Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for The Bikeriders, Kinds of Kindness and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
The Bikeriders premiere
Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Mike Faist and Norman Reedus joined writer-director Jeff Nichols at the L.A. premiere of their Focus Features film on Monday. Jason Momoa also showed his support at the premiere, rolling up on his own motorcycle with daughter Lola.
I Am: Celine Dion special screening
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Celine Dion made a rare red carpet appearance at the NYC premiere of her new Prime Video documentary on Monday, joining director Irene Taylor.
Carol Burnett’s Hand and Footprint Ceremony
Carol Burnett had her hands and feet immortalized in cement in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre on Thursday, with support from Dick Van Dyke, Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Bob Odenkirk, Bill Hader, Jane Lynch, Bob Mackie, Jimmy Kimmel and Maya Rudolph.
Kinds of Kindness premiere
Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn and Mamoudou Athie walked the carpet alongside director Yorgos Lanthimos at their film’s New York premiere on Thursday.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F premiere
Eddie Murphy debuted the fourth Beverly Hills Cop film in, unsurprisingly, Beverly Hills on Thursday, with co-stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kevin Bacon, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser and Bronson Pinchot.
CAA New York Party
CAA hosted its New York Party at Maxwell Social on June 14 in celebration of the Tony Awards, with guests including Jim Parsons, Jonathan Groff, Leslie Odom Jr., Billy Porter, Natasha Lyonne, Zoë Kravitz, George Cheeks, Ego Nwoodim and CAA’s Joe Machota.
UTA’s Tony Awards Pre-Party
UTA celebrated its Tony-nominated clients, including Adam Rapp, Amber Iman, Brandon Stirling Baker, Dede Ayite, Jane Cox, Jocelyn Bioh, Lila Neugebauer, Michael Greif, Peter Nigrini and Robert Brill, at Dear Irving on Hudson on June 14.
Thelma premiere
Stars June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Clark Gregg, Nicole Byer and Ruben Rabasa walked the carpet for the L.A. premiere of Thelma on June 14, where Aubrey Plaza, Chris Colfer and Atsuko Okatsuka also showed up to support.
National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Awards Gala
The National Hispanic Media Coalition hosted its annual Impact Awards Gala on June 14, honoring those making strides towards a positive portrayal of the Latine community, both in front of and behind the camera. Co-hosted by Annie Gonzalez and Mayan Lopez, the event honored Issa López, Fede Álvarez, Tatyana Ali and Harvey Guillén, with presenters including Jodie Foster, Jaime Camil and Joel McHale.
Just Say Gay Pride show
Hosted by comedian Lukas Thimm, the Just Say Gay event — produced by Marjorie McCurry for Show Legs Productions — celebrated members of the NYC gay, trans and drag communities in the Edition Hotel’s Paradise Club on June 14, with show participants including Legendary stars Milan Garçon and Kimiyah Prescott.
WME Tony Award Party
On Saturday night, WME hosted a Tony Awards party honoring nominees at the Times Square EDITION, with Tony-nominated clients including Amy Herzog (Mary Jane, An Enemy of the People), Bekah Brunstetter (The Notebook), Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate), Will Butler, David Adjmi, Daniel Aukin and Ryan Rumery (Stereophonic).
Las Culturistas Culture Awards
Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers hosted their Las Culturistas Culture Awards — produced by Lauren Mandel for Disco Nap — on Saturday in Brooklyn, which included presenting Mandy Moore with the inaugural Lifetime of Culture Award.
Critics Choice Real TV Awards
The Critics Choice Association celebrated the winners for the sixth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards on Saturday, also honoring TV host John Walsh with the Career Achievement Award and Tom Bergeron with the Sam Rubin Award.
Across the Universe Cinespia screening
Cinespia hosted a screening of Across the Universe at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, presented by Amazon MGM Studios, on Saturday that featured appearances from Darren Criss, Luke Evans, Francesca Farago and Zoe Lister-Jones.
I Used to Be Funny premiere
Utopia hosted a special screening event in L.A. for the release of the film with writer/director Ally Pankiw and castmembers Rachel Sennott, Olga Petsa, Sabrina Jalees and Caleb Hearon.
Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini screening
Sherri Papini’s husband Keith Papini and director Michael Beach Nichols attended an NYC screening of the Hulu series on Monday.
Fancy Dance premiere
Apple celebrated the premiere of new movie Fancy Dance in NYC on Monday, where Lily Gladstone was joined by co-stars Isabel Deroy-Olson, Ryan Begay, Crystle Lightning, Audrey Wasilewski and director Erica Tremblay.
Hot Ones Paley Center event
The Paley Center for Media presented “Hot Ones: A Spicy Evening with Sean Evans and the Hit YouTube Talk Show” in NYC on Tuesday, featuring a panel discussion with the show’s host and producers Sean Evans, Chris Schonberger and Domonique Burroughs, moderated by Seth Meyers.
Hollywood, Health & Society Juneteenth Conversation
USC Annenberg’s Hollywood, Health & Society held the latest in its series of “Do the Write Thing” mixers on Tuesday ahead of Juneteenth, with a conversation with showrunners Marqui Jackson and Janine Sherman Barrois.
Humans of Hip-Hop event
MusiCares, in partnership with Vivid Seats and H3 contributor Amazon Music, hosted its L.A. installment of the Humans of Hip-Hop initiative on Tuesday. The event, entitled “She’s Iconic: A Salute to Women in Hip-Hop,” included a discussion with panelists Saweetie, MC Lyte, Big Lez, Sierra Lever and moderator Laiya St. Clair.
Epic Players Variety Showcase
On Tuesday, neuro-diverse theater company Epic Players hosted its inaugural variety showcase, featuring musical numbers, monologues and stand-up comedy, to celebrate the opening of its L.A. chapter. Special guests included comedians Nic Novicki and Aparna Nancherla.
The Exorcism special screening
Vertical and Collider hosted an L.A. sneak screening of The Exorcism on Wednesday at The Vista Theatre, with co-writers Joshua John Miller and Mark Fortin in attendance alongside Linda Blair.
2024 Ghetto Film School LA Table Read
Ghetto Film School hosted a table read event in L.A. on Wednesday with a number of actors and GFS fellows.
Land of Women premiere
Star and executive producer Eva Longoria walked the carpet alongside castmembers Victoria Bazúa, Santiago Cabrera, and co-creators Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira at the NYC premiere of the Apple TV+ series on Thursday.
Sing Sing correctional facility screening
The formerly incarcerated stars of A24’s upcoming film Sing Sing returned to the historic, 200-year-old correctional facility, located in Ossining, New York, on Thursday for a special screening of the film with the prison’s general population.
A Family Affair Assistants screening
Netflix partnered with popular meme account Assistants vs. Agents to host an assistants-only screening of A Family Affair on Thursday, where Joey King — who plays a personal assistant to Zac Efron’s character in the film — made a special appearance.
The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat event
Bevy Smith hosted an event in NYC in support of upcoming Searchlight Pictures film The Supremes at Earl’s All-You–Can–Eat, starring Uzo Aduba, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Sanaa Lathan.
The Abbey relaunch party
Tristan Schukraft, new owner of the iconic West Hollywood bar The Abbey, celebrated its new era with a party on Thursday welcoming Cher, Jean Smart, Ricky Martin, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and Saweetie.
Owning Manhattan premiere
Ryan Serhant and the cast of Owning Manhattan attended the premiere event of Netflix’s new real estate show on Thursday in NYC.
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