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'Reality Bites' & 'Spinal Tap' reunions part of 2019 Tribeca Film Fest

The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 24 – May 5 and while the slate of films hasn’t been announced yet, there will be a couple fun anniversary events for Gex X classic Reality Bites, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and rock mockumentary classic This is Spinal Tap, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary. For Spinal TapRob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer will all be on hand. The Reality Bites reunion will feature director Ben Stiller along with stars Ethan Hawke, Winona Ryder, Janeane Garofalo, and Steve Zahn. “Reality Bites was a formative experience in my life. To have a 25 year anniversary screening is very exciting,” said Stiller. “I’m looking forward to seeing the whole cast, and possibly changing the ending so Michael gets Lelaina.”

Watch trailers for both Reality Bites and This is Spinal Tap below. While tickets to those anniversary screenings are not on sale yet, you can buy the Hudson Pass, which is “all-access pass to screenings and Tribeca Talks, VR and Immersive projects, and all events at the Festival Hub at Spring Studios including access to Festival lounges.”

Speaking of Ben Stiller, his high school post-punk band Capital Punishment are putting out a new EP.