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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 17 augusT 2017
Queen Latifah to be

honored at Diddy’s

REVOLT conference

In this Aug. 3, 2017 file photo, Co-creator/executive producers David Kohan, from left, and Max
Mutchnick and actors Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes partici-
In this Thursday, July 13, 2017, file photo, Queen Latifah arrives pate in the “Will & Grace” panel during the NBC Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour
at the World Premiere of “Girls Trip” at the Regal L.A. Live in Los at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Angeles. Associated Press
Associated Press
By MESFIN FEKADU for her accomplishments Tribeca Film Festival to launch
AP Music Writer in music, film and TV. She
NEW YORK (AP) — Queen has won an Emmy, Gold-
Latifah will be honored at en Globe and Grammy separate TV event this fall
Diddy’s fourth annual RE- Award. Hill, SZA and Daniel
VOLT music conference in Caesar will perform at the
October, where perform- Oct. 14 gala honoring Lati- NEW YORK (AP) — The par- an established film festival. Louis C.K., and the series
ers will include Lauryn Hill fah. 2 Chainz will perform ent company of New York’s The new TV festival will take premiere of ABC’s mystery
and 2 Chainz. with special guests on Oct. Tribeca Film Festival is giving place Sept. 22-24. thriller “Ten Days in the Val-
REVOLT announced 13, while French Montana TV its own show. Tribeca En- Scheduled highlights in- ley,” followed by a conver-
Wednesday that the con- and King Combs, Diddy’s terprises said Wednesday it clude a conversation with sation with Kyra Sedgwick,
ference will take place son, will kick off the confer- will launch the stand-alone “Will & Grace” stars Debra its star and executive pro-
Oct. 12-15 in Miami. Latifah ence with performances Tribeca TV Festival this fall. Messing, Eric McCormack, ducer. “Ten years ago we
will receive the Icon Award on Oct. 12.q The three-day event will Sean Hayes and Megan wouldn’t have needed a
showcase episodic story- Mullally along with show TV festival. Now, with the
‘Alice Isn’t Dead’ telling from TV, online and creators Max Mutchnick change in the TV land-
virtual reality. It promises and David Kohan ahead scape, both the quality and
podcast being adapted an advance look at brand- of this fall’s NBC reboot. quantity of shows, it makes
new series and fan-favorite There will be a sneak peek sense,” said Robert De Niro,
for print and TV programs as well as the of a future episode of the co-founder of Tribeca. Last
chance to hear from their FX comedy “Better Things,” year, Tribeca launched an

NEW YORK (AP) — “Alice creators and stars. Tribeca followed by a conversa- official section of its film
Isn’t Dead” is taking on says it’s the first dedicated tion with star Pamela Adlon festival dedicated to TV
new lives. TV festival to be created by speaking with co-creator programming.q
Harper Perennial and Uni-
versal Cable Productions Michael Moore leads audience
told The Associated Press
on Wednesday that a nov- of Broadway play to Trump Tower
el and television program
are in the works for the
popular podcast about a NEW YORK (AP) — Michael on a Facebook Live video
truck driver searching for Moore has led the audi- leading a group of peo-
her missing wife. ence of his Broadway play ple on buses to the tower,
The book will be written by to Trump Tower to protest where the president is cur-
the show’s creator, Joseph President Donald Trump’s rently staying for the first
Fink, who also helped write comments about the time since his inauguration.
and create the “Welcome deadly violence in Charlot- Moore was joined by actor
to Night Vale” podcast. tesville, Virginia. Mark Ruffalo.
Fink will be executive On Facebook, Moore During the bus ride, Ruf-
producer for the TV ad- urged people to join him falo, using a bullhorn, led
aptation, which Universal This undated photo from at the tower following Tues- the group in chants includ-
Cable Productions is de- Commonplace Books LLC day night’s performance ing “No Trump, no KKK, no
veloping for USA Network. shows Joseph Fink. of his one-man show “The fascist USA” and encour- In this May 17, 2017 file photo,
The novel, billed by Harper Associated Press Terms of My Surrender” to aged people on the street filmmaker Michael Moore at-
Perennial as a “fast-paced “nonviolently express our to join them at the tower. tends the Turner Network 2017
thriller,” is scheduled for fall rage.” After the play, the Hundreds of demonstrators Upfront presentation at The
2018. No date has been aired in 2016. It features Ja- 63-year-old Oscar-winning have been gathering there Theater at Madison Square
set for the TV production. sika Nicole as the voice of filmmaker, commentator since Trump arrived Mon- Garden in New York.
“Alice Isn’t Dead” first the narrator.q and liberal activist is seen day night. q Associated Press