Entertainment

Usher calls on fans to keep his Walk of Fame star shiny

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — R&B singer Usher accepted the 2,588th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday, imploring fans during a tongue-in-cheek speech to keep vigil over it and ensure it stays clean. The star was unveiled in front of a number of musical and film luminaries, including pop and soul icon Stevie Wonder, Black Eyed Peas front man will.i.am. and movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. “It is because of you guys that […]

Marilyn Monroe’s dress from JFK birthday performance up for auction

The skin-tight dress Marilyn Monroe wore for her sultry rendition of “Happy Birthday” before then U.S. President John F. Kennedy at a 1962 gala will go on sale at an auction in November, the company behind the event said on Wednesday (September 07). Jean Louis designed the dress covered in sequins that Monroe, one of the 20th century’s most famous sex symbols, wore when she shed her fur coat in a splashy entrance at Madison […]

South Korean Film na Train to Busan, usap-usapan

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagbigay ng magandang epekto ang word-of-mouth sa South Korean Film na “Train to Busan”. At malamang aniya ay magkaroon ito ng sequel. First day pa lang kasi sa sinehan ay dinumog na ito ng napakaraming  movie goers. Pinag-uusapan din ito sa social media na pawang magagandang review mula sa iba’t-ibang  blog sites. Kaya ang ilang mga sinehan sa buong Pilipinas ay hindi lamang isang theater ang binuksan kundi dalawa o tatlong […]

Stars mull fourth Bridget Jones film at London premiere

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The stars of “Bridget Jones’s Baby” took to the pink carpet on Monday for the film’s London premiere, contemplating shooting another episode in the misadventures of cinema’s most hapless singleton. Crowds gathered in Leicester Square to catch a glimpse of the cast of the third Bridget Jones film, in which Renee Zellweger plays the disaster-prone, chardonnay-swigging heroine. Ahead of the screening Zellweger suggested she would be open to a fourth […]

A1 holds comeback concert in the Philippines

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 5) – A1 cannot forget the passion exhibited by Filipino fans on their first visit in the Philippines. Now, four years later, A1 is returning to all that passion for their “Here We Come Back!”visit. A standout among the best boy groups of the late 90’s, A1 is returning to the Philippines for their two-night show “Here We Come-Back!” visit at the Kia Theater in Araneta Center, Quezon City on October 23, […]

‘Real heroes don’t wear Spandex’: Mel Gibson

by Ella IDE VENICE, Italy(AFP) — “Real heroes don’t wear Spandex,” Mel Gibson told Venice Sunday as he unveiled his new World War II drama “Hacksaw Ridge”, starring Andrew Garfield of “Spiderman” fame. The film tells the true story of Desmond Doss (played by Garfield), who enlists and is determined to save lives on the front line as a medic, but refuses to carry a gun on moral grounds. The flick’s title comes from a […]

Chris Brown releases post-arrest song

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Troubled singer Chris Brown has released a song shortly after his arrest for allegedly threatening a woman — and the lyrics may obliquely take aim at her. Brown uploaded a free new dance track entitled “What Would You Do?” The title is likely no accident as his accuser, Baylee Curran, asked rhetorically “what would you do?” in a video she made about her decision to call police. Set to […]

Martial arts expert and actor Jackie Chan is to receive a lifetime achievement Oscar

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Martial arts expert and actor Jackie Chan will receive a lifetime achievement Oscar. The announcement came from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday (September 1). Chan, 62, the Hong Kong-born star of Hollywood movies such as “Kung Fu Panda,” “The Karate Kid” and the “Rush Hour” franchise, will join documentary maker Frederick Wiseman, British film editor Anne V. Coates and casting director Lynn Stalmaster as recipients […]

INCinema’s “Walang Take Two,” grand winner in Fanboy Film Festival

  (Eagle News) — Here’s another win for the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s film entry, “Walang Take Two.” This time, it won the grand prize in the online-based “Fanboy Film Festival,” getting a total of 9,500 votes as the best feature film.   It was also the only film nominee that came from the Philippines.  The other competing independent films came from the US, Europe and Asia. The film that got the second highest number of votes […]

Death of a horror film icon

Quezon City, Philippines (September 1) –  On August 5 it was reported that Philippine horror film icon, Lilia Cuntapay suffered from a spinal cord illness making her unable to walk. She sought help from her friends in the films industry to raise money for her treatment. On August 20, Lilia Cuntapay – known as the Queen of Philippine Horror Movies –  died at the age of 80 in the house of her son, Gilmore Cuntapay, in […]

Cinemalaya 2016 winners break the surface

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 1) – With the theme “Break the Surface”,  the 12th Cinemalaya Independent Film pulled crowds of film enthusiasts and indie film fanatics towards the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Held yearly around July, the Cinemalaya aims to develop and promote Filipino independent films.  Each year, the festival committee provides seed investments of P500, 000 to independent film makers. The finalists are selected from hundred of submission from all over the Philippines. […]

Justin Trudeau — Marvel’s latest superhero

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — He snowboards, he hikes, he surfs — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is already a bit of an action hero. But now, Marvel has made him into a real superhero, in a comic book that hit newsstands Wednesday. Trudeau graces one of two covers of the latest edition of “Civil War II: Choosing Sides” — seated in the corner of a boxing ring, smiling, his elbows resting on the ropes, with […]