Festival to help revitalize its hometown Curtain rises on the Tribeca Festival, and on New York, too NEW YORK, June 10, (AP): The 20th Tribeca Festival is aiming to ways struggling to come out. It’s been interesting the emotional toll sumano, festival director. “Then as we keep getting closer, we’ll under- not just rebuild itself after its 2020 edition was largely scuttled by the this has taken on so many of us, not to mention the families that lost stand which of these we need to turn the volume up and down on. The pandemic, but to help revitalize its hometown. loved ones and all the front-line workers.” outdoor screenings ended up being the centerpiece.” This year’s Tribeca, which opened Wednesday with Jon M. Chu’s adap- Tribeca is part of a wider effort to restore New York’s cultural life. Films will have fewer showings than normal. Seats will be distanced tion of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical “In the Heights,” will be spread Rosenthal has helped lead Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s “NY PopsUp” from one another. But premieres will be rain-or-shine. On Wednes- throughout all fi ve boroughs of New York with a mix of in-person and program, a series of free pop-up performances running through Labor day, Morgan Neville, director of the anticipated “Roadrunner: A Film virtual screenings, ultimately culminating in a full-capacity premiere at a Day. In just the past week, Bruce Springsteen said that he’ll reopen his About Anthony Bourdain,” was relieved to see that the forecast had newly reopened Radio City Music Hall. For a festival founded in the wake Broadway show later this month. A massive summer concert in Central brightened for Friday, the day his fi lm debuts. of 9/11, coaxing New York back to life is a familiar role. Park was announced. And on June 20, the Foo Fighters will reopen Fewer seats mean the Tribeca Festival, which has dropped the “fi lm” “Our founding mission felt more poignant, more important than Madison Square Garden to concerts after a 15-month shutdown. from its name this year because of its multimedia program, will hope ever,” Jane Rosenthal, who started the festival with Robert De Niro, to sell more virtual tickets, as well as all-access passes starting at $999. said in a recent interview. “That original mission of the festival was to Platform That includes anniversary screenings of “Fargo,” “The Royal Tenen- use the power of fi lm and storytelling not just to entertain but to rebuild But Tribeca, which includes 56 world premieres and programming baums,” “The Five Heartbeats” and Charlie Chaplin’s “The Kid.” Ste- our city - emotionally more than anything else.” across television, videogames, podcasts and virtual reality, had to start ven Soderbergh’s “No Sudden Move” will premiere as the festival’s Film Tribeca, which this year is being held two months later than usual, planning its 2021 incarnation - its 20th year - last August. Permits centerpiece, playing outdoors in the Battery. Tribeca will also feature will be one of the biggest fi lm festivals yet this year to go forward needed to be fi led. Selections needed to be made. Organizers had to try programming timed to Juneteenth, and hand an award to Georgia po- with a mostly in-person event. But instead of the usual theaters that to guess how health restrictions and vaccinations would evolve as they litical powerhouse Stacey Abrams. are home to the festival, its primary venues this year will be outdoor put the festival together. The rules of the road, as Rosenthal says, kept But the festival is bookended by two marquee events. “In the screenings dispersed around the city. There’s still a virtual component changing. Ultimately, they gambled that an in-person festival would Heights,” one of the summer’s most anticipated movies, premiered to the festival but the emphasis will be the energy generated by perhaps be possible. Wednesday at the United Palace in Washington Heights, as well as in the largest cultural event held in New York in more than a year. “We said the only way to be sure that our festival is happening is to the other boroughs. Though the fi lm has already bowed in Los Angeles “Eighteen months ago, we all had to isolate,” says Rosenthal. “Now pursue everything in parallel - to look at outdoor screenings, to look and opens imminently in theaters Friday, its arrival in its namesake that we’re coming out of it, I talk to so many people who are in some at indoor screenings and to look at a virtual platform,” says Cara Cu- neighborhood was a special occasion. Variety s e r u t a Carrie Underwood performs ‘I Wanna Remember’ with NEEDTOBREATHE at the CMT Music Awards on May 5, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. The awards show aired on June 9 with both live and prere- corded segments. (AP) — See Page 13 e Awards Gladys Knight, H.E.R. perform LOS ANGELES: Prince Harry F Features took a break from paternity leave to announce the return of his Invictus Games, which sup- ports the rehab and recovery of Underwood wins at CMT Awards wounded veterans. The Duke of Sussex an- NEW YORK, June 10, (AP): Carrie Underwood Ole Opry. for “Famous Friends” with Chris Young. CMT nounced in an Instagram post Wednesday that the Invictus has another reason to rejoice — she extended her Martell had a country hit with the song “Color performance of the year went to Ballerini and Games will take place in Düs- record as the most decorated artist in the history of Me Country” 50 years ago, and she had other Halsey’s “The Other Girl” from the 2020 CMT seldorf, Germany, in 2023. the CMT Music Awards, thanks to her song “Hal- songs reach the charts, but she dealt with major Music Awards. The event — started by Harry in lelujah.” hardships. She experienced racism while perform- Gabby Barrett, who was originally supposed 2014 — is an athletic competi- The music video for the singer’s hit, a collabo- ing onstage and was shunned by the music indus- to perform at the show but backed out, won fe- tion for wounded, sick, and in- jured veterans and armed forces ration with John Legend, was named video of try as a mainstream country performer. Her record male video of the year and the best family fea- members. the year at Wednesday’s show, which aired from label shelved her album and she was prohibited ture award went to Taylor Swift’s “The Best Day “It’s time to spread the news,” Nashville, Tennessee. from finding a new deal. (Taylor’s Version),” which was re-released this he said. “Something big is com- Underwood, who now has 23 CMT Awards, “Hearing Linda sing makes it very clear that year and featured home movies starring the pop ing to Germany.” thanked her die-hard fans while accepting the she had all the talent to be a huge star but her ca- star, her brother and parents. Harry and his wife, Meghan, welcomed their second child, honor: “You’re the reason we’re all here doing reer was cut short for one reason: the color of her Little Big Town’s “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” won Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mount- what we do, doing what we love (and) making skin,” said Guyton, who made history this year as the night’s first award - duo/group video of the batten-Windsor, last week in music videos.” the first solo Black woman nominated for a coun- year. California. The couple had their She also shouted-out Legend, particularly for try Grammy Award. “This is awesome. First of all, we’re back and fi rst child, Archie Harrison, in sending her the song, which appeared on her first making music people,” Kimberly Schlapman Success FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 11-12, 2021 2019. holiday album “My Gift.” yelled, referring to the pandemic. After Harry’s brief message, the video showed footage of a “Congratulations on what I think is your first “I would not be standing here today without “I know you like drinking songs,” Karen Fair- man running through the streets CMT Award. Whoa!” she exclaimed. you, and none of us would be here without you, child added. before entering a stadium in Though Underwood owned part of the night so thank you!” A list of winners at the 2021 CMT Music Düsseldorf before fl ashing the — she also performed with rock band NEEDTO- Martell, 86, didn’t attend the awards show but Awards: dates Sept 9-16. BREATHE — other female stars, some outside of CMT aired photos of the icon holding her award ■ Video of the year: Carrie Underwood and Harry is bringing the Invictus and said she was watching the show from her Games back after he had to country music, took over the awards show honor- John Legend, ‘Hallelujah’ cancel the event in 2020 and this ing the year’s best country music videos. home in South Carolina. ■ Female video of the year: Gabby Barrett, year because of the coronavirus Grammy-winning R&B star H.E.R. and fellow Guyton also hit the stage with BRELAND, the ‘The Good Ones’ pandemic. guitar slayer Chris Stapleton had the night’s best Black singer who has mixed country, trap and ■ Male video of the year: Kane Brown, ‘Wor- The Invictus Games will re- performance. They joined forces for a smoky, R&B music and had a country hit with the plati- ship You’ turn in the Hague, Netherlands, num success “My Truck.” ■ from April 16-22 in 2022, before thrilling performance of “Hold On,” coming off Duo/group video of the year: Little Big it heads to Germany the follow- like a veteran duo.