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Joe Otterson TV ReporterDavid Simon and George Pelecanos are returning to HBO — and Baltimore — with a limited series based on the true story of the infamous Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force, Variety has learned from sources.Simon and Pelecanos will write and executive produce the drama, which is titled “We Own This City.” It is based on the book of the same name by journalist Justin Fenton.HBO declined to comment.The series brings Simon and Pelecanos back to the streets of Baltimore, with the

Carole Horst The animated film awards race this year once again features stellar family film offerings from the big studios as well as boutique powerhouses such as Cartoon Saloon and distributor GKids, but there are a handful of films found freedom in animation to tell adult-skewing, even personal stories, and even push the form to the limit.Mariusz Wilczynski’s “Kill It and Leave This Town” explores despair and other dark parts of the human heart with animation that equals the edgy, gritty

Steps have operated in their own sparkly pop bubble for more than 20 years, so when the group announced last week that they’d lined up their first ever collaboration for their next single, the reaction was a mix of excitement and trepidation. Who, in all honestly, could step into their world?

Demi Lovato and Sam Fischer have stopped caring what people think, joining forces to share why in a new single, ‘What Other People Say’, out today (February 5).‘What Other People Say’, penned by Fischer, was, according to a press release, actually written before his breakout song, ‘This City’.Fischer – who said he was “blown away” when Lovato agreed to perform the duet alongside him – described the track as “a confession”.“It’s about the pressures of society and how getting caught up with the

KilI It And Leave This Town is a deeply personal, unconventional and moving hand-drawn animation from artist-turned-animator Mariusz Wilczynski, who explores subjects including grief and childhood in his feature debut.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday took a subtle shot at Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the state's sluggish COVID-19 vaccine rollout, pushing his fellow Democrat to broaden the eligibility criteria to include older New Yorkers and all essential workers.  "We need the freedom to vaccinate," de Blasio said during a news conference.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio vocalized an aggressive plan Thursday to vaccinate 1 million New Yorkers by the end of January, marking the largest vaccination effort in the city’s history. "This city can do it.The amazing health care professionals of this city are ready," de Blasio said during a briefing.  He detailed plans to expand on operational vaccination sites and set up new sites, or so-called "COVID-19 vaccination hubs," at community clinics and locations throughout the city.

LadBaby have scored their third consecutive Christmas Number One single with ‘Don’t Stop Me Eatin’’.YouTuber Mark Hoyle and his wife Roxanne first reached the top of the festive charts in 2018 with ‘We Built This City’, following up with more success with ‘I Love Sausage Rolls’ in 2019.Their latest single beat the likes of Mariah Carey, Wham!, and The Kunts’ Boris Johnson protest song to the top spot.

LadBaby have announced details of their third - and apparently final - bid for the Christmas Number 1.

Health officials in St. Louis City and County, Mo., nestled in the crux of hard-hit Midwest states with surging coronavirus cases, have rejected the new shorter quarantine periods suggested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Earlier this week, the public health departments announced they were sticking with the original 14-day quarantine period to ensure the lowest possible risk of virus transmission.

“I’m not good at describing my films.” says the lead character in Mariusz Wilczyński’s maudlin but strangely riveting animation Kill It and Leave This Town. The Polish writer-director’s style is certainly a challenge to define. The drawing has a crude, old-fashioned charm but his subject matter is startling and often surreal, as horror, humor and nostalgia overlap. When it’s messy, it’s deliberately so: the artist spent 11 years on this, his first — and strongly autobiographical — feature. 

LadBaby have teamed up with Walkers and The Trussell Trust for their latest Christmas campaign. 

This town's election has gone to the dogs. The small community of Rabbit Hash, Ky., has elected a dog as its mayor.

New York City-raised painter Scott LoBaido is well-known for his American Flag murals across the country but now he’s taking his patriotic influence into politics and running for mayor. “I’ve used my artwork [to fight] for people,” he told "Fox & Friends Weekend." “I’m a voice for people that are aggravated… This city is so aggravated and disgusting.” LoBaido argued that he’s capable of holding the mayoral seat since he’s “kind of” already a politician.

MTV Video Music Awards may be intended to celebrate the best music videos of the year, but sometimes, the celebrity couples steal all of the attention. Us Weekly is looking back at the iconic duos who attended the show together — including some you may have forgotten about!The VMAs are an important event for Beyoncé and Jay-Z.

Niall Horan, 26, has a new girlfriend.The blonde Irish musician has reportedly been dating his new lover, Amelia Woolley, after the pair grew close to each other during lockdown.Just this week he has been spotted out in public with the duo walking down a London street on the way to a date at an Italian restaurant.

Love Island Season 2, they probably didn't think they would be faced with a worldwide pandemic when the show was heading into production, but that's what's come to pass. According to Vulture, the second season of the wildly popular show may be heading to Las Vegas, where the production will be contained to the currently closed Crowell boutique hotel property.

One Direction heartthrob Niall Horan, 26, has a new girlfriend.The blonde Irish musician has reportedly been dating his new lover, Amelia Woolley, after the pair grew close to each other during lockdown. But who is the stunning brunette that has managed to to capture the This Town singer's heart.

When Drew deFrance says there's more where his upcoming third album came from, he means a lot more.The Arkansas-based singer, songwriter and bandleader -- whose video for "Lights Down Low" is premiering exclusively below -- has three more releases in the works, even as he's preparing for his deFrance band's self-released No Longer a Stranger in This Town album to drop on May 15."I can't stop it sometimes," deFrance tells Billboard about his prolific nature.

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Jay-Z and Rihanna are making substantial contributions to the war on COVID-19.

Mark Ronson says he realised he had to cut down on partying or people would not take his music seriously.

Jade Thirlwall has said she was under “humongous pressure” when she shot to fame as a young woman, and was “constantly criticised” for the way that she looked.

The coronavirus has officially hit Nashville's music community.CMT closed its offices March 10 to thoroughly sanitize the premises after an artist manager who had attended the network's tornado relief telethon, held in conjunction with WSMV-TV Nashville on March 5, tested positive for COVID-19.

Taylor Swift may not have set the big screen on fire in the box office dud Cats, but the singer almost had a role in the hit TV show Vampire Diaries.

An utterly bizarre, frequently grotesque, occasionally obscene singularity, Polish artist Mariusz Wilczynski’s abrasive animation “Kill It and Leave This Town” exists so far outside the realm of the expected, the acceptable and the neatly comprehensible that it acts as a striking reminder of just how narrow that realm can be.

An utterly bizarre, frequently grotesque, occasionally obscene singularity, Polish artist Mariusz Wilczynski’s abrasive animation “Kill It and Leave This Town” exists so far outside the realm of the expected, the acceptable and the neatly comprehensible that it acts as a striking reminder of just how narrow that realm can be.

Ben Platt and Nina Dobrev stop by Today on Thursday (March 5) in New York City.

A man grieving the loss of his loved ones retreats into the safety of memory, a place where time stands still and the departed walk among him. Over the years an imaginary city grows, populated by literary idols, comic book heroes, family members and friends. But even that mysterious place is eventually threatened by the passage of time, and the protagonist must make the difficult decision to return to the real world.

Rob Ford was always going to have his story come to the big screen one day. It’s just too juicy and larger than life.

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An involving and ambitious fictionalized look at Rob Ford's downfall that is far from satisfied with gawking at that Toronto trainwreck, Ricky Tollman's Run This Town also intends to make points about racism and sexual harassment; to lament the slow-motion death of journalism; and to give voice to a generation of young adults who've been maligned by the oldsters who, as the movie sees it, made them the way they are. The feature debut for Tollman (whose executive producers include J.C.

When production designer Chris Crane took on “Run This Town,” he was presented with a unique challenge: getting color out of traditional, often beige, office environments.

Ben Platt just outed Nina Dobrev's secret skill. On Thursday, the Run This Town co-stars stopped by Pop of the Morning to discuss their new movie (which hits theaters tomorrow) and wound up revealing the 31-year-old actress' rap ability.

Billions star Damian Lewis plays the late Rob Ford in the new political thriller Run This Town. But down the line from the U.K. to promote the film, he wants to make it clear that it isn’t a straight biopic of the former crack-smoking Toronto mayor.

Nina Dobrev carries a cute green purse while arriving for her appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah in New York City on Monday (March 2).