Law & Order

The Tribeca Film Institute has announced the lineup for its fifth Tribeca All Access program, which spotlights filmmakers from "traditionally underrepresented communities." The lineup marks TAA's largest showing ever: 37 narrative and documentary projects—the directors and screenwriters of which will get the chance to market to industry executives during the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival—vying for awards totaling $44,500. This year's TAA panel of 10 jurors includes Law & Order stars Jesse L. Martin and Adam Beach (of SVU), actress and former Tommy Hilfiger model Joy Bryant, and documentarian William Greaves. The full list of films is after the jump.  read more »

NBC is suing Law & Order creator Dick Wolf over a contract provision that would give him executive producer fees if any version of his hit crime series were to be cancelled, Variety reports.  read more »

Patrick Stump, the chubster who sings for Fall Out Boy, will appear in a Law & Order episode in February, according to MTV news. He will play a cubicle monkey for a big NYC electric company. We're guessing there's no skinny jeans or emo glasses allowed on set. Bummer.

"I've been begging forever, 'cause I'm just a fan," he told MTV News. "Somehow they let me do it."

NBC's 12-14 demo is gonna go through the roof!