Lily Gladstone and Charles Melton were among the big winners at the 2024 New York Film Critics Circle Awards this week!
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Kathy A. McDonald Finally, Hollywood’s red-carpet drought is over and the business of awards season socializing is back. In anticipation, venues in Los Angeles and New York City are primed for entertainment industry celebrations from post-premiere blow-outs to intimate tastemaker dinners.
These 10 trendsetting venues provide memorable experiences for all attendees in immersive, highly visual settings. Here’s where to party on, Hollywood. LOS ANGELES Level 8 Downtown Los Angeles’ Level 8 from Houston Hospitality embodies the creative minds of nightlife impresarios and brothers Jonnie and Mark Houston (La Descarga, Break Room 86 and 10 more L.A.
nightspots). “With Level 8, you’re transported to different experiences through every door and in every corner,” explains Jonnie Houston. “It feels like a mini-festival because each room has its own vibe” and is designed to touch every sense, he adds.
The scope of Level 8 is ambitious: there are eight stand-alone bar, restaurant and nightclub concepts filling an entire floor of the Moxy and AC Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, located directly across from the Los Angeles Convention Center and a block from the Crypto.com Arena and the Peacock Theater, home to the 75th Emmy Awards. Event producers consider it a one-stop spot, explains Mark Houston. Venues can be booked individually or combined for a progressive flow.
Guests can start outside at the Carousel Bar at Golden Hour overlooking Flower Street. With its own pool and visiting mermaids, the setting exemplifies the options available. A hidden entrance through a library wall leads to Mr.
Lily Gladstone and Charles Melton were among the big winners at the 2024 New York Film Critics Circle Awards this week!
CNN reported that a third person, 35-year-old Michael Avery, had died.Rochester Police later said that Avery appeared to “intentionally” speed towards the other vehicles and the pedestrians, and that his Exhibition vehicle had been loaded with gas canisters. The crash resulted in a fire that took an hour to extinguish.A post shared by moe.
A number of documents relating to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein have been published, with a number of his associates and friends being named, including the Duke Of York, former US President Bill Clinton, and singer Michael Jackson. US Judge Loretta Preska ruled last month that documents naming more than 170 people who were either associates, friends or victims of Epstein should be made public.
A list of over 170 names linked to the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking conspiracy has been released. The bombshell list was unsealed in a New Tork court on Thursday by Judge Loretta A. Preska.
Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper are returning once again to co-host New Year’s Eve on CNN!
Valerie Wu Intern Ring in 2024 with Variety‘s list of New Year’s Eve specials to watch, including performances by stars like NewJeans, Ivy Queen, Morgan Wallen, Post Malone, Cardi B and Maroon 5. ABC’s “Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” The most-watched annual New Year’s Eve special, “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” returns with a global twist: K-pop girl group NewJeans will perform their hit song “Super Shy” live in South Korea, the first-ever performance on “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from that country. Ryan Seacrest will serve as host for his 19th year and will lead the live countdown with pop star Rita Ora in Times Square.
Rosalia spent Christmas in New York City. Over the past week, the Spanish musician has been spotted in various locations, surprising fans who’ve run into her while carrying out their everyday life. Rosalia and Dua Lipa spotted together in Los Angeles: New song in the works?Rosalia is planning to build a music studio in Barcelona: ReportPhotos taken over the course of various days show Rosalia hanging out in various locations.
Antonio Banderas is sharing some of his favorite things this holiday season. In a new video sent from his home in New York City, Banderas shared a video of himself sending his love and his well wishes for the holidays and the upcoming New Year. He also took the opening to send a shout out to his favorite Christmas song.Watch Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney show off their spider powers in ‘Madame Web’ trailerObama Stories: Antonio Banderas remembers when he forgot his keys just before meeting the president at his homeA post shared by Antonio Banderas (@antoniobanderas)The video shows Banderas dressed in a cream colored sweater and jeans, as he stands in front of his Christmas tree and speaks to the camera directly.
Caroline Brew editor FX has released the first teaser for Ryan Murphy‘s upcoming series “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans.” The second season of Murphy’s anthology series chronicles the literary scandal that sparked a fallout between writer Truman Capote and a high-society group of women, known as his “Swans.” Tom Hollander portrays Truman Capote, the “In Cold Blood” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” author who betrayed his close circle of powerful women by publishing a story titled “La Côte Basque, 1965” in Esquire. The “Swans” include Babe Paley (Naomi Watts), C.Z.
The Libertines have covered The Pogues‘ ‘Fairy Tale Of New York’ in tribute to the band’s late frontman, Shane MacGowan.The band – comprised of Pete Doherty, Carl Barât, John Hassall and Gary Powell – shared a video on their official Instagram page of Barât playing the famous Christmas tune on the piano with both him and Doherty singing along. The caption of the video read: “RIP Shane, this one’s for you matey x”.Two days later, they posted another video of the whole band performing ‘Fairy Tale Of New York’ while on stage during one of their intimate shows.” Another one for Shane x,” read the caption.MacGowan was laid to rest on December 8 after he died from pneumonia in hospital, aged 65, on November 30.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor The New York Times Co. inked a deal with Apple to add The Athletic‘s full sports coverage to the Apple News+ subscription bundle. In addition, the Times’ Wirecutter product reviews will be available for free to all Apple News users beginning early next year.
Brent Lang Executive Editor SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the Season 2 finale of HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” now streaming on Max. Bertha Russell, who never really cared for opera, can now watch Verdi from the best seat in the house. Polite society’s battle royale ended with the New Money triumphing over the Old Guard, as “The Gilded Age” wrapped up its second season on Sunday. Mrs.
“The Young and the Restless” was honored for outstanding writing team.Kelly Clarkson earned her third consecutive trophy for a daytime talk series and won as daytime talk host. The singer, who didn’t attend, moved her syndicated show from Los Angeles to New York this year.“It’s a pleasure to work with her.
Iron Maiden‘s Bruce Dickinson has spoken about the lack of arena-level rock and metal bands.The frontman gave his thoughts in an interview with Swedish radio station Bandit Rock, where he spoke about a recent conversation he had with a Brazilian promoter. Dickinson was in Brazil to promote his upcoming solo album, ‘The Mandrake Project’.According to Dickinson, the promoter was complaining about the lack of headliners.
Mariah Carey has reunited with Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson to perform ‘Oh Santa!’ in New York. The ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ star was joined by Grande and Hudson during the New York date of her ongoing ‘Merry Christmas One & All!’ tour in Madison Square Garden on Saturday night (December 9).They performed their 2020 collaboration, a re-recording of Carey’s ‘Merry Christmas II You’ cut ‘Oh Santa!’, for her Apple TV Christmas special that year, ‘Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special’.
Louis Partridge is showing his support for Olivia Rodrigo!
Naman Ramachandran A documentary on revered filmmaker James Ivory is part of an eclectic slate from Min(d) Studio, New York, it was revealed on the sidelines of Singapore’s Asia TV Forum and Market. The boutique studio, the brainchild of Dev Benegal (New York City), Maya Patel (London and Hong Kong), Neeraj Jain (Los Angeles), came together during the pandemic with a shared vision to tell stories about people and cultures that are often unheard and unseen.
The Pogues, covered ‘Fairytale of New York’ at Shane MacGowan’s funeral yesterday (December 8). Watch the video below.The Pogues frontman passed away “peacefully” on November 30, having died from pneumonia aged 65.
There are a pair of double Emmy winners already today as the Television Academy revealed recipients of the 75th Emmy Awards in juried categories from Animation, Costume, Hairstyling, Makeup and Motion Design.
New York is looking to help film and TV get back up and running after the strikes.