San Sebastian, Zurich to Take Up SXSW, Tribeca Titles at Newly Created Film Markets

It seems like the Coronavirus outbreak has been putting everything on a halt. Right from the Cannes Film Festival to the Wimbledon tournament, every event stands cancelled owing to the present situation prevailing around the world.

LOS ANGELES — San Diego Comic-Con, an annual celebrity-studded showcase of superhero films and pop culture, has been canceled for the first time in its 50-year history due to the global coronavirus outbreak, organizers said on Friday.

The annual fan bath known as Comic-Con was officially canceled Friday due to the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. The summer event was scheduled to run July 23 to July 26 at the San Diego Convention Center, potentially drawing 130,000 visitors from all over the world.

Things between Destiney Rose and Sara Jeihooni's brother Sam turned out to be more than just a Sin City hookup. After first meeting in Las Vegas earlier this season of Shahs of Sunset, Destiney and Sam kept in touch and had been seeing each other for about two months, we learned in the April 10 episode.

This daytime soap is perfect for the young and the restless — and the quarantined.

This is just what we needed. On Wednesday, Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig teamed up for a hilarious virtual soap opera skit on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

By Tom Grater

SAN FRANCISCO -- Golden Gate Park turns 150 years old on Saturday, and the huge party to celebrate San Francisco's beloved treasure will, for the time being, take place online.

Jimmy Fallon welcomed a very special guest to Thursday’s edition of his “At Home” edition of “The Tonight Show” — his dog, Gary.

San Diego Comic-Con is going ahead as planned — amid the coronavirus pandemic.

CAA Media Finance is backing a new film market jointly launched by the San Sebastian and Zurich international film festivals that will highlight titles selected for South by South West (SXSW) and Tribeca, festivals that were cancelled due to the coronavirus.

By Andreas Wiseman

Lionsgate has laid off nearly 20 employees, primarily in its feature film marketing and distribution department, sources tell Variety.

G-Eazy never forgets his Bay Area community, especially in a time of crisis.

After years of living in the posh central L.A. neighborhood of Hancock Park, YouTube superstar Lilly Singh has finally decided to join many of her fellow content creators in suburban bliss — way over yonder on the other side of ye olde hill, so to speak. The Canadian comedian has packed her things and hightailed it out to the San Fernando Valley, where she’s purchased a brand-new, $4.1 million residential retreat.

After serving as a staple of the San Francisco Bay Area nightlife scene for 30 years, popular music club Slim’s announced on Friday (March 20) that it would be ceasing operations permanently.

When he’s not busy playing for the Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin-based NFL star David Bakhtiari and his partner Frankie Shebby usually spend offseasons in his native California. And now the offensive tackle — currently signed to a four-year, $48 million contract extension — has chosen to put down some real estate roots in balmy Los Angeles, where he’s selected a brand-new, $3.9 million estate.