‘Albert Brooks: Defending My Life’ Trailer: Rob Reiner’s Doc About The Career Of The Comedy Legend Premieres On HBO On November 11

When I heard Rob Reiner was planning to direct a documentary on a true comic icon and genius named Albert Brooks I thought ‘now this will be good!’. Reiner (When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men, Stand By Me, This Is Spinal Tap etc etc) is not only a smart and highly talented filmmaker in his own right, but also a longtime friend of Brooks with whom he went to high school and even co-starred with him in drama dept productions. I am happy to report this HBO Original documentary, Albert Brooks: Defending My Life premiering Saturday night and then streaming on Max, not only more than met my high expectations, but exceeds them.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic Rockism, in case you don’t know the term, is the school of thought that holds the noisy “purity” of rock ‘n’ roll to be morally and aesthetically superior to the “corruption” of pop. There are numerous iconic examples of rockism.

EXCLUSIVE: Cohen Media Group has acquired worldwide rights to Merchant Ivory, a documentary about the cinematic and personal partnership of filmmakers James Ivory and Ismail Merchant. The film directed by Stephen Soucy makes it world premiere on Saturday at DOC NYC.

UPDATED with trailer: “Time is a funny thing. The past, the future. It all gets mixed up. There’s only one way to keep it straight. Always remember who you are.” The voiceover at the beginning of the first trailer sets the stage for Netflix‘s anticipated live-action series Avatar: The Last Airbender. You can watch it above.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Director Rob Reiner and journalist Soledad O’Brien have dug into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — and they claim they have found evidence about who was really behind the killing. Reiner and O’Brien are the co-hosts of “Who Killed JFK?”, a 10-part podcast series featuring interviews with authors, witnesses, CIA officials and forensic experts as part of their investigation into JFK’s assassination 60 years ago, on Nov.

A civil jury in New York City is set to begin deliberating today whether Robert De Niro abused and discriminated against his longtime personal assistant, Graham Chase Robinson, and whether Robinson misused funds from the actor’s company, Canal, and stole office property including millions of frequent-flier miles before she quit in 2019 after 11 years on De Niro’s payroll.

Selma Blair will never forget the gift Matthew Perry gave to the world.

Andy Cohen didn’t want anything to do with Bethenny Frankel at BravoCon!

Fox has set an early 2024 premiere date for its new game show The Floor, hosted and produced by Rob Lowe. The Floor, from Big Brother and The Voice creator John de Mol, will launch Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 9 PM on Fox.

Coco Gauff is laughing at the weather that’s been plaguing the WTA Finals in Cancun. Over the weekend, Gauff played against fellow American Jessica Pegula. While she lost the match, leaving the contest at the semi-finals, the game between them was contested and was plagued by adverse weather.

Blac Chyna, who is now going by her birth name Angela White, weighed in on where she stands with the fathers of her children in a new interview.

Matthew Perry wanted to make a movie about his life!

EXCLUSIVE: Rob Reiner, who directed LBJ starring Woody Harrelson, and journalist Soledad O’Brien have teamed up to find out the truth about JFK’s murder.

John Stamos is remembering Matthew Perry.

Matthew Perry was treated by first responders from the Los Angeles Fire Department before he was pronounced dead at his home on Saturday (October 28).

to Matthew Perry after is a special message from Salma Hayek, who co-starred with in 1997's Fools Rush In. The movie, about a one night stand that results in pregnancy, wasn't a smash hit, but the pair had excellent chemistry and, judging from Hayek's post, a great deal of affection for one another.On Monday, October 30, wrote on Instagram, “Two days ago, I woke up to the shocking news that Matthew Perry is no longer with us.

New details are emerging about what Matthew Perry was doing in the hours before his death.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic When I spoke with Robbie Robertson over the phone in the last week of July, it was at what everyone might have expected would be the beginning of a great victory lap for the musician. His work with the Band in the late ‘60s through mid-‘70s had been properly commemorated, through a memoir and documentary that covered those crucial years. But the film work that had consumed so much of his attention in the decades since, almost all of it as a close collaborator with, and close friend, to Martin Scorsese? There hadn’t really been a proper nexus point to fully celebrate and explore that.

Elizabeth Olsen and her husband Robbie Arnett are going for a stroll together in the rain!

Editor’s note: This interview was originally published on May 16 during the Cannes Film Festival. It is being rerun now to coincide with the film’s domestic release and interviews were carried out prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.