DOC NYC Festival Lineup Includes Documentaries About Everybody From Pope Francis to Frank Zappa

Regal Cinemas is set to reopen 11 movie theaters in New York State after receiving a greenlight from Governor Andrew Cuomo to do so from Oct. 23.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorAMC Entertainment will resume operations at a dozen theaters in New York State October 23 in accordance with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent, welcome reopening announcement over the weekend that, however, still excluded New York City and a handful of other counties.NY is “vital to the theatrical exhibition industry,” the world’s largest chain said Monday.With the reopening of New York, AMC will be operational in 44 of the 45 states where it has theatres.

NBC 4 in New York City reported. Precautions will include mandatory mask-wearing and assigned seating.NEW: Starting October 23, movie theaters outside of NYC can reopen at 25% capacity with up to 50 people per screen.

 Katie Holmes  and her man Emilo Vitola Jr. took their love out on the city Thursday afternoon. The lovebirds rented blue electric Citibikes in New York and were seen riding around looking happy as ever.This is not the first time the couple is seen around.

NEW YORK – A conservative Staten Island artist, known for painting American flag murals in each of the 50 states, is planning a mayoral run in New York City, where he said “a monkey with no eyes” could do a better job than the current administration. “I’m not a politician, but neither was Ronald Reagan, neither was Donald Trump,” Scott LoBaido, a 55-year-old self-described “creative patriot” told Fox News on Thursday evening.

A federal judge ruled that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s coronavirus-related restrictions are allowable, despite acknowledgement that continued limitations will make the economic recovery more difficult.

Katie Holmes and famous New York chef Emilio Vitolo Jr. were recently spotted hanging out together in the Big Apple and, naturally, news of the outing ‘broke the Internet’.Earlier in September, the actress was photographed enjoying drinks with the culinary expert at Antique Garage in SoHo, wearing a grey vest top and jeans while Vitolo wore a simple white T-shirt and jeans.

The iconic New York comedy clubDangerfield’s has permanently closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. In a recent "breaking news" poston its website, the club’s management announced that it was "with great sadness that after 50 years of continuous operations we will be closing ourNew York City venue effective immediately.

The confusion surrounding New York City's coronavirus rules for schools and nonessential businesses largely boiled down to a feud between New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, according to a report from the New York Times.

Selena Gomez isn't just doing a new TV series based in New York; according to Variety, the singer is now in talks to do a horror movie based on the city's "elite fashion scene" called Dollhouse. Variety described the film as a psychological thriller and Black Swan-esque.

A Roman Catholic diocese and an Orthodox Jewish group are both suing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his latest coronavirus restrictions that limit religious gatherings to 10 people or less.

Is there anything better than falling in love in New York? Katie Holmes and new boyfriend Emilio Vitolo Jr. were spotted on another PDA-filled date in Manhattan after their whirlwind summer romance, enjoying the cool autumn air with an outdoors dinner. Katie, 41, looking effortlessly adorable in a black and white polka dot dress, held hands with her beau as the strolled through the city under the moonlight.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorNewFest is hosting a reading of Ang Lee’s groundbreaking Brokeback Mountain at its New York LGBTQ Film Festival on October 18, employing an all-trans cast for the event that commemorates the film’s 15th anniversary.The cast features Leo Sheng (The L Word) as Ennis, Brian Michael Smith (911: Lone Star) as Jack, Jen Richards (Tales of the City) as Alma, Alexandra Grey (Empire) as Lurleen and Disclosure director Sam Feder as the narrator.The original film