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New York Post
4 days ago
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- New York Post
How to watch Billy Joel documentary ‘And So It Goes': Release time, episodes
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. A HBO new documentary is offering an intimate portrait at one of the great American musicians of the last 50 years. 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes,' which premieres tonight, July 18, is a five-hour look at the life and career of Billy Joel. The Long Island-born Rock and Roll Hall of Famer gave a number of in-depth one-on-one interviews in the process of making the documentary series, which will also include never-before-seen performances, home movies, and personal photographs. 'billy joel: and so it goes': what to know When: July 18, 8 p.m. ET July 18, 8 p.m. ET Channel: HBO HBO Streaming: HBO Max Advertisement In addition to Joel, directors Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin sat down with a number of people from the rocker's life, including including friend and former collaborator Jon Small, ex-wife and former manager Elizabeth Weber, ex-wives Christie Brinkley and Katie Lee, daughter Alexa Ray Joel, wife Alexis Roderick Joel, members of his band, and musical contemporaries, such as Bruce Springsteen, Sting, John Mellencamp, Nas, Pink, Garth Brooks, and Paul McCartney. The doc, which will air over two weeks, premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival, but Joel himself missed the premiere following a shocking brain disorder diagnosis he announced earlier this year. 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' release date and time 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' comes out at 8 p.m. ET tonight, July 18, on HBO. The episode will release at the same time on the HBO Max streaming service. 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' episode guide and release schedule Advertisement 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' is a two-part documentary series, with the episodes airing over two weeks. Episode 1: July 18, 8:00-10:24 p.m. ET July 18, 8:00-10:24 p.m. ET Episode 2: July 25, 8:00-10:24 p.m. ET How to watch 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' If you're new to HBO Max, you can sign up for as low as $9.99/month with ads, but an ad-free subscription will cost $16.99/month. Advertisement If you want to stream even more and save a few bucks a month while you're at it, we recommend subscribing to one of the discounted Disney+ Bundles with Hulu and HBO Max. With ads, the bundle costs $16.99/month and without ads, $29.99/month. 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' trailer Why Trust Post Wanted by the New York Post This article was written by Angela Tricarico, Commerce Writer/Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping and New York Post's streaming property, Decider. Angela keeps readers up to date with cord-cutter-friendly deals, and information on how to watch your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and movies on every streaming service. Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices, but she's also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, and pop culture. Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews
New York Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Billy Joel is a 'fighter' in wake of brain disorder health battle
Sing us a song, piano man. The new documentary 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' covers the life and career of the legendary musician, 76, featuring interviews with Joel, family members, his ex-wife Christie Brinkley, and fellow industry heavyweights such as Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney. 'I asked [Joel] … at the very beginning – if there were any sensitive areas. Not that I would have necessarily stayed away from them, but I wanted to know what they were,' co-director Susan Lacy exclusively told The Post. 'And his answer to that was, 'tell the truth. That's the only way to go.' She explained that while probing into the 'Vienna' singer's life, 'nothing was off limits.' 10 The Billy Joel documentary 'And So It Goes.' HBO 10 Billy Joel in 1981. HBO 10 Billy Joel performs in 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. WireImage 'He didn't see the film until it was finished, so he stuck by that,' Lacy explained. 'And we took that as permission to tell the real story about Billy Joel.' In fact, the 'Uptown Girl' crooner had no editorial control over the film. 'I think it was courageous of him to give us that carte blanche and trust in us to tell that story – because not everybody would do that,' co-director Jessica Levin told The Post. 'I think he realized, 'I need to do my part, and try to go places where it might not be 100 comfortable for me.'' 10 Billy Joel performs during the 66th Grammy Awards on February 4, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images for The Recording Academy 10 Billy Joel in 1981. HBO The film covers topics such as Joel's suicide attempt in his twenties, after he had an affair with his friend's wife – Elizabeth Weber, who would become Joel's first wife from 1973 to 1982. Joel then went on to marry Brinkley, 71, from 1985 to 1994, with whom he shares daughter Alexa Ray Joel, 39; Katie Lee from 2004 to 2009, and he tied the knot with his current wife, Alexis Roderick, in 2015. The two share daughters Della Rose, 9, and Remy Anne, 7. 10 Co-directors and producers Susan Lacy (left) and Jessica Levin attend the world premiere of 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' at the Tribeca Festival on June 4, 2025. AFP via Getty Images In the documentary, Joel sounds matter of fact about his attempt to take his own life. 'It was a long time ago. He was young, and he was heartbroken. He felt quite lost at that point,' Lacy said. 'There were a lot of emotional elements going on. He just didn't know which way to turn.' Levin chimed in: 'I think it's important that it's not that he doesn't take suicide and depression seriously. He certainly takes those topics seriously. But for him, it was a very early moment in his career….Honestly, Billy is kind of a matter of fact guy and he's a guy that does try to build and move on.' 10 Alexis Roderick, Della Rose Joel, Billy Joel, and Remy Anne Joel attend the 66th Grammy Awards on February 4, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. FilmMagic 10 Billy Joel in 1973. HBO After he saw the finished documentary, Joel wrote Lacy a note. 'He thanked me for so masterfully connecting the dots of his life and said that he now knew why he did what he did.' 'There's a real dichotomy with Billy – a man who put his life out there in his lyrics, but he doesn't believe in self-examination particularly….He put it in his music. And that saved his life,' she went on. 'He used music to cope with his life and to express his life and to what was going on. But I don't think he ever stood back and went, 'let's see how these dots connect with each other.' And that's what we did in this film.' 10 Billy Joel in 1978. Getty Images In May, Joel revealed that he's been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a disorder that happens when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up inside the skull and presses on the brain, disrupting cognitive functioning. Amid his health battle, he skipped the June premiere of 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' at Tribeca Film Festival. Lacy said his health issues didn't impact the project because it happened after they finished filming. 10 Billy Joel attends MSG Entertainment and Billy Joel special franchise announcement at Chase Square at Madison Square Garden on June 1, 2023. Getty Images 'I think he's working on recovering, and he's resilient. He's a fighter.' Aside from being a nod to one of his songs, the doc title 'And So It Goes' encapsulates Joel's approach to life. 'Which is, and, so it goes. 'I'm going to move on [from setbacks] and I'm not finished yet.' And here he is today, with this incredibly strong woman as his wife and these beautiful daughters,' Levin told The Post. 'It's important to him to stay around as long as he can for his children and his family. He cares deeply about that. He is the ultimate romantic.' 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' Part One premieres on HBO Max on Friday, July 18 at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Part Two on Friday, July 25.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Inside Lucy Liu's 7-Year Journey to ‘Rosemead': ‘Gut-Wrenching From a Cellular Level'
Lucy Liu has been in Rosemead for years. No, she hasn't taken up residence in the SoCal city – but the community within L.A. County's San Gabriel Valley has left an indelible mark on the actor as both the setting and title of her latest film, 'Rosemead,' a passion project that's taken hold of her for over seven years. The film (which was actually produced largely in New York) dramatizes the tragic true story revealed in a 2017 Los Angeles Times article by Frank Shyong about a terminally ill mother and her schizophrenic teenage son. More from Variety 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' Review: The Tribeca Festival Opens with a Luscious Longform Documentary That Captures Just the Way He Is 'Twelve Moons' Debuts First-Look Clip Ahead of Tribeca Premiere, Director Victoria Franco Speaks About Societal Pressures on Women (EXCLUSIVE) 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' Directors Share Inspirational Message From Ailing Singer: 'He Will Be Back' 'I don't know that anyone really would believe it if it wasn't a true story,' Liu, who also serves as a producer, tells Variety over Zoom ahead of the 'Rosemead' world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on Friday. 'It resonates with me because we're missing this. We don't have this story. And I think a lot of the time, people are very excited about action movies, or how wealthy Asians are – but we don't have a story that talks about our community in a more realistic manner.' It wasn't an easy journey bringing the film to the big screen over the last seven years (which 'felt like 100 years,' Liu quips with a laugh). 'I really think that the reason why it's taken so long is because it's not a sexy idea,' she says. 'What people want is, 'What's going to bring in the money? What's going to go viral?' What's important to me, and has always been important to me, is a true story about something that's dramatic and emotional. This story resonates on a universal level.' Many words come to mind when thinking of Liu's impressive career spanning four decades: badass, trailblazing, charismatic, alluring. But the world has never seen her quite like this. In 'Rosemead,' the actor lays it all bare in a tour-de-force performance as Irene, a cancer-stricken mother grappling with her own mortality as her 17-year-old son, Joe, begins experiencing the delusions and paranoia associated with schizophrenia. Overwhelming fears about Joe's well-being after her terminal diagnosis ultimately lead Irene to take drastic measures (which we wouldn't dare spoil). 'It feels like there's a responsibility behind playing that character to make sure that people don't tune out,' Liu says. 'She has to be seen in a light that is coming from love. I just don't want people to think that she's a monster.' To tap into Irene, a soft-spoken, widowed business owner, Liu drew inspiration from her own family and Chinese-American community. 'I really borrowed from relatives and family members in my own life: physicalities, the way the slang would be, and the customs, the culture, the sequestering of what really happened because of the 'saving face' culture,' she says. That notion of 'saving face' is crucial to understanding 'Rosemead.' When acquaintances learn that Joe is taking medication to treat his condition, they're quick to pass judgment on Irene as a mother. Each time Irene is confronted with Joe's worsening mental health, she refuses to meaningfully engage with those trying to help, be it a kind-hearted psychologist or concerned friends at school. 'The story is something that, in our community, especially, is not projected as a positive conversation. 'Oh, this person's on medication? There must be something really wrong with them.' It's not something that's embraced or supported,' she says with a sigh. But that idea of projecting only the positives and concealing one's struggles isn't unique to the Chinese community, Liu says. 'It's kind of what social media is in some ways globally now: 'Look at my great life! Look how shiny everything is!' But the reality is, there's a lot going on behind the scenes that nobody's talking about.' Getting that behind-the-scenes look at how schizophrenia affects Joe, and pushing back on the assumptions made about those who suffer from the disorder, was of paramount importance to Liu as a producer. She recalls staple-gunning audition pamphlets during a broad search for the right actor before finally discovering newcomer Lawrence Shou, who expertly tackles the challenging character in his first-ever film role. 'There was something incredibly special about his choices, and I think that he's really a great talent. He did an excellent job with a very difficult subject matter,' Liu says, beaming with pride. Joe's episodes in 'Rosemead' are characterized by whispered thoughts, hallucinations and chaotic drawings of spiders and other dark imagery – all of which frighten Irene, despite reassurance from Joe's doctor that he will not become violent. 'We really wanted to make sure that we were truthful to what that is. People who have schizophrenia might have these discussions and these obsessions, but they don't act on them. They don't have that violence factor. That's the stigma: 'They're going to be the ones that are going to pull the trigger,'' Liu says. 'The reality is something quite different. And when you're afraid of something, that's when you step away, when you really should be stepping in.' It's her greatest hope that a film like 'Rosemead' will encourage viewers to speak more openly about mental health, to prevent a tragedy like Irene's. 'If it's not talked about or understood, that lack of education creates these extreme results,' she says. 'There are so many people struggling. Statistically, we know that it's teenage Asian American boys that are committing suicide. That's the highest rate. That is something to be that we need to be terrified by, so that we can actually act on it, and we can support our community and have this out there so that people know that they shouldn't feel alone.' 'Rosemead' will surely stick with audiences long after credits roll, but the film's most profound impact was perhaps on Liu herself, who's had trouble shaking Irene's story after all these years. 'It was so gut-wrenching from a cellular level that I haven't actually done anything since then, because it was just so intense,' she says of the transformative role. 'I really needed to take a break after that and just reset, because I think it did something for me, on a much deeper level than I thought it would. It changed me.' Best of Variety 'Blue Velvet,' 'Chinatown' and 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' Arrive on 4K in June All the Godzilla Movies Ranked 'House of the Dragon': Every Character and What You Need to Know About the 'Game of Thrones' Prequel
New Straits Times
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Documentary reveals Billy Joel attempted suicide twice in the past
NEW YORK CITY: American singer Billy Joel "at one point wanted to end it all," according to the documentary 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes.' The new film, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival in New York City last week, revisits some of the singer's struggles, including two suicide attempts that followed an affair with his bandmate's wife, People magazine reports. The first part of the documentary recounts how Joel was in the band Attila with his best friend, Jon Small. Joel eventually moved in with Small, his wife, Elizabeth Weber, and their son. Weber reportedly states in the film that there was a "slow burn" between her and Joel. Joel admitted he "felt very, very guilty" about their subsequent affair. It ended in a fight, and the band split after he confessed to Small that he was in love with Weber. "They had a child. I felt like a homewrecker," Joel told the filmmakers. "I was just in love with a woman and I got punched in the nose, which I deserved. Jon was very upset. I was very upset." After Weber left, Joel said he spiralled into drinking, became homeless, and was "depressed, I think to the point of almost being psychotic." He recalled thinking, "That's it. I don't want to live anymore. I was just in a lot of pain and it was sort of like why hang out, tomorrow is going to be just like today is and today sucks. So, I just thought I'd end it all." His sister, Judy Molinari, then a medical assistant, gave him sleeping pills, all of which Joel took. He ended up in the hospital in a coma for days. "I went to go see him in the hospital, and he was lying there white as a sheet," she said in the film. "I thought that I'd killed him." During his second suicide attempt, Joel said he drank a bottle of cleaning fluid. Ironically, it was Small who took him to the hospital. "Even though our friendship was blowing up, Jon saved my life," Joel said. He sought help, which Joel credits with helping him channel his emotions into the music that brought him success. Years later, Joel and Weber reconnected and were married from 1973 to 1982. She continues to admire him and has been supportive as the superstar musician recently cancelled tour dates to seek treatment for normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a condition affecting the brain. "He's worked so hard all of his life," she told E! News at the premiere. "I've never known anybody who worked harder than he did in all those years we were together and working together." 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' is set to air on HBO next month.
Daily Record
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Billy Joel says 'I'm not dying' after cancelling tour due to brain condition
The music legend's Murrayfield Stadium gig was due to take place on June 6, but was cancelled along with the rest of Joel's tour due to his health. Billy Joel was forced to cancel his entire 2025 tour, having been diagnosed with a brain disorder known as normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). The star was due to take the stage at Murrayfield Stadium on June 6, a gig which had previously been postponed to give him time to recover from surgery. The 'Uptown Girl' singer has been diagnosed with NPH, which is a condition that causes a build-up of fluid in the brain. The 76-year-old's team shared a statement with fans on May 23, apologising for the cancellation of his tour. It said that his brain condition"has been exacerbated by recent concert performances, leading to problems with hearing, vision, and balance.' And the singer added: "I am sincerely sorry to disappoint our audience and thank you for understanding.' However, since then the star has been quiet, and was notably absent from the screening of his new documentary 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' last Wednesday, June 4, at Tribeca Film Festival. Despite his absence, he relayed a message to the crowd through the film's co-director, Susan Lacy. 'We know Billy wishes he were here tonight, and he asked us to convey that to you all. "In fact, he said, 'Getting old sucks, but it's preferable to getting cremated,'' Lacy told the audience, reported Deadline. He also assured his fans that 'he will be back.' The two founders of Tribeca Film Festival- Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal- also acknowledged Joel's health condition and absence. Rosenthal said: 'Billy wanted to be with us tonight, but as you may have heard, he's dealing with a health issue and had to postpone his performances, including this one tonight. "We know you will join us in wishing him a speedy recovery.' De Niro added: 'He's our piano man, a wonderful, integral part of the heartbeat of our city. "Tonight, we get to see the man behind the music and behind the legend. You're in for a real treat.' According to outlet NJ, radio host Howard Stern recently had a conversation with Billy Joel, in which the star urged him to let fans know that he 'is not dying'. During a recent episode of The Howard Stern Show on Sirius XM, Stern discussed a recent dinner he had with Joel. Stern said: 'He does have issues. But he said to me- so I'm not saying anything crazy- 'Yeah, you can tell people: I'm not dying.' He wants people to know that. "He's got to deal with some medical stuff. But he was delightful. We had a great time with the wives. Billy's doing okay.' Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
