk with myself and then with an actor and one with a director and an actor. Selfishly, I wanted to watch other females work.' For White Lotus star Coon, connecting to other women and engaging about and beyond their creative process is one of the reasons she attended the event. 'Anytime I meet these women, I am putting them in my phone and I'm ready to make that phone call now,' the actress said. 'I think anytime you have women in a room, it's possible that something very powerful will happen, but history has separated us. So the more events like this we have, the more probability there is that we will save not only creative industries but maybe the whole world.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter Seeing Double? 25 Pairs of Celebrities Who Look Nearly Identical From 'Lady in the Lake' to 'It Ends With Us': 29 New and Upcoming Book Adaptations in 2024 Meet the Superstars Who Glam Up Hollywood's A-List
Washington Post
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
The Billy Joel movie premiere was sad, sweet and yet incomplete
NEW YORK — A documentary about the life and career of Billy Joel, premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival at the legendary Beacon Theatre — it's hard to get more New York than that. Yet what was long planned as a night of career celebration took on unexpected poignance after Joel, 76, revealed two weeks ago that he has been diagnosed with a brain disorder — and canceled all of his concerts scheduled over the next 13 months. He also had to miss the opening night of the festival, which kicked off its 24th year Wednesday with a screening of Part 1 of 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes,' a sprawling film airing on HBO in July. Festival co-founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal made a brief appearance praising the singer-songwriter for five decades of capturing the rhythm and spirit of the city. De Niro dubbed the Long Island native as the 'poet laureate of New York.' 'Billy wanted to be with us tonight. But as you may have heard, he is dealing with a health issue and had to postpone his performances, including this one tonight. We know you join us in wishing him a speedy recovery,' Rosenthal said. A few moments later, directors Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin read a message from Joel that he wanted to convey to the audience in his classic wry manner: 'Getting old sucks, but it's still preferable to getting cremated.' 'He will be back,' Lacy said, to loud applause from the crowd. In an increasingly fractured culture, Joel's music and lyrics unite the generations, the filmmakers said, with a relatability that made him one of the top-selling musical acts in history. Just ask his ex-wife. 'Bill can take a kernel of something that happened and create a story that is universal, and he would get to the DNA of the human experience,' Elizabeth Weber, who was also the star's manager back in the day, says in the film. Nearly 55 years after his debut album, Joel was still filling stadiums — before the tour cancellation, he was scheduled to play another 17 shows in the United States and Britain, alongside a rotating crew of partner acts: Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks and Sting. And for a decade, fans packed his monthly concerts at Madison Square Garden, until the unique residency ended this past summer. He never had to change up the act much. The familiarity of the repertoire — 'Piano Man,' 'New York State of Mind,' 'Uptown Girl' — was the big draw for attendees who hollered along to every word. 'There's a handful of folks that can both play and compose and write the lyrics to these songs that, I'm sorry, as soon as you hear a couple of phrases, you're singing the whole damn thing,' Tom Hanks, one of the executive producers of the documentary, told the AP at the screening. The rigorous tour schedule took its toll. Joel's recent diagnosis, normal pressure hydrocephalus, was 'exacerbated by recent concert performances, leading to problems with hearing, vision and balance,' his team said in a statement. During his last show in February, he took a startling fall. Joel is a more complicated celebrity than fans might expect from his songbook of karaoke staples. Levin told the audience that when she met him, she proudly told him how much she loved his lesser-known 'Streetlife Serenade' record from 1974, confident that he would clock her as a true fan. Instead, he said, 'That's probably my least favorite album.' 'His response was my first clue that there was a lot more to Billy Joel,' Levin said. Lacy, who said she had a 'cursory knowledge' of him before the film, found Joel to be a complex and layered figure. Part 1 — which ran about 2½ hours, with interviews with Joel's family, friends, band members and fellow stars, including Bruce Springsteen and Garth Brooks — chronicles his struggle to break through as a solo artist, his move to California and then back to his beloved New York. When he experienced life-changing fame with the 1977 smash album 'The Stranger,' he found himself mocked for being too popular, an uncool 'balladeer' in an era of anti-authoritarian punk rock. The criticism stung Joel, who saw himself as a scrappy kid from Hicksville, Long Island, scratching his way out of a tough childhood. He always felt like he was struggling, he says in the film, even while enjoying astonishing success. 'I learned life is a fight,' he says. The Beacon audience cheered every New York reference in the documentary — such as the introductions of Joel's Long Island-bred backup musicians — as well as moments when the hometown hero triumphed over the music-label suits. Like the time he declined to work with a Beatles producer because it would have meant replacing his band. Or when then-manager Weber insisted that unenthused record executives release 'Just the Way You Are' as a single. It went on to win record and song of the year at the 1979 Grammy Awards. Joel famously endured some dark moments — depression, rehab, divorce — and his loved ones describe them unflinchingly. While in the late-1960s duo Attila with his close friend Jon Small, Joel had an affair with the drummer's wife. That was Weber. When the love triangle self-destructed, the piano player was so consumed by guilt and heartbreak that he tried to end his life. After a stint in a psychiatric facility, he recovered by channeling his emotion into songs — and reconnected with Weber, who helped guide him to superstardom. Small, who has moved past the affair debacle, joins their mutual ex-wife as one of the primary talking heads interviewed in the film. Part 1 ends with Weber and Joel's own explosive breakup in the early 1980s, after he started drinking heavily and using drugs to cope with the pressures of fame. But Joel has always been candid about his mistakes and trying to learn from them — another reason fans have remained so devoted for so long, and why it's difficult to imagine him out of the spotlight. The film opens with Joel talking about his early days working on an oyster boat, when he would gaze with envy at an enormous beachfront mansion. Years later, he bought that very house, though it was still undergoing construction. 'It's not finished yet,' Joel said. 'But neither am I.'
New York Post
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Billy Joel cracking jokes about ‘getting old,' ‘cremated' after brain disorder diagnosis, Tribeca doc director shares
When the lights went up on Broadway for the world premiere of the documentary 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' — at New York's Beacon Theatre for the opening night of the Tribeca Festival — the hometown hero was not in the house. As exclusively revealed to The Post last week, the 76-year-old music legend sat out his big night after revealing that he was diagnosed with a brain disorder called normal pressure hydrocephalus. But the 'New York State of Mind' crooner still received plenty of local love from Tribeca Festival co-founders Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro as the 24th edition of the festival that started in 2002 kicked off with the first half of Joel's two-part documentary before it premieres on HBO and HBO Max later this summer. Advertisement 8 Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal at the 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' opening night at Tribeca Film Festival. Getty Images for Tribeca Festival 8 (L-R) Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal at Tribeca Film Festival 2025. Getty Images for Tribeca Festival De Niro, 81, called Joel 'the poet laureate of New York,' while Rosenthal, 68, addressed the music man's ongoing health battle. 'Billy wanted to be with us tonight, but as you may have heard, he's dealing with a health issue and had to postpone his performances, including this one tonight. We know you will join us in wishing him a speedy recovery,' Rosenthal said after the pair quoted lyrics from Joel's 'New York State of Mind.' Advertisement 'He's our piano man, a wonderful, integral part of the heartbeat of our city,' De Niro told the crowd. 'Tonight, we fit to see the man behind the music and behind the legend. You're in for a real treat.' Directors Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin also spoke about Joel in the wake of his absence, revealing a joke about death that the singer told them. 'We know Billy wishes he were here tonight, and he asked us to convey that to you all. In fact, he said, 'Getting old sucks, but it's preferable to getting cremated,'' one of them recalled before assuring the crowd, 'He will be back.' Advertisement 8 Co-directors and producers Susan Lacy (L) and Jessica Levin at Tribeca Film Festival. AFP via Getty Images And So It Goes' features rare, previously unseen footage and candid, intimate interviews while charting the five-time Grammy winner's rise from Long Island to international pop stardom. Taking its title from a deeply personal piano ballad from Joel's 1989 album 'Storm Front,' the documentary also features classics such as 'Piano Man,' 'Just the Way You Are,' and, of course, 'New York State of Mind.' Rosenthal and De Niro gave a show of support in a statement after Joel's health crisis was announced. Advertisement 8 The two-part documentary 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' will premiere on HBO and HBO Max later this summer. Art Maillett/Sony Music Archives/Courtesy HBO 8 Billy Joel told Howard Stern that he was 'not dying' after recently revealing his brain disorder diagnosis. Getty Images 8 After starting in 2014, Billy Joel ended his historic 10-year Madison Square Garden residency last July. Getty Images 'Our hearts are with Billy Joel and his family following today's announcement,' they said in a statement. 'As a New York icon and global music legend, he has profoundly shaped the cultural fabric of this city and touched audiences around the world. We send our love and full support and wish him strength and a healthy recovery.' 'We're deeply honored that this year's Opening Night celebrates his remarkable legacy and enduring influence on New York's cultural landscape,' the statement continued. 'This is the perfect moment to recognize a creative force whose work reflects the very soul of our city — and the heart of Tribeca.' Although Joel was not in attendance, he has let it be known that you haven't seen the last of him yet. 8 Billy Joel traded the piano for guitar during one of his Madison Square Garden residency shows in 2016. Getty Images In fact, Howard Stern shared a positive update about the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer on Tuesday, assuring listeners that the hitmaker is 'not dying.' Advertisement 'I saw Billy Joel two weeks ago,' he told co-host Robin Quivers on SiriusXM's 'The Howard Stern Show.' 'We had dinner together.' 'Yeah, he does have issues,' Stern continued. 'But he said, 'Yeah, you can tell people, you know, I'm not dying.' You know, he wants people to know that. He just, he's gotta deal with some medical stuff, but he was delightful.' 8 Billy Joel had already rescheduled several concerts earlier this year. Instagram/@billyjoel Normal pressure hydrocephalus is a brain disorder where cerebrospinal fluid builds up inside the skull and presses on the brain, disrupting cognitive functioning. Advertisement Due to his condition, Joel also canceled all of his upcoming tour dates, which were to include a 'Triple Play' summer series of concerts at all three New York area stadiums: Yankee Stadium (July 18, with Rod Stewart), MetLife Stadium (Aug. 8, with Stevie Nicks) and Citi Field (Aug. 21, with Sting). But thankfully, Joel — who ended his historic Madison Square Garden residency last July after 10 years, 104 sold-out shows and 1.9 million tickets scanned — isn't ready to hang up his piano. 'He is happiest while performing,' a music industry insider told People last week. 'Music is, has been and will always be his life. He's not ready to retire.'
