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The coronavirus outbreak at the Actors Fund Home in New Jersey appears to be leveling off. "Even though Bergen and Essex Counties are the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey, the fund may have weathered the worst of it, at least for now," said Joe Benincasa, president and CEO of the Actors Fund, on…

EXCLUSIVE: Seven residents at the Actors Fund Home in New Jersey have died from COVID-19 and 11 others have tested positive for the virus, according to officials at the entertainment industry retirement home. With 116 residents, the home in Englewood, NJ, sits in one of the nation's hotspots for the coronavirus. The…

It’s an annual tradition, but late-night comedian John Oliver thinks it’s time to put SantaCon to rest. The HBO Last Week Tonight host’s show is on hiatus. But Oliver took time out this holiday season to dress down “manufactured” SantaCon events across the country that attract thousands of people dressed as Santa…

This year’s MTV Video Music Awards are going heavily hip-hop. The network will close out the kudofest with a New Jersey-themed performance featuring rap pioneers hailing from the Garden State. Among the all-star roster are Naughty By Nature, Queen Latifah, Redman and Wyclef Jean, who moved to Newark from Haiti and…

MPAA chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin praised New Jersey’s passage last month of aggressive new film and TV production incentives, saying the new rules have unlocked interest from a range of major producers. In a statement today, Rivkin saluted New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy for signing the new law creating a tax credit…

Paul Schrader’s First Reformed won the top narrative prize at the Montclair Film Festival Saturday night, and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy confirmed he will sign an ambitious tax-incentive bill as a stimulus for film and TV production in the state. After an introduction by Stephen Colbert (a local resident long…

After seven years without offering tax incentives for film and TV production, New Jersey is poised to implement aggressive new benefits to producers that would be worth up to $425 million over five years. Proponents and observers of the humming production scene in and around New York City say the move is likely to…