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  Israel Horovitz Dies: Prolific Playwright, Screenwriter Accused Of Sexual Abuse Was 81

  Playwright Israel Horovitz, whose Off Broadway productions provided early stages for such soon-to-be-stars as Al Pacino, Marsha Mason, John Cazale and Richard Dreyfus but whose later career was severely damaged by repeated accusations of sexual assault, died at his Manhattan home of cancer on Nov. 9. He was 81. His death was confirmed to The […]

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  How Amanda Adelson Went From “Accidentally” Directing A Kanye West Video To Shaping ‘Beastie Boys Story’ With Spike Jonze – Q&A

  Beastie Boys Story, released by AppleTV+ in April and nominated for five Emmys, tells the story of the band that was formed in 1978 by Adam Yauch, Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz. The film, directed by long-time collaborator Spike Jonze, was not your usual rock doc. It was told via a live show put on […]

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  'I'm tellin' y'all, it's sabotage': Beastie Boys recall their two most controversial VMAs moments

  Interestingly, the 1994 bumrush by "Nathaniel Hornblower" was not nearly as polarizing as Ad-Rock's pre-#MeToo protest in 1999.

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  What to stream this weekend: 'Beastie Boys' doc, Chris Hemsworth's action-packed 'Extraction' and more

  While theaters are closed, new films are streaming. This weekend, a Beastie Boys doc arrives, as does Netflix's 'Extraction' with Chris Hemsworth.

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  Q&A: Beastie Boys talk Apple TV+ documentary, late Adam Yauch and quarantine lasagna

  Beastie Boys founders Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz talk to USA TODAY about their new Apple TV Plus documentary, out Friday, and life in quarantine.

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  Commentary: Infomercial. TED Talk. Stand-up act. 'Beastie Boys Story' did not impress our critics

  Pop music critic Mikael Wood and TV critic Lorraine Ali debate the merits of Apple TV's new documentary 'Beastie Boys Story,' directed by Spike Jonze.

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  ‘Beastie Boys Story’ Review: AppleTV+’s Spike Jonze-Directed Docu Captures Moments Of Magic, Memories & Heart

  “We were as much Monty Python as we were Black Flag,” proclaim the remaining members of one of the greatest hip hop bands ever in Beastie Boys Story, which debuts Friday on Apple TV+ Thoroughly entertaining and heartbreaking when it addresses the 2012 death from cancer of bandmate Adam Yauch, the live documentary of sorts […]

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  How Beastie Boys Matured Without Growing Up

  Beastie Boys Story is proof that being hilarious and empathetic aren’t mutually exclusive.

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  Center of 'Beastie Boys Story' is music. So is friendship.

  Getting the Beastie Boys’ Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and longtime collaborator and friend, Spike Jonze, together during normal times would be full of jokes, playful banter and overall fun. “I feel like I’m oddly better looking than I was back then,” Horovitz said, referring to the archival footage in “Beastie Boys Story,” a new documentary about the legendary group debuting Friday on Apple TV Plus. “Different kinds of heat,” Horovitz said.

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  ‘Beastie Boys Story’ on Apple TV Plus: Film Review

  A year ago, Adam Horovitz and Mike Diamond, of the Beastie Boys, premiered an extended theatrical evening in which the two got up onstage and chronicled the band’s 30-year history, from soup to nuts (pun intended), with photographs, TV and film clips, home videos, animated doodads, and other archival tidbits flashing on a screen behind […]

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