Tag: Reality Bites
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From ‘Reality Bites’ to ‘Fatal Attraction,’ Keep Track of All the Upcoming Film-to-tv Adaptations
There’s nothing as tempting as IP: Just ask the studio streaming titans of today, who are diving deep into their film catalogs to reboot and reimagine hit films from decades past.Just one summer since slasher “I Know What You Did Last Summer” found new life as an Amazon Prime Video series, and it seems that…
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‘Dune’ Casting Director Francine Maisler on Diversity
When Frank Herbert wrote his science-fiction epic “Dune” in the 1960s, he instinctively made the crucial character of Liet Kynes a white man. But Denis Villeneuve sought a modern, diverse cast and he saw Kynes — who must convey integrity and authority while delicately juggling competing diplomatic interests — differently than Herbert. So in his…
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Ben Stiller Resurrecting Lost Disaster Comedy with Wiig, Cera, Cheadle, Odenkirk, and More
Before Ben Stiller made his feature directing debut with the iconic ’90s cult classic “Reality Bites,” he’d been circling a comedy script written by David Cross and Robert Cohen. It was called “The Towering Disaster,” and Stiller developed the story with Cross and Cohen after collaborating on the short-lived MTV sketch comedy series “The Ben…
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‘Reality Bites’ Reunion: Lisa Loeb Surprised a 25th Anniversary Panel with a Performance of ‘Stay’
“Reality Bites” enjoyed a 25th anniversary reunion panel at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday, and so did its soundtrack. Prior to a post-screening conversation about the 1994 Ben Stiller movie that helped advance the careers of a number of the cast members, Lisa Loeb surprised the audience with an unannounced performance of “Stay (I…
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‘This Is Spinal Tap,’ ‘Reality Bites’ Set for 2019 Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival has unveiled its first programming for the 2019 festival with a 35th anniversary screening of “This Is Spinal Tap” and a 25th anniversary showing for “Reality Bites.”The titles were announced Monday for the festival’s 18th edition, which will run April 24-May 5.“This Is Spinal Tap” stars and creators Christopher Guest, Michael…