New Yorkers step up to help struggling artist

Soon after the pandemic started Ralph Serrano accepted defeat. A professional mural artist, now earning hardly any income because his projects were put on hold. He could no longer pay his rent on the Upper West Side  So, he moved out last month, leaving many of his paintings behind.

'Jaws,' 'Black Panther' and more coming back to the drive-in

Tribeca Enterprises, IMAX and AT&T on Monday announced the initial lineup for its summer series of films, comedy and football, running every weekend from July 2 through Aug. 2 in cities like Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Miami and Seattle.

Jimmy Kimmel apologizes for use of blackface in sketches

Jimmy Kimmel apologized on Tuesday for his 1990s blackface impressions of NBA player Karl Malone and other Black celebrities.

Adult film star Ron Jeremy accused of raping 3 women, sexually assaulting another

Adult film star Ron Jeremy has been charged with forcibly raping three women and sexually assaulting another, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced Tuesday.

Tina Fey asks to pull '30 Rock' episodes that featured blackface

The series aired on NBC from 2006 to 2013, but episodes are still being shown in television syndication and on streaming services including Hulu, Amazon Prime, iTunes and Peacock.

Boxing legend Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini stars in new thriller movie

During quarantine, when everyone had to shelter in place due to the coronavirus, did you ever feel like you were living the movie 'Groundhog Day' where very day felt like the same day over again?

Spike Lee's 'Do the Right Thing' temporarily free to rent

"Do the Right Thing" is free to rent on several platforms. Director Spike Lee will be on an online discussion about his classic.

Amid coronavirus pandemic, Live Nation announces drive-in concert series

Grammy-winning singer Brad Paisley will headline shows in all three cities, while fellow country artists Darius Rucker and Jon Pardi will also perform in Nashville at Nissan Stadium. Nelly will perform in Maryland Heights, near St. Louis.

Director Joel Schumacher dies at 80

Schumacher, who directed "St. Elmo's Fire," "Batman Forever" and "The Lost Boys," died in New York.

Comedian DL Hughley COVID-19 positive after collapsing onstage

Comedian D.L. Hughley announced he tested positive for COVID-19 after collapsing onstage during a performance in Nashville, Tennessee.

AMC Theaters reverses course on masks after backlash

The nation’s largest movie theater chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governments on the issue.

FOX stars come together to commemorate Juneteenth

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Rockmond Dunbar and Aurora Perrineau were among the stars commemorating the day in a powerful video.

Solo version of Aretha Franklin song about race, faith released

A never-before-heard solo version of the late Aretha Franklin’s riveting and powerful collaboration with Mary J. Blige about faith and race, 2006’s “Never Gonna Break My Faith,” has arrived on Juneteenth.

Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center cancel fall schedules

Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts have canceled their fall schedules due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the New York City Ballet called off its annual holiday presentation of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.”