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Cicely Tyson will have an official public viewing later this month. The family of the late actress shared she’ll be lying in repose from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 15.

Cicely Tyson will have an official public viewing later this month. The family of the late actress shared she'll be lying repose from 10 a.m.

John Frey, an actor and screenwriter who taught acting in Lisbon, Portugal, and at the William Esper Studio in Manhattan, died Jan. 23 of heart failure in New York, his friend Frank Coelho announced.

Moving on up! After appearing on season Real Housewives of New York City, Barbara Kavovit is setting her sights on something bigger: the New York City mayoral race.

The New York Times reportedly fired award-winning queer journalist Lauren Wolfe, after she posted a Tweet saying she had “chills” watching US President Joe Biden’s plane land in Washington.The newspaper’s action was preceded by an online campaign of abuse, harassment and threats against Wolfe over her perceived pro-Biden tilt.

Clayton Davis The New York Film Critics Online have announced their winners for the best films and performances of the year, with “Minari” from A24 topping the best picture category.

Always keep an eye out for Paul McCartney.

Italian film producer Alberto Grimaldi, whose credits include The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly and Gangs of New York, has died. He was 95.

The New York Post recently snagged a few photos of the apartment Jennifer Aniston has been living in, in New York and it looks almost identical to Rachel and Monica’s apartment!  While the modern fixtures and the colour theme of the apartment is neutral and updated, the space and design of the place is exactly like their apartment in the hit TV show Friends! For the unversed, Jennifer had been staying with her Picture Perfect co-star Andrea Bendewald at West Village townhouse in New York

Rowdy Rebel's long-awaited release from prison came in December — he was locked up in 2014 on multiple charges along with Bobby Schmurda — and on Thursday he dropped his first post-prison song "RE-ROUTE," created with New York rap godhead Funkmaster Flex. The song is a loose, riotous cut of New York drill, and emphasizes how well-timed Rebel's release was with the explosion of artists like Pop Smoke (R.I.P) and Fivio Foreign.

Ellise Shafer administratorAlberto Grimaldi, a film producer whose credits include the Spaghetti Western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York,” has died. He was 95.Grimaldi’s son, Maurizio Grimaldi, confirmed his death to Variety, adding that his father died of natural causes.Born in Naples, Italy on March 28, 1925, Grimaldi originally studied law before starting his own production company, Produzioni Europee Associati, or P.E.A., in 1961.

On Sunday, iconic filmmaker Spike Lee was honored by the New York Film Critics Circle with a special award for his short New York New York, which was filmed during the pandemic. After fellow filmmaker Martin Scorsese presented him with the award, Lee did not mince words during his acceptance speech which was pre-recorded on January 6, the day when Donald Trump supporters invaded the Capitol.

The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC celebrated its 86th annual awards ceremony to celebrate this year’s winners and for the first time, it was virtual.

The New York Times and Left/Right Productions have teamed up for a new documentary titled Framing Britney Spears, centred on Britney Spears‘ conservatorship.The film is set to launch as the sixth instalment of The New York Times Presents docuseries, hosted on US television channel FX and FX On Hulu.

MGMT‘s Andrew VanWyngarden has shared a new song under his solo moniker Gentle Dom called ‘I Miss Dancing In New York’.The up-tempo house track appeared on the musician’s Soundcloud over the weekend.

Netflix has dominated the Oscar documentary race in recent years, winning best feature in both 2020 and 2018. But this year it could be Amazon Studios’ to shine.