Barry Sonnenfeld in Conversation with Rob Reiner (virtual event)

October 27 @ 3:00 pm

Barry Sonnenfeld in conversation with Rob Reiner discussing his memoir, “Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time: True Stories from a Career in Hollywood.”

This event is taped on October 22.

TICKETS:
$45 Virtual Admission + signed book (includes shipping to US addresses only). Includes access to watch the event on October 27 at 3pm PT/6pm ET and on video-on-demand for five days.

One-of-a-kind filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld tells stories only he can tell, from his blockbuster career with iconic actors, studio execs, and producers. His humor and insight provide an inside glimpse into how Hollywood really works, or how it doesn’t.

Barry Sonnenfeld is a filmmaker and writer who broke into the film industry as the cinematographer on the Coen Brothers’ first three films: Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, and Miller’s Crossing. He also was the director of photography on Throw Mamma from the Train, Big, When Harry Met Sally, and Misery. Sonnenfeld made his directorial debut with The Addams Family in 1991, and has gone on to direct a number of films including Addams Family Values, Get Shorty, and the first three Men in Blacks. His television credits include Pushing Daisies, for which he won an Emmy, Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, and most recently Apple TV+’s Schmigadoon! He is the author of Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother.

Connie Chung in Conversation with Lisa Ling (virtual event)

Trailblazing broadcast journalist Connie Chung pulls no punches in her sharp, witty memoir that chronicles her incredible life and career.

Connie Chung is a pioneering news anchor and reporter. She began her career in 1969 in local television news in her native Washington, DC and went on to captivate viewers as an anchor at the local CBS affiliate in Los Angeles. She later became the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News—the first Asian to anchor any news program in the United States.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer in conversation with Matt Walsh

From trailblazing Michigan governor and rising Democratic star Gretchen Whitmer comes an unconventionally honest, personal, and funny account of her remarkable life and career, full of insights that guided her through a global pandemic, showdowns with high-profile bullies, and even a kidnapping and assassination plot. She discusses her new memoir TRUE GRETCH: WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT LIFE, LEADERSHIP, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN with actor Matt Walsh, the two-time Emmy-nominated actor from the HBO comedy series “Veep.” In addition he is the founding member of the iconic sketch/improv theater Upright Citizens Brigade.

Eric Weiner in conversation with Rainn Wilson (Virtual)

Eric Weiner and Rainn Wilson will discuss Weiner’s THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS, which is now a new docuseries on Peacock hosted by Wilson. It is based on the NY Times bestselling book, which is part travel memoir, part humor and part twisted self-help guide, and takes the traveler around the globe searching for the secrets to the happiest societies on earth. In addition, they will discuss Weiner’s BEN & ME: IN SEARCH OF A FOUNDER’S FORMULA FOR A LONG AND USEFUL LIFE. Not a conventional biography, the author follows Franklin from Philadelphia to Paris, and Boston to London, in an attempt to uncover Ben’s life lessons, including a psychological phenomenon known as The Ben Franklin Effect, the printing press and of course, electricity. Weiner argues we’d all be better off if we acted and thought a bit more like Ben when it comes to curiosity, diligence and self-improvement.

Rebel Wilson in conversation with Jess Cagle (Virtual)

Rebel Wilson, the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids talks with Jess Cagle about her candid and hilarious memoir REBEL RISING, which chronicles her unconventional journey to Hollywood success. Wilson, a multi-talented hyphenate lays bare her incredible journey of “making it” in which she faced fertility issues, weight gain and loss, sexuality and other emotional and physical lessons. Cagle is SiriusXM’s Chief Entertainment anchor and host of “The Jess Cagle Show.”
Ticket includes signed book. Viewing starts 4/12/24, 6pmPT and is available VOD for five days after.