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FILE - In this file photo, Director Chloe Zhao, left, appears with actress Frances McDormand on the set of "Nomadland." “Nomadland” has won four prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, April 11, 2021. The film’s director, Chloe Zhao, became only the second woman to win the best director trophy, and star Frances McDormand was named best actress. “Nomadland” also took the cinematography prize on Sunday. Emerald Fennell’s revenge comedy “Promising Young Woman” was named best British film, while the best actor trophy went to 83-year-old Anthony Hopkins for playing a man grappling with dementia in “The Father.” An event that was criticized in the recent past with the label #BAFTAsSoWhite rewarded a diverse group of talents, during a pandemic-curbed ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall. (Searchlight Pictures via AP, FIle)
Oscar predictions: Can anything beat 'Nomadland'?

By Jake Coyle And Lindsey Bahr Apr. 20, 2021 09:32 AM EDT

CORRECTS DAY OF CONCERT - FILE - Patti Smith attends a special screening of "Pavarotti" at the iPic Theater in New York on May 28, 2019. Smith performed a mini-concert at the Brooklyn Museum on Tuesday, March 9, to honor photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and also adding her voice to a series of pop-up events that represent the city’s first baby steps toward the return of live indoor performances. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Patti Smith returns to singing live with Brooklyn concert

By Mark Kennedy Mar. 09, 2021 04:47 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, Waiter Lenworth Thompson serves lunch to David Zennario, left, and Alex Ecklin at Junior's Restaurant in New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that city restaurants will be able to reopen for indoor dining at one-quarter capacity on Friday, Feb. 12, ahead of the Valentine's Day weekend, two days earlier than he'd previously announced. New York restaurants have been closed to indoor dining since Dec. 14, 2020, to stem a surge in coronavirus cases as the holidays approached. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Cuomo says indoor restaurant dining in NYC can start Friday

By Karen Matthews And Jennifer Peltz Feb. 08, 2021 01:44 PM EST

This 2018 image released by Jeremy Daniel shows Philip J. Smith at the 30th anniversary celebration for "The Phantom of the Opera," in New York. Smith, who rose from box office treasurer at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway to chairman and co-CEO of the theatrical giant Shubert Organization, has died from complications from COVID-19, according to his daughters. He was 89. (Jeremy Daniel via AP)
Philip J. Smith, who led Shubert Organization, dies at 89

By Mark Kennedy Jan. 15, 2021 02:43 PM EST

FILE - Alex Trebek poses in the press room at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on May 5, 2019 in Pasadena, Calif. More than two months after Trebek's death, fans of "Jeopardy!" finally got the chance to say goodbye. A video tribute to the host opened the Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 episode of the quiz show, the final one that Trebek taped before pancreatic cancer claimed his life on Nov. 8. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Sentimental video tribute closes Trebek's final "Jeopardy!"

By Andrew Dalton Jan. 08, 2021 07:12 PM EST

Police officers patrol New York's Times Square on foot, Wednesday night, April 29, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. The New York City immortalized in song and scene has been swapped out for the last few months with the virus version. In all the unknowing of what the future holds, there's faith in that other quintessential facet of New York City: that the city will adapt. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until January

By Mark Kennedy Jun. 29, 2020 11:21 AM EDT

This image released by IFC Films shows Rob Brydon, right, and Steve Coogan in a scene from "The Trip to Greece." (Andy Hall/IFC Films via AP)
The 10 best movies released since theaters were shuttered

By Jake Coyle And Lindsey Bahr Jun. 08, 2020 02:33 PM EDT

James Kelly poses with a photo of his late father also named James Kelly at his home Friday, May 1, 2020. Kelly had to delay his plans to travel Scotland, where he planned to scatter his father's ashes, because of the coronavirus outbreak (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Age and pandemic: Time lost, plans canceled, dreams deferred

By Tamara Lush May. 15, 2020 10:53 AM EDT

This image released by Amazon shows Phoebe Waller-Bridge in a scene from, "Fleabag." Amazon is streaming “Fleabag,” the one-woman stage show that launched the lauded television series, with all proceeds going to communities affected by COVID-19. The live 80-minute event is different from the TV series, but fans can see the germ of ideas that would enliven the Emmy-winning show. (Luke Varley/Amazon via AP)
New this week: Beastie Boys doc, Earth Day shows, 'Fleabag'

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