Paul Rudd hands out cookies to New York voters waiting in the rain

Marta Balaga Cinematographer Frederick Elmes, who was named as the winner of EnergaCamerimage Film Festival’s First Look – TV Pilots Competition on Saturday for his work on the Amazon series “Hunters,” spoke about the show’s first episode “In the Belly of the Whale” during an online Q&A earlier this week.

Lindsay Blake Hollywood seems to be in a very New York state of mind lately considering the many recently-released productions showcasing the Big Apple, including “Dash & Lily,” “The Undoing,” and “On the Rocks.” The latter, Sofia Coppola’s latest streaming venture with Apple TV+ and A24, follows Laura (Rashida Jones), a melancholy author who, suspecting her husband of cheating, employs her womanizing father, Felix (Bill Murray), to help navigate the situation.

Eli Countryman New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be given the International Emmy Founders Award for effective communication and leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced Friday.The award is being given to acknowledge Cuomo’s use of television to provide information and a sense of calm to viewers.

Halsey has said that she is “kind of in shock” after learning that her poetry collection has become a New York Times best-seller.I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry, which was published earlier this month, is currently at #2 on the New York Times’ hardcover fiction list.Writing on Twitter last night (November 19) about the achievement, Halsey said in a statement (that she posted along with a childhood picture of herself) that she was “kind of in shock”.“Accolades are sometimes

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat! You probably can’t even say that now can you? What if the fat geese are offended? Bloody hell, what a bunch of snowflakes. That’s how it goes though, isn’t it?Anyway, as noted, the festive season is approaching, so it’s time once again to have an argument about whether or not saying the word ‘faggot’ in a pop song is appropriate in this day and age.

The Pogues have sent a scathing message to actor Laurence Fox after he criticised the BBC for replacing the original lyrics to their famous song, Fairytale of New York. The Irish band took to Twitter to tell Fox, who recently started the Reclaim Party, to "f**k off" after he publicly hit out at the BBC 's decision to scrap some of their controversial lyrics.

BBC Radio 1 has said it has chosen to play an alternative version of Fairytale of New York.The edited version of the 1987 Christmas song by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl changes up two lines in the song.The British station said that it had made the decision to play the altered version because ‘young listeners are particularly sensitive to derogatory terms for gender and sexuality.’The new edited version of the song has altered two of its lines, one which is sung by Kirsty MacColl has been

Guardian reported.Instead of “you cheap, lousy f—ot,” the song will use the line, “you’re cheap and you’re haggard,” the outlet reported.In another verse, the word “slut” will be muted.“We know the song is considered a Christmas classic and we will continue to play it this year, with our radio stations choosing the version of the song most relevant for their audience,” a BBC spokesperson said.The original version will still be played on BBC Radio 2, likely due to its older audience, the outlet

, who recently to "fight the culture wars", accused the BBC of choosing what is and isn't appropriate for listeners' "ignorant little years" in a post on Twitter.The Guardian columnist Owen Jones tweeted that as as a gay person he isn't "bothered" about the track's use of the word "f*****", adding: "It's an epic song."Last year, the BBC defended playing the unedited version of the 1987 song in the Gavin & Stacey Christmas special, where it was belted out by the characters Nessa Jenkins and Uncle

The Pogues have hit out at Laurence Fox after the controversial actor criticised the BBC’s decision to air a censored version of ‘Fairytale of New York’ over the festive period.It was confirmed earlier today (November 19) that BBC Radio 1 will play an edited version of the 1987 track which omits the slurs “f****t” and “slut” — although an uncensored cut will air on BBC Radio 2.Fox, who has attempted to rebrand as a right-wing provocateur in recent months, tweeted in response: “The cultural

The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale of New York’ over the festive period that removes the words “f****t” and “slut” from Kirsty MacColl’s verse.BBC Radio 2 will continue to air the original version, but 6 Music will allow DJs to choose the version they wish to play.The 1987 festive staple sees MacColl and Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan adopting the roles of a warring married couple.She sings to MacGowan: “You scumbag, you maggot / You cheap lousy f****t / Happy Christmas, your arse / I pray God it’s our

BBC Radio 1 will air an edited version of the Christmas classic Fairytale of New York to avoid causing offence.The song, which was sang by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, has come under fire over the years for the use of derogatory terms for gender and sexuality.Bosses at the station have moved to replace ‘f****t’ to ‘haggard’, while the word ‘slut’ will be removed completely.The tweaks mean that the station will not be removing the festive song completely.BBC Radio 2 will continue to play the

Storms hammered New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Sunday night, even sparking tornado warnings. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of New York and Connecticut as the storms battered the area.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticStand Up for Heroes, the annual New York comedy event hosted by Jon Stewart honoring veterans and their families, will go virtual for the first time in its 14-year history.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNATO of New York State sent a letter Friday to top aides of Governor Andrew Cuomo begging the administration to let theaters open in the Big Apple — or at least Manhattan — to give the industry a shot at revival as the key holiday season approaches.Movies continue to drop off the schedule largely because the New York and Los Angeles markets remain dark — and some major Western European cities have just been newly locked down.Friday, Nov.

Colin Firth absolutely needs to be in more action comedies, as proven by “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” Well, if you ever wanted to see Firth face down a bunch of zombies in New York, then you’re in luck, because he just joined the cast of the upcoming horror action-comedy “New York Will Eat You Alive.” READ MORE: ‘Lisey’s Story’: Stephen King Praises Showrunner Pablo Larraín And Teases TV Adaptation Deadline reports that Colin Firth has been cast in a film adaptation of the popular webcomic

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winner Colin Firth has signed on to star in New York Will Eat You Alive (tentative title), the STXfilms and Tencent Pictures action-comedy based on the digital comic Zombie Brother.Todd Strauss-Schulson (Isn’t It Romantic) is attached to direct the adaptation, which is being co-produced by Tencent, STXfilms, Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, and Peter Kiernan’s Free Association, and Ged Doherty of Above The Line Productions.Alex Rubens wrote the

As voters take to the polls on Election Day,Mariska Hargitay is taking cues from Paul Rudd and decided to also hand out cookies to voters waiting in line in New York. The Law and Order actresswas shown in videos posted onlinetossing Milk Bar cookies to voters standing in line, awaiting to vote outside of Madison Square Garden.