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BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) — The 21st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opened in South Korea’s southeastern port city on Thursday (October 6) a day after Typhoon Chaba hit the region, leaving at least five people dead. Celebrities dazzled on the red carpet for the start of the film festival, one of Asia’s largest film events. Movie stars including Japanese actor Watanabe Ken, K-pop boy band SHINee’s member Minho, and Hong Kong actress Kara Wai walked […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korea’s boy band SHINee promoted their fifth full-length album “1 of 1” on Tuesday (October 4) in Seoul. “This is an album in which we’ve put a lot of effort to start out a new concept, that’s why the title is a retro style, which we have never tried before. Members’ participation in making the songs was high and we have done a lot of thinking. I hope many people […]
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — Actor and director Ben Stiller said on Tuesday (October 4) that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer two years ago, and said a controversial early screening test had saved his life. The “Zoolander” star, 50, said he was diagnosed in June 2014 and that after surgery he was declared cancer free three months later. “So, I had cancer a couple of years ago and I wanted to talk […]
Late comedian Robin Williams was honored in New York on Wednesday (October 05) night with the SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) Foundation Robin William Center. The building will be a space for nurturing the over 40,000 actors in New York City. Williams’ long time friend, Billy Crystal, said it means a great deal to those in the industry. “To have a place that is dedicated to helping people who are […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kid Cudi, the rapper who has won an avid fan base for his versatility and sensitivity, has entered treatment after revealing a long struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts. Writing late Tuesday on Facebook, Kid Cudi said he felt ashamed before fans who looked up to him but could not hide the “ragin’ violent storm inside my heart at all times.” On Monday “I checked myself into rehab for […]
(Eagle News) — “Walang Take Two,” the independent film entry of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, is recognized anew in two more prestigious international film festivals – the Berlin and Milan filmfests – as it received nominations in various categories. At the Berlin International Filmmakers’ Festival, “Walang Take Two” (No Second Take) was nominated for Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress — both for a foreign language film — aside from being a Jury […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Rap superstar Kanye West late Monday rescheduled two tour dates after his wife, reality television celebrity Kim Kardashian, was robbed at gunpoint in Paris. West will no longer perform Tuesday in Philadelphia or Thursday in suburban Detroit “due to family concerns,” promoter Live Nation said in a statement. The rapper, one of the biggest draws in US live music, is scheduled to resume his arena-packing “Saint Pablo” tour on […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 4) – I remember I was once a cross-enrollee for a back subject last semester, which is World Literature. I am a Mass Communication student but during enrollment, the only available class for the said subject is under the College of Business Administration. The feeling of being alienated struck me hard. I was the only communication student in the class, and it was so unfortunate that it was a block section, that […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 4) – Film is considered as one of the youngest art form here in the Philippines. It can also claim to be the most popular of them all. From its introduction in 1897, films in the Philippines have evolved. From silent to talkies, from black and white to colored. Films reflect the culture and beliefs of the people it caters to and sometimes helps shape their consciousness. Aside from being a source of […]
by William EDWARDS with Pauline Talagrand in Paris NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Reality star Kim Kardashian jetted home to the United States on Monday to be comforted by husband Kanye West, after being tied up at gunpoint in Paris and robbed of jewelry worth $10 million. The multimillionaire mother of two and wife of the American rap superstar, was holed up at a luxury apartment in New York’s swish Tribeca neighborhood “badly […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Reality television star Kim Kardashian was held at gunpoint Sunday at a Paris hotel by assailants disguised as police officers, a spokesperson said. “She is badly shaken but physically unharmed,” the spokesperson said, shortly after her husband, rap superstar Kanye West, abruptly cut short a headlining festival set in New York. Kardashian, the star of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” and an omnipresence in US pop culture, has been […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio was due at the White House Monday to discuss climate change with President Barack Obama before the screening of the actor’s new documentary on the devastating effects of global warming. DiCaprio, who won the 2016 best actor Academy Award for “The Revenant,” has been an environmental activist for years. He will meet with Obama and scientist Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric science professor at Texas Tech University. Obama […]
