Ethan Alter

Gold Derby NYC bureau chief, 2023 NAEJ Online Journalist of the Year. Past bylines: Adweek, Yahoo, EW, Film Journal Int'l

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Relevant for '90s kids: on Nov. 2, 1995, NBC staged as Must See TV crossover on the same night that Seinfeld aired its immortal Soup Nazi ep. Caroline creator Marco Pennette walked @GoldDerby thru the story behind Star-Crossed Thursday 30 years later.
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Glen Powell shares the details on his brain-frying on-field play while shooting his new Hulu football series, Chad Powers.

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Wash Washburne aka Alan Tudyk flew his last flight 20 years ago today when the Firefly feature film, Serenity, arrived in theaters. Here's the actor's memories of that seminal sci-fi death scene.
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Willem Dafoe has some words of wisdom for how to live and act.
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Remember that there will be plenty of Barf as part of that #Spaceballs2 cast reveal
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John Candy's kids reveal that you should look for more mawgs in Spaceballs 2
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Here's the story on that Twin Peaks Easter egg in an upcoming episode of #thelowdown on FX

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P.S. to the above: Everything Keanu Reeves says and does in Good Fortune but especially this line: “It’s all I have left!”

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Now that #tiff50 is in my rearview, here’s my Top 5 from the fest. Next stop, #nyff63

1. The Testament of Ann Lee
2. Scarlet
3. Hamnet
4. Exit 8
5. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

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Honorable mentions (in no particular order): Roofman, Train Dreams, It Was Just an Accident, You Had to Be There, Dust Bunny, Aki, Couture, and the Akira Emoto scenes in Rental Family

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Elizabethtown didn’t go so great for Kirsten Dunst, but she gets a 2nd chance at a ‘90s Cameron Crowe-type picture with the charming Roofman. It’s 2025’s Jerry Maguire with more Toys R Us branding and a Tatum streaking scene. #tiff50

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Keanu is in fine Ted “Theodore” Logan form in Good Fortune. It’s never too late for him to do I Love You to Death 2. #tiff50

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I wasn’t there for the famous ‘72 Toronto production of Godspell, but I knew I had to be there for the #tiff50 screening of the You Had to Be There doc, capped by a reunion of that amazing cast. Theater and comedy nerds are gonna love this one.

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This is a pro-Testament of Ann Lee account. As daring—if not more so—in its period form and style than Brutalist and Amanda Seyfried goes all-in on committing to the heightened theatrics. “That Quaker musical” will be its cult movie title. #tiff50

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Packed house to see Sydney Sweeney smash #tiff50 in Christy. One of the longest lines I’ve ever been in at the fest.

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I’d never seen Nirvanna the Band the Show before the movie, but prior knowledge isn’t required to have a grand time. All you need is a love for Gondry-type whimsy, Canadian in-jokes and Back to the Future 2. Can’t wait until Zemeckis and Gale see this. #TIFF50

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Talked to the great J.K. Simmons about many things for our @GoldDerby career retrospective, but particularly happy to talk Oz and Counterpart, two great shows that go great together
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Rogue One and Andor star Alan Tudyk shares alternate lines and his original voices for K-2SO. Read the full interview at @GoldDerby: https://t.co/bYrD8eBIhD

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Here's Ron Howard breaking down how he coached Sydney Sweeney through her harrowing birth scene in Eden. Read the full story at @GoldDerby: https://t.co/rjCM3U3Vhb

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That moment when you discover that Gus Fring got swole. Read all about it at @GoldDerby: https://t.co/wuxYZkukK0