Woodstock Film Festival Announces Slate For This Fall’s 22nd Edition

One of the few positive things the pandemic has done for movie buffs is left us with an onslaught of leftover 2020 titles held for this year’s fall festival circuit. Case in point: the 59th Annual New York Film Festival.

The hit new Broadway musical Six just re-opened and the cast made their television debut this week as well!

The ladies of Real Housewives of New York will not be reuniting after season 13.

Joel Rapp, who had writing or cowriting credits on 16 feature films and more than 250 classic sitcoms, died Wednesday at home. He was 87 and no cause of death was given by his family.

The New York Comedy Festival is paying tribute to beloved comedian Norm Macdonald following his passing today at age 61 after a nine-month private battle with cancer. Macdonald had appeared at the festival numerous times over the years and he was scheduled to perform for the fest’s in-person return in November. He was set for seven shows at Carolines on Broadway from Nov. 11-14.

Jimmy Fallon is chatting it up with his fellow 2021 Met Gala guests!

Feeling flawless! Kate Hudson attended the 2021 Met Gala hours after announcing her engagement to longtime love Danny Fujikawa.

Chris Willman Music WriterGeorge Wein, who set the standard for what outdoor music gatherings would become with his leadership of the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals from the 1950s into the 21st century, died Monday at his home in New York City. He was 95.Wein produced the first Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island in 1954 and founded its folk sister in 1959.

The New Yorker Festival will once again be a largely virtual affair this year, though a number of in-person events will also be held outdoors, at Brooklyn’s Skyline Drive-In.

Tyler Joseph, the lead singer of Twenty One Pilots, made a big announcement on stage at the VMAs!

Gregg Goldstein With Toronto, Telluride, Ven­ice, New York and other key fests opening amid an overcrowded field of films postponed from 2020, the acclaim, buzz and dis­tinction festivals bestow on award contenders is more important than ever — especially for spec­tacles such as “Dune,” which lose some impact on the small screen in hybrid streaming/theatrical releases.

Linda Kahn, a children’s TV executive for more than 40 years who also was a former board president of New York Women in Film & Television, has died. She was 72. NYWIFT said she died August 30 but did not provide details.

NYFF is working with with Anthology Film Archives (East Village), BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music, Fort Greene, Brooklyn), Jacob Burns Film Center (Pleasantville, Westchester), and Maysles Documentary Center (Harlem) to screen a selection of films throughout the festival — complete list below. “These screenings allow filmmakers to share their work with passionate filmgoers across New York, and provide flexibility for movie lovers citywide and beyond,” FLC said.

Officials are learning more about what happened in the hours and moments before a man fell to his death after reportedly trying to do a flip on a Citi Field balcony during the Dead & Company concert in New York City last Friday night.

Cardi B joined Migos to perform her verse from ‘Type Shit’ during the trio’s set at NYC’s Summer Jam festival yesterday (August 22).The rapper spat her bars from the ‘Culture III‘ cut while heavily pregnant with her second child with Migos’ Offset.Meek Mill, Swizz Beatz, Bobby Shmurda, Rowdy Rebel and DaBaby were among some of the other performers at the HOT 97-sponsored festival.