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Spike Lee, George Lucas, Frank Marshall, Martin Scorsese and AFI chief Bob Gazzale pay tribute to Tom Pollock, the former chairman of Universal Pictures, who died Saturday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following a heart attack. Pollock, who was 77, also served as chairmanof the American Film Institute and co-founded the Montecito Picture Co.

DEALSMojo Music & Media has acquired a 50% stake in the catalogue of Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen. “I’d almost given up on the chance of finding a publisher who actually knew all my songs and had a vision for how to keep them alive for another 1000 years or so”, says Nielsen, not completely understanding how copyright terms work.

Unlike many of its fall film festival brethren, this year’s Telluride Film Festival was forced to cancel instead of hosting an in-person and/or digital event. Unfortunately, unlike Venice, TIFF, and others, Telluride finds itself in the unlucky position of happening in the United States, where COVID-19 is still a major issue and continues to spike all across the country.

Hailey Baldwin, 23, is enjoying her time on the road with hubby Justin Bieber, 26! The loved-up couple are on a road trip across the US, but the supermodel was spotted solo on a shopping trip in Chicago. She cut a casual figure while out-and-about in the Windy City on July 31, and showed off her toned abs in a printed crop top and high waisted denim shorts. She paired the ‘fit with blue and white Nike sneakers, as she visited clothing store Aritzia with her bodyguard.

One of the top children’s hospitals in the United States, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital Of Chicago, has apologised for performing cosmetic genital surgery on intersex infants. The apology, the first in the US, comes after a high profile campaign, which saw support from Pose stars and trans actors Indya Moore, MJ Rodriguez and Angelica Ross.“We recognize the painful history and complex emotions associated with intersex surgery and how, for many years, the medical field has failed

The Killers have said that they will conduct “a thorough investigation into past and present tour staff” in the wake of allegations made by sound engineer Chez Stock, who says that the band’s backstage team abused a woman during a 2009 US tour.Stock’s account of what she saw on that tour was originally shared in 2018 on the blog of former Nirvana sound engineer Craig Montgomery, but neither her nor the band’s name was stated at that time.

Especially in his most recent works, which have increasingly taken on the qualities of essay film in their use of archive and metatext, Spike Lee has always been interested in how the history of American film and racism intersect.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorKathie Lee Gifford appeared on Today show Monday to remember her special friendship with her longtime TV co-host Regis Philbin, who died Friday of natural causes at the age of 88.Gifford co-hosted Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee from 1988 to 2000.

Kathie Lee Gifford paid an emotional tribute to her late friend Regis Philbin during an appearance on Monday’s “Today”.

who have wreaked havoc in Portland — and who the Trump administration are sending to Chicago next.The skit here took the form of an ad for a fake Italian restaurant in Chicago that wants to cater to the federal forces who interfere with peaceful protests and arrest American citizens without cause. The restaurant’s name? Fascist Frank’s Italian Beef Emporium.

Also Read: Hollywood Stars Condemn Anti-Asian Racism Amid Coronavirus Pandemic“Support local Asian-American business owners,” actor Clyde Kusatsu said at one point. “Take care of your neighbors.

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced its opening-night film.

Spike Lee was expected to be a big player in this year’s Cannes Film Festival. He was selected to lead the competition jury and it was assumed that he’d premiere “Da 5 Bloods” at the French event.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe Toronto Film Festival is to open with Spike Lee’s filmed version of David Byrne’s hit Broadway show, American Utopia.TIFF will this year be a mix of physical and online screenings with a much-reduced industry presence due to coronavirus.American Utopia hit Broadway in the fall of 2019 and was a hot-ticket through February of 2020. Lee shot the production during its Hudson Theatre run and the concert film will debut on HBO this fall.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“American Utopia,” a filmed-version of David Byrne’s hit Broadway show, will be the opening night presentation of the 45th Toronto International Film Festival. This edition of the annual Canadian gathering for film lovers is unlike any of the previous 44 iterations.

As the number of COVID-19 cases has continued to spike in multiple areas around the United States in recent weeks, beloved former game show host Chuck Woolery has been a vocal critic on Twitter about the “outrageous lies” that he says surround the novel coronavirus and the government response to the pandemic. However, Woolery suddenly deactivated his Twitter this week after announcing that his son had tested positive for COVID-19.

Yes, the world seems to be on fire, with the COVID-19 pandemic affecting just about every person on the planet. Combine that with the general craziness of world leaders (including Donald Trump) and the US experiencing protests tied to police brutality, and it would seem as if the world has a lot of pressing issues that dwarf the importance of cinemas and the theatrical experience.

In an interview with the Daily Star, authot Tom Quinn revealed that although Harry 'doesn't hate' living abroad - he is allegedly struggling to find a solid 'role' in the US. Furthermore he claimed the Duke of Sussex's habit of getting "swept up in Meghan's positive energy" has been an existing problem in their relationship.