With Aladdin producer Dan Lin taking over film leadership at Netflix from Scott Stuber, there will still be a commitment to a robust feature slate.
02.04.2024 - 17:15 / variety.com
Ethan Shanfeld Four-time Grammy winner Killer Mike will take on the Blue Note in New York for a run of intimate shows in July. The rapper will perform six shows with the Mighty Midnight Revival on July 29, 30 and 31, with two shows per night — at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
The concerts are part of Killer Mike’s Down by Law tour. Tickets will go on sale April 5 on the Blue Note website. Killer Mike took home three Grammy awards at this year’s ceremony, winning all three of the categories in which he was nominated: best rap song and best rap performance for his track “Scientists & Engineers” and best rap album for “Michael,” his sixth studio album released in June 2023.
These marked Killer Mike’s first Grammy wins since 2003, when he took home the award for best rap performance by a duo or group for his feature on OutKast’s “The Whole World.” “I’m from an all-Black enclave in Atlanta so I write it from the African-American experience,” Killer Mike told Variety about the making of “Michael.” “But it’s very much an American experience. This is as American as Langston Hughes or Norman Rockwell or a Zora Neale Hurston novel. It is very much rooted in the working class.
And in the deep South, gospel and blues play a big part.” In a strange turn of events, Killer Mike was arrested for misdemeanor battery following a scuffle with a security guard at the Grammys, shortly after his three wins in the pre-telecast. The rapper was released by police later that evening, before the televised ceremony ended. Killer Mike, who is also an activist who has been outspoken about police brutality, systemic racism and social inequality, discussed his “overwhelming” Grammys night on “The View.” “Backstage was overcrowded, the winners were exuberant,
.With Aladdin producer Dan Lin taking over film leadership at Netflix from Scott Stuber, there will still be a commitment to a robust feature slate.
Coachella debut, Ice Spice has made a guest appearance during PinkPantheress‘ recent New York concertAfter play Coachella for the first time ever on April 13, rapper Ice Spice left California to make her way down to New York, where her friend and collaborator PinkPantheress was performing. PinkPantheress had brought her ‘Capable of Love’ tour to New York, where she treated fans to a tight setlist, packed with her biggest hits – and a surprise or two.
New York Mayor Eric Adams visited the scene outside the Manhattan criminal courthouse, where media outlets and reporters have stationed themselves as Donald Trump‘s hush money trial takes place inside.
Henry Cavill suits up in blue while attending the premiere of his new movie The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare held at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Monday evening (April 15) in New York City.
concert of his residency at the famous venue — and he included a hat-tip to the correct local paper. As he belted out, “New York State of Mind,” he changed the lyrics to include a shout-out to The Post.The TV concert special taped in March but aired Sunday night on CBS. During the verse where the song traditionally invokes the New York Times and the Daily News, Joel instead sang, “Out of touch with the rhythm and blues/ But now I need a little give and take / Who, oh, oh whoa, who / The New York Post / Newsday too.” The song still mentioned the Times and Daily News in an earlier verse.
The cast of Only Murders in the Building season 4 are heading back to set!
Four New York film production veterans, spanning the perspectives of unions, vendors and city government, agreed that the looming IATSE strike threat will restrict shoots this year before a rebound in 2025.
Jordan Moreau New York City is calling all intrepid heroes. Dimension 20, the popular Dungeons & Dragons show streamed on Dropout, is heading to Madison Square Garden on Jan. 24, 2025, for a live tabletop show experience, titled “Dimension 20: Gauntlet at The Garden.” Hosted by comedian and dungeon master Brennan Lee Mulligan, Dimension 20 consists of players Emily Axford, Ally Beardsley, Brian Murphy, Zac Oyama, Siobhan Thompson and Lou Wilson.
Olivia Rodrigo brought out Noah Kahan on Friday (April 5) in New York – watch the moment below.During the opening night of the ‘Guts World Tour’ shows at Madison Square Gardens, the two duetted on a rendition of ‘Stick Season’. The pair took turns at delivering each line of the song during their rendition.Rodrigo has previously covered Kahan’s track for BBC’s Radio 1 Live Lounge in 2023 and he followed this up by covering her song ‘Lacy’ for his own Live Lounge appearance.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Not many would consider it hard labor to stand in the shadow of Jennifer Lopez. Few, perhaps, could stand as still and as long as documentary filmmaker Jason Bergh. For nearly a decade, Bergh has recorded the multi-hyphenate star behind the scenes as she has charted new paths as a content producer and beauty mogul, and danced her way onto America’s biggest stage — the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
An earthquake has shaken the densely populated New York City metropolitan area and much of the Northeast, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). A preliminary magnitude of 4.8 was recorded as locals reported feeling the quake.
New York City has been rocked by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake causing widespread tremors across the region.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 shook New York City this morning, with the tremor, lasting more than a few seconds and rattling windows, furniture and apartment floors, reportedly was centered near Lebanon, New Jersey, 40 miles west of New York City.
Film at Lincoln Center and African Film Festival Inc. have revealed the slate for the 31stNew York African Film Festival, a lineup that includes more than 50 films hailing from over 25 countries.
A New York judge on Monday expanded his gag order on Donald Trump, restricting the former president from attacking the family members of those involved in his upcoming criminal trial.
Jerry Seinfeld paid tribute to Billy Joel earlier this week (March 28) following Joel’s 100th show at Madison Square Gardens, New York.The artist has been performing at the venue for a residency once a month for the last decade, with each of his 100 shows being a sell-out. Joel’s first concert at Madison Square Gardens took place on December 14 1978 – every concert of his theirs has been a sell-out since.Speaking to the crowd, Seinfeld paid tribute to the artist saying: “I am from Long Island, like Billy is from Long Island, He captured how we all feel living in this particular part of the world. Long Island.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “Long Live the Tyrant: Life and Times of Giancarlo DiTrapano,” a feature documentary about the independent book publisher, is being developed as an Italy-U.S. coproduction. DiTrapano is described by Ian Thornton, one of the film’s producers, as the “Basquiat of the New York literary scene.” The film is written by Guia Cortassa and directed by Cortassa and Vittorio Antonacci.
Tom Holland is enjoying some time out while his girlfriend Zendaya promotes her new movie Challengers in Australia.
Shakira played a free pop-up show in front of a huge crowd in New York’s Times Square last night (March 26).The Colombian star only announced the show on her social media channels hours before the show. By the time she took to the TSX Stage, around 40,000 fans had flocked to the square.Opening the show with her 2006 smash ‘Hips Don’t Lie’, she went on to feature a number of tracks from her recently-released album ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’, including ‘Te Felicito’, ‘TQG’, ‘Como Donde y Cuando’ and ‘Punteria’.
The judge presiding over Donald Trump‘s upcoming New York criminal trial has imposed a gag order on what the former president can say about potential witnesses, attorneys and court staffers in the case, as well as potential jurors.