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Tribeca Festival has unveiled an diverse jury lineup for its 2025 edition across 15 categories with writers, directors, actors, producers, Oscar winners and comedy trail blazers from Colson Whitehead, Nia DaCosta and Matthew Broderick to Jennifer Beals, Ilana Glazer, Art Linson, Kyle MacLachlan and Mira Sorvino.

Annie Murphy, Stephanie Hsu, Marianne-Jean Baptiste, Sheila Nevins, Alek Karpovsky will also be responsible for selecting this year’s top projects across film — narrative and documentary feature-length and shorts — as well as games and audio storytelling sections at the fest, which will unspool June 4-15 in New York City. See lineup here.

The Narrative Feature Competition jury includes Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winner Whitehead, whose 2019 novel Nickel Boys was was brought to screen last year by director RaMell Ross to critical acclaim; DaCosta, currently in post-production on 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple; producer Art Linson; indie filmmaker Joshua Marston; and Kent Sanderson, president of independent distributor Bleecker Street.

The Nora Ephron Award will honor an exceptional female filmmaker “who represents the spirit and vision” of the iconic filmmaker and writer.

“We’re proud to welcome an eclectic group of jurors to this year’s Tribeca Festival,” said Nancy Lefkowitz, EVP at Tribeca Enterprises. “Their breadth of expertise across genres will be instrumental in recognizing standout storytellers and honoring bold new voices from around the world.”

The winning films, projects, filmmakers, storytellers, and actors in each category will be announced at the Tribeca Festival ceremony on June 12.

Feature Film Competition

U.S. Narrative Feature Competition Jurors

Nia DaCosta

Art Linson

Joshua Marston

Kent Sanderson

Colson Whitehead

International Narrative Feature Competition

Dagmara Dominczyk

Valeria Golino

Toby Jones

David Laub

Kyle MacLachlan

Documentary Feature Competition

Sara Bernstein

Ben Proudfoot

Mira Sorvino

Best New Narrative Director Competition

Matthew Broderick

Sejin Croninger

Eliza Hittman

Best New Documentary Director Competition

Kristine Stolakis

Sean Stuart

Jamila Wignot

Nora Ephron Award

Caroline Aaron

Aijah Keith

Annie Murphy

Viewpoints Competition

Brian Jordon Alvarez

Jennifer Beals

Raul Castillo

Alex Karpovsky

Mickey Sumner

Short Film Competition Categories

Ilana Glazer

Asher Grodman

Sheila Nevins

Pamela Ribon

Moon Zappa

Short Documentary and Student Visionary Competition

Ahmed Ahmed

Weyes Blood

Kim Magnusson

Kareem Rahma

AT&T Untold Stories Greenlight Committee

Andrew Ahn

David Fortune

Stephanie Hsu

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Gina Rodriquez

Kellyn Smith Kenny

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Matthew Broderick, Mira Sorvino, Nia DaCosta and Colson Whitehead are among the 2025 Tribeca Festival jurors, who will determine top content across film, games and audio storytelling sections.

More notable names among this year’s jury include Jennifer Beals, Ilana Glazer, Sheila Nevins, Eliza Hittman, Annie Murphy, Kyle MacLachlan, Alex Karpovsky and Mickey Sumner.

“We’re proud to welcome an eclectic group of jurors to this year’s Tribeca Festival,” Tribeca Enterprises executive vp Nancy Lefkowitz said in a statement. “Their breadth of expertise across genres will be instrumental in recognizing standout storytellers and honoring bold new voices from around the world.”

The juries for Tribeca’s 15 competition categories are as follows.

U.S. Narrative Feature Competition: Nia DaCosta, Art Linson, Joshua Marston, Kent Sanderson and Colson Whitehead

International Narrative Feature Competition: Dagmara Dominczyk, Valeria Golino, Toby Jones, David Laub and Kyle MacLachlan

Documentary Feature Competition: Sara Bernstein, Ben Proudfoot and...

On Friday March 21 2025, CBS broadcasts The Drew Barrymore Show!

Moon Unit Zappa Season 5 Episode 241 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show” titled “Moon Unit Zappa” promises to be a delightful trip down memory lane. Moon Unit Zappa, known for her memoir “Earth to Moon,” will join Drew Barrymore for a special conversation. The episode will air on CBS, bringing a nostalgic vibe to the show.

In this episode, Moon will share stories from her childhood, focusing on the times she spent at Drew’s house. The two grew up together, and their friendship blossomed during those early years. Viewers can expect heartfelt anecdotes and laughter as they reminisce about their shared experiences.

Drew and Moon’s chemistry will likely shine through as they discuss their unique upbringing in Hollywood. The episode will explore themes of friendship, family, and the joys of growing up. Fans of both Drew...

Friday’s “The Drew Barrymore Show” welcomes a childhood friend and a culinary expert for a lighthearted end to the week. Moon Unit Zappa, daughter of the legendary musician Frank Zappa and author of the memoir “Earth to Moon,” joins Drew for a trip down memory lane. Having known each other since childhood, the two will […]

The Drew Barrymore Show: Moon Unit Zappa, Nicole McLaughlin...

G. Gordon Liddy, the colorful chief operative in the Watergate scandal who went to prison for his crimes and later cut a wide swatch across pop culture as a talk show host and actor, has died. He was 90.

His son, Thomas P. Liddy, confirmed his death to the Washington Post, but did not provide a cause.

Liddy held many roles during his lifetime, including as a lawyer, FBI agent, talk show host and actor. However, he is best known as the chief operative in the Nixon administration’s White House Plumbers unit, which organized and carried out a burglary of the DNC headquarters in the Watergate building. The scandal rocked American politics and led to Nixon’s resignation from the presidency in 1974. Liddy was ultimately convicted of conspiracy, burglary, illegal wiretapping and refused to testify during the Senate committee hearing on the scandal. As a result, Liddy served over four years in prison.

Stars: Lance Henriksen, Veronica Cartwright, Cristina Raines, Joe Lambie, Anthony James, Richard Masur, Lee Ving, Moon Unit Zappa, Emilio Estevez | Written by Christopher Crowe, Jeffrey Bloom | Directed by Joseph Sargent

While it may be hard to believe that less than a decade ago Nightmares was one of The most sought after, most-requested titles for re-release, after watching this 80s anthology it’s easy to see why. Very much part of the 70s and early 80s portmenteau film vogue, which gave us the likes of Trilogy of Terror, Creepshow and its sequel, The Twilght Zone and Cats Eye, Nightmares features four stories that riff on pre-existing themes:

Terror in Topanga is a take on the “killer is in the house” trope; whilst The Bishop of Battle plays on the perils of obsession and the early-80s belief that video games were “evil”. The Benediction is a quasi-religious version of Richard Matheson...

No one has cooler side projects than Paul Thomas Anderson. Last November, shortly before starting production on his still untitled London fashion drama with Daniel Day-Lewis, Anderson directed the short film “Valentine,” a behind-the-scenes look at the pop rock band Haim recording three songs for their recent album “Something to Tell You.” Anderson also collaborated with Radiohead on three videos last year for songs off their acclaimed album “A Moon Shaped Pool.”

Read MorePaul Thomas Anderson Directs Haim in One Intimate Long Take in ‘Right Now’ Music Video

Haim released the first four and a half minutes of the short film as a music video for their song “Right Now” in April, though “video” is a bit of a misnomer, as Anderson shot “Valentine” on beautiful 35mm.

“This short plays well with concert films, musicals, late night shows, sing-a-longs and a glass of beer,” reads a description on the 35mm print canister.

It’s been quite a while since I’ve plopped my butt down on an airline seat. There are several reasons for this, the primary one being I loathe being treated like shit.

As we have seen from all too many recent incidents, once onboard airplane employees have complete control over your fate. If you do not promptly obey their every command or, say, object to their anti-peanut policy, they can and will have you arrested. If somebody on the plane thinks you look weird, or you look like a Muslim or some other type of person they find noxious, they will complain to a flight attendant. If you have yet to take-off, the airplane Nazis will call the goon squad and have you taken off the plane, sometimes by force. If you’re in the air, you likely will be arrested when the plane lands. Paranoid Fox News watchers,...

Robert Mulligan’s late career gem is a beautiful, fad-free tale of teenage romance with universal appeal, famed for introducing Reese Witherspoon to the screen. She’s truly a sensation, as is the actress Emily Warfield as the older sister who ‘steals’ Reese’s beau. Photographed by Freddie Francis, this tops even Mulligan’s To Kill a Mockingbird.

The Man in the Moon

Blu-ray

Twilight Time

1991 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 100 min. / Street Date May 16, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95

Starring: Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Gail Strickland, Reese Witherspoon, Jason London, Emily Warfield, Bentley Mitchum.

Cinematography: Freddie Francis

Film Editor: Trudy Ship

Original Music: James Newton Howard

Written by Jenny Wingfield

Produced by Mark Rydell

Directed by Robert Mulligan

I certainly didn’t want this one to get away. I started work at the newly reconstituted MGM in 1991, when it was pretending that the ownership upsets and financial woes of...

With a history as long and complex as Doctor Who has, each episode can become something of a trial for writers: acknowledging past adventures while simultaneously crafting a new and intriguing story.

Unfortunately, Doctor Who Season 10 Episode 3 really strayed too far into whole plot references to be altogether enjoyable for its own sake.

"Thin Ice" featured the Doctor and Bill visiting the Frost Fair in 1814 and discovering that there was an enormous creature under the ice, being fed people in order to produce fuel for the engines of London.

If this premise sounds vaguely familiar, it should.

In Doctor Who Season 5 Episode 2, "The Beast Below," the Doctor and Amy visited Starship UK and discovered that the "ship" was actually built on the back of a massive spacefaring creature which was being fed people...

And later in this episode, the Doctor asked Bill to make the choice for what to do about the unfortunate creature,...

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Marvel Unlimited, Marvel’s digital comics subscription service, offers members unlimited access to over 20,000 issues of Marvel's classic and newer titles, delivered digitally through your desktop web browser and the Marvel Unlimited mobile app. With classic and newer issues added every week here are some of the amazing Marvel titles coming to Marvel Unlimited this March:

Week of 3/6

All-new Wolverine Annual #1

An All-New Story featuring Your Favorite Surviving Claw-popping Characters! All-new Wolverine + Spider-gwen = All-new Wolvergwen And Spiderine! Gabby The World’S Most Dangerous Little Sister! Plus: Jonathan The Wolverine!

Amazing Spider-man #17

Carnage #11

Civil War II: Choosing Sides #5

Deadpool V Gambit #4

Guardians Of The Galaxy #11

Han Solo #3

Howard The Duck #10

Hyperion #6 Final Issue!

Marvel Universe Guardians Of The Galaxy #11

Ms. Marvel #10

Nova #10

Rocket Raccoon & Groot #8

Silver Surfer #6

Spider-gwen #11

Spider-man 2099 #14

Spider-man #7

The Astonishing Ant-man #11

Thunderbolts #4

Uncanny Avengers #13

Week of 3/13

A Year Of Marvels: September Infinite Comic #1

In September,...

It's a TV movie graduated to feature status, with four imagination-challenged tales of terror. The script has lots of variety -- a video game possessed by the devil, a truck possessed by the devil, and lastly, a rat possessed by the devil! But the roster of actors is attractive -- Cristina Raines, Emilio Estevez, Lance Henricksen, Veronica Cartwright and Richard Masur. Nightmares Blu-ray Scream Factory 1983 / Color / 1:78 widescreen + 1:33 TV flat / 99 min. / Street Date December 22, 2015 / 29.99 Starring Cristina Raines, Anthony James, Lee Ving; Emilio Estevez, Moon Unit Zappa, Billy Jayne, Gary Carlos Cervantes; Lance Henriksen, Tony Plana, Timothy Scott; Richard Masur, Veronica Cartwright, Bridgette Andersen, Albert Hague. Cinematography Mario DeLeo, Gerald Perry Finnerman Film Editor Michael Brown, Rod Stephens Production Design Dean Edward Mitzner Original Music Craig Safan Written by Christopher Crowe, Jeffrey Bloom Produced by Christopher Crowe Directed by Joseph Sargent

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

Nightmares is a low-wattage '...

Moon Zappa and "Matchbox Twenty" drummer Paul Doucette just finalized their divorce ...  and they agree on one thing ... their daughter will live like a glamorous Hollywood princess. According to their divorce docs ... 9-year-old Mathilda will get the standard celeb kid trappings -- private schools and music lessons -- but Moon and Paul also signed off on ... "photo or video shoots for Mathilda's career."  Also ... they've agreed to never allow her to be "baby-sat by a hotel baby-sitting service,...

It’s such a ubiquitous, of-the-moment idea that it’s hard to believe no one thought of it before: The Chainsmokers’ song and video, “#Selfie,” perfectly captures people’s ongoing obsession of posting self-portraits of themselves onto social media. It’s no surprise that a song that simultaneously celebrates and lampoons our narcissism is having its day, even if it will very quickly be resigned to a pop culture footnote. Here are 5 things you need to know about “#Selfie”: 1. The two men behind the sensation are Drew Taggart and Alex Pall, collectively known as The Chainsmokers. The DJs recorded a demo of the pulsing dance track, added in an intentionally comedic narcissistic woman totally obsessed with herself in the club discussing her every move, then posted the tune on SoundCloud, as well as shorter version on Vine and Instagram, and the song took off after being picked up by...

We definitely need a minute to get used to the fact that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian named their daughter North West. (Especially since we were sure they were going with Khrist!) But maybe after the initial shock subsides, we’ll learn to love that adorable pun. After all, we’re now totally down with these celeb names that made us go, “Ugh, celebrities” when they were first announced.

Moon Unit Zappa: Frank Zappa’s daughter, born in 1967, is the epitome of flower child names. But if it weren’t for her spacey name, she would probably fade from memory.

As a horror fan and collector, one of the things I find utterly maddening is discovering that a title I’m dying to add to my collection is out of print and selling for a fortune. Rather than do the sane thing, and wait for the film to be re-issued, I usually cough up absolutely idiotic sums of money, because I am reckless, impatient, and highly impulsive. Since I am also thoughtful, I have compiled a guide to out of print titles (Oop), the going rate, and more. Included in the list below are ten films in various stages of manufacturing moratorium. Several of them are recently out of print, so we are providing you a ‘heads’ up to so that you have the opportunity to snag them before they become hideously expensive.

Popcorn (1991) Trailer

Popcorn

This 1991 film is commanding nearly $80 on Amazon for a brand new copy. I impetuously...

We really wonder how Jennifer Lawrence would have reacted if Woody Harrelson brought some of these antics to the Hunger Games set. According to the Cheers Oral History in this month’s issue of GQ, Woody was quite an interesting influence on his castmates when he joined the sitcom in 1985, when Cheers was in its fourth season, and he was an enthusiastic 24-year-old.

“I was very excited by this newfound ability to hang out with gals who probably wouldn’t have hung out with me before,” Harrelson told the magazine. “I became a party animal. You couldn’t do what I did now because of all the tweeting and Facebooking. All the sh– I did back then, I’d be hung from the rafters.”

Star Ted Danson in particular had a story that would have driven the Internet crazy, if it existed at the time. “I’ll tell you about...

"Saturday Night Live" has a pretty consistent format. They hire a guest host. Said guest host appears in many of the sketches, gets laughs and simultaneously is able to promote his or her latest project. Josh Brolin's appearance on the sketch comedy show on Saturday (April 14) seemed to break the mold as he barely showed up. When he did, Brolin was fine, but his absence was noticeable.

Here are our thoughts on the most recent "SNL":

The Good

Cold Open: With Mitt Romney having all but sewn up the Republican nomination, 'SNL' decided to have all their candidate impersonators get back together for one more sentimental moment at the bar. It was sweet, funny and the time of their lives.

Monologue: It started off completely uneventful with Brolin saying things like "how about that weather." It made a quick turn around when Jay Pharoah came out...

The Valley Girl has dumped the rock star. Moon Unit Zappa filed for divorce from Matchbox Twenty guitarist Paul Doucette last month after nine and a half years of marriage, E! News confirmed Wednesday. And her reason for the split? Zappa cited irreconcilable differences, according to court documents filed Dec. 27, because...that's pretty much what everyone cites. She and Doucette, who tied the knot on June 1, 2002, have a daughter together, 7-year-old Mathilda Plum Doucette. Zappa also requested that the court terminate Doucette's right to spousal support. The artist and singer-actress is the eldest daughter of late rocker Frank Zappa, and therefore the older sister of the...

Frank Zappa's daughter Moon Unit Zappa -- her real name -- has filed for divorce from her husband, Matchbox Twenty guitarist Paul Doucette ... TMZ has learned.Moon Unit filed the papers in L.A. County Superior Court last week -- seeking to end her 9-and-a-half year marriage. Moon Unit and her husband were married in June 2002, and have one 7-year-old daughter named Mathilda Plum.Fun facts: Moon Unit also has a laundry list of acting credits,...

Yesterday, Jezebel unearthed this nearly 30-year-old video from Real People chronicling the 1982 Miss Valley Girl Competition in Encino, Calif. Watch it to hear such “Val” expressions as “Bag your face!” and “Gag Me With a Spoon” screeched by Moon Unit Zappa in a decibel likely to attract the nearest canine, and you’ll begin to think those crazy Twilight kids are somewhat sane after all.

It’s hard to believe kids used to talk like this, but, then again, it’s also hard to believe that Nicolas Cage once had hair like this. (Then again, maybe it’s not.) Either way,...

Much has been made in recent years of the proclivity of celebrities to give their children unusual names. Who among us wasn't at least a little befuddled upon first encountering the names Moon Unit Zappa and Moxie Crimefighter Jillette? Contrary to popular belief, though, celebrities have nothing on the rest of us. Distinctive names have been with us through the ages. Want proof? I submit the following: Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin were far from the first to add an Apple to their family tree. A quick search reveals 32 Apples in the 1930 census and 24 in the Social Security Death Index (including an Apple Pie). Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf named their son Pilot Inspekter in 2003, but Pilot Light of Tennessee was born 101 years earlier. Paris? Dallas? Brooklyn? Naming offspring after locations...

New York -- Tatum O'Neal, Tom Berenger and James Brolin will face deception, corruption and misguided family loyalties in the indie suspense drama "Last Will."

Brigitte Nielsen, Patrick Muldoon, William Shockley, Jeffery Dean, Shawn Huff and Moon Unit Zappa round out director Brent Huff's ensemble cast.

"Will" centers on Hayden (O'Neal), a woman framed for the murder of her wealthy husband (Berenger) in their affluent Midwestern town. With all evidence stacked against her, she's arrested by a detective (Brolin) and begins a quest to uncover the truth.

Landing the central role in "Will" is a triumph for the Apa/Untitled-repped O'Neal. It is her first film since pleading guilty in the summer to disorderly conduct and entering rehab after attempting to purchase drugs.

O'Neal, who recurs role on FX's "Rescue Me," next appears in the indie drama "Saving Grace B. Jones."

Writer Alan Moscowitz's "Will" is produced by Irmgard...

Legally Blonde beauty Selma Blair has married her rocker beau Ahmet Zappa in a low-key ceremony at actress Carrie Fisher's Beverly Hills mansion. Blair, 31, and her 29-year-old boyfriend of just six months were due to exchange nuptials at the Ritz-Carlton in Marina Del Ray, California, but switched locations at the last minute. A source says, "Selma wore a simple gown with no veil." The pal adds that the guest list for the traditional Jewish ceremony "was very small" and included Zappa's sister Moon Unit and brother Dweezil with girlfriend Lisa Loeb.