Saturday Night Live has been reflecting and influencing the American Story for 40 years. Live From New York! explores the show’s early years, an experiment from a young Lorne Michaels and his cast of unknowns, and follows its evolution into a comedy institution. The film looks at SNL as a living time capsule, encompassing decades…
2015 Tribeca Film Festival Announces ‘SNL’ Documentary As Opening Night Film
The Tribeca Film Festival , presented by AT&T, announced today that the world premiere of the documentary Live From New York!, will open the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday, April 15. “Saturday Night Live” has been reflecting and influencing the American story for 40 years. Live From New York! explores the show’s early years, an experiment…
Review: ‘The Skeleton Twins’
by Jake Kring-Schreifels Directed by Craig Johnson Starring Kristin Wiig, Bill Hader, Luke Wilson, Joanna Gleason & Ty Burrell The Skeleton Twins defies easy definition. Its stars, Kristin Wiig and Bill Hader, the versatile and frequently hilarious Saturday Night Live alums, suggest a comedy. The story, about estranged twins with suicidal tendencies and family dysfunction,…
NY Film Critics Series and Peter Travers Announce Launch of Live National In-Theater Screening Series
The New York Film Critics Series, one of the leading word-of-mouth screening companies, has announced they have partnered with Movie Theater locations throughout the U.S. to present a live, national, in-theater Screening Series. The events are moderated by Peter Travers, film critic for Rolling Stone Magazine, and ABC’s Popcorn. The Series presents interactive, in-theater; pre-release…