The tenth annual Tribeca Film Festival came to a close last night in New York, marking the end of a week-and-a-half whirlwind of red carpet premieres, concerts, neighborhood events, and even a film or two… or 93. As the festival kicked off, we plucked the ten most-buzzed titles from the Tribeca menu, and many of them lived up to the hype (Everything Must Go, Catching Hell, Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest, The Swell Season). But often, the best films at Tribeca are the ones you’ve never heard of — the quiet indies, the impassioned documentaries, and so on. After the jump, we’ll take a look at ten more Tribeca must-sees.
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Some possible exciting news for fans of the incredibly addictive Hunger Games series: According to Entertainment Weekly a source at Lionsgate has confirmed that there are still no frontrunners for the part of Katniss Everdeen in its forthcoming film adaptation. What makes this so interesting? Approximately 30 actresses have already tried out for the role — including well-known young Hollywood types like Jennifer Lawrence, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, Chloë Moretz, Emma Roberts, Saoirse Ronan, and Emily Browning. Frankly, we’re wondering if it wouldn’t be a better idea to go with an unknown — it certainly seemed to work for the Coen Brothers with True Grit. It would also be great to see more non-white young actresses in the running; while the books never really define her racial background, Katniss is described as having black hair and olive skin. She’s also only 16 when the books begin, which would rule out many of the haggard old ladies above. Tell us in the comments: Who would you like to see take on this role?
Today at Flavorpill, we watched the newly-posted promos for Season 3 of Mad Men. We discovered this hilarious blog about scientific studies that’s the brainchild of two Molecular and Cell Biology graduate students at UC Berkeley. We found out that Picasso was a dirty hippie. We compared Michael Jackson’s Billboard rankings with other bigtime artists. We watched some Mexican jumping beans. We applauded the fact that Abigail Breslin has strict parents — lest she turn into this one day. We found it odd that Jerry Lewis is bringing The Nutty Professor to Broadway. We’re assuming that means no Klumps. We were grossed out by Lil Wayne’s BET Awards performance considering his company, and wondered if the rumors about Jay-Z getting banned from the VMAs were true. And finally, we judged Target for hopping in bed with the Black Eye Peas; we prefer collabs with fashion designers who we can’t normally afford.
