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Founded in 2002 by Robert de Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, the Tribeca Film Fest was conceived to foster the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan through an annual celebration of film, music and culture and a mission to promote New York City as a major filmmaking center.
Founded in 2002 by Robert de Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, the Tribeca Film Fest was conceived to foster the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan through an annual celebration of film, music and culture and a mission to promote New York City as a major filmmaking center.
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Tribeca Film Festival Mini-Review No. 6
Watchdog"Team Qatar," 90 minutes This documentary about the first ever national debate team from Qatar takes a multi-cultural group of teenagers to London, New York and eventually Washington, D.C., for the World Schools Debating Championship. Their travels in...Tags: New York, Movies, Film Festivals
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Jets leave Hofstra, head to Jersey, turn right to Cortland
WatchdogBoland writes here that the Jets are moving their training camp to Cortland, which is the same state as Hofstra but considerably farther from Hofstra than their new training facility in Jersey. The cool news is the team will open......Tags: New York, Movies, Kevin James, Eric Mangini, Film Festivals
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Tribeca Film Festival Mini-Review No. 4
Watchdog"Rudo y Cursi," 102 minutes. I experienced an only-in-New York moment Tuesday when I attended a public screening in a theater on Third Avenue that was far fuller than the seats behind home plate at Yankee Stadium . . .......Tags: New York, Movies, Mexico, Manhattan (New York City), Film Festivals
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Tribeca Film Festival Mini-Review No. 5
Watchdog"A Matter of Size," 92 minutes. Well, this is different: A film about sumo wrestling whose main character is a chef in his mid-30s and lives with his mother. Did I mention he is Israeli, and the film in Hebrew,......Tags: Movies, Sumo Wrestling, Film Festivals, Wrestling
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Tribeca Film Festival Mini-Review No. 7
Watchdog"Lost Son of Havana," 102 minutes. Luis Tiant, the well-liked pitching star of the 1960s and '70s who is best known for his seasons with the Red Sox and his funky delivery, returns to his native Cuba for the first......Tags: Movies, ESPN, Boston Red Sox, Film Festivals
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If Charles Wang had it to do all over again, he wouldn't
WatchdogTwo years ago at the Tribeca Film Festival's annual street fair, I saw Jon Stewart. My only brush with greatness this year was running into Sparky, the Islanders' mascot. If I had known about Jim Baumbach's story about Charles Wang......Tags: Movies, Jon Stewart, Film Festivals, Charles Wang
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Tribeca Film Festival Mini-Review No. 8
Watchdog"Racing Dreams," 95 minutes The final Tribeca/ESPN movie I screened was this documentary about three stars of the go-kart circuit - ages 11 to 13 - who aspire to NASCAR while testing their families' budgets and dedication. What makes it......Tags: Academy Awards, Movies, Motor Racing, Film Festivals
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Closed captions, virtual ads and 'Kobe Doin' Work'
WatchdogIn addition to my MLB Network story, other items in my Friday newspaper column concern SNY's plans to add closed captioning for Mets games May 1 (I'm not going to gloat; I'm just happy my column on the subject might......Tags: Movies, Kobe Bryant, Festive Event, New York Mets, ESPN
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Tribeca Film Festival Mini-Review No. 1
WatchdogReviewing entries in the Tribeca/ESPN Film Festival that most readers never will see is a WatchDog tradition dating to the first full day of the blog's existence, May 3, 2007. This year is no exception. So, let's begin: "The Swimsuit......Tags: Movies, Martin Short, Festive Event, Woody Allen, ESPN
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Tribeca Film Festival Mini-Review No. 2
Watchdog"Love the Beast," 92 minutes. Australian actor Eric Bana really, really loves cars in general and his 1974 Ford XB Falcon Coupe, nicknamed "The Beast,' in particular. If you really, really love cars, you might well enjoy this tale of......Tags: Movies, Phil McGraw, Passenger Cars, Jay Leno, Eric Bana
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Tribeca Film Festival Mini-Review No. 3
WatchdogThe showcase event of the Tribeca/ESPN Film Festival is Spike Lee's "Kobe Doin' Work." Three dozen or so cameras shot a miked-for-sound Kobe Bryant during a mid-April game against the Spurs last season, then Bryant sat with Lee and narrated......Tags: Movies, Festive Event, New York Giants, Edie Falco, Cheryl Hines
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A-Rod among Yanks lending voices for animated film
ken.davidoff@newsday.comAlex Rodriguez looked nervous, unsteady, as the crowd waited for him to perform. "C'mon, kid," A-Rod said, doing his best imitation of . . . well, himself. "We're rooting for you." "Try saying it more relaxed, more friendly," the director, Barrett...Tags: Movies, George Steinbrenner, Chazz Palminteri, Celebrity, Paul Simon
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