Radha Blank Talks Turning the Lens on a Different Side of New York With ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’

Regal Cinemas is set to reopen 11 movie theaters in New York State after receiving a greenlight from Governor Andrew Cuomo to do so from Oct. 23.

I am a lifelong resident of New York state and spent over a decade living and working in New York City, but I fled over four years ago — as many others are doing now — because I could see the writing on the wall.  I saw first-hand what happens when we elect Democrats. Despite the narrative set by the mainstream media, our own eyes tell us liberal policies bring a total abandonment of law and order.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAfter months of nearly constant bad news — theater closures, movie postponements, “Tenet!” — the film industry last week finally received a glimmer of good news: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that cinemas outside of NYC can start reopening on Friday.Hollywood studios have made it clear that blockbusters won’t return until cinemas in New York and California, two influential movie markets in the U.S., can reopen.

A man in New York was shot in the neck Sunday evening while standing on a subway station platform, police said. The shooting unfolded around 6:30 p.m.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorExhibitors in New York State are speed dialing former staffers and bookers after a surprise weekend announcement by Gov.

Ms. Magazine, Gloria Steinem.“Last month I announced New York State will honor the life and legacy of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a statue in her native Brooklyn,” Cuomo said in a statement.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe entertainment industry has turned its focus on Albany, N.Y., over the last week, as it escalates the pressure on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow movie theaters to reopen.Inside the Capitol, Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy has also been rallying support for the industry.

Eddie Van Halen by briefly turning the Van Siclen Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, New York into ‘Van Halen Avenue’.The late guitarist passed away last week at the age of 65 following a battle with cancer.Street artist Adrian Wilson paid a unique tribute to Van Halen over the weekend by creating a stickered station sign in the style of the New York subway system and placing it on a wall at Van Siclen Avenue station.After he paid a similar tribute to the late US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe New York Comic Con panel for The CW’s Nancy Drew didn’t waste any time will getting into things as the show’s stars stars Kennedy McMann (Nancy Drew), Scott Wolf (Carson Drew), Alex Saxon (Ace), Leah Lewis (George Fan), Maddison Jaizani (Bess Marvin), Tunji Kasim (Ned “Nick” Nickerson) and Riley Smith (Ryan Hudson) participated in a lightning round of questions in-character before creator/executive producer Noga Landau and showrunner/executive producer

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterWhat We Do In The Shadows stars Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén and  Mark Proksch were joined by executive producers and writers Paul Simms and Stefani Robinson (and a cameo from the Nadja Doll) reflected about their favorite moments in season 2 but the real meat of the conversation was Simms and Robinson dropping major teases on what to expect for season 3 of the Emmy-nominated vampire mockumentary series based on the 2015

“Evil” will be returning to Global with its second season, and the series’ cast and creators appeared virtually on Saturday for a panel hosted by New York Comic Con.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorShooting black-and-white still photography has long been a passion for “Clemency” cinematographer Eric Branco.

Also Read: Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears Legend and Subject of 'Brian's Song,' Dies at 77Whitey Ford circa 1955: (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Following the passing of Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford was referred to by The New York Times as The Greatest Living Yankee. Nicknamed “The Chairman of the Board,” Ford won both the Cy Young Award and the MVP in 1961.Ford was born in Manhattan and began his career with the Yankees in 1950 before serving in the Army during the Korean War.

Whitey Ford, one of the most talented pitchers in baseball history who helped lead the New York Yankees to a string of World Series wins in the 1950s and '60s, has died, the team announced Friday. He was 91.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAvengers: Endgame and Marvel Studios auteurs Joe & Anthony Russo, Slugfest directors Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow alum Brandon Routh as well as comic book pioneers Jenette Kahn and Jim Starlin took the virtual dais and New York Comic-Con with fanboy godfather Kevin Smith on Thursday afternoon to talk about the upcoming Quibi serieswhich details the complex history (or some may say rivalry) between DC Comics and Marvel.

The Forty-Year-Old Version,” a quick-witted and lively debut from writer, director, producer and star Radha Blank. It won her a directing award at the Sundance Film Festival and is coming to the masses Friday via Netflix.Blank plays a semi-fictionalized version of herself in this beautifully, classically New York film, which is shot in crisp black and white.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsSaturday Night Live came back during the weekend to kick off its 46th season, but after months since COVID-19 ravaged New York, much has changed.