Events in Film & TV
- Oct 23 Megyn Kelly is criticized after making comments supporting blackface on her NBC show
Film Premier
Oct 23 Freddie Mercury bio film "Bohemian Rhapsody" directed by Bryan Singer, starring Rami Malek (Best Actor Academy Awards 2019) premieres in London
Freddie Mercury
Rami Malek
Event of Interest
Oct 24 Pipe bombs sent to prominent US Democrats including the Obamas, Clintons, John Brennan and CNN, but safely defused
Barack Obama
- Nov 5 BBC opens its largest news bureau outside the UK in Nairobi, Kenya with 300 journalists
Event of Interest
Nov 6 British actor Idris Elba named "People" magazine's Sexiest Man Alive
Idris Elba
Knighthood
Nov 7 Actress Emma Thompson is made a Dame of the British Empire by Prince William at Buckingham Palace, London
Emma Thompson
Prince William
Event of Interest
Nov 8 CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's White House clearance revoked after continuing to question President Donald Trump while an intern tried to wrestle the microphone off him
Donald Trump
Event of Interest
Nov 20 Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan confirms he has paid off the debts of 1,398 farmers worth $560,000, amid Indian agricultural crisis
Amitabh Bachchan
- Nov 23 Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana apologize for culturally insensitive video and media posts insulting Chinese culture, cancel Shanghai fashion show
Film Premier
Nov 26 DC superhero film "Aquaman" directed by James Wan starring Jason Momoa and Amber Heard premieres in London
Jason Momoa
- Dec 1 Egyptian actress Rania Youssef charged for "inciting debauchery" after wearing see-through dress to Cairo film festival
Music Premiere
Dec 1 Ariana Grande releases the music video to her single "Thank U Next", biggest ever launch on Youtube Premiere
Ariana Grande
- Dec 1 World's first super-high definition 8K television channel by Japanese broadcaster NHK launches
Film Premier
Dec 1 Computer-animated film "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Award Best Animated Film 2019)
Hailee Steinfeld
Summit of Interest
Dec 3 David Attenborough warns collapse of civilisation and the natural world on the horizon at UN climate summit in Poland
David Attenborough
Event of Interest
Dec 7 Comedian Kevin Hart steps down as 2019 Oscars host after his history of homophobic statements is revealed
Kevin Hart
- Dec 13 Actress Eliza Dushku revealed received $9.5 million settlement from CBS after sexual harassment on set of "Bull" from actor Michael Weatherley
- Dec 17 CBS announces former Chief Executive Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million exit payout
- Dec 17 US poacher sentenced to watch the film "Bambi" repeatedly during year in prison, for killing hundreds of deer in Missouri
Knighthood
Dec 28 British New Year's honours list include Knights for author Philip Pullman and comedian Michael Palin, a Dame for Twiggy and a Order of the Companions of Honour for Margaret Atwood
Michael Palin
Margaret Atwood
Deaths in Film & TV
- Nov 20 Levine Andrade, Indian-British violinist (Arditti Quartet, 1974-90), film score composer and conductor, dies at 64
- Nov 23 Nicolas Roeg, English cinematographer and director (Aria, Eureka), dies of natural causes at 90
- Nov 24 Ricky Jay [Richard Potash], American magician and actor (Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay), dies at 72
Bernardo Bertolucci
Nov 26 Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian director (Last Tango in Paris, The Last Emperor), dies of lung cancer at 77
Bernardo Bertolucci
Stephen Hillenburg
Nov 27 Stephen Hillenburg, American animator and cartoonist (SpongeBob SquarePants), dies of ALS syndrome at 51
Stephen Hillenburg
Penny Marshall
Dec 17 Penny Marshall, American actress and director (Laverne & Shirley, Big), dies at 75
Penny Marshall
- Dec 20 Donald Moffat, British actor (Logan's Run), dies at 87
- Dec 26 Sono Osato, American Japanese ballet dancer and actress, dies at 99
- Dec 28 June Whitfield, English comedian and actress (Terry and June, Absolutely Fabulous), dies at 93
- Dec 30 Mrinal Sen, Bengali film director (In Search of Famine), dies at 95