Forbes18d
Billy Crystal Talks ‘Before’ And Teases A Return To Stand-Up Comedy
The poster for 'Before' illustrates how layered the limited series has. Billy Crystal was so into the darker and more gruesome elements of Before that his co-creatives needed him to take a beat ...
San Antonio Express-News19d
Billy Joel's Alamodome concert a grand slam with San Antonio fans
Call it the Piano Man effect. When Billy Joel sits down at his spotlighted piano and starts to sing and play, everything else recedes — the band behind him and the stadium full of fans in front ...
People19d
Billy Crystal Opens Up About Losing a Friend to Suicide and How the 'Dark' Moment Helped Inspire His Before Role (Exclusive)
Apple TV+ For Billy Crystal, the creative inspiration for his new role was largely a personal one. In his Apple TV+ supernatural drama Before, debuting Friday, Oct. 25, he plays Eli, a child ...
The Hollywood Reporter19d
‘Before’ Review: Billy Crystal Is Convincingly Somber in Apple TV+’s Otherwise Unconvincing Supernatural Dud
The veteran comedy star plays a child psychiatrist trying to fix a very disturbed kid while grieving his wife in this 10-episode thriller. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic Unfortunately ...
The Boston Globe19d
Billy Crystal shines in a rare dramatic role, but ‘Before’ is far too muddled
Trauma is the name of the game for Dr. Eli Adler (Billy Crystal). He’s a pediatric psychiatrist slammed by the death of his wife, Lynn (Judith Light). Eli’s inability to prevent it both as a ...
Bleacher Report19d
Joel Embiid Rumors: 76ers Star 'Looks Good Physically' in Workouts amid Injury Probe
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid reportedly had strong workouts this week amid his in-game absence due to left knee injury management. According to ESPN's Tim Bontemps, Embiid worked out in ...
Los Angeles Times19d
Review: Billy Crystal in a dramatic role? He’s up for the assignment in the thriller ‘Before’
Puckish American comic Billy Crystal strikes out in a new direction as the star of the limited series “Before,” premiering Friday on Apple TV+. Let us say at the outset that he is completely ...
San Antonio Current20d
San Antonio expecting traffic snarls Friday between Billy Joel and Day of the Dead events
Billy Joel and Sting are scheduled to play the Alamodome. Meanwhile, the city is also hosting its Day of the Dead River Parade. Both events kick off at 7 p.m., meaning drivers will also have to ...
Rolling Stone20d
‘Before’ Is Exactly the Kind of Self-Serious Project Billy Crystal Used to Mock
When Billy Crystal regularly hosted the Academy Awards, he liked to begin the show with a montage where he was inserted into the nominated films. The 2000 opening leaned more on Hollywood history ...
The Daily Beast20d
‘Before’: What is Billy Crystal Doing in This Ridiculous Thriller Series?
Entertainment Critic For his first major screen role in three years, Billy Crystal plays a child psychologist tasked with caring for a puzzling pint-sized patient in Before. While it’s a ...
Far Out Magazine20d
Sound of silence: The album Billy Joel felt had “nothing to say”
It’s 1974, Billy Joel is riding high on the success of his second album, Piano Man. Joel has been on the road for months. Performing as an opener for the likes of The Beach Boys before embarking on ...
Chicago Sun-Times20d
'Before' star Billy Crystal skillfully handles the heavy parts of a gimmicky ghost story
Widowed child psychologist Eli (Billy Crystal) wants to help the young stranger Noah (Jacobi Jupe), who’s prone to hallucinations, in “Before.” Apple TV+ Share Casting the old-school comedic ...