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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for 1992, The Deliverance and Only Murders in the Building.

Adam Sandler: Love You special screening

Sandler debuted his new Netflix comedy special in NYC on Aug. 20, alongside director (and former Uncut Gems collaborator) Josh Safdie.

Josh Safdie and Adam Sandler The Crow premiere

Bill Skarsgard and FKA Twigs walked the carpet at the NY premiere of their new version of The Crow on Aug. 20. The premiere was followed by an afterparty hosted by Lionsgate, TikTok and Ssense.

Bill Skarsgard and FKA Twigs Director Rupert Sanders at the afterparty. Only Murders in the Building premiere

With season four of the hit Hulu comedy heading to Los Angeles, stars Steve Martin, Martin

Short, Selena Gomez and Meryl Streep followed suit for the premiere on the Paramount lot on Aug. 22.

Meryl Streep,...

A hip-hop trailblazer is the subject of a new documentary Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys’ on A&e. The two-hour special peels back the layers of the Wu-Tang Clan founding member Odb to explore his life off stage and away from the spotlight. Former collaborators including Mariah Carey, Wu-Tang Clan members Raekwon, and Ghostface Killah are among those featured in interviews. Odb’s widow Icelene Jones, son Bar-Sun Jones (Ydb), and other loved ones dig into the origin of Russell Tyrone Jones and how he walked the thin line between being a father, husband, and the alter ego that catapulted the entertainer to superstardom. The doc, co-directed by Emmy and Peabody Ward winner Sam Pollard and Jason Pollard, features never-before-seen archival photos and home movies that show the many faces of the performer. From the controversial MTV segment and making of the smash hit “Fantasy” music video with...

An innovative homage to Mc and Wu-Tang Clan co-founder Ol' Dirty Bastard that explores New York City's Five Boroughs like never before, the new graphic novel anthology Odb: Oddities, Discord, and B-Sides: Lyrical Ruckus in the City spotlights stories from some of the most talented artists and writers working today, with Ol' Dirty Bastard himself featured as the anthology's guide through the eerily unexpected and altogether enthralling sides of The Big Apple.

A collaboration between Lion Forge, Oni Press, and Four Screens that is officially authorized by Icelene Jones, Odb’s wife and administrator of the Estate of Odb, Odb: Oddities, Discord, and B-Sides: Lyrical Ruckus in the City is now on Kickstarter, and we have a look at preview pages from one of the anthology's chilling tales, and we've also been provided with an exclusive quote from Icelene Jones!

Below, you can check out preview pages from "Demon Flow...

A&e Network has signed on for a feature documentary about Ol’ Dirty Bastard, the late founding member of pioneering hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan.

The film, under the working title Biography: Ol’ Dirty Bastard, will be co-directed by Sam Pollard and Pollard’s son, editor Jason Pollard. A&e promises a “definitive” look at the performer born Russell Jones, produced with the cooperation of Odb’s estate and featuring “a never-before-seen personal archive shot by his wife, Icelene Jones, and access to his closest friends and family.”

“This culture-defining special,” A&e says, “humanizes Odb as a man, a father, and a husband like never before… providing an intimate picture of Odb’s life and reflecting on his lasting impact on music and culture.”

The film is being produced by Pulse Films, with...

Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s widow filed a seven-figure breach of contract lawsuit in New York on Tuesday. It accuses the Wu-Tang Clan’s production company of “willfully” refusing to pay Odb’s estate its fair share of record royalties and publishing income over the last decade.

In her 10-page filing obtained by Rolling Stone, Icelene Jones, administrator of her late husband’s estate, is demanding damages of at least $1 million, plus interest.

The complaint describes Odb — real name Russell Tyrone Jones — as “a world-renowned rapper, producer, and songwriter at the...

The estate of Ol’ Dirty Bastard will mark the 25th anniversary of the Wu-Tang Clan rapper’s 1995 classic Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version with a deluxe reissue. The original LP, Odb’s debut solo album, was also recently certified platinum by the RIAA, the estate announced Thursday.

The Return to the 36 Chambers reissue will come in a variety of formats, including an expansive digital-only version — out March 27th via Rhino — packed with 43 tracks: the original LP (featuring Wu-Tang cohorts like Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon, Gza and more), instrumentals,...

Just minutes before premiering “Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men” at New York’s Beacon Theatre Thursday night during the Tribeca Film Festival, director Sacha Jenkins stepped up to the podium and gave a “freestyle” for his speech, emphasizing that the Wu-Tang Clan story is an American success story.

“I wanted to make a film to help people understand who these folks are and how they are a reflection of, and a reaction to, the environment that they come from,” Jenkins said, adding why he decided to name the four-part docuseries “Of Mics and Men”: “We all know the American classic, ‘Of Mice and Men,’ and oftentimes as black artists, we are put in a black box and they want us to talk about our art during Black History Month.

“But we are Americans and this is American art, and America is not going to change until America starts treating us like Americans,...

Sacha Jenkins’ documentary lets the Wu-Tang Clan speak for themselves, as it should, considering all the surviving members are eager participants. Starting with the simple assertion that the Staten Island-born hip-hop group was named after the best — the best “sword style,” as RZA puts it — and became the best rap brotherhood there ever was, “Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men” chronicles every meaningful beat of the group’s ongoing career. And they do it as they’ve done just about everything: together.

RZA, ever the frontman, introduces each member over the course of a zig-zagging 20-minute opening. There’s Ghostface Killah, “the most dangerous villain”; Method Man, who always had the best hooks; Raekwon, the “eloquent” chef of the streets; U-God, who RZA notes “always had an aggressive violence” to him; Inspectah Deck, who “saw everything”; the 2007 addition and “slang master” Cappadonna; the man who “through his realness” became Masta Killa; Gza,...