First-ever Irish contestant on BBC’s Glow Up series secures a place in the final

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterLatinx directors Alberto Belli (The House of Flowers), Aurora Guerrero (13 Reasons Why, Gentefied), Joel Novoa (Blood and Treasure, Arrow) and Diego Velasco (Orange is the New Black) have launched LatinxDirectors.com, the first site that is specific to Latinx episodic and film directors.The site focuses on creating a simple user experience for both sides of the pipeline.

Stars and Stripes, and 25 years after retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Martha McSally became the first woman to fly in combat.Racing has a diversity problem.

The Toronto Film Festival on Friday opened registration and shared details for its first-ever virtual industry conference. TIFF's online plans include industry conference sessions, networking events and digital showcases of film titles by national cinema agencies.

The Miss Manchester contest has headed from the catwalk to the recording studio this year.For the first time in its 60 year history the annual contest is releasing a single featuring six finalists.Diandra Bryce, Eva Selmanaj, Tamar Barratt, Saoirse Curran, Scarlett Dean and Nadia Bafekr showed off their singing talents belting out Stronger Together to raise funds for the charity One Woman at a Time.The charity helps girls in Kenya escape female genital mutilation and forced marriages.The

[email protected] And even though there won’t be 6,500 fans screaming at the top of their lungs in Hall H, Comic-Con organizers are planning an event befitting its lofty stature that will take place two weeks from now, just when the in-person con would have been held.“Everybody is committed to trying to make something the fans can enjoy and can interact with and have that community feeling, even though it will be not in person,” Comic-Con International spokesperson David Glanzer told TheWrap.

Celebrity MasterChef star Dom Littlewood made an epic blunder on tonight's show (July 8) when he cooked his timer!The TV presenter was competing in the second challenge of the episode, which saw all the contestants have to work in a busy restaurant.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAmazon Prime Video is not just bringing a roster of horror, comedy and superheroes  to Comic-Con@Home, but they are also bringing the first-ever Amazon Virtual-Con which will include virtual experiences and activations that you can enjoy from the comfort of your home. Things are set to kick off on San Diego Comic Con’s official YouTube channel and on the Amazon Virtual-Con portal starting at 12 p.m.

Bad Bunny might be M.I.A. from social media but that hasn’t stopped him from making big career moves—and Playboy history.On Tuesday (July 7), Bunny graced Playboy’s first-ever digital cover star with two covers.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe Cannes Marche du Film Online, which hosted its first ever digital edition last week, has revealed that it had 10,002 participants take part in its virtual marketplace.The largest delegation came from the U.S., which saw 1,500 participants log on, followed by France (1,400) and the UK (950). The majority of the overall pool were European (5,900).

A contestant just made history on America’s Got Talent!

history on Tuesday with just his words. The 27-year-old college counselor hit the stage as the show's first-ever spoken word poet, and his deeply emotional performance earned him Howie Mandel's Golden Buzzer.Before hitting the stage, Leake opened up in a pretaped segment about his childhood, growing up in Stockton, California.«I grew up in a neighborhood where drugs and gang violence were rampant.

Soap stars become a huge part of people’s lives as they appear, timelessly, on our screens as we indulge in our series of choice from the comfort of our sofas. And, as these stars play out fictional lives on screen, they become iconic parts of British television and some, such as Coronation Street’s Bill Roache, go the distance and appear on the soap for decades.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterWith its innovative approach of pre-recorded performances, virtual packages and presentations as well as on-point messaging to amplify the Black Lives Matter movement, the BET Awards delivered an impressive ceremony, drawing over 3.7 million total viewers with its simulcast on BET, BET Her and, for the first time ever CBS.Hosted by stand-up comedian and Insecure star Amanda Seales, the BET Awards celebrated Black culture with an all-star lineup of