By Mike Fleming Jr
03.04.2020 - 02:21 / billboard.com
South by Southwest 2020 will see the light of day after all, albeit online rather than on the ground in Austin, Texas.Amazon Prime Video is teaming with the festival to launch a so-called film festival collection. Filmmakers who had been scheduled to screen films at the fest were notified this morning and will be able to opt in.
Some, who already have distribution with an Amazon rival, will likely choose to forgo the virtual festival. Those who opt in will see their films play exclusively on
.By Mike Fleming Jr
The body of a man who is believed to be photographer Peter Beard has been found on Long Island, East Hampton Police Department authorities said Sunday (April 19), via Page Six.
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Kanye West has backed out of pastor Joel Osteen’s virtual Easter concert over safety concerns for his Sunday Service choir.
Major League Baseball (MLB) and Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) revealed Friday a new iteration of video game seriesMLB The Show that willsolely feature Major League players. The MLB The Show Players League will feature 30 athletes, including former All-Stars and World Series champions, who will compete in an inaugural online event raising money for Boys and Girls Clubs of America and Canada.
Joel Osteen’s Texas megachurch has been locked up and closed down during the coronavirus pandemic, but the evangelist will still be hosting Easter Sunday services virtually — and he’ll be adding some serious star power.
Matthew McConaughey thrilled a group of Texas retirees when he played caller for a virtual game of bingo.
"During a time when we are all working to make lemonade out of lemons, we are so humbled that Matthew took the time"
The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival on Monday became the latest major film gathering to see the light of day as a virtual event amid the coronavirus pandemic. North America's largest documentary festival and Canada's CBC network will join forces to stream select world premieres that lost in-person cinema play due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 crisis.
Matthew McConaughey made the day for a group of seniors.
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By Bruce Haring
NEW YORK -- The popcorn will be bring your own and the barbecue won't be as good, but the Austin, Texas, SXSW Film Festival is moving online after having its 27th edition canceled by the coronavirus pandemic.
The public has been adjusting to life in self-isolation, but for Diplo being home so much is not only unusual, it’s completely foreign.
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Together or not, it's all love between Drew Barrymore and ex-boyfriend Justin Long. Fans may recall that the two starred together in He's Just Not That Into You and Going the Distance together and they also dated on-and-off over a decade ago.