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American Cinematheque will shine a spotlight on director Lynn Shelton Aug. 25 at 7 p.m.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe American Cinematheque will pay tribute to late filmmaker Lynn Shelton with an online conversation featuring Marc Maron, Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon.Announced Thursday, the American Cinematheque virtual event will honor Shelton’s body of television of work, which features a variety of titles ranging from Mad Men and Fresh Off the Boat to GLOW and Little Fires Everywhere.

Maggie Rogers and Leon Bridges performed at last night’s Democratic National Convention, which took place virtually for the first time.Presented by Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), the week-long event’s first instalment featured speeches from former First Lady Michelle Obama and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who both urged viewers to vote for Joe Biden in the US presidential election this November.Rogers played her track ‘Back In My Body’ from an outdoor coastal setting in Scarborough,

The Psychedelic Furs‘ frontman has revealed that John Hughes “got the wrong end of the stick” about his band’s 1981 single, which inspired a 1986 rom-com of the same name.Richard Butler said that the US filmmaker took the meaning literally, and centred his Molly Ringwald-starring “brat pack” film Pretty In Pink on a beautiful girl in a pink dress.

Bruce Springsteen took his love for Lana Del Rey to a new level as he called her “one of the best songwriters in the country.”

Bruce Springsteen has called Lana Del Rey “simply one of the best songwriters” in the US in the latest episode of his radio series.The Boss hosts From His Home To Yours on SiriusXM and played Del Rey’s 2012 track ‘American’ in the most recent instalment.In the song, the star name-checks Springsteen himself, singing: “Springsteen is the kind, don’t you think?/I was like, hell yeah that guy can sing.” After playing the song, the veteran musician said: “She’s, uh, name-checking some guy from New

The Weeknd has shared a number of demos from his 2013 album ‘Kiss Land’, including a remix of Lana Del Rey‘s ‘Money Power Glory’.Following the surprise news that his debut album topped the US iTunes R&B/soul album charts this week seven years after its initial release, the Canadian singer-songwriter has dug up “a few songs and ideas that didn’t” end up making the album’s final tracklist.Sharing the previously unreleased songs and outtakes during episode nine of his Memento Mori radio show on

Margo Price has shared a new cover of Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B’s ‘WAP’ – you can listen to it below.On The Daily Show, host Trevor Noah and Dulce Sloan were discussing some reactions to the song’s lyrics and how it has been received since its release on August 7.‘WAP’ came to the attention of a number of conservative figures in the US including The Daily Wire‘s Ben Shapiro, who was subsequently mocked by Cardi after he read out the lyrics to the song and expressed his disapproval over its

Jason Mraz has opened up about his past career as a mail carrier for the US Postal Service on social media.

Constantine Maroulis’ reality TV ties appear to extend to the Bravo universe. Real Housewives of New York City viewers discovered the former American Idol contestant is the man Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer and Tinsley Mortimer all dated — a revelation hinted at during the Thursday, August 13, episode.Viewers took to Twitter after Luann, 55, showed Ramona, 63, a photo of an American Idol “winner” on her phone during a car ride in Mexico.

Variety welcomed as a “charming, humorous debut.” “American Night” turns on the sometimes fractious dynamics between movie animal actors and their wranglers. Among a trio of titles from young Colombian directors,  neo-noir documentary “Anhell69” is Colombian Theo Montoya’s first feature, after his short film “Son of Sodom” was chosen for the Cannes 2020 Official Selection.

With the COVID-19 pandemic seemingly getting back under control internationally (it’s still a shitshow in the US, sadly), we’re beginning to see some of the bigger film and TV projects figure out how to get back to work.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerStacey Abrams, Kenya Barris, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Gabrielle Union, Jemele Hill, Angela Rye, and Lena Waithe have have been added to the lineup for the virtual edition of the American Black Film Festival (ABFF), which will run from Aug 21-30.