Yahoo News Events of the Week: ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,’ ‘Palm Royale’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Palm Royale and Apples Never Fall.
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Hollywood headed over to Austin for the annual festival, which this year ran from March 8 to March 16 and featured the premieres of The Fall Guy, Road House, I Don’t Understand You, Immaculate, Civil War and The Idea of You.
Apples Never Fall premiere
Peacock celebrated the Los Angeles premiere of the limited drama series Apples Never Fall with stars Annette Bening, Sam Neill and Jake Lacy on Tuesday.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire premiere
Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, McKenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts and Patton Oswalt walked the carpet at the NYC premiere of the latest Ghostbusters film on Thursday.
Palm Royale premiere
The stars of the new Apple TV+ series — including Kristen Wiig, Carol Burnett, Allison Janney, Leslie Bibb, Ricky Martin, Josh Lucas and Kaia Gerber — attended the Los Angeles premiere on Thursday.
GLAAD Media Awards
GLAAD announced recipients for 16 of this year’s 33 categories at the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in L.A. on Thursday. Oprah Winfrey and Niecy Nash-Betts received special honors and the casts of Ted Lasso, Yellowjackets, Fellow Travelers and RuPaul’s Drag Race also accepted awards.
Clarins Multi-Active Launch Party
The Y2K era came back to Los Angeles, briefly, during a celebratory bash held on Friday night at a private residence where Christina Aguilera took to the stage to perform a medley of her biggest hits. Taking part in the celebration — mounted by Clarins to pump its newest launch, Multi-Active — were such stars as Lindsay Lohan, Macaulay Culkin, Brenda Song, Keleigh Teller, Kelly Piquet, Chris Carmack, Jesse Metcalfe and others. Guests made their way down a pink carpet and found beauty stations inside stacked with Clarins’ products, not to mention vintage copies of some of the era’s top magazines. DJ Georgia Sinclair spun tunes on the rooftop, providing a backdrop for the night’s festivities.
CAPE Radiance Gala
On Monday, Sandra Oh, Sarayu Blue, Megan Suri, Joy Ride and Black Cake were among those honored at the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment’s second annual gala, celebrating the achievements of Asian and Pacific Islander women and non-binary artists, artisans and leaders in entertainment.
Little Wing premiere
Paramount+ hosted a tastemaker screening in Los Angeles on Monday for its original film Little Wing, with stars Brooklynn Prince, Che Tafari, Simon Khan, Parker Hall, Jonathan Togo and director Dean Israelite.
Queerties
Rosie O’Donnell was presented with the Icon Award at The Queerties, which recognizes the entertainment and pop culture moments that defined the past year in the LGBTQ+ community, on Tuesday in L.A.
The Girls on the Bus premiere
Melissa Benoist, Carla Gugino, Natasha Behnam and Christina Elmore walked the carpet in NYC on Tuesday in support of their new Max series.
A Gentleman in Moscow premiere
Ewan McGregor and wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who co-star in the new Paramount+ series, attended the NYC premiere on Tuesday.
Alice & Jack screening
Andrea Riseborough, creator Victor Levin and EPs Michael London and Lorenzo de Maio attended a special screening at WME on Tuesday for their upcoming PBS/Masterpiece series.
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon premiere
Stephen Colbert moderated a Q&A with Paul Simon and director Alex Gibney at the NYC premiere of their documentary on Wednesday.
X-Men ’97 launch event
Filmmakers and voice talent joined fans at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre on Wednesday to celebrate the launch of Marvel Animation’s X-Men ’97 on Disney+.
The American Society of Magical Negroes special screening
Writer-director Kobi Libii joined cast members Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, Nicole Byer, An-Li Bogan and Rupert Friend for a special screening of their film in NYC on Wednesday.
The Prank premiere
Rita Moreno walked the carpet on Wednesday for the L.A. premiere of her film The Prank.
Shirley special screening
Regina King attended a special screening at the Brooklyn Academy of Music ahead of the release of her Netflix film, which tells the story of first Black congresswoman and political icon Shirley Chisholm.
Knox Goes Away premiere
Michael Keaton debuted his new project, which he directed as well as stars in, at the Academy Museum on Thursday.
GLSEN’s Rise Up DC event
On Thursday, GLSEN hosted its inaugural Rise Up DC event, led by Jonathan Capehart with appearances by GLSEN board chair Wilson Cruz and executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers.
The Art of Elysium’s Art Salon Series
The Art of Elysium charity hosted an evening for their Art Salon Series on Thursday, with Lucy Walsh celebrating the release of her book Remember Me As Human with support from Tallulah Willis and Scout LaRue Willis.
Say Yes to the Prom event
The Warner Bros. Discovery Lot welcomed 500 students from nearby Los Angeles schools to the ultimate prom shopping experience this week, which has been led by Warner Bros. Discovery’s Adria Alpert-Romm and Monte Durham from TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta for the last 12 years.
Maui Jim launch party
Kering Eyewear-owned Maui Jim had a New York City launch event on Friday hosted by global ambassador Evan Mock (Gossip Girl) at Chelsea Factory. Mock, a skateboarder turned model of the moment, not only made the rounds but he ducked inside the DJ booth to spin some tunes.
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