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Rebecca Hall is stepping out for the 2021 Met Gala!

Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi wed in a lavish Windsor ceremony last July and are taking the next steps as they prepare for parenthood.

Wigan Warriors have recalled two youngsters for their Super League clash with Wakefield Trinity after naming just an 18-man squad.

UPDATED, 9:37 AM: Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Alfre Woodard has joined the cast of Viral, a thriller from Blair Underwood, who stars along with Sarah Silverman. Woodard will play Woodard portrays Dr. Johnetta, a psychiatrist specializing in deep trauma.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorNew York City-based global documentary film sales agent Cargo Film & Releasing has nabbed world rights, excluding Denmark and Sweden, to Mads Hedegaard’s feature length documentary debut “Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest,” which premiered at last week’s CPH:DOX and plays this week at Hot Docs.The feel-good film centers on Kim Cannon Arm, who is not your average grandpa.

Angelique Jackson Sarah Silverman is set to star opposite Blair Underwood in the upcoming psychological thriller “Viral” from York Films.The independent film, written by Joe McClean, centers on Andrew (Underwood), a man dealing with the disappearance of his wife.

EXCLUSIVE: Blair Underwood (Quantico) is set to direct, produce and star in Viral, an indie thriller from York Films about a man dealing with his wife’s disappearance.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterNew York City is aiming to fully reopen on July 1, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio, nearly a year-and-a-half after COVID-19 restrictions on movie theaters, restaurants and most businesses were put in place.“Our plan is to fully reopen New York City on July 1,” de Blasio said Thursday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.

On April 21, Bernie Kahn passed away at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills. The writer-producer, who penned over 100 episodes of television throughout his career, was 90.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterNew York City is taking steps to revive the theater industry, a sector of the city that has been shuttered for more than a year due to the pandemic.Those efforts, Mayor Bill de Blasio revealed during a press conference on Thursday, include a dedicated COVID-19 vaccination site on Broadway for theater industry workers.

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direct to your inboxPolice have issued a fresh call for information 12 years on from the disappearance of chef Claudia Lawrence, who is suspected to have been murdered.Miss Lawrence, from York, was reported missing on March 18 2009 after she failed to turn up for a 6am shift at work at the University of York.Police believe Miss Lawrence, who was 35 at the time, was murdered, but her body has never been found.Her father Peter spent years campaigning for the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill,

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNew York City movie theaters welcomed back customers for the first time in nearly a year this weekend. And yet some high profile new releases still struggled to sell ticket sales, a sign that a box office revival may not be in the cards for a few months.Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” a computer-animated fantasy adventure, opened to $8.6 million from 2,045 screens.

Golden Globes Awards may have been virtual but that didn’t mean it was any less of a show. The show was hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler - two American comedy giants familiar with iconic television and The Golden Globes - and broadcast live fromNew York City.

direct to your inboxOne year ago today, a man was taken ill at a hotel in York, shortly after arriving in the country from Wuhan in China.He turned out to be the first of more than 3.7 million coronavirus cases confirmed so far in the UK.The identities of the 23-year-old Chinese national, a student at the University of York, and his 50-year-old mother, who were the first two people in the country to test positive for the virus, have remained unknown to this day.The man was suffering from a

A self-described American nationalist from Massachusetts who was accused of leaving a hoax bomb inside a Tesla at a New York City mall shouted "the messiah is coming" as he was led out of a police precinct in handcuffs, according to video captured by a local news station.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorNew York City-based leaders from across the business spectrum have urged Congress to certify the presidential election results as scheduled on Wednesday, warning that any delays would “run counter to the essential tenets of our democracy.”The letter, issued today, comes as Congress braces for a showdown on Wednesday between 11 incumbent and incoming U.S.

"Saturday Night Live" this weekend did several sketches on the coronavirus, including one about last week's Staten Island, N.Y., demonstration following the arrest of a bar owner who allegedly defied government restrictions on indoor dining.

David Dinkins, who died Monday at age 93, was New York City’s only Black mayor and a true champion for equality. In a year already overflowing with multiple crises and a deadly pandemic ravaging the nation, he leaves behind a legacy of what it means to serve our country and how to lead with courage and grace.

Two New York City police officers were wounded during a broad daylight shooting involving a suspect who has died, sources told Fox News.  The cops were in the area of 145-86 179th St. in Queens, N.Y., shortly after 12:45 p.m.Tuesday when shots rang out, police said.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York City schools are closing for in-person learning starting tomorrow as the COVID-19 infection rate in NYC approaches 3%, a shutdown threshold previously agreed upon by the city, teachers and parents.The chancellor of the nation’s largest school district — which has been open in person for two months — broke the news in an email to principals Wednesday.“As of this morning, November 18, the City has now reached this threshold of test positivity citywide and,

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsNew York City has a new housewife in town. Bravo announced Thursday that attorney and television host Eboni K.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York City will shutter nonessential businesses again in new COVID clusters in Brooklyn and Queens and restrict restaurants to takeout only as well as shutting schools and clamping down on religious services and mass gatherings, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.The measures, under a newly unveiled ‘Cluster Action Plan,’ are stricter than what Cuomo discussed yesterday when he said the only venues to close would be schools.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York City could have 40 or more productions underway by year end, bringing it decisively back to pre-COVID-19 levels as an industry ramp-up that started in September gathers steam into the fall.That’s great news for the entertainment business, a welcome shot to the local economy and a heartening boost of in-person bustle —  with strict protocols — in a city where block after block of offices towers sit empty, tourism is shot and unemployment soaring.“The

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorNew York City venue (Le) Poisson Rouge is launching LPR.tv, a subscription-based service through which they will livestream concerts held in their downtown venue (without an audience) in high-definition video with full production and soundboard audio.The venue has booked an impressive array of indie-leaning artists for LPR.tv’s inaugural lineup, including Cults, Kimbra, Sunflower Bean, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), San Fermin,  Kevin Devine, Son Little, Laraaji, Too Many

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York City’s Steiner Studios will build out a new 500,000-square-foot film and television production hub in Sunset Park, Brooklyn with eight soundstages, the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment announced Thursday.With $320 million in private investment, the project, at a former port complex called Bush Terminal, will create thousands of jobs, the city said, and “advance diversity and equity in the media and entertainment industry” through targeted