Wall Street Journal Editorial Rejects ‘Cancel-Culture Pressure’ After Staff Letter Criticizing Opinion Section

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmCondolences to Escape Artists partner/producer Steve Tisch on the death of his 36-year old daughter, Hilary Anne Tisch, who died Monday. The Tisch family wasn’t specific on cause of death, but in a statement sent to Deadline, noted she had battled depression.

Hilary Tisch, the daughter of the New York Giants’ chairman and co-owner Steve Tisch, has sadly died.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Succession” could be back in production before the end of the year (with a big emphasis on could).Season 3 of the hit HBO series, which recently garnered a whopping 18 Emmy nominations, was originally scheduled to start shooting in April, but for obvious COVID-19 related reasons, production has been delayed indefinitely.

The 2020 edition of the New York Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Steve McQueen's Lovers Rock, it was announced today. Lovers Rock is part of McQueen's Small Axe anthology of five original films, which will premiere on BBC One later this year and on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S.

Ever since its announcement as part of this year’s Cannes Film Festival Official Selections, Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology series from Amazon has been positioned as one of the 2020 fall festival darlings. And it appears that is playing out at this year’s New York Film Festival, which will not only debut a feature-length episode of the anthology as its Opening Night film but will also showcase two additional episodes as part of the main slate.

Moments ago, the New York Film Festival announced their Opening Night Selection, and it’s not a title you’d expect. Going in a different direction than at least I anticipated, they’ve tapped Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock as the Opener.

Also Read: Toronto Film Festival Lineup to Include Films Directed by Regina King, Halle BerryNYFF this year will host outdoor and virtual screenings with some indoor screenings as possible as directed by state and health officials.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmFilm at Lincoln Center has set the Steve McQueen-directed Lovers Rock as the opening-night film of the 58th New York Film Festival. The film will be making its world premiere, and the festival is going heavily into the work of McQueen, who became the first Black filmmaker to win the Best Picture Oscar for 12 Years a Slave.Lovers Rock is part of his Small Axe anthology, which comprises five original films by the director.

Three original films by Oscar-winner Steve McQueen will debut at the New York Film Festival this year, organizers said Monday. The “12 Years a Slave” director will get the opening night slot for the 1980s-set music romance “Lovers Rock” in addition to two other premieres for films in his anthology series.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSteve McQueen, the Oscar-winning director of “12 Years a Slave” and “Shame,” is best known for his searing big-screen work. So it is fitting that the New York Film Festival would turn to the British auteur to kick off its 58th edition with his new work “Lovers Rock.

has sent federal agents into cities to kidnap protesters, bragged endlessly about passing a test for dementia, and floated the idea of postponing the election.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerCousin Bruce Morrow, the New York radio DJ whose long career reaches from the Beatles at Shea Stadium through satellite radio, is leaving SiriusXM after one last show on Saturday night.The 84-year-old Morrow will depart the SiriusXM ’60s on 6 channel, but vows he is not retiring. He referred fans to his Facebook page for updates on his next move.Cousin Brucie (real name Bruce Meyerowitz) has been a giant of New York radio since the 1950s.

Jennifer Lopez, 51, and fiance Alex Rodriguez, 44, are happily taking advantage of the hot summer days by spending time with their family at the beach. The former New York Yankees player shared a new Instagram snapshot on Instagram that showed him getting cozy with the singer and their kids, including his daughter Ella, 12, and her twins Emme, 12, and Max, 12, while standing on sand. A body of water could be seen in the background of the pic and everyone looked thrilled to be together.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama paid a virtual visit to Crip Camp, a.k.a. New York’s Camp Jened, a summer camp for children and teenagers with disabilities; due to the pandemic, this summer campers are experiencing the camp as a virtual experience.

Actor John Saxon has died aged 83 after a battle with pneumonia.The New York native, best known for roles in The Appaloosa, Enter the Dragon, and the original Nightmare on Elm Street movie, died on Saturday in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, his wife Gloria told The Hollywood Reporter.After being discovered by the same agent who launched the careers of Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter, Saxon first gained notice for his performance as a disturbed high school football star in The Unguarded Moment – for which

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerMore than 280 journalists at The Wall Street Journal and parent company Dow Jones have a difference on opinion.In a letter sent to Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour, the editors, reporters and others protested what they termed the spread of “misinformation” in the WSJ opinion section.The WSJ dustup comes just weeks after a similar uprising at the New York Times over an opinion piece by Republican Sen.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorIf NBC and Lorne Michaels have their way, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” this fall could move from being produced from cast members’ homes to being made the old-fashioned way – “from New York.”Michaels and his team are making plans to bring the show back to NBC’s Manhattan studios for the venerable late-night program’s 46th season, according to two people familiar with the matter – the latest of TV’s wee-hours programs to try and navigate a new normal in the midst

T.I. has written an open letter to Lloyds of London, calling out its role in the transatlantic slave trade.Back in June, the organisation acknowledged its previous ties to the slave trade.

Construction on Kanye West's road to the White House has shut down. Ten days after the musician and clothing designer tweeted that he was running in the 2020 election, the effort seems to have quietly ceased.