Twitter, stepping up its enforcement of misleading and harmful coronavirus-related claims, has required Fox News host Laura Ingraham to delete a tweet from 10 days ago that misrepresented details of an unproven treatment for coronavirus.
12.03.2020 - 03:11 / variety.com
In today’s film news roundup, four film festivals have opted to pull the plug, the horror film “Infection” finds a home, Heidi Honeycutt gets hired and “Where the Crawdads Sing” gets a writer.
CANCELLATIONS
A quartet of mid-size film festivals announced Wednesday that they are calling off their events due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
The Beverly Hills Film Festival, the Cleveland Film Festival, the Full Frame Festival at Duke University and the New York Children’s Film Festival all
Twitter, stepping up its enforcement of misleading and harmful coronavirus-related claims, has required Fox News host Laura Ingraham to delete a tweet from 10 days ago that misrepresented details of an unproven treatment for coronavirus.
New York’s Governors Ball festival, scheduled for early June, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced on Thursday.
Bosses at U.S. TV network NBC have pulled an episode of hit medical drama New Amsterdam because it centres on a flu epidemic that’s too close to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Cute cameos! Jimmy Fallon’s two daughters made an adorable appearance as his Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: At Home Edition band.
NEW YORK -- When DJ D-Nice decided to start playing music live on Instagram amid countless closures due the worldwide pandemic, he did it in part to ease his loneliness and boredom given his own gigs had dried up.
The New York Philharmonic canceled the rest of its season and a 10-concert European tour due to the new coronavirus, estimating it will have $10 million in operating losses to its $87 million annual budget because of the pandemic.
The Good Doctor star Daniel Dae Kim has revealed he's tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19.
The Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman announced that he is shutting his cafe in New York due to the current Coronavirus outbreak. The actor reportedly also said that shutting the cafe was the right thing to do.
Daniel Dae Kim announced on Instagram on Thursday that he’s tested positive for coronavirus, opening up about his journey to diagnosis and pleading for the public to follow self-isolation guidelines.
By Mike Fleming Jr
In today’s tv news roundup, Variety obtained an exclusive clip of “Torn From the Headlines: New York Post Reports” and AMC released a new promo for “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” Season 2.
Kaley Cuoco was a bit stressed over the weekend. The Big Bang Theory alum headed to a Los Angeles grocery store with her husband, Karl Cook, on Sunday, March 15, and got a little nervous when she saw several empty shelves amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Though productions of Hamilton in New York and Los Angeles have shut down due to coronavirus concerns, creator and former star Lin-Manuel Miranda is doing his best to lift spirits amid mounting fears.
The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, set to run April 15-26 in New York, has been postponed due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. A new date has not been announced.
The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival has been postponed.
By Anthony D'Alessandro