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NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — Taylor Swift was the most high-profile absence at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) but on Monday (August 29) the singer happily took photos with fans after reporting for jury duty in Nashville. Swift, 26, was photographed by other potential jurors as she was waiting to be selected as a jury member ahead of a trial in a Nashville court, according to a Twitter user. Swift, named Forbes’ top-earning […]
by Frankie TAGGART LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) –The news of Hollywood legend Gene Wilder’s death Monday was greeted with shock by his legion of fans and fellow stars, who took to social media to voice their sorrow. The star of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” had a body of work spanning five decades, including some of Mel Brook’s best-known comedies, as well as two Oscar nominations and an Emmy Award. Here are some of the […]
(Reuters) — Staged on a giant leaf floating down the Amazon Rainforest´s Rio Negro, renowned Spanish tenor Placido Domingo gave an unprecedented concert alongside Brazilian sensation Ivete Sangalo on Saturday (August 27) in an effort to raise awareness about forest preservation. A live broadcast of the floating concert, organised by music festival Rock in Rio and LiveXLive, aimed to encourage donations towards reforesting damaged areas of the Amazon. Domingo said that the idea of […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Suspense thriller “Don’t Breathe” stole the US box-office thunder in its opening weekend, knocking off “Suicide Squad” from three weeks at the top, industry estimates showed Sunday. “Don’t Breathe” — a horror twist on home invasion themes — features a trio of thieves breaking into the house of a supposedly helpless wealthy blind man. The top moneymaker over the weekend snared $26.1 million. “Suicide Squad” slipped to the number-two […]
NEW YORK , United States (AFP) — Pop superstar Beyonce on Sunday invited the mothers of slain African American men to the MTV Video Music Awards, where her politically charged “Formation” is up for the top prize. Beyonce, dressed angelically in a long glittery silver skirt topped by light blue wings and a staggering amount of jewelry, also brought her daughter Blue Ivy to the music gala at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The singer […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was named the world’s highest paid actor by Forbes on Thursday, raking in $64.5 million and snatching the title held for three consecutive years by Robert Downey Jr. The 44-year-old former wrestler more than doubled his earnings from last year thanks to his role in the action comedy “Central Intelligence,” the eighth installment of the “Fast & Furious” racing franchise and the forthcoming “Baywatch.” Johnson […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Canadian singer Celine Dion will release Friday her first album produced without direct input from her longtime manager and husband Rene Angelil, who died in January. Dion has sold more than 220 million albums worldwide since 1981 when Angelil discovered her powerful voice and helped a young girl to launch one of the most successful music careers ever. After guiding Dion’s career for more than a decade as her manager, Angelil […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Oscar-winning Jennifer Lawrence was named the world’s highest-paid actress for the second year running on Tuesday, with estimated pre-tax earnings of $46 million. The 26-year-old American raked in the lion’s share from a profit share in the final “Hunger Games” movie, which grossed $650 million, Forbes magazine said. An upfront fee for the forthcoming space thriller “Passengers” also helped the 26-year-old push her pay day above second-ranked Melissa McCarthy, who […]
Nakilala si nanay Lilia sa kaniyang pagganap sa mga horror na pelikula na ang karaniwang papel ay isang aswang, manananggal o multo. Nagluluksa man ang show business ay nakatatak na sa puso ng mga pilipino ang mga nagawa niyang kontribusyon sa mundo ng pelikulang Pilipino.
(Eagle News) — Lumitaw ang pagiging matulungin ni Gerald Anderson sa pagtatayo niya ng isang foundation na magtataguyod ng kanyang advokasiya na makatulong sa panahon ng emergency sa pamamagitan ng mga aso. Ang “The Gerald Anderson Foundation”. Ayon sa kapatid ni Gerald na si Ken, ito ang matagal nang pangarap ng kuya niya. Ang makapagtayo ng isang Cannine Search and Rescue foundation. Sa dami ng kalamidad na kinakaharap ng ating bansa mapapakinabangan ng aktor ang […]
Caesar Vallejos EBC Correspondent They flew, fluttered and floated with invisible wings in a flight to push the boundaries of Philippine dance. Ballet Philippines, the country’s flagship classical and contemporary dance company opened its 47th performance season with “FIREBIRD and other ballets”, a mixed bill of contemporary and neoclassical works. It featured the pieces by David Campos, Dwight Rodrigazo, and Carlo Pacis, and an all-new “Firebird”, choreographed by George Birkadze. “Birds, dragons, fairies and […]
LONDON, England, United Kingdom (Reuters) — British author J.K. Rowling is delving back into the world of “Harry Potter” for a series of short ebooks with new stories about some of her characters from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Pottermore, the digital publishing and e-commerce world founded by Rowling for fans of the boy wizard, said on Wednesday (August 17) it would be releasing three short ebooks starting September 6. Called “Pottermore Presents”, the […]
