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Rumours have been swirling here at the European Film Market in Berlin that a market later in the year, the American Film Market, is moving location.

Simu Liu is offering a sneak peak of the 2024 People’s Choice Awards!

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Broadway is coming to Santa Monica. Jenna Ushkowitz (“Glee”) and Merle Dandridge (“The Last of Us,” “Station 19”) are teaming up and gathering their singer friends to raise money for Harvest Home L.A., a non-profit for unhoused pregnant women. “Jenna, Merle, and Friends: A Night of Song” will feature pop and Broadway tunes performed by Jesse Tyler Ferguson (“Modern Family”), Cheyenne Jackson (“American Horror Story”), Katie Lowes (“Scandal”), Kevin McHale (“Glee”), Austin Mackenzie (“Spring Awakening”), Adam Shapiro (“Never Have I Ever”), Tracie Thoms (“9-1-1”), Carly Thomas Smith (“Rent”) and Kim Dawson (“Sing Off”).

Sydney Sweeney is enjoying a night out with her fiance.

Rush drummer Neil Peart’s final book is set to be published posthumously this year.The late drummer and lyricist, who died in 2020 aged 67 after three years of quietly battling brain cancer, documented his obsession with sports cars of the 1960s in his book Silver Surfers.The book is expected to arrive this May, and can be pre-ordered on the Rush website.An Instagram post from the band this weekend read: “For Neil Peart, cars were a lifelong passion, and in his final literary creation, he writes about his beloved Silver Surfers collection; the joy of collecting these exquisite, rare, and important sports cars, and the myriad ways that they brought him great joy.A post shared by Rush (@rush)A quote from Peart himself explained: “The title Silver Surfers for my collection of cars occurred to me while driving my DB5 up and down the Pacific Coast Highway. Because it felt right to me, I guess – the idea that I was just one of the wave riders…’“In search of natural peace, I often drove out that way and up in to the Santa Monica Mountains.

Jon Bon Jovi is enjoying a rare night out with his wife!

Swedish-Eritrean filmmaker Binyam Berhane has filed a $2 million lawsuit against the producers of Daniel Espinosa’s Italy-set immigration drama Madame Luna ahead of its world premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival this weekend.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Will Ferrell has some pretty cool friends. That shouldn’t come as any kind of surprise to his fans.

It’s been four years since Bianca Jackson last visited her hometown of Walford, but actress Patsy Palmer reveals she’s coming back to EastEnders this spring. Fans believe Patsy’s return will tie in with the exit of her on-screen daughter, Whitney Dean played by Shona McGarty, who confirmed last year that she would soon be leaving the show. It’s not easy for Patsy to make the trip over to the BBC soap, because while her character Bianca lives in Milton Keynes, Patsy has lived in Malibu for the last 10 years.

Nancy Green-Keyes, a casting director, agent and film producer whose many credits include The Notebook and Rush Hour, died January 17 at UCLA Hospital in Santa Monica of acute respiratory failure following a brief illness. She was 68.

menswear shows have kick-started this year’s fashion calendar, and trends are already emerging. Corporate office attire, playfully called #Corpcore on TikTok, has been championed by brands including Prada and Botter.Elsewhere—at JW Anderson and Givenchy, specifically—tights, sequins, and quirky granny knits are breathing fresh life into classic feminine tropes for the boys. When it comes to accessories, gargantuan bags are stealing the spotlight.

Barbie costars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are enjoying some downtime amid the start of a jam-packed awards season.

Taylor Swift has congratulated Ebon Moss-Bachrach for his win at the Critics Choice Awards after he thanked her in his acceptance speech.At the 2024 Critics’ Choice Awards, which took place in Santa Monica on Sunday (January 14), Ebon Moss-Bachrach won Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Richie on The Bear. In his acceptance speech, he thanked Swift in a reference to the season two episode ‘Forks’, where Richie attempts to obtain Taylor Swift concert tickets for his ex-wife and daughter.

The Critics Choice Award for chutzpah goes to … the lady swathed in gold lamé, sporting a Mohawk fade hairstyle who, without so much as a by-your-leave, crashed past me and scooped up a bottle of Milagro Silver tequila that was part of the centerpiece on tables at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.

Emily Longeretta After the stress of last year’s double Hollywood strikes and between overlapping awards shows, treat yourself to a getaway. With the Golden Globes, Critics Choice and delayed Emmys all in January, followed by the SAG Awards in February and Oscars in March — not to mention the return of hundreds of scripted television shows — there’s no better time to jet set. If you’re located in New York City or Los Angeles, you don’t have to go very far — or break the bank — to disconnect.

Rihanna is back to a blonder look!

Zawe Ashton shows her support for fiancé Tom Hiddleston at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.

EXCLUSIVE: Angelina Jolie is getting into this year’s Oscar race.

There were so many celebs at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards and we have photos of all the moments that you didn’t see on TV!

So many stars walked the red carpet for the 2024 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night (January 14), and we rounded up some of our favorite beauty moments.

Ariana DeBose is speaking out in response to the tasteless joke made about her at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards.

Oppenheimer was the big winner of the night at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards and director Christopher Nolan and his producer wife Emma Thomas gave the final two acceptance speeches of the evening!

Paul Giamatti is joking about his recent viral In-N-Out moment while onstage at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards!

Emma Stone has landed another major awards season win!

Succession swept the drama categories at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards!

The stars of FX and Hulu’s The Bear are dominating the 2024 Critics Choice Awards!

Juno Temple had some arm candy while arriving for the 2024 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.

Rachel Brosnahan put on a fashionable display on the red carpet at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night (January 14) in Santa Monica, Calif.

The stars of Killers of the Flower Moon showed up and showed out at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.

Oppenheimer stars Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. are ready for action at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards.

Oh no! Alden Ehrenreich took a little tumble up the stairs at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards after winning an award alongside his Oppenheimer co-stars.

A whole new group of fans just realized Ali Wong and Bill Hader are a couple after their kiss at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards!

America Ferrera is making a powerful speech.

More than 160 celebs were spotted on the red carpet at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards and we’ve narrowed the list down to our 20 favorite looks of the night.

Chelsea Handler delivered some shade to her ex Jo Koy during her opening monologue at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.

The cast of Fellow Travelers holds hands in a sign of unity ahead of the 2024 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday (January 14) in Santa Monica, Calif.