Jon Stewart Geeks Out Over “goodfellas” At Tribeca: “one Of My Most Favorite Movies Of All Time”

In addition to celebrating the power of film, this year's Tribeca Film Festival also provided an opportunity for all our esteemed fake news hosts to geek out over their favorite films. Colbert talked to his hero George Lucas about "Star Wars," John Oliver moderated a lively Monty Python reunion, and last night, diehard "Goodfellas" fanboy Jon Stewart closed out the festival with a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Martin Scorsese’s iconic gangster film.Following a screening of a remastered print of the film at New York's Beacon Theater, Stewart moderated a Q&A with stars Robert DeNiro, Ray Liotta, Paul Sorvino, Lorraine Bracco and screenwriter and "Wiseguy" author Nicholas Pileggi."What a thrill for me tonight, this is one of my most favorite movies of all time,” said Stewart upon introducing the panel, adding that the film was "one that, when I saw back in 1990, nearly ruined my life, because at that point, I could only talk in 'Goodfellas.' I was a comedian, so you can only imagine our conversations ended with ‘funny, how?’"Continue Reading...