The feature offers an engaging and revealing look at the music business, focussing on the lack of access and opportunity that young black and brown women have.
The 2023 Tribeca Festival has been off to a great start and we were on the scene for the World Premiere of Bad Things which premiered Friday at Village East by Angelika in New York City.
The film Flamin’ Hot directed by Eva Longoria and produced by DeVon Franklin follows Richard Montañez on his life journey, showcasing his “American dream” come true.
The 2023 Tribeca Festival has had incredible film premieres thus far, and the producers and directors of five films premiering at this year’s festival were in attendance at a panel presented by the Producers Union to discuss their films and give insightful conversations about the independent film industry.
Brooklyn native Anthony Ramos has dominated the entertainment world over the last few years, from his performances in the original Broadway cast of Hamilton to Usnavi in In The Heights, and his latest role in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is no exception. Ramos, known for his electrifying performances on stage and screen, brings charisma, depth, and a touch of Brooklyn grit to the character of Noah Diaz, a fellow Brooklynite and ex-military electronics expert caught up in an epic battle between the Autobots, Maximals, and Terrorcons.
It was an exciting evening for Ballet lovers on Thursday, as Tribeca Festival hosted the world premiere of “Flower,” a captivating short film produced by renowned ballerina Misty Copeland’s production company, Life In Motion Productions.
In Ethan Berger’s feature narrative debut, we experience the harrowing world of fraternity hazing through the viewpoint of Alex Wolff’s Tom, a devoted “brother” from a fictional college fraternity.
New York, NY – June 8, 2023 – “Downtown Owl,” directed by Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival.
When we think of a Western, several images come to mind.
A tumbleweed rolling through a dusty town. The hero has to be the first to draw his gun. John Wayne rides off on his horse into the great wide somewhere. These stories tend to have one thing in common: a man in his natural habitat. The Old West towns, the wide open plains, the badlands are all considered to be rightfully possessed by the hero who roams them—and that hero is always a man.
Then Callie Khouri’s screenplay for Thelma & Louise flipped the script on the genre forever.
In lieu of the Western genre’s signature cowboy, Thelma & Louise featured two anti-heroes cursed by their femininity. Instead of a horse, audiences got a blue 1966 Ford Thunderbird. The scenery of mountains, oil rigs, deserts, and canyons were deserving of the genre—but served the purpose of being their escape instead of their domain.