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‘Jackass Forever’ Trailer: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O & The Gang Reunite On October 22

July 20, 2021 12:05 pm

Johnny Knoxville and the "Jackass" guys had their prime moment of cultural relevancy about twenty years ago after the TV show first premiered on MTV. Since then, there have been three feature films, each one m...

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Olivia Wilde, Spike Jonze, Tobey Maguire & More Join Damien Chazelle’s ‘Babylon’

Charles Barfield

June 24, 2021 2:39 pm

News

Damien Chazelle doesn’t make small films. Even his breakout film, “Whiplash,” is small in scale but features massive performances. But his most recent films, “La La Land” and “First Man,” not only feature big ...

‘Beastie Boys Story’ Editors Talk Working With Spike Jonze & Representing The Adventurous Spirit Of Adam Yauch [Interview]

Rodrigo Perez

July 7, 2020 2:56 pm

Features, Interviews, News

In May of 2012, musician, artist, rapper, filmmaker, and political activist Adam Yauch (MCA) passed away after a battle with cancer. His influential group, the seminal hip -hop trio, The Beastie Boys, essentia...

Spike Jonze & The Beastie Boys Discuss Their Careers, New Doc & More In 1-Hour Livestream “After Party”

Charles Barfield

April 28, 2020 1:14 pm

News, Video

You can’t go wrong with any sort of discussion featuring filmmaker Spike Jonze. But if you want to add in two members of The Beastie Boys, as well as guests like Jonah Hill, you better believe we’re going to w...

‘Beastie Boys Story’: An Energetic, Affectionate Celebration [Review]

Jason Bailey

April 20, 2020 12:00 pm

News, Reviews

In April of 2019, Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz took over the Kings Theater in their home turf of Brooklyn for the first live Beastie Boys show in a decade. But it wasn’t to play their h...

‘Beastie Boys’ Story Trailer: Spike Jonze Helps The Beasties Take A Trip Down Memory Lane

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March 12, 2020 9:50 am

News, Trailers

In the world of hip-hop, the Beastie Boys are nothing short of legendary. The boys became famous goofball white rappers in the 1980s and ended up becoming the very thing they set out to satirize. After a long ...

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Watch The Teaser For Spike Jonze’s New Beastie Boys Doc Premiering On Apple TV+ In April

Charles Barfield

January 15, 2020 1:20 pm

News

Spike Jonze and The Beastie Boys are collaborating one more time. Decades after they worked together on the classic music video for “Sabotage,” the filmmaker is teaming with the rap group to work on a new docu...

‘Jackass 4’ Will Be Released In 2021, More Than A Decade After Last Film

Charles Barfield

December 19, 2019 1:56 pm

News

The boys of “Jackass” are coming back to the big screen. Almost 20 years after “Jackass” debuted on MTV and about 18 years after the first film hit theaters back in 2002, Paramount has given the fourth film ...

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Spike Jonze Hired As “Artist In Residence” At IMAX To Help Bring Unique Projects To The Format

Charles Barfield

July 10, 2019 2:37 pm

News

No matter what type of films you enjoy, there’s something special about watching a film in IMAX. The massive screen just immerses you into the story in a way that traditional movie theaters (and the largest hom...

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‘Aziz Ansari: Right Now’ Teaser: Spike Jonze Directs Ansari’s Comeback Comedy Special After A Rough 2018

Charles Barfield

July 1, 2019 3:50 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Aziz Ansari was sitting on top of the world in 2017 and into early-2018. After a scene-stealing role in “Parks and Rec,” the comedian launched an award-winning series on Netflix titled “Master of None.” This wa...

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