Caryn Mandabach’s storied career as one of the most successful producers in television has something that few others in her field can claim — longevity of nearly 50 years. During that time, her output has included sitcoms (the original “One Day at a Time,” “The Cosby Show,” “3rd Rock From the Sun,” “That ’70s Show,” […]

When an arrogant, aging, iconic comedian of yesteryear met an overly confident, young up-and-coming comic beginning to make his mark on the biz, it was pretty much a given that their worlds would clash. And in Jason Reitman’s “Saturday Night” — a “based-on-a-true-story” account of what happened 90 minutes before the 1975 debut of “Saturday Night […]

Nestled in the shadow of the Alps in northern Italy is Turin, home of the View Conference. It’s turning 25 this year and has come a long way from a local event once known as Virtuality. Now, it’s a weeklong gathering of entertainment industry professionals from all over the world, who lead talks, workshops and […]

Randy Rainbow — comedian, political satirist and musical parody performer extraordinaire — has a hilarious new book of essays out today called “Low Hanging Fruit.” Its introductory three little words are the beginning of a letter he hopes will help him escape his current mindset: “Dear Stupid People,” or as he puts it, “how we’re […]

Bleecker Street executives Kent Sanderson and Myles Bender can vividly remember their first time seeing “Eye in the Sky,” a drone warfare thriller starring Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman that premiered in 2015 at Toronto Film Festival with hopes of finding distribution. Not long into the Canadian screening, they were held rapt by film but […]

In 1962, Johnny Jenkins and the Pinetoppers had an audition in Memphis for the rising new label, Stax Records. Jenkins blew his shot, but with time left at the end of the session, his driver persuaded the Stax team to let him take a turn at the microphone. The solemn, simmering performance of “These Arms […]