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In addition, there will be a live event during which the Rifftrax gang will unleash their signature comedic chops on Tommy Wiseau's modern masterpiece, The Room.
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Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life and MA
A Ballerina's Tale
(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Nelson George; Stars: Susan Fales-Hill, Misty Copeland, Raven Wilkinson)
World Premiere. Documentary.
Behind-the-curtain documentary about the daily routine of Misty Copeland, the first African-American female soloist at New York’s American Ballet Theatre in two decades.
High Society
(Country: US; Year: 1956; Director: Charles Walters; Writer: John Patrick, Philip Barry; Stars: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, John Lund, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer, Louis Armstrong, Margalo Gillmore, Lydia Reed, Gordon Richards, Richard Garrick, Louis Armstrong and His Band, Don Anderson, Hugh Boswell)
A musician enlists a tabloid reporter to help him win back the heart of his ex-wife.
Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck
(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Brett Morgen; Writer: Brett Morgen; Stars: Courtney Love, Dave Grohl, Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic)
Portrait of the Nirvana frontman, featuring home video footage.
Life Of Brian (Monty Python's Life Of Brian)
(Country: UK; Year: 1979; Director: Terry Jones; Writer: Graham Chapman, John Cleese; Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Sue Jones-Davies, Terence Bayler, Carol Cleveland, Kenneth Colley), Official Site, Trailer
Inadvertently mistaken for Jesus at his birth, the innocent Brian is doomed to a lifetime of misunderstandings.
Mary J Blige - The London Sessions
(Country: US, UK; Year: 2015; Director: Sam Wrench; Stars: Steve Barnett, Mary J Blige, Sam Smith)
World Premiere. Documentary.
A behind-the-scenes look at Mary J Blige recording her 13th studio album in London.
Life Of Brian and Monty Python And The Holy Grail
MA
(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Celia Rowlson-Hall; Writer: Celia Rowlson-Hall; Stars: Celia Rowlson-Hall, Andrew Pastides, Amy Seimetz, Jason Kittelberger, Neal Bledsoe, Matt Lauria, Kentucker Audley, Peter Vack, William Connell, George McArthur, Gabrielle Vance, Bobbi Jene Smith, Emma Ruth Quigley)
In this modern-day vision of Mother Mary’s pilgrimage, a woman crosses the American Southwest, deconstructing the world around her.
Full Review
See:
Celia Rowlson-Hall, Ian Bloom and Iva Radivojevic in conversation on MA
, A conversation with Frédéric Boyer about the Tribeca Film Festival
, Interview with Celia Rowlson-Hall about MA and Derek Lam's 10 Crosby Fragrance And Film
, Derek Lam and Henry Joost on 10 Crosby Fragrance And Film
Preview screening.
, A conversation with Frédéric Boyer about the Tribeca Film Festival
, Interview with Celia Rowlson-Hall about MA and Derek Lam's 10 Crosby Fragrance And Film
, Derek Lam and Henry Joost on 10 Crosby Fragrance And Film
Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life
(Country: UK; Year: 1983; Director: Terry Jones; Writer: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin; Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin)
A sketch show on film from the makers of Life Of Brian.
Monty Python And The Holy Grail
(Country: UK; Year: 1975; Director: Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam; Writer: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin.; Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Neil Innes, Carol Cleveland, Connie Booth, Iain Banks)
King Arthur and his Knights go on a much-interrupted and humorous search for the Holy Grail. Out on re-release.
Monty Python: The Meaning Of Live
(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Roger Graef; Stars: John Cleese, Brian Cox, Terry Gilliam, Stephen Hawking, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin)
Documentary about the comedy outfit's stage work.
Most Likely To Succeed
(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Greg Whiteley)
The current US education system is attempting to teach and test skills, that even when mastered, leaves graduates woefully unprepared for the 21st century. This feature-length documentary examines what sort of educational environment is most likely to prepare students for a world changing exponentially.
Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck and Monty Python: The Meaning Of Live
Speedy
(Country: US; Year: 1928; Director: Ted White; Stars: Harold Lloyd, Ann Christy, Babe Ruth)
Newly restored print from the Criterion Collection, Narrative.
Daredevil silent comedy about a bold New yorker battling to save his city's last horse-drawn tram.
59th New York Film Festival early bird highlights Futura, Jane By Charlotte, James Baldwin: From Another Place and The Velvet Underground
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