Artist creates origami crane memorial for COVID-19 victims

Denzel Washington remembered Chadwick Boseman fondly more than two decades after he paid for the late actor’s study abroad tuition at the British American Drama Academy. “He was a gentle soul and a brilliant artist, who will stay with us for eternity through his iconic performances over his short yet illustrious career,” Washington, 65, said in a statement after Boseman’s death was announced to the public on Friday.

Chadwick Boseman, who passed away Friday of colon cancer at age 43, was one of the many celebrities to honour Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington at an American Film Institute Tribute last year.

Dancing with the Stars level choreo and he danced so gracefully. Like, I'm still in shock.

In light of the slew of canceled film festivals in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s New York Film Festival is hoping to pull out all the stops and become the premier film event in the US. And as a way of showing what that means, the NYFF organizers announced the Spotlight section for this year’s fest.

Lisa Cortés and Liz Garbus, USA, 2020, 102mAll In: The Fight for Democracy is an invigorating and rigorous primer on the history of voter suppression in the United States, an insidious and still persistent reality in our nation.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office Editor“It’s a reboot, really, because we’re in a whole different world,” says Emmy-nominated Westworld production designer Howard Cummings about season 3, which drops us right inside our world –the human one– outside Delos’ robotic theme park.And to create a near future Los Angeles, and a near-tomorrow for San Francisco where the Delos HQ is located on the show, Cummings respectively synthesized both cities’ skylines with Singapore and Valencia,

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorUPDATED, 5:05 PM: Ink Master tattoo artist Daniel Silva was sentenced Tuesday to 364 days in county jail, 250 hours of community service and five years probation in a deadly car crash that killed YouTube personality Corey La Barrie.Silva, who initially was charged with murder in connection with the crash, pleaded no contest in July to a felony count of gross vehicular manslaughter.

Mackenzie Nichols Staff WriterSaloon Media, a Blue Ant Studios company that produced the award-winning documentary “9/11 Kids,” announced on Friday it will be awarding a new annual scholarship to a high school student at Emma E. Booker School in Sarasota, Fla.“9/11 Kids” chronicles the lives of a group of second-graders — mostly African American children — from Emma E.

Will Thorne Staff WriterRyan Watson’s career in stunt work began when he was 16 years old and played the Ninja Turtle Raphael in a series of shows at Disney World in Orlando, Fla. From there he packed up his costume carapace, moved to Los Angeles and never looked back.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorWWE Monday unveiled a new virtual experience called WWE ThunderDome with fans cheering real time on video boards, pyrotechnics and other bells and whistles as the company continues to transition during COVID-19.ThunderDome interactive events will launch from the Amway Center in Orlando this Friday to kick off SummerSlam Weekend on Fox.As of tonight, fans can purchase tickets for upcoming events including USA Networks Monday Night Raw, Friday Night SmackDown and

A protest was held Aug. 11 at the state capitol. (Photo courtesy of the PBFC)

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsEXCLUSIVE: Chicago artist Hebru Brantley has signed with WME and will work with the agency to build his Angry Hero production company. He was previously under UTA.Brantley, a visual artist whose works highlights African American life in America, has showcased his projects in a number of major cities across the nation, ranging from San Francisco to Miami.

Cardi B‘s coronavirus rant earlier this year, has given his own spin on Ben Shapiro’s now-notorious rendition of ‘WAP’ – Cardi’s collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion.Shapiro, the co-founder of the US conservative news and opinion website The Daily Wire, delivered a straight-faced rendition of the ‘WAP’ lyrics during a recent instalment of The Ben Shapiro Show.After reading out the song’s lyrics, Shapiro expressed his disapproval of its message.

Lindzi Scharf Risk-taking and outside-the-box thinking may be celebrated corporate cliches, but when it comes to hiring practices, businesses have been timid about embracing change.  Activist Yance Ford encourages private sector leaders to be as bold as their words and change the way they think about hiring, especially hiring people from underserved groups.“The responsibility of American businesses is to be forward-thinking,” the Academy Award-nominated documentarian says.

Andreas Wiseman, Tom Grater EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Van Ditthavong’s feature directorial debut All Roads To Pearla (formerly known as Sleeping In Plastic), which had its world premiere at the 2019 Austin Film Festival.

Taylor Swift has become the first artist in US chart history to score a Number 1 debut on both the Billboard singles and albums charts this week.

There is no stopping Kim Taehyung this year. The BTS singer has been smashing records after records with Itaewon Class OST Sweet Night for months now.