American Black Film Festival Sets ‘Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn’, ‘Farewell’ And More For Virtual Edition

In the summer of 1989, less than two months after the release of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing, a dramatization of racial tensions between Black and Italian Americans in Brooklyn, Yusuf Hawkins was shot to death for being a Black boy in a white neighborhood just a few miles from the film's Bedford-Stuyvesant setting. Sixteen years old, Hawkins was the victim of an impromptu mob in Bensonhurst that had gathered to attack another Black youth rumored to be dating an Italian-American girl.

Victoria Beckham's future daughter-in-law Nicola Peltz sparked baby rumours on Tuesday after claims she and fiancé Brooklyn secretly tied the knot.The American model shared a beautiful photo of herself and Brooklyn on Instagram, with the eldest Beckham boy planting a sweet kiss on his future bride's cheek.MORE: Victoria Beckham breaks silence amid Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz wedding rumoursVIDEO: Nicola Peltz and Victoria Beckham dance together However, Nicola's caption, "baby b", had fans

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOutfest Los Angeles is going virtual this year and they have unveiled their stacked lineup for the 11-day festival which kicks off August 20.The LGBTQ film fest fest will include over 160 films with 35 world premieres, 10 North American premieres and 4 U.S. premieres to Los Angeles for 2020.

Outfest is going online. Los Angeles' LGBTQ film festival is shifting to a virtual event this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic with a roster that includes more than 160 films including 35 world premieres, 10 North American premieres and four U.S.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefPowered by Chinese streaming technology, the New York Asian Film Festival will this year move from the real world to the virtual. With strong focuses on women filmmakers and Korean movies, the 19th NYAFF will run Aug.

Brooklyn Beckham’s fiancée Nicole Peltz has sparked rumours that they’ve already tied the knot in secret a month after they announced their engagement.The 21-year-old son of David and Victoria popped the question to the actress, 25, after eight months of dating and while his mum was reportedly planning a lavish Italian ceremony for their big day, some think Brooklyn and Nicola have already said ‘I do’.

Also Read: 'An American Pickle': Seth Rogen Falls Into a Vat of Pickles and Meets His Own Great-Grandson in HBO Max Trailer (Video)It opens in 1919, in black and white and in the fictional Eastern European country of Schlupsk, where Herschel Greenbaum is a ditch digger whose shovel keeps breaking and whose wildest dream is to one day be able to afford seltzer water.

Also Read: 'The French Dispatch,' 'Soul' Make the Cannes 2020 Lineup As Festival Reveals the Movies It Would Have ShownAs previously announced, Spike Lee’s film “David Byrne’s American Utopia,” a document of Byrne’s Broadway show, will be the opening-night film on Sept. 10.

The American frontier drama “The World to Come,” the Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren comedy-drama “The Duke,” Gia Coppola’s “Mainstream,” and the Shia LaBeouf and Vanessa Kirby drama “Pieces of a Woman” are among the films set to premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in September, the first major event of its kind since the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of large gatherings worldwide, organizers said Tuesday. The selections for the 77th edition, which launches Sept.

The 24th iteration of theAmerican Black Film Festival has announced the lineup for its virtual fest. The program, which will run from Aug.

HBO's Spike Lee–directed filmed version of David Byrne’s American Utopia Broadway stage play is set to open the virtual Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 10, fest organizers said on Tuesday (July 22). David Byrne's American Utopia features the Talking Heads frontman and 11 musical artists from around the world performing songs from the 2018 album American Utopia, as well as songs from Byrne's Talking Heads and solo catalog.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe Toronto Film Festival is to open with Spike Lee’s filmed version of David Byrne’s hit Broadway show, American Utopia.TIFF will this year be a mix of physical and online screenings with a much-reduced industry presence due to coronavirus.American Utopia hit Broadway in the fall of 2019 and was a hot-ticket through February of 2020. Lee shot the production during its Hudson Theatre run and the concert film will debut on HBO this fall.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“American Utopia,” a filmed-version of David Byrne’s hit Broadway show, will be the opening night presentation of the 45th Toronto International Film Festival. This edition of the annual Canadian gathering for film lovers is unlike any of the previous 44 iterations.

eldest son has settled down with American actress Nicola, the daughter of billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz.Our insiders say she has been telling friends she’s excited about the forthcoming nuptials, which are due to take place next year, with two ceremonies – one in England and one in the US – costing around £4million.

The upcoming nuptials of Brooklyn Beckham and American actress Nicola Peltz will bring all the excitement of a royal wedding, eclipsing Victoria and David Beckham’s own big day, according to acclaimed celebrity wedding planner Julie Perry.The happy couple, who announced their engagement on 11 July following a whirlwind nine-month romance, are reportedly planning to spend £4million staging two separate weddings on either side of the Atlantic.