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EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Film & Media Institute has unveiled the winners of its fourth annual Focus Features & JetBlue Student Short Film Showcase. The five filmmakers chosen are Saleem Gondal (Post Term, Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema), Yingtong Li (The Silent Whistle, Emerson College), Taylor Mannsman (Obscura, University of Texas at Austin), Shannon M. Sutherland (They Flew Like Blackbirds, Florida State University) and Cheryl Wong (Stigma, Style, NYU). 

The Real Housewives of Atlanta season 16 is in production!

Harry J. Pappas, whose Pappas Telecasting Companies was at one time the largest privately-held commercial television broadcast group in terms of household coverage in the United States, died on April 24 in Reno, according to The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences San Francisco/NorCal chapter. He was 78.

Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest on Thursday evening, as thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in the host city of Malmo, Sweden, to protest against the country’s participation in the competition. 

Laura Harrier and Alison Brie step out for the Anine Bing Sounds the Spirit of LA event held at Chateau Marmont on Thursday (May 2) in Los Angeles.

A Scots grandad is planning to take his pals on a dream trip after pocketing more than £1 million on the People’s Postcode Lottery. Army veteran and ex-cop David Crowder, 62, was left stunned when he found out his £1.2 million bumper prize was the biggest ever in Scotland.

Rapper GloRilla was arrested for a suspected DUI this week in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

Charli XCX and Troye Sivan are heading out on the road together!

Updates on the upcoming 16th season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta are continuing to pour in!

Ellise Shafer TikTok is returning as the official entertainment partner for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. This marks the social media platform’s third year teaming up with Eurovision, the world’s largest music event.

Anne Hathaway is filming her next movie!

The Real Housewives of Atlanta is coming back for a 16th season on Bravo!

Love Island alum Hannah Elizabeth has set tongues wagging with speculation of a budding romance with none other than TOWIE heartthrob Pete Wicks, following a lively night out. The series one star, who recently returned to our screens for Love Island All Stars, hosted a lavish birthday bash at the Jin Bow Law rooftop bar in London, where she was spotted getting cosy with the 36-year-old reality star. As Hannah mingled with guests, Pete took the spotlight, cuddling up to the mum-of-one for a sweet snapshot.

Viewers of the BRIT Awards were left in shock on Saturday night when one of the winners accidentally showed her breasts live on TV. The star-studded awards show was held at London's O2 arena, with big names taking to the stage to collect their awards.

It’s only been two months since 90 Day Fiancé star Michael Ilesanmi moved to the United States from his native Nigeria to live with his American wife who is more than two decades older than him. And he’s already flown the coop!!

The Real Housewives of Atlanta is set to return for a 16th season, but it will look different!

Jack White and Cat Power are amongst those who have paid their respects to the rockabilly musician – read their tributes below.From the Romweber Family, "It is our sad duty to inform the world that our beloved youngest brother John Michael…Posted by Dex Romweber on Friday, February 16, 2024Described by his family as a “singer, guitarist, artist and bon vivant”, Dexter was a significant figure in the roots-rock underground. Born in Batesville, Indiana as the youngest of seven and growing up in Florida, the Romweber family eventually settled in Chapel Hill, North Carolina when Dexter was eleven.From there, Dexter would play in a number of bands, but come to notoriety with the Flat Duo Jets.

Charles Grice “Lefty” Driesell, a Hall of Fame coach who made Maryland into a national power, died today at 92. He died at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, his family said, but did not disclose the cause.

Usher is working on a new TV series!

Neil Young and Crazy Horse have announced their first tour together in a decade and shared details of their new album.The celebrated folk rock band will reunite to play the upcoming ‘Love Earth’ tour this year, which will commence in April. Kicking off with two stops in San Diego, Neil Young and Crazy Horse will visit Arizona, Georgia, New York, Toronto and more, where they will finish the tour in Chicago.Presale is currently active with the Neil Young Archives, whilst general sale will begin this Friday (February 16) at 10am ET here.

Angelique Jackson In “Madame Web,” Isabela Merced stars as Anya Corazon, a teenager who learns she’ll one day develop spider-like superpowers. But given Merced’s incredibly busy production schedule over the next few months, she might want to look into the power of teleportation. On Monday night, Merced posed on the black carpet outside the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood with “Madame Web” stars Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney and Celeste O’Connor for the world premiere of Sony and Marvel’s superhero movie.

The Last Dinner Party have scored the biggest Number One debut album in nearly a decade with their breakthrough LP ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’.News of the milestone was announced today by the Official Charts Company, who confirmed that the rising indie rock band had earned 32,800 chart units in just one week with their debut album.It is the biggest opening week for a chart-topping debut album by a band in nearly a decade. Prior to this, it was Olly Alexander-led band Years & Years who also reached the milestone by selling 55,000 copies of their debut LP ‘Communion’.Releasing ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’ last week (February 2), the five-piece – comprised of Abigail Morris, Lizzie Mayland, Emily Roberts, Georgia Davies and Aurora Nishevci – have also gone on to achieve some other impressive feats with the LP.These include the album being the best seller in UK independent record shops this week, and going on to secure the Number One spot on the Official Record Store Chart.

R.E.M. surprised fans last night by reuniting during a tribute gig celebrating their classic debut album ‘Murmur’ – see footage and images below.All four members of the band – Michael Stipe, Bill Berry, Peter Buck and Mike Mills – made an unexpected return at the 40 Watt Club venue in their home city of Athens, Georgia yesterday (February 8).The 460-capacity space was hosting the latest show of actor Michael Shannon and musician Jason Narducy’s current tour – which sees the pair play 1983’s ‘Murmur’ in full along with a handful of their favourite R.E.M.

The British version of Love Island is on the move in the States.

Bob Dylan is 10 Grammys, a Pulitzer and a Nobel Peace Prize into his 65-year (and counting!) career.Yet, he’s showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.The 82-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee just announced he’ll make like a rolling stone and hit the road yet again this spring as part of his ongoing ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour.’This time around, the “Hurricane” singer will play 12 concerts from March 1-18 in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.And while it hasn’t been confirmed whether or not these are the final shows of the ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour’ — the tour announcement poster teases that it runs from 2021-24 — we do know that no other dates have been announced as of now.If you want to see Dylan possibly for the last time, you can grab tickets for his brief spring run as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Jan.

IU aka Lee Ji-eun is headed to North America.From July 15 through Aug. 2, the K-Pop star will wrap up her sprawling, multi-continent ‘H.E.R.

Mama June Shannon’s teeth after her veneers appeared to be “rotten” in a recent TikTok. The 44-year-old “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” reality TV star showed off her chompers while documenting her trying different restaurants in Covington, Georgia, on TikTok.Her white teeth got progressively more stained as she enjoyed ice cream with sprinkles, gelatos, macaroons, and a pizza shop.“Here on the Coving Square, we’re going to show you what they’re all about,” she told the camera, putting her questionable mouth on full display. “We literally have shown support to small businesses here on the Square.

The fifth and final season of Stranger Things has finally gone into production and we have some of the first photos of the set!

Thania Garcia Mitski has expanded her North American tour to include a slate of new dates in Michigan, Maryland, Ohio, Georgia, Texas, Colorado, Oregon and California. In support her last full length LP “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We,” Mitski will open the jaunt in Miami on Jan. 26 with support from already-announced acts Tamino, Sunny War, Julia Jacklin, Cowboy Junkies, and Sarah Kinsley.

Real Housewives of Atlanta alum Cynthia Bailey‘s ex-husband has been arrested.

Angelina Jolie and her daughter Zahara Marley Jolie are doing some shopping together!