Melbourne International Film Festival Bumps Up Their Festival Prize Pool; Now Largest Film Competition In Southern Hemisphere

John Mayer‘s touring drummer has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in the musician withdrawing from Mayer’s concert in New York last night (February 21).Taking to Twitter, Mayer – sharing a monochrome image of himself facing an empty arena – wrote: “This afternoon, our drummer tested positive for COVID-19. We all wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing you all at the show.”This afternoon, our drummer tested positive for COVID-19. Tonight's concert @TheGarden will go on as scheduled, with a very special presentation.

The cast of "And Just Like That" has responded to Meghan McCain's criticism that the "Sex and the City" reboot was too "woke." McCain criticized the show for the "clumsy attempt to reformat" and claimed that "wokeness kills everything" in an op-ed published by the Daily Mail. Cynthia Nixon and Nicole Ari Parker both disagreed with McCain during an interview with Andy Cohen on his Sirius XM show Saturday. "I disagree," Nixon told Cohen when he asked what she thought of McCain's criticism.

Coronation Street star Sam Robertson has hinted it could be time to "hang up Adam's suit", as the job has "taken over his life".The actor has played Adam Barlow for nearly six consecutive years after making his soap return in 2016; he originally played Adam from 2004 until 2007.But his latest storyline, which has seen him clash with wife Sarah over first the amount of women Adam has slept with and then with the gift of an oven for her birthday, seems to be grating on him, as he couldn't help but take a swipe at ITV scripts.Speaking to Daily Star and other press, Sam said: "It’s been tough for Tina [O'Brien] and I to do a lot of arguments. Tina and I have gone from working together having fun and having a lot of harmony with the material to suddenly being at each other's throats again."At first I was a little bit troubled by it - we did a storyline a year before when Adam has a fling with Carla and there was trouble with Adam and Sarah’s marriage then."I felt personally that so soon after that, can we do another story about Adam and Sarah having trouble again?"He added: "So it has been tough to do that again 12 months after going through it and getting through it."When I was told about it I was a little troubled by it, but like a lot of these things - when you’re given one of these storylines with the emotional stuff it’s quite challenging mentally, physically and all that."Sometimes it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel when you’re in the middle of it.

Even Channing Tatum thinks it’s too hard to look like Channing Tatum!

Dana Delany said that the recent death of her friend Bob Saget inspired her to get her head examined after she fell down a staircase.The 65-year-old actress took to Twitter on Friday to reveal that she had suffered the injury with a selfie in which she had a black eye.'You should see the other guy,' the New York native said in an initial tweet before delving into detail on the circumstances behind her injury. 'Thank you all for your concern.

Molly Ringwald's mother got her thinking about the past by accidentally overlooking a very important day.The actress turned 54 last week, and she shared an Instagram post on the special day revealing that her mother forgot it was her birthday— just like her character's mother from the hit 1980s film Sixteen Candles.'Actual conversation with my mom today,' Ringwald captioned the photo of a text exchange with her motherAdele. That's ironic:Molly Ringwald's mother got her thinking about the past by accidentally overlooking a very important day (pictured 2019)The first text Ringwald sent appeared to be a reply to an earlier text her mother had sent.

She tied the knot with her husband Jack Donnelly in 2018.And Malin Åkerman showed that their relationship was as strong as ever when she was spotted sharing a loving kiss with her husband on Monday in Los Angeles' Griffith Park.The 43-year-old actress and her 36-year-old actor husband were enjoying a day out in nature with her eight-year-old son Sebastian, as well as her father Magnus Åkerman and his wife Vera Stevens. Family outing: Malin Åkerman, 43, couldn't keep her hands off her husband Jack Donnelly, 36, while enjoying a day in Los Angeles' Griffith Park with her son Sebastian, eight, and father Magnus ÅkermanMalin was dressed casually and comfortably for her family outing in the park, which is located in Los Angeles' Los Feliz neighborhood.She wore a black graphic T-shirt and simple black sweatpants that were scrunched up to reveal her toned legs.

She made a name for herself as one of the stars of Real Housewives of Atlanta before acquiring her own spin-off show based on the larger-than-life characters in her unconventional family.And Porsha Williams took a moment to get away from the hustle and bustle of life as she showed off her abs while posing for a few bikini snaps on Instagram Monday afternoon.The 40-year-old reality star looked sensational wearing a tiny two piece swimsuit while on vacation with fiance Simon Guobadia as they combed the beach together during sunset in Anguilla. Beach babe: Porsha Williams took a moment to get away from the hustle and bustle of life as she showed off her abs while posing for a few bikini snaps on Instagram Monday afternoonPorsha, who was previously married to NFL quarterback Kordell Stewart, looked sensational in a strapless khaki colored bow-tie top.

Fans of The Weeknd's new album Dawn FM will now have a new 'immersive music special' to enjoy entitled The Dawn FM Experience.Amazon Prime Video debuted a new trailer for the live special on Monday, which debuts Saturday, February 26 on the streaming service.Fans will also be able to stream music from the special as an exclusiveeight-track live EP exclusively on Amazon Music. Special:Fans of The Weeknd's new album Dawn FM will now have a new 'immersive music special' to enjoy entitled The Dawn FM Experience Special:Amazon Prime Video debuted a new trailer for the special on Monday, which debuts Saturday, February 26 on the streaming serviceThe special, 'expands multiplatinum, two-time Grammy-winning artist The Weeknd's critically acclaimed album Dawn FM into a mesmerizing visual, creating a theatrical performance event that will envelope audiences in its unnerving and moody world.'The trailer begins with The Weeknd seen 'aged up' like the Dawn FM album cover as he walks down a desolate street at night.

Ashley Greene was seen out with her husband Paul Khoury in Los Angeles on Monday.The actress - know for her role asAlice Cullen in Twilight - was out celebrating her 35th with her partner, who she married in 2018.The two were loved-up as they smiled walking arm-in-arm in Pasadena. Stepping out: Ashley Greene was seen out with her husband Paul Khoury in Los Angeles on MondayThe Florida native was dressed casually for the outing, opting for a knit cream sweater and denim.Her top had a matching crewneck component, which she topped with the correspondingbutton-down outer layer.

As fans get ready for the new NBC series America's Got Talent: Extreme, debuting tonight, one of the competitors is finally being released from the hospital after four grueling months.Jonathan Goodwin is a stunt performer who previously appeared on both America's Got Talent and Britain's Got Talent and performed an incredibly dangerous stunt for America's Got Talent: Extreme back in October.The stunt went horribly wrong and lead to him being hospitalized for four months, but the 42-year-old daredevil revealed today that he was finally released from the hospital today, and that it's also his birthday. Released:As fans get ready for the new NBC series America's Got Talent: Extreme, debuting tonight, one of the competitors is finally being released from the hospital after four grueling months Hospital:The stunt went horribly wrong and lead to him being hospitalized for four months, but the 42-year-old daredevil revealed today that he was finally released from the hospital today, and that it's also his birthdayThe stuntman shared a photo of him with his fiancee, Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington, as they celebrated his release from the hospital.'Four months later… finally out of hospital.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Red vs. Blue,” Monday’s episode of “9-1-1: Lone Star.”Lisa Edelstein is exiting “9-1-1: Lone Star” after playing Gwyneth Morgan, the wife of Rob Lowe’s Chief Owen Strand and the mother of Ronen Rubinstein’s T.K. Strand, for two seasons on the Fox drama, Variety has learned exclusively.Edelstein’s departure was hinted at in the final moments of Monday’s episode of “Lone Star,” when T.K.

CORONATION Street fans have gone wild after recognising Joseph's granny Linda as an actress from another soap. The character landed on the cobbles after flying in from Portugal during a tense showdown dubbed 'Granny Wars'. Posh Linda Hancock, played by Jacqueline Leonard, was seen stepping on the toes of much-loved long-standing character Bernie Winter.

ADELE swaps her dazzling engagement ring for a more modest hoop as she joins her partner Rich Paul at the basketball. The Brit singer, 33, sat in the front row with the sports agent for the NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio.

HARRISON Ford leapt into action on the set of his latest Indiana Jones blockbuster when a crew member had a suspected heart attack. The Hollywood actor, 79, was filming the last scenes for the movie when the man collapsed.

James Gunn and Jennifer Holland are officially engaged. The "Suicide Squad" director, 55 — who later released the spin-off, "Peacemaker," centered on the anti-hero played by John Cena — popped the question to his longtime partner.

J. Kim Murphy Lacey Chabert and Crown Media Family Networks have agreed to an exclusive multi-picture overall deal.

Focused on himself. Zac Clark is doing “fine” after splitting from fiancée Tayshia Adams, but he isn’t quite ready to get back into the dating game.

John Mayer is about to perform the second of two sold-out shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden as part of his Sob Rock Tour, but the second show is likely going to be a lot different than the first.

Irina Shayk is showing off some cool and unique fashion at London Fashion Week!

NBC’s “New Amsterdam” returns from its Winter Olympics hiatus Tuesday (Feb. 22) at 10 p.m. — as fiery surgeon Dr.