Since its founding, the New York Film Festival has been intertwined with Lincoln Center. But, as with the entertainment industry at large, the coronavirus pandemic has shaken up long-standing traditions.
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Mojang Studios has announced a virtual event for October 3, titled Minecraft Live.Minecraft Live will serve as an interim replacement for the physical Minecraft Festival events, which was originally scheduled to take this month, before being delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Minecraft Festival is set to return in 2022.
Since its founding, the New York Film Festival has been intertwined with Lincoln Center. But, as with the entertainment industry at large, the coronavirus pandemic has shaken up long-standing traditions.
Andreas Wiseman International EditorUK genre event Arrow Video FrightFest will go virtual for the second time in 2020 due to the pandemic.Organizers are cancelling the planned physical event at the Cineworld, Leicester Square due to continuing COVID restrictions which they say make the event “socially, practically and commercially untenable.”The digital edition will run over the same days, from October 22-25 Oct, and “will combine the in-cinema and proposed Halloween digital event into one
push the festival back to November.The city festival was set to be headlined by Pale Waves, alongside performances from the likes of Easy Life, The Coral, Shame, Ezra Furman and The Magic Gang.Confirming the cancellation, Live At Leeds said: “It may not come as a great surprise, but it will not be possible to go ahead with Live at Leeds 2020 as planned.Statement regarding Live at Leeds 2020 pic.twitter.com/dpiVdOFtGM— Live at Leeds (@liveatleedsfest) September 23, 2020“We’d hoped by moving the
Manori Ravindran International EditorSony Pictures Television is the latest company to roll out a bespoke virtual event in October.SPT, which pulled out of Cannes TV market Mipcom in July, is set to debut a month-long showcase of its latest format offerings, beginning Oct. 1.
People can’t go to a Bad Bunny concert right now, so Bad Bunny brought the concert to the people.
Love Island 2020 winners Paige Turley and Finley Tapp are currently enjoying a loved-up holiday in Pilos, Greece.The reality stars have been spending their days soaking up the sun in the luxurious Westin Resort and enjoying fancy dinners in the evening.The couple are staying near to the ocean, and last week the former girlfriend of Lewis Capaldi shared a snap of herself looking chic on the beach in a large black straw sun hat and a pink swimming costume.
Capcom has announced Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin, both of which will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch next year.Monster Hunter Rise is set to launch for the console on March 26, 2021, whilst Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin has a release window of Summer 2021.The most notable announcement was Monster Hunter Rise, which is said to be the latest entry in the action-RPG series.
Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety has announced its third annual Broadway event, “Legit! The Road Back to Broadway,” presented by City National Bank, will take place on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 9 a.m.
Eli Countryman This year’s New York Comic Con will be available to fans across the globe, not just those lucky enough to be in town for the event.The 2020 panels featured will be made virtually available, with live and prerecorded content available to watch on the NYCC YouTube page.
Gemma Collins has turned heads once again as she hosted a drive-in bingo event. The 39 year old, who recently left fans recoiling after sending flirty messages to Piers Morgan, was photographed at Event City in Manchester to host the big night organised by PlayOJO.The former TOWIE star donned a stunning off-the-shoulder black top for the outing, which she teamed with black jeans and a pair of sliders.
Mario Kart fans will soon have a new way to experience the popular racer as a new style of play arrives on Nintendo Switch later this year, the company has announced.Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is a real world racer that blends the franchise with R/C cars that players can drive around their own homes. The game is set to launch on October 16 with both a Mario and Luigi pack available, each bundled with the the R/C car and items to set up the tracks.
Nintendo has released a surprise Direct, celebrating 35 years of its mascot Mario with an array of new game announcements for the Nintendo Switch.The Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct outlined the company’s plans for Mario up until March 2021, with several announcements and long-rumoured games confirmed:The Super Mario Bros.
A post shared by RORY (@rorymcilroy) on Sep 3, 2020 at 4:36am PDTJust a day later, Erica went into labour and welcomed little Poppy in Los Angeles. While Rory did not confirm the pregnancy before now he previously stated that he had no plans on leaving the States for any reason.‘I’m planning to stay in the States.
Ubisoft Forward presentation is arriving next week, bringing an array of gaming news and reveals.Viewers can expect to watch the latest show on September 10 at 8pm BST and it can be watched from the Ubisoft Forward website.Amongst the selection of games being shown is Watch Dogs: Legion, Hyper Scape, and Rainbow Six Siege. It’s also been revealed that Immortals: Fenyx Rising will be at the show, which is the formerly known Gods & Monsters.
Bandai Namco’s upcoming horror-platformer, Little Nightmares II, is releasing early next year.Fans will be able to dive into the spooky adventure on February 11, 2021 when the title hits PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. A next-gen version for PS5 and Xbox Series X is scheduled to release at a later date and those who own a previous version are eligible for a free upgrade.Players control Mono, a boy wearing a paper bag over his head who is trapped within a nightmarish world.
Love Island may not have graced our screens this summer thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but it seems love is in the air for a lot of the former Islanders.Whilst Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury have been giving us all serious relationship goals with their posts, series three star Marcel Somerville popped the question to his pregnant girlfriend Rebecca Viera, and now another star has dedicated his future to his girlfriend.Sam Bird, who appeared on the fourth series of the popular ITV2 show (you
Love Island may not have graced our screens this summer thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but it seems love is in the air for a lot of the former Islanders.Whilst Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury have been giving us all serious relationship goals with their posts, series three star Marcel Somerville popped the question to his pregnant girlfriend Rebecca Viera, and now another star has dedicated his future to his girlfriend.Sam Bird, who appeared on the fourth series of the popular ITV2 show (you