Alia Shawkat

"I’m horrified that I wasn’t more aware of how this incident affected her. I was so eager to let Jeffrey know that he was supported in his attempt to learn, grow and apologize that I completely underestimated the feelings of the victim, another person I deeply love - and she was s…

The 2018 Tribeca Film Festival happens April 18 - 29 and this year's lineup includes films about Nico, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Studio 54, and more.

Maybe it's because we're both originally from Massachusetts and share a lot of the same comedic and cultural sensibilities, but comedian Greg Johnson is, hands down, one of my all-time favorite comedians. Although I can't remember the exact showcase or even the exact year, Greg for su…

Rubbing the lamp takes on new meaning in the onetime Moldy Peach frontman's twisted take on this fairy tale starring Macaulay Culkin, Natasha Lyonne, Alia Shawkat, Har Mar Superstar, Devendra Banhart, Bip Ling, Zoe Kravitz and more.

A trailer for the new film Green Room just dropped, and it might be of particular interest to music fans. Starring Brooklyn resident Patrick Stewart as a scary-looking man in a scary-looking music venue, it's a thriller about a punk band (played, Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat and oth…

It's been a while since we last heard from Adam Green. Turns out he's been working on an adaptation of Aladdin that will be both a film and a album...

We already knew that Glenn Danzig would be one of the guests on season 6 of Carrie Brownstein & Fred Armisen's show Portlandia, and now Pitchfork points out IFC announced the premiere date (January 21) and more guests:Guest stars coming to Portlandia this season include Jillian Bell (Workah…

Petty Fest returned to NYC last night (10/24) at Webster Hall for a night of Tom Petty covers with a huge lineup of contributors backed. Cyndi Lauper, Fred Armisen, John McEnroe and Alia Shawkat were surprise guests...

Stones Fest 2012 celebrated the Rolling Stones with appearances from a bunch of stars of music, film, and television including Adam Green, Will Forte, Norah Jones, Matt Vasquez from Delta Spirit, Evan Rachel Wood, Alia Shawkat, Michael Cera, Jody Porter of Fountains of Wayne, Jesse Malin, Nicole Atk…

If you like music, comedy, literacy, food, eyeglasses, politics, small vintage leather messenger bags, journalism, the literati, people taking notes, men who sit with their legs crossed a little too tightly, and Molskine journals, then I bet you were all over BV's recent post about the 2011 New…