Events of the Week: ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ ‘The First Omen’ and More

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, The First Omen and Palm Royale.

Human Rights Campaign dinner

Jean Smart and Sterling K. Brown were honored at Human Rights Campaign’s annual Los Angeles dinner on Saturday, which also featured a keynote speech from First Lady Jill Biden.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire premiere

Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens and Brian Tyree Henry joined director Adam Wingard at the L.A premiere of their MonsterVerse movie on Monday.

Palm Royale Paley Center event

On Tuesday, The Paley Center for Media hosted “Kristen Wiig and Carol Burnett: A Night with Apple TV+’s Palm Royale” at The Paley Museum in New York, where Wiig and Burnett joined moderator Rose Byrne for a conversation about the show. 

The First Omen premiere

The cast — including Nell Tiger Free and Bill Nighy — and filmmakers from 20th Century Studios’ upcoming psychological horror film gathered in Westwood on Tuesday for a special screening.

American Rust: Broken Justice special screening

Prime Video held a special screening event in New York on Tuesday to celebrate the second season of crime drama American Rust: Broken Justice, starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney.

Artha’s Holi Festival of Colors

Lukas Gage and Jamie Chung were among the stars who joined the Artha Wellness family as they celebrated the third annual Artha Holi Festival of Colors event on Saturday at Castaway Gardens in Burbank.

Ripley screening

Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning and Johnny Flynn attended a special screening for their new Netflix series in NYC on Tuesday.

Hollywood Cares Foundation Dinner

Hollywood Unlocked CEO Jason Lee hosted an intimate dinner in West Hollywood on Tuesday in support of his Hollywood Cares Foundation, alongside guests Rihanna, Cardi B, Paris Hilton, Tiffany Haddish, Gary Vaynerchuk and Gigi Gorgeous. During the event, a portrait of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky was gifted to the beauty mogul by artist John Hill as a thank you for their support. 

New York Women in Film and Television Muse Awards Gala

New York Women in Film and Television held its 44th annual Muse Awards honoring women in film, television, music and digital media on Wednesday, with honorees including Kyra Sedgwick, Alex Borstein and Killers of the Flower Moon‘s Tantoo Cardinal.

Garden of Laughs benefit

Steve Schirripa hosted the Garden of Laughs comedy event at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, which benefitted the Garden of Dreams Foundation and featured stand-up performances by Bill Burr, Michael Che, Chris Distefano, Jim Gaffigan, Heather McMahan, Tracy Morgan, Sam Morril and Jon Stewart.

Conga Room farewell celebration

Iconic L.A. Latin entertainment venue The Conga Room officially closed its doors on Wednesday, spending its last night with a farewell celebration hosted by co-investor Jimmy Smits, co-investor Paul Rodriguez and founder Brad Gluckstein.

Asphalt City special screening

Stars Tye Sheridan, Raquel Nave and Kali Reis debuted their new film alongside director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire in New York on Wednesday.

Children’s Hospital LA’s Make March Matter Campaign

Demi Lovato dropped by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles this week in support of the hospital’s 9th annual Make March Matter fundraising campaign.