Amanda Kloots has ring made of late husband Nick Cordero's ashes to leave to their son Elvis

Nick Clement Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival will present its 39th annual edition from March 4-13, featuring a mix of in-theater and virtual presentations. With more than 120 films from 35 countries on display, ranging from features to documentaries to shorts, the event will be filled with premieres and special screenings and events.“Last year we did the hybrid event, with reduced capacity and no parties and limited guests.

Jordan Moreau Amazon’s Prime Video has quickly become the go-to spot for R-rated animated shows, such as “Invincible” and “The Legend of Vox Machina” — and “The Boys Presents: Diabolical,” a spinoff of the mature superhero parody series “The Boys,” is a welcome addition to that bloody, irreverent family.“Diabolical” is an animated anthology series with a heroic cast of A-list voice actors and writers. At just 12 to 14 minutes long, the episodes are short and sweet, and there are a few gems that stand out among the crowd.

Sasha Urban editorThe SXSW Conference has added music executive Nabil Ayers, Candle Media co-CEO Kevin Mayer, MediaLink CEO Michael Kassan and singer-author Michelle Zauner oas keynote speakers for this month’s gathering in Austin, Texas.SXSW confirmed the final lineup of featured speakers, which now includes Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Transportation; investor Bill Gurley of Benchmark; former Texas Congressional rep Beto O’Rourke with Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith; actors Gillian Jacobs and Joel McHale, who will appear virtually; and civil rights activists Ju’Niyah Palmer and Kenneth Walker.The newly announced keynotes include Ayers, the U.S.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMembers of the union representing about 100 editorial staffers at G/O Media publications — including Jezebel, The Root, Lifehacker, Kotaku, Jalopnik and Gizmodo — have gone on strike after its contract with the company expired Monday at midnight.Gizmodo Media Group Union, organized with the Writers Guild of America, East, unanimously approved the strike (with 93% of members voting) after the union’s second contract expired Feb. 28.

K.J. Yossman Ricky Gervais’ “Absolutely Mental” podcast is back for a third season, Variety can exclusively confirm.“The Office” creator and writer Gervais launched “Absolutely Mental” with neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris.The duo chat about everything on the show from what they would ask all-powerful aliens if they ever had the chance to whether knees or elbows are more vital as well as more philosophical topics such as morality and nature vs.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSpectrum Originals has ordered the dramedy series “Panhandle” starring Luke Kirby and Tiana Okoye, Variety has learned.Set in the Florida panhandle, the series follows agoraphobic arm-chair detective Bell Prescott (Kirby) and reluctant traffic cop Cammie Lorde (Okoye) as they wrestle with personal demons, shocking twists, and a few Florida gators on their journey to heal themselves and their town.Spectrum has ordered an eight-episode first season of the series, which will shoot in Savannah, GA. It will have a nine month exclusive ad-free run on Spectrum before an ad-supported second window on The Roku Channel.Nicholas Stoller and Carla Kettner created the series and will serve as executive producers.

Ellise Shafer The Writers Guild of America, East will host their annual “And the Nominees Are…” limited series contenders’ panel on March 1, with Variety hosting the livestream.The limited series panel will take place at 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT and will run for 90 minutes.

Does anyone remember “The Animatrix?” Released in 2003, it is an anthology film of nine animated shorts that expanded the universe of the Wachowskis’ “The Matrix” with new characters, varying styles, and unique visions. Almost two decades later, something similar has been produced for Prime Video’s smash hit “The Boys,” Eric Kripke’s critically acclaimed adaptation of the graphic novels by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson.

UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting incident in San Jose, California.The 39-year-old was apprehended by police on Monday and spent the night behind bars.According to ESPN's Marc Raimondi, Velasquez "allegedly shot another man", though specific details of exactly what happened are still unclear at this time.In the alleged incident, which took place around 3pm yesterday, one person was shot while another was arrested and police have confirmed that Velasquez remains in custody as of Tuesday morning.A court date has reportedly been set for Wednesday at midday, local time.The Twitter account for the San Jose police media relations office tweeted that the man injured was shot "at least once" near the intersection of Monterey Highway and Bailey Avenue in Morgan Hill.They claimed the shooting was reported at 3:14pm local time before he was "transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries".It is understood Velasquez still trains at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, 25 miles north of the shooting.Velasquez is one of the most widely renowned heavyweight MMA fighters in the sport's history.During his reign as champion, he shocked the world by defeating WWE legend Brock Lesnar, and later beat Junior Dos Santos during what would be a near four-year title reign.His last MMA contest came in February 2019 against power-puncher and current heavyweight king Francis Ngannou.Velasquez joined WWE a few months later and was immediately put into a storyline with old foe Lesnar, who he faced for the WWE Championship.Despite having Rey Mysterio in his corner, Velasquez lost the match and was released by the company a few months later following

The Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood has not always labelled as the “sex symbol” title he carries today.The baker, who turns 56 today (March 1) had humble beginnings before finding fame on popular Channel 4 show.Since his fame, the star has amassed a net worth of £11.5 million, which he also uses to fund his motor racing hobby. The petrolhead loves to drive an Aston Martin and has even trained and entered GT races, finishing second place at Silverstone in 2015 and first place in 2017.

Glee" star Naya Rivera's family reached a settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit filed against various departments in California. An attorney for Rivera's estate confirmed the news to Fox News Digital in a statement Tuesday.

Nick Cordero to COVID-19 in July, the new co-host is sharing a moving message for the new year. Kloots posted a photo of herself holding the late Cordero and her 1-year-old son's hand while walking in a field.«Everyday is a gift. Hard days are a gift.

With no Tony Awards this year to honor those Broadway stars and workers who have passed away, a new In Memoriam video directed by actor Raúl Esparza is picking up the mantle. The eight-minute video, called Broadway Remembers, with vocal performances by Esparza and Sierra Boggess pays tribute to more than 100 people from the theater community who June 2019 between December 2020.

Amanda Kloots has shared a moving post, five months on from her husband Nick Cordero's tragic death. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, The Talk's new host reflected on life since the Broadway actor's sad passing from COVID-19 aged just 41.RELATED: 7 royals who tested positive for coronavirus and what they said about itIn the message accompanying a beautiful illustration of her family, Amanda expressed her regrets about wishing time away and not making the most of every "precious" moment on earth together.The mother-of-one is raising son Elvis, one, alone following Nick's death.

Amanda Kloots posted a photo from the last Christmas she spent with her late husband Nick Cordero on Thursday.Cordero tragically passed away earlier this year at age 41 after suffering complications from COVID-19, an ordeal which his wife documented regularly with Instagram followers.Despite having endured such a painful year, Kloots, 38, struck a positive note as she reflected on 2020 with several photos from happier times. 'We were so excited to be together for the holidays': Amanda Kloots posted a photo from the last Christmas she spent with her late husband Nick Cordero on Thursday'Merry Christmas everyone,' Amanda began in the lengthy caption with a heart emoji.

Amanda Kloots has shared a video today of a ring that incorporates some of her late husband Nick Cordero’s ashes.

His memory will live on forever.

A post shared by AK! ⭐️ (@amandakloots)The Broadway star passed away in July of COVID-19 complications.In October, Amanda revealed that she turned some of Nick's ashes into a ceramic vase, as well. A post shared by AK! ⭐️ (@amandakloots)"I'm constantly amazed by the ways you can incorporate ashes to keep your person close to you. I love that Nick is with me in many places; the ocean, a beautiful vase, an urn and now on my hand," Amanda wrote on Dec.

Awww…

This will be Amanda Kloots' first Christmas without her late husband Nick Cordero, who tragically died from complications of COVID-19 in July.With less than a week to go until Christmas Day,thefitness trainer took some time out to reflect on the one and only Christmas the couple got to spend with their son.And she captured the love and joy of the holiday spent together as a family in a lovely photo of the Broadway star cradling their now 18-month-old boy, Elvis.

Nick Cordero.On Saturday, the fitness instructor posted a heartbreaking photo of Cordero smiling wide with their baby boy in his arms. The Broadway star died in July due to complications from the coronavirus.