Events of the week: “Just Murders in the Building”, “Black Bird” and more

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest openings, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets. Only murders in the building., Black bird, Minions: The Rise of Gru s Mr. Malcolm.

Minions: The Rise of Gru premiere

Universal’s debut was the last my favorite villain Saturday movie in Hollywood, along with stars Steve Carell, Michelle Yeoh, Taraji P. Henson, Danny Trejo and Dolph Lundgren.

Only murders in the building. Season two premiere

Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, along with guest star Amy Schumer and showrunner Jon Hoffman, celebrated the season premiere of their hit crime novel at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles on Monday.

Black bird premiere

Apple TV+ rolled out the red carpet for its new drama series Black bird on Wednesday in Los Angeles, starring Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, Sepide Moaf and Greg Kinnear

Mr. Malcolm special screening

On Wednesday, stars Freida Pinto, Sope Dirisu, Zaveh Ashton and Theo James attended a special screening of their film in New York. Mr. Malcolm.

Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards

Hollywood Unlocked held its second annual awards show on June 24 in Beverly Hills, hosted by Tiffany Haddish alongside honorees Lizzo, Floyd Mayweather and Jennifer Lewis, and a surprise appearance by Mariah Carey.

stone day event

On June 24, Pride Live hosted Historic Stonewall Day – an annual national awareness day to commemorate the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. The event featured the main performance by Kesha, with additional sets by Beatty, Mila Jam and Shea Diamond, and video messages from President Barack Obama, Chelsea Clinton, Adam Lambert, Rufus Wainwright, Billy Porter and Dustin Lance Black.

BET Awards Host Dinner

Ahead of Sunday’s BET Awards, host Taraji P. Henson and his Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation hosted a Saturday night dinner to launch the #JoyOverEverything challenge to raise funds to provide one million hours of mental health services in communities that need the most. need. .

Celebrating Andy Cohen’s Pride Day

Andy Cohen hosted a Sunday Pride celebration at The Skylark in New York in partnership with Mujen and DE-NADA and to benefit the Ali Forney Center. Guests included Skylark Managing Partner David Rabin and General Manager Anthony Simon; Mugen co-founders Bruce Bose and Sondra Baker; Lord Billie; and DE-NADA Tequila founders Danny Neeson and Adam Millman.

Palm Springs International Short Film Festival

ShortFest, held June 21-27 in Palm Springs, welcomed Pauline Chalamet for her role in a short film set in the desert. Dizzy.

fire of love premiere

The National Geographic Documentary Project premiered at the Academy Museum on Monday with director Sarah Dossa and producers Shane Boris and Ina Fichman.

pet gala

Animal rescue nonprofit Wagmor Pets gathered friends and supporters to present Jenna Dewan with the Kindness Award at her inaugural Pet Gala on Monday. In attendance were Tom Bergeron and Neal McDonough, who organized the live auction, as well as Ron Perlman, producer Michael Levitt and agent Fred Spector.

Dreamscape for the Hilton Estates group

Tessa and Baron N. Hilton of the Hilton Estates Group hosted a summer party on Tuesday at their new luxury property for sale in Brentwood. The event, which Sister Paris also attended, featured a performance by Rainey Quall and an exhibition of the latest couture by August Getty.

Showtime x Hillman Graduate

To celebrate the fifth season chiHillman Grad and Showtime hosted three separate community events this past week in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, each with its own theme and lineup of speakers and guests.