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Ethan Alter @ethanalter

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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Ethan Alter@ethanalter
2 Nov 2025
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. goldderby.com/tv/2025/friend…

The moment that made Must-See TV: ‘Caroline in the City’ creator remembers when ‘Friends’ met...

The story behind NBC's epic crossover event on Nov. 2, 1995.

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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. tinyurl.com/ys8rsdu6

‘Chad Powers’ star Glen Powell says he blacked out while shooting a big football scene: ‘Something...

The actor donned elaborate prosthetics for his star turn in Hulu's football comedy.

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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. goldderby.com/film/2025/sere…

‘Serenity’ at 20: Alan Tudyk revisits his ‘shocking and absurd’ death scene in the ‘Firefly’...

Joss Whedon added another fan favorite character to his death count in the 2005 movie.

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Willem Dafoe has some words of wisdom for how to live and act. goldderby.com/film/2025/will…

Willem Dafoe shares the secret to life and acting: ‘Do the thing that you love — but there has to...

The Oscar-nominated star of The Man in My Basement also reveals how he plays such memorable villains

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Remember that there will be plenty of Barf as part of that #Spaceballs2 cast reveal goldderby.com/film/2025/john…

John Candy’s kids share a ‘Spaceballs 2’ update: ‘It’s got a lot of Barf and Barf ilk in it’

Josh Gad is overseeing the long-awaited sequel to Mel Brooks's beloved 1987 'Star Wars' spoof

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John Candy's kids reveal that you should look for more mawgs in Spaceballs 2 goldderby.com/film/2025/john…

John Candy’s kids share a ‘Spaceballs 2’ update: ‘It’s got a lot of Barf and Barf ilk in it’

Josh Gad is overseeing the long-awaited sequel to Mel Brooks's beloved 1987 'Star Wars' spoof

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Here's the story on that Twin Peaks Easter egg in an upcoming episode of #thelowdown on FX goldderby.com/tv/2025/the-lo…
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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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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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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 goldderby.com/tv/2025/jk-sim…

J.K. Simmons looks back on his most iconic roles, from ‘Oz’ and ‘Juno’ to ‘Spider-Man’ and ‘Whipl...

The Oscar-winning and Emmy-nominated actor looks back at some of his vintage roles including 'Oz,' 'Spider-Man' and 'Juno'

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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: tinyurl.com/529cauts
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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: tinyurl.com/mt7ewm8e
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That moment when you discover that Gus Fring got swole. Read all about it at @GoldDerby: tinyurl.com/4p5a82jx
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