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Danny Elfman revives lost song to honor Pee-wee Herman
8+ hour, 24+ min ago (21+ words) Devo, B-52s, Natasha Lyonne, and Patton Oswalt turn out at special tribute celebrating 40th Anniversary of Pee-wee's Playhouse....
2026 Lower East Side Film Festival award winners include "Public Access" and "The Plan"
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (234+ words) Directed by David Shadrack Smith, Public Access looks back on the the wild wild West that was New York City's public access television scene from the 1970s thru the 1990s. Filled with vintage clips and narration from many of the surviving participants…...
From "Spidermusical" to "Schmigadoon!" Alex Brightman and Sara Chase are musical comedy buddies for life
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (714+ words) Broadway mainstays Alex Brightman and Sara Chase are using their two decades of kinship to unearth comedy and heart in Schmigadoon! , the stage version of the Apple TV musical theater satire. The pair star as Josh and Melissa, a couple…...
Ryan Reynolds reveals how he finally landed Bill Murray for John Candy documentary: "Tell Bill to do the damn interview
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (875+ words) If you're making a documentary about John Candy, there are a few voices you simply have to have. And for executive producer Ryan Reynolds, Bill Murray was at the top of that list. Speaking after a screening of the Prime…...
Being Eddie" producers say they accidentally cost Murphy his Dreamgirls" Oscar " and now they want to fix it
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (803+ words) If you ask producers John Davis and John Fox whether they still feel responsible for Eddie Murphy losing the Oscar for Dreamgirls, they won't hesitate. "We accidentally cost him the Oscar," Davis says. "We came out with Norbit at the…...
I thought what we were doing was important: Lorne Michaels reveals secrets from the Saturday Night Live set
2+ week, 6+ day ago (623+ words) The stars came out in force for Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels at the Los Angeles special screening of the documentary Lorne Tuesday night at Universal Studios. "This is a look inside the life of Lorne Michaels and also…...
Being Eddie" director on getting inside Eddie Murphy"s world " and the movie that never was
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1104+ words) In Hollywood, Eddie Murphy has been a defining presence for decades " a comedy star whose impact on film and culture is hard to overstate. But Being Eddie is less interested in the icon than the person behind it. For director…...
The Sheep Detectives" heralded as a witty and wise" heir to Babe" by critics
1+ week, 1+ day ago (194+ words) One of the unlikeliest studio releases in some time is getting some very unlikely reviews. "The Sheep Detectives is the cutest, sweetest movie ever made about accepting death and confronting grief and trauma that's probably ever been made," writes Jim…...
Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas strike a chord in "Power Ballad" trailer: All the details
1+ week, 5+ day ago (283+ words) Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of Once, the Irish musical romance that became a Cinderella story at the Oscars, winning Best Original Song with "Falling Slowly." Since then, that film's writer-director, John Carney, has put out a steady stream…...
Sarasota Film Festival 2026 winners: "Charliebird," "Soul Patrol" take top prizes
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (419+ words) The 2026 Sarasota Film Festival has announced the winners of its 28th annual edition, with Charliebird taking the Narrative Feature Competition prize and Soul Patrol winning Documentary Feature Competition honors. During the festival, SFF also presented a sports showcase at New College…...