The Cribs used Roger Taylor’s snare drum from the ‘Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert’ on their new album — thanks to Taylor Hawkins

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA judge in Florida agreed Thursday to transfer ex-prosecutor Linda Fairstein’s defamation lawsuit against Netflix to New York, finding that is a more appropriate venue for the case involving a TV series about the Central Park Five.Fairstein filed the suit in March, alleging that she was wrongfully depicted in “When They See Us” as a racist prosecutor who orchestrated the railroading of five innocent teenagers.

Andrew Barker Senior Features WriterJust judging by the slate, last year’s New York Film Festival offered a testament to the nearly six-decade-old fest’s place in the fall awards circuit firmament, and in New York filmgoing culture.

Anya Taylor-Joy is bringing the coming-of-age drama about a chess prodigy to life in, and ET is exclusively debuting the full-length trailer for the Netflix limited series ahead of its Oct. 23 debut.Based on the novel by Walter Tevis, the series “explores the true cost of genius” as it tells the story of an orphan, Beth Harmon (Taylor-Joy), who discovers she has a remarkable talent for chess. Soon after she’s adopted by a lonely housewife, Mrs.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Former The Americans star Holly Taylor is set as a new series regular in the upcoming third season of NBC’s Manifest, from Jeff Rake and Warner Bros. TV.

Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan star in the upcoming movie Synchronic and the official trailer has been released!

Well Go USA has released the first full trailer for its mind and time-bending thriller Synchronic, starring Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan. The mainstream crossover debut for indie directors Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, the creative team behind 2017's similarly trippy sci-fi horror film The Endless, Synchronicfollows two New Orleans paramedics, Steve (Mackie) and Dennis (Dornan).

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorNew York City venue (Le) Poisson Rouge is launching LPR.tv, a subscription-based service through which they will livestream concerts held in their downtown venue (without an audience) in high-definition video with full production and soundboard audio.The venue has booked an impressive array of indie-leaning artists for LPR.tv’s inaugural lineup, including Cults, Kimbra, Sunflower Bean, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), San Fermin,  Kevin Devine, Son Little, Laraaji, Too Many

Lesley McKenzie Managing EditorAs co-founders of the newly opened Makeup Museum in New York City, Rachel Goodwin, Caitlin Collins and Doreen Bloch knew there was a need for a permanent institution celebrating all things beauty. That vision became even clearer this summer when the trio was offered access to seven original journals belonging to the late legendary makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin via his protégé, Troy Surratt.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn celebration of her career-spanning new album, “An Evening of New York Songs and Stories,” Suzanne Vega will play two globally livestreamed concerts from New York City’s iconic Blue Note Jazz Club in Greenwich Village. The first will go live on October 7 at 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time for North American fans and the second will go live on October 8 at 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, to accommodate U.K.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUnless you’ve been in the right place in Los Angeles at the right time over the past several years, Fiona Apple performances have been as rare as Bigfoot sightings.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhen veteran music producer Hal Willner passed away due to complications believed to be associated with Covid-19 on April 7, a day after his 64th birthday, the music community in New York and beyond was devastated.

You may remember Maura Higgins’ stint on Love Island for a few reasons. Perhaps for her infamous love triangle with Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury – which the three besties all laugh about now – or maybe it was her sassy take on everyone else’s love dramas.

Teyana Taylor is highlighting the pain and terror of police brutality in the powerful, provocative new music video for her song, «Still.» In the video, the songstress portrays several victims of racially motivated violence, including Breonna Taylor and Trayvon Martin.The video blends real-life footage of Black Lives Matter protests and archival footage of police brutality incidents, with modern body cam footage of police killings — including the death of George Floyd — with montages of Taylor

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer“Tenet” opens in the U.S. this Friday, though theaters will still be closed in New York.But across the Hudson River, theaters are scrambling to reopen, after New Jersey Gov.

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. have been gushing about their kids since starting their family in 2009.The actress gave birth to their daughter, Charlotte, that year, followed by son Rocky in 2012 — and the little ones are anxious for a younger sibling.Gellar’s children ask “every day” about becoming a family of five, the New York native exclusively told Us Weekly in September 2019, noting that she tells them to “ask Daddy.”Charlotte and Rocky aren’t impressed by their parents’