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The stone steps of the State Supreme Courthouse were decorated with shiny metal and mini globes that flashed every time a camera snapped a shot of one of the actors, directors or literati who entered Wednesday night’s Tribeca Film Festival Vanity Fair party. Click here to find out who was there and to see what they were wearing.

The WNYC Culture team asked five New York filmmakers showing their work at this year's Tribeca Film Festival five questions about their life and work. Click here to see our interview with Michael Rapaport, who is from Manhattan's Upper East Side, about his lately controversial film.

The Tribeca Film Festival has an accidental theme this year—music. The fest's musically-oriented lineup includes documentaries about A Tribe Called Quest, Ozzy Osbourne and the Kings of Leon, plus fictional films about a band breakup and even a former Blue Oyster Cult roadie. Daily News pop music critic Jim Farber tells us about these and other music-related offerings to be found at the festival.  

The WNYC Culture team asked five New York filmmakers showing their work at this year's Tribeca Film Festival five questions about their life and work. Click here to see our interview with Manhattan director Michael Cuesta, director of "Roadie."

The WNYC Culture team asked five New York filmmakers showing their work at this year's Tribeca Film Festival five questions about their life and work. Click here to see our interview with Brooklyn's own Prashant Bhargava, director of "Patang," ("The Kite).

PHOTOS. The 2011 Tribeca film festival kicked off Wednesday night with a screening of the "The Union," about the collaboration between Elton John and Leon Russell. The rain held off and the film was screened outdoors at the World Financial Center followed by a few songs by the star of the film, Sir Elton John.

The Tribeca Film Festival, which turns 10 this year, has become a staple of the festival circuit. This year, the festival, which includes 93 feature films and 60 short films, runs from April 20 to May 1. Take a peek at the most buzzed-about films, hear from New York directors, or listen to an interview between WNYC Host Soterios Johnson and Josh Rothkopf, Senior Film Writer for Time Out New York.