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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Hollywood actor Bill Paxton, best known for his roles in such blockbusters as “Apollo 13” and “Titanic,” has died at the age of 61, a family representative said Sunday. The versatile Texas-born actor was a familiar face on US movie screens, with a string of memorable credits to his name from a career spanning several decades. “It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has […]
A renewed wax figure of Meryl Streep is unveiled in Hollywood, a few days before the Oscars, marking her record-breaking 20 nominations. (Courtesy AFP video)
BEVERLY HILLS, California, United States (Reuters) — Animation has proved to be big business in Hollywood with animated films (‘Finding Dory,’ ‘The Secret Life of Pets,’ ‘Zootopia’ and ‘Sing’) taking four of the places in the top ten of 2016’s US box office. At The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the headquarters of the Oscars, an event was held to celebrate this year’s nominees in the Animated Features category on Thursday (February 23), […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — While the Academy Awards recognizes the best in film, fashion insiders will have their eye on the red carpet looking for the best dressed stars of the night. Celebrity stylist Sam Saboura is hoping nominee, Emma Stone, will have a standout moment. “She always does something cutting edge, something unique, something outside of the box. But for me this season so far, I’m kind of like luke warm. You know, I […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Hip-hop icon Jay Z is the first rapper chosen for the Songwriters Hall of Fame, heading a class of inductees that also features Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and R&B crooner Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, the group said Wednesday. The 47-year-old Jay Z, who has sold more than 100 million records in his career since his debut “Reasonable Doubt” in 1996, is a 21-time Grammy winner — and the husband […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Troubled singer Chris Brown has been ordered to stay away from an ex-girlfriend, model Karrueche Tran, after she said he punched her and threatened to kill her. In documents made public Tuesday, a Los Angeles court granted a restraining order requested by Tran, with Brown facing arrest if he comes near her. Tran, who has had an on-off relationship with Brown, said that the 27-year-old singer punched her […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Angelina Jolie had warm words for her estranged husband Brad Pitt and is optimistic about the future of their family, the Hollywood star said in an interview Tuesday. Jolie and Pitt, once Hollywood’s most celebrated couple known as “Brangelina,” are in the midst of a high-profile divorce and last month reached an agreement to keep private the details of their split and battle over custody of their six children. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Troubled singer Chris Brown has been ordered to stay away from an ex-girlfriend, model Karrueche Tran, after she said he punched her and threatened to kill her. In documents made public Tuesday, a Los Angeles court granted a restraining order requested by Tran, with Brown facing arrest if he comes near her. Tran, who has had an on-off relationship with Brown, said that he punched her in the stomach […]
By Love Ann Sison EBC London Bureau (Eagle News) — An extraordinary concert organized by Young Voices was held early this month at the London’s world famous O2 Arena Performing as the biggest school choir in the world, over 7,500 primary school students took part on February 7, 2017 during this music extravaganza alongside well-known artists such as soul/jazz singer Sharlene Hector, Beatboxers The Beatbox Collective, street-dance troupe Urban Strides as well as Guitar slinging & […]
https://youtu.be/pDY9ZKNWp-Y (Agence France Presse) – Angelina Jolie unveiled her new film on the horrors of the Khmer Rouge era on Saturday at the ancient Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia, a country the star shares a deep affinity with through her adopted son Maddox. Cambodia’s king and survivors of the communist regime were among hundreds of people invited to the debut screening of “First They Killed My Father”, directed by Jolie and based on […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 21) – It’s about time that we answer that age-old question? Which is better? The book or the movie? I remember when the first Harry Potter movie came out and how my sisters persuaded my mom to watch it. I was just nine years old back then and all I care about is to play all day long as long as I am allowed to do so. My sisters vowed to do […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Denzel Washington is excited. Not so much because he is an Oscar front-runner for his role in “Fences,” but because bringing the award-winning stage play about blue collar African-Americans to the big screen has been a long-held dream. The film has been nominated for four Oscars namely Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best FIlm and Best Adapted Screenplay. “It’s brilliant. It’s like, why would they make ‘Hamlet’ a movie? Why […]
