Ethan Alter

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…

Glen Powell shares the details on his brain-frying on-field play while shooting his new Hulu football series, Chad Powers. tinyurl.com/ys8rsdu6

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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