YouTube to Host Free Virtual Film Festival With 20 Partners Including Cannes, Tribeca, Sundance

Some of New York's biggest stars will join forces Monday to help raise money for the city's response to the novel coronavirus pandemic during Rise Up New York! The telethon will be presented by Robin Hood and iHeartMedia. Tina Fey is set to host the show, which will include appearances from New York Gov.

The New York Film Festival on Friday unveiled a new programming structure and talked preparations for the upcoming 58th edition amid a public health crisis brought on by the novel coronavirus to include a likely in-person and virtual hybrid format. Film at Lincoln Center in a statement said it is "exploring a combination of both in-person and digital experiences, as circumstances allow" for the planned Sept.

By Mackenzie Nichols

Organizers of the New York Film Festival, one of the signature cultural events in the city hardest-hit by COVID-19, say they are still exploring a range of scenarios for the 58th edition this fall, including live events.

Pioneering radio host Barry Farber, who hosted a conservative talk show for decades in New York City and ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 1977, has died. Farber died of natural causes at his home in New York on Wednesday, a day after his 90th birthday, his daughter, Celia Farber, said.

By Patrick Hipes

New Yorkers are getting together for a virtual benefit event called “Rise Up New York!”, set to air May 11.

A number of New York's biggest stars are joining forces for a telethon, presented by Robin Hood and iHeartMedia, to help with the city's response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Rise Up New York!, hosted by Tina Fey, will feature appearances from luminaries including New York Gov.

By Greg Evans

Kate Hudson revealed to Jimmy Fallon that she would have dated him if he’d “made a move” while they were co-stars on the 2000 film “Almost Famous.” Hudson appeared on “The Tonight Show” Monday where the duo reminisced about the bond they shared while working on the movie in New York more than 20 years ago. As the conversation progressed, Hudson grilled the host about a previous statement he made in 2018 in which he revealed he always thought they could have dated.

LOS ANGELES — More than 20 film festivals around the world have joined together to stream movies free on YouTube after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered movie theatres and forced the cancellation of annual showcases in Cannes and New York.

By Mackenzie Nichols

By Denise Petski

The Big Apple has already lost multiple film festivals this year due to the pandemic. The New York Film Festival is optimistic it won’t suffer the same fate, however, and is still very much planning to go ahead in September.

By Andreas Wiseman

She’s smitten! Food Network personality Anne Burrell and boyfriend Stuart Claxton are engaged after nearly two years of dating.