The Golden Lion Award — TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images(ITALY) — As many parts of the world recover from the COVID-19 crisis, the mayor of hard-hit Venice, Italy insists the city’s famed film festival is still happening this September. Variety reports Luca Zaia, governor of Veneto, has given the green light to the annual event, which is…… Continue Reading
(NEW YORK) — Here’s the latest information on the COVID-19 coronavirus as of 9:35 a.m. ET. Latest reported numbers globally per Johns Hopkins University Global diagnosed cases: 5,518,905 Global deaths: 346,700. The United States has the most deaths of any single country, with 98,223. Number of countries/regions: at least 188 Total patients recovered globally: 2,253,651Latest…… Continue Reading
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Tx) — Matthew McConaughey is making sure that Texas’ smaller hospitals are well prepared to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, the Dallas Buyers Club Oscar-winner and his wife, Camila Alves McConaughey, delivered over 110,000 masks to hospitals across the state. “Thanks to @lincoln for donating 110 thousand masks,” the 50-year-old captioned a photo of him…… Continue Reading
iStock/AsiaVision (NEW YORK) — The COVID-19 pandemic, as of Monday, has killed least 98,218 in the U.S. and sickened more than 1.6 million others,according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins University on Sunday announced that the country added over 20,600 new COVID-19 cases. Despite the numbers, many states…… Continue Reading
iStock/brightstars(GEORGIA) — With Georgia successfully becoming one of the first states to open for business following the COVID-19 lockdowns, Gov. Brian P. Kemp issued a “best practices” guide for film and TV crews working in the Peach State. Georgia has become a massive hub for Hollywood productions, with everything from the Marvel movies to MacGyver and The Walking Dead shooting there — some…… Continue Reading
Apple TV+(LOS ANGELES) — A special episode of the Apple TV+ workplace comedy series Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, is now live — and has so far raised $600,000 for COVID-19-related charities. The cast donated half of that money, and show co-creator and star Rob McElhenney and his wife, Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-star Kaitlin Olsen, matched the sum. The remotely shot episode was quite the effort…… Continue Reading
Photo by Noel Vasquez/FilmMagic(NEW ZEALAND) — Like many movies, Oscar winning filmmaker James Cameron’s forthcoming Avatar sequels hit a major snag when the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered production. But now his longtime producing partner insists work will resume next week. In an Instagram post showing off some of the movie’s extensive physical sets, Jon Landau stated, “Our Avatar sets are ready…Couldn’t be more excited to be…… Continue Reading
Melinda Sue Gordon/©2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (LOS ANGELES) — Warner Bros. and Dark Knight trilogy director Christopher Nolan seem to be banking on movie theaters being open following the COVID-19 shutdowns, based on the just-released trailer for his anticipated action film, Tenet. The extended preview for the film promises that, unlike other movies have…… Continue Reading
Cesare Ferrari/iStock(NEW YORK) — With COVID-19 dashing the world’s spring and summer concert plans, Apple Music is stepping up to ease that major concert FOMO over Memorial Day weekend. Starting Saturday, May 23, the streaming service kicks off a three-day nonstop concert extravaganza where fans can relive some of the biggest performances in music history. Missed U2’s 2009 performance at…… Continue Reading
iStock/Gargonia (NEW YORK) — New York State on Thursday updated the amount of cases linked to a new COVID-related inflammatory illness in children, announcing the numbers have risen to 157. That represents a 53 percent spike. Since New York reported the first case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C,) as named by the Centers for Disease Control…… Continue Reading