Events of the Week: ‘The Iron Claw,’ ‘The Marvels’ and More

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for The Iron Claw, The Marvels and Wish.

The Marvels special screening

Director Nia DaCosta, producer Kevin Feige, executive producers Mary Livanos and Jonathan Schwartz, and composer Laura Karpman attended a special screening event for The Marvels in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Two days later, after the end of the actors strike when SAG-AFTRA reached a new deal with the studios and streamers, star Iman Vellani made an appearance alongside DaCosta at a special screening event in Los Angeles.

The Iron Claw premiere

Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson and Stanley Simons joined filmmaker Sean Durkin at the world premiere of their wrestling film in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday.

Wish premiere

Disney celebrated musical comedy Wish on Wednesday night in Hollywood, with writer-producer Jennifer Lee, directors Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn, producers Peter Del Vecho and Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster Jones, songwriters Julia Michaels and Benjamin Rice and composer Dave Metzger.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Sheryl Crow, Kate Bush, Rage Against the Machine, George Michael, Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson and The Spinners were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in NYC on Nov. 3, with plenty of support from their A-list friends.

Patrón el Alto Rock & Roll Hall of Fame party

Patrón el Alto celebrated Missy Elliott as she became the first female hip-hop artist to ever be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Elliott’s friends, including H.E.R., Miguel and LL Cool J, also showed up for the party.

New York Diwali Gala

The fourth annual New York Diwali Gala took place in NYC on Nov. 3, with this year’s celebration co-chaired by Preet Bharara, Radhika Jones and Kal Penn. The event raised funds for the Asian American Writer’s Workshop and welcomed guests including Huma Abedin, Jenna Lyons, Ariana DeBose, Wes Gordon, Benj Pasek and Ronan Farrow.

To the Rescue! Gala

Amy Sedaris and Justin Theroux hosted the annual To the Rescue! gala, supporting the work of the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International, on Nov. 3 in NYC.

Self Help Africa’s annual Changemakers Ball

Karen Pittman, Jay Manuel and Jaimie Alexander were among those who came out to support Self Help Africa’s annual event on Nov. 3, which honored Flaviana Matata with the Empowering Africa Award.

NYC LGBT Community Center’s 26th Annual Women’s Event

The NYC LGBT Community Center held its annual Women’s Event gala on Nov. 3, hosted by comic Sam Jay with appearances from Lea DeLaria, Stacey Friedman and Sandra Bernhard.

28th Annual LEA Awards

The Southern California Chapter of The Women in Cable Telecommunications Network held the 28th annual LEA Awards on Nov. 3, honoring Tara Duncan, president of Onyx Collective at The Walt Disney Co.; Wendy McMahon, president/CEO of CBS News and Stations; Kia Painter, executive vp, chief people officer at Cox Communications; and Beatrice Springborn, president, UPC and Universal International Studios at NBCUniversal.

Breeders’ Cup

The Breeders’ Cup returned for its 40th anniversary on Saturday, taking place at Santa Anita Park for its annual world championship. The event featured appearances from Elizabeth Banks, Bo Derek, Aaron Rodgers, Carson Kressley, Curtis Stone, Lindsay Price, Emile Hirsch and Richie Sambora.

Cleobella’s Holiday Party

Cleobella and Katherine Schwarzenegger hosted a holiday party on Saturday in celebration of their recently launched holiday collection, with support from Katherine’s husband Chris Pratt, her mother Maria Shriver and siblings Christina Schwarzenegger and Patrick Schwarzenegger.

Imagine Ball

L.A.-based non-profit Imagine LA hosted its 8th annual charity concert The Imagine Ball on Saturday, where Kevin Hart received the Rise Together Award for his commitment and impact within the communities Imagine LA serves. The event, produced by Val Vogt and The h.wood Group’s John Terzian, also featured performances by Leon Bridges and comedian Luenell. 

Kids in the Spotlight for Annual Film Awards

Kids In The Spotlight, which empowers youth impacted by the foster system to heal from trauma through the power of storytelling and filmmaking, held its annual awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Saturday with longtime supporter Ty Burrell.

PSV Sneaker Soireé

Private School Village hosted its annual PSV Sneaker Soireé on Saturday to support its mission of supporting Black and brown families in private schools. The evening honored outstanding contributions in the private school community, including Traci Allen, who was named Teacher of the Year at The Wesley School, and the Black Family Alliance of Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences for their “Project X,” which won Parent Program of the Year. Guests included Cookie Johnson, Michael Ealy, Tory Kittles, Channing Dungey, Tanika Ray, Danny Pino, Prentice Penny, Lizzy Mathis, Nichol Whiteman, Angel Laketa Moore, Crystal Lee Brown, Angela Lewis, James Farrior and Solo the Artist.

UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital Party on the Pier

UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital’s 24th annual Party on the Pier returned to Santa Monica Pier’s Pacific Park on Sunday, with proceeds supporting the hospital in providing high-quality treatment to their patients and fund research on pediatric diseases.

CFDA Awards

The annual CFDA Awards, honoring the best of American fashion, took place on Monday in NYC and were hosted by Anne Hathaway. Serena Williams was recognized as the night’s Fashion Icon honoree and Gwyneth Paltrow as winner of the Amazon Innovation Award as she celebrates 15 years of Goop.

Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain premiere

Director Paul Briganti and producer Judd Apatow walked the carpet for their new Peacock comedy film — starring Saturday Night Live‘s “Please Don’t Destroy” trio Martin Herlihy, John Higgins and Ben Marshall — on Monday, which premiered alongside the New York Comedy Festival.

Stand Up For Heroes

Stand Up for Heroes returned on Monday for its 17th annual celebration honoring America’s veterans and their families. SUFH, which was co-presented by New York Comedy Festival, featured performances by Ronny Chieng, Shane Gillis, Josh Groban, John Mellencamp, Tracy Morgan, Jon Stewart, Rita Wilson and The War and Treaty.

Holocaust Museum LA Gala

Holocaust Museum LA honored Arnold Schwarzenegger with the inaugural Award of Courage at its 15th annual gala on Monday, recognizing his longtime advocacy against antisemitism and bigotry.

Only Make Believe Gala

On Monday, Brooke Shields was honored by Only Make Believe, which creates interactive theater with professional actors for children in hospitals, special education schools and care facilities. The event was hosted by Justin Guarini and raised $850,000 to support the group’s mission.

22nd Monte Cristo Award

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center presented the 22nd Monte Cristo Award to award-winning playwright and screenwriter Lynn Nottage on Monday, with support from gala committee member Michael Douglas.

Lakota Nation vs United States special screening

Marisa Tomei and Marcus Mumford hosted a special screening of the film in NYC on Monday, followed by a Q&A with directors Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli that was moderated by Mark Ruffalo.

Wolk Morais’ Collection 11 event

Designer duo Wolk Morais presented their eleventh collection on Monday in the form of a short film they directed entitled RECTO/VERSO.

Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival

The  Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival kicked off on Monday night at the Academy Museum with support from Camilla Belle and Marco Pigossi.

Ayenda screening

Trevor Noah, along with Oscar-winning filmmaker Diane Becker, hosted the Los Angeles screening of MSNBC Films documentary Ayenda at NeueHouse Hollywood on Monday.

Denver Film Festival

Michael Shannon was honored with the Breakthrough Directing Award for his feature film directing debut Eric LaRue on Monday at the Denver Film Festival. The creative team of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse also received the festival’s inaugural 5280 Award. 

Kingdom Business premiere

BET+ held a celebration event on Monday night hosted by Warryn Campbell, with a special performance by Kirk Franklin, in honor of the season two premiere of Kingdom Business.

Athena Calderone’s Saratoga Supper Club

Interior designer, author and EyeSwoon founder Athena Calderone hosted a dinner at her new Tribeca apartment to celebrate the inaugural Saratoga Supper Club on Tuesday. Guests included Lily Allen, Martha Hunt, Brooks Nadar, Derek Blasberg, Amy Griffin, Cleo Wade, Simon Kinberg and Nate Berkus.

SiriusXM Next Generation Preview

SiriusXM’s Next Generation Preview unveiled their redesigned SiriusXM streaming app on Wednesday alongside SiriusXM president Scott Greenstein, Kelly Clarkson, Conan O’Brien, Andy Cohen, Maren Morris, Kevin Hart and Shaggy.

CARE Impact Awards

Humanitarian organization CARE hosted the 6th annual Impact Awards in New York on Wednesday. The event was hosted by Al Roker and Deborah Roberts and honored Radhika Jones, with guests including President Bill Clinton, Anna Wintour, Melissa Roxburgh, Jeremy O. Harris and Aurora James. 

Cool Comedy Hot Cuisine

The Scleroderma Research Foundation hosted its annual Cool Comedy Hot Cuisine event in NYC on Wednesday, paying tribute to longtime supporter Bob Saget and honoring New York Comedy Festival founder Caroline Hirsch with the inaugural Bob Saget Legacy Award. The event was hosted by Jeff Ross with performances by Ross, Michael Che, Nikki Glaser and Ronny Chieng.

Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story premiere

Tyler Perry, directors Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz, and producers Asante White and Jasmine K. White attended a special screening of the documentary in Atlanta on Wednesday.

Kate Spade Holiday Dinner Party

Gabrielle Union, Stephanie Hsu and Ariana Greenblatt attended Kate Spade New York’s holiday party and celebration of the release of the book It’s So You: The Joy of Personal Style on Wednesday.

WME’s CMA Awards afterparty

Following Wednesday’s Country Music Awards, WME hosted its annual CMA Awards afterparty in Nashville with stars including Chris Lane, T.J. Osborne and Colbie Caillat.

PrettyLittleThing capsule launch

Lori Harvey and PrettyLittleThing celebrated the launch of their second capsule collection at Sunset – West Hollywood’s Edition Hotel on Wednesday.

Women’s Guild Cedars-Sinai Crystal Ball

Samuel L. Jackson and his wife LaTanya Richardson Jackson received the Hollywood Icon Award at the Women’s Guild Cedars-Sinai Crystal Ball on Thursday. The event, emceed by Kate Flannery, raised $1.5 million in support of Cedars-Sinai’s work in healthcare, research and innovation.

Out100 Gala

Out Magazine hosted its annual Out100 celebration in Hollywood on Thursday, where Brandi Carlile received the Icon Award and Jamie Lee Curtis received the Advocate of the Year Award for her fierce allyship for the LGBTQ+ community.

007: Road To A Million screening

Prime Video celebrated its new adventure competition series 007: Road To A Million with an exclusive screening and roundtable conversation at Aston Martin’s flagship store Q NYC on Thursday.

A Murder at the End of the World screening

Emma Corrin joined co-creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij at a special screening for their new Hulu show in NYC.

Drive with Swizz Beats premiere

Swizz Beatz and his son Nasir Dean debuted their new Hulu show on Thursday at Los Angeles’ Petersen Automotive Museum.  

Greenwich International Film Festival’s Changemaker Gala

On Thursday, Greenwich International Film Festival held its Changemaker Gala honoring Mike Jackson, John Legend and Ty Stiklorius of Get Lifted Film Co. and benefiting the Hill-Freedman World Academy.

Ninety-Five Senses special screening

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller hosted a special screening of the animated short with Tim Blake Nelson and the directors Jared and Jerusha Hass on Thursday.

NexGen: The Fifty Night

The Creative Coalition hosted its NexGen: The Fifty Night, celebrating the influential Millennial and Gen Z entertainment figures who are making a significant impact in their respective fields while driving positive social change, on Thursday in Los Angeles.

Joopiter x Nigo dinner

Joopiter celebrated its sixth sale From Me To You with an intimate dinner hosted by founder Pharrell Williams and auction curator NIGO on Thursday in NYC, with guests including Justin Timberlake and Cara Delevingne.

Todd Snyder party

Joshua Jackson, Bobby Berk, Noah Beck, Tiffani Thiessen, Zane Phillips, Cheyenne Jackson, Michelle Monaghan and Nick Wooster were among those who came out to celebrate Todd Snyder’s latest campaign, starring Matt Bomer, on Thursday.

Alzheimer’s Association California’s Peace of Mind Luncheon

The Alzheimer’s Association California Southland Chapter hosted its inaugural Peace of Mind Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday for discussions on healthy habits, brain health and maintaining a sharp mind and healthy body. The event was co-chaired and hosted by Katie Conway, Rachel Lindsay, Crystal Kung Minkoff, Doug Robinson and Montana Tucker.

Bright Moments Opening at NeueHouse Venice Beach

NeueHouse Venice Beach kicked off their newest exhibition titled Bright Moments featuring Polaroids of music artist Yasiin Bey (AKA Mos Def), taken by photographer Mike Schreiber, on Thursday.

G-SHOCK’s 40th Anniversary Celebration

To celebrate the brand’s 40^th anniversary, G-SHOCK hosted a NYC event on Thursday featuring a performance from J Balvin and guests including Ja Rule, Luis Guzmán and Matt Dillon.

SoCal Women’s Leadership Conference

Women in Technology Hollywood hosted its SoCal Women’s Leadership Summit on Nov. 3 in Los Angeles, partnering with nonprofits that seek to advance the technology careers of young women.