Jane Fonda, Billy Porter Attend Virtual Premiere Of Nat Geo’s ‘The Last Ice’

Caitlin Quinlan Filmmaker Ashley McKenzie (“Werewolf”) returns to the Berlinale this year with her second feature, “Queens of the Qing Dynasty,” premiering in Encounters on Tuesday. The writer-director stands out as an emerging Canadian talent, backed by the Toronto Film Critics Assn., who awarded her debut film the $100,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award in 2017.An impressive new offering, “Queens” showcases McKenzie’s flair for loose, floating narratives and complex characters hoping to break free from their ennui.

Holly Jones By way of improvisation, relying heavily on events to naturally develop, Argentine filmmaker Gastón Solnicki presents a meandering ode to the city of Vienna, its customs, cultures, facades, and the near-sacrilege of enacting a smoking ban in cafes city-wide.In, “A Little Love Package,” two main protagonists become the vehicles through which the minutiae of everyday life in Vienna unfolds. Experimental aural and visual cues present themselves as Angeliki (Angeliki Papoulia) and Carmen (Carmen Chaplin) seek the perfect apartment in a city suspended in time.Produced by Little Magnet Films, out of Austria, and Solnicki’s Argentine production company, Filmy Wiktora, “A Little Love Package” is the fifth cinematic feature for Solnicki, whose entire catalog was recently acquired by MOMA.

Tory Burch‘s show during New York Fashion Week brought out stars like Katie Holmes and Uma Thurman!

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, R&B singers are breaking out of their Holiday Shopping Soundtrack hibernation to release some tunes perfect for another lovely time of year. LVRN signee Eli Derby steps up to the plate with "Love Song," a, well, love song with a slinky groove that sounds like a submerged and murky take on a riff that the Internet would play.

When Eminem finished performing his song "Lose Yourself" during the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show he took a knee. Though unconfirmed by the man himself, many have interpreted this as a show of support for Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers player who was largely ostracized by the league after he began kneeling before games in 2016. Early reports from Sunday suggested that Eminem had been prohibited from making the gesture while on stage, and that his decision to do it went against the NFL's demands.

Out French ice dancer, Guillaume Cizeron, won a gold medal Monday at the Beijing Winter Olympics.Cizeron skated with his longtime skating partner, Gabriella Papadakis.

Snail Mail has opened up about her road to recovery following a vocal cord surgery that forced the delay of tour dates in the US, UK and Europe.Speaking to Carmel Holt on a recent episode of the Sheroes Mixtape Memoir podcast, the singer – real name Lindsey Jordan – shared that she was “silent for the entire month” following the surgery in December, an experience that she said “was really hard”.“There were a lot of situations where I found myself just totally helpless. You know, you don’t really think about how much you need your voice,” she said.

JYP Entertainment has announced that TWICE’s North American tour will no longer include meet-and-greet events.On February 15, the agency said in a statement through the group’s fan community page that meet-and-greet events for the US leg of the group’s ‘III’ world tour, which kicked off in Los Angeles on the same day, have been cancelled. The company cited the “severity” of the COVID-19 pandemic for its decision to axe the events.“We originally planned promotional and a wide variety of opportunities for meet-and-greets,” JYP said.

Neil Young has spoken out over a developing conspiracy theory that his music publishing is overseen by pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer – the company behind one of the most widely-used COVID-19 vaccines.In a since-deleted letter posted to his Neil Young Archives website (as transcribed by Stereogum), Young addressed the circulated belief his views on vaccines were dictated to him by Pfizer – who, according to the conspiracy theory, own Young’s music publishing.The misunderstanding stems from the fact that a former CEO at Pfizer now serves as a senior advisor for asset manager Blackstone, which currently has a partnership with music publisher Hipgnosis – with whom Young presently works.Young described the conspiracy theory as “clever but wrong” in the letter, while also quipping “so much for Pharm Aid” – a reference to both the common conspiracy theory trope of “big pharma” and his own charity Farm Aid.“The publishing share Hipgnosis has in my copyrights is in the Hipgnosis Songs Fund, that is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange,” Young explained.“The Blackstone investment went into a separate Hipgnosis Private Fund, and none of that money was used for the Hipgnosis Songs Fund. Pfizer has not invested in Hipgnosis, but a past Pfizer CEO is a senior advisor for Blackstone.” The conspiracy theory is part of an ongoing conservative backlash against Young – most recently expressed by right-wing American rock musician Ted Nugent, who described Young as a “stoner birdbrain punk” for his recent protest against Spotify and Joe Rogan.Young removed his catalogue of albums from Spotify last month to protest the platform having Rogan’s podcast The Joe Rogan Experience as an exclusive to the service.

Chubby and The Gang have shared a new three-track EP, ‘Labour Of Love’.The EP arrived on all major streaming platforms on Monday (February 14), alongside a fresh music video for the project’s lead single, ‘Who Loves Ya? (Coup d’état)’.The ‘Labour Of Love’ EP is rounded out by ‘Twice Shy’, a punchy track about being hurt by love and now being skeptical of all relationships, and ‘Ain’t There No One?’, which chronicles the search for someone to “fix a lonely heart”.Listen to the ‘Labour Of Love’ EP below.The music video for ‘Who Loves Ya? (Coup d’état)’ was filmed and edited by the band’s tour manager during their recent run of shows supporting Turnstile, per a press release.Released on Valentine’s Day, ‘Who Loves Ya (Coup d’état)’ aims to spotlight “all the angles of love. Warts and all,” according to frontman Charlie Manning Walker.

BLACKPINK fans have expressed their frustration towards the girl group’s agency, YG Entertainment, over the act’s lack of musical output.On Valentine’s Day (February 14), YG Entertainment announced that the quartet would be releasing their ‘2022 Welcoming Collection’ with a preview video on YouTube. While K-pop fans typically enjoy such special releases, some Blinks (BLACKPINK’s official fanbase) have voiced their dissatisfaction towards the agency’s decision to release new merchandise instead of music.As seen in the replies and quotes on YG’s tweet announcing the new collection, a number of Blinks have called for a boycott of the release, while others have decided to voice their displeasure by reporting the agency’s Twitter account.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association hosted its online "Empowering the Next Generation" event on Tuesday, highlighting 2020 grantees and announcing more than $5.1 million to over 70 nonprofit organizations that nurture the next generation of artists, filmmakers and storytellers. The Late Late Show host James Corden hosted the grant recipient celebration and was joined virtually by a slate of celebrities who spotlighted key grant recipients, including Anna Kendrick, Billie Eilish, Eddie Redmayne, Nicole Kidman and Salma Hayek.

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Jane Fonda is getting real about her sex life at 82. The Hollywood icon's personal life was brought up during her appearance on on Friday,, while she was promoting her new book, Tiffany Haddish, who was the guest host, began by complimenting Fonda on looking amazing in one of her latest magazine spreads, before she asked, «I need to know, because you look so good, are you still having sex? Are you having, like, crazy sex?»Fonda, shaking her head and giving a thumbs down, replied, «No, no, zero.»«I don't have time.

 Jane Fonda  is doing whatever it takes to save the planet, including stop shopping. Yes! The American actress, political activist, and former fashion model revealed in a recent interview that it is possible to find pieces from “30 years ago” inside her closet.

Jane Fonda just called Coronavirus “God’s gift to the left” and she’s explaining why.

AGELESS Jane Fonda looks amazing in stiletto boots and a scarlet blazer, dress and gloves. The environmentalist star, 82, was just as classy in a black outfit as she urged people to use less.

Jane Fonda is opening up about how she lives a more sustainable life by wearing vintage staples in her wardrobe.

Actress Jane Fonda called coronavirus "God's gift to the left" because it allowed Americans to see President Trump isn’t helping the working class. The far-left star was busy urging Americans to vote for Democratic nominee Joe Biden and said the upcoming election is a crossroads for the nation.

Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman and James Lafferty all step out for the premiere of their new Disney+ series, The Right Stuff, held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., on Monday (October 5).

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom joined Jane Fonda for an all-star video in which the 82-year-old exercise queen encouraged her friends to register to vote on Nov. 3.

Patrick J. Adams still keeps in touch with his former “Suits” co-star, Meghan Markle. The 39-year-old actor, who is currently playing astronaut John Glenn in the new National Geographic series “The Right Stuff”, opened up to ET about how he continues to remain in contact with the Duchess of Sussex now that she, her husband, Prince Harry, and their son, Archie, are now living in Santa Barbara, California. 

Patrick J. Adams still keeps in touch with his former co-star, Meghan Markle.

workout video in 1982, Jane Fonda has dusted off her leotard and leg warmers for a worthy cause.On Monday, the actor and activist shared a video on Instagram of her hosting a retro workout over Zoom with a host of celebrities in attendance.The “Exercise That Vote” clip is reminiscent of the workout videos Fonda released during the 80s and early 90s, and is awash with spandex unitards, grainy graphics and celebrity cameos.Mariah Carey opens up about effect her mother's jealousy had on herMeghan Markle and Prince Harry to star in Netflix reality showWatch the video that made Salt Bae a viral sensationCharlize Theron Opens Up About Her KidsPrincess Beatrice talks about secret wedding for the first timeRyan Reynolds introduces new Aviation Gin

Jane Fonda hosts a star-studded “Ballot Blaster” Zoom workout video.

Jane Fonda knows a thing or two about workouts, so trust her when she says the most important thing to exercise that vote! The actress and activist has enlisted a crew of celebrities to help her create a new entry in her library of iconic workout videos, and while the vibes are pure ’80s, the message is 2020 specific: Americans need to vote in the November 3 presidential election. The video starts with Jane, 82, in her full spandex and headband regalia, ready to kick ass.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThirty-eight years after Jane Fonda released her first workout video in 1982, the acting and exercise icon has slipped back into her leotard and headband to get out the vote.Fonda has teamed up with Register2Vote to lead Exercise That Vote, a celeb-filled video promoting voter registration and voting on Nov. 3.“Hello, class, we’re bringing back the movement,” Fonda says as neon graphics fill the screen and 80s music plays in the background.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe ACLU SoCal’s annual Bill of Rights Gala usually includes the presentation of several awards to celebrities, politicians and others for their support and advocacy of social justice at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.However, this year’s event skipped the awards ceremony.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAfter a months-long coronavirus-related delay, National Geographic’s Genius: Aretha resumed production today in Atlanta as planned, and cast and crew were greeted with a welcome back letter from executive producer/showrunner Suzan-Lori Parks.Genius: Aretha, starring Cynthia Erivo as the legendary singer Aretha Franklin, had filmed 5 1/2 episodes of its eight-episode order when production shut down mid-March amid the escalating coronavirus outbreak. Two weeks later, Nat Geo delayed the premiere of the limited series, originally slated for May 25.