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by Thomas URBAIN NORRISTOWN , Unites States (AFP) — Disgraced US megastar Bill Cosby must stand trial over accusations that he sexually assaulted a woman after plying her with wine and pills at his Philadelphia home 12 years ago, a judge ruled Tuesday. The pioneering black comedian, who faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted, looked subdued and kept his eyes down as he left a county court house in Pennsylvania, dressed in […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AAFP) — US actor Michael Jace gunned down his wife in front of their children at their Los Angeles home after taunting her over her request for a divorce, a court heard Tuesday. April Jace was able to stagger away after being hit in the back, only for her husband to shoot her twice more, Deputy District Attorney Tannaz Mokayef told the trial in LA. “You like to run so […]
by Robin MILLARD LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Paul McCartney said he began drinking heavily and almost quit music altogether after The Beatles broke up, in an interview due to air this week. The music icon, now 73, admitted turning to alcohol to cope with the strain of leaving the Fab Four in April 1970, according to extracts of a BBC radio interview released Tuesday. “I was breaking from my lifelong friends, not knowing whether […]
Isa na namang very talented and succesful kid ang nakasama natin dito sa Masayang Umaga Po! Sa kaniyang murang edad ay sumabak na siya sa mga singing competition at nakilala siya sa kaniyang sariling version ng “Dance With My Father Again.”
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Hollywood star and UN refugee agency envoy Angelina Jolie is to become a visiting professor at Britain’s prestigious London School of Economics, the university announced Monday. Jolie was named as one of four new “visiting professors in practice” who will contribute to a new master’s program on “women, peace and security”. “I am very encouraged by the creation of this master’s program,” Jolie said in a statement. “I hope other […]
CANNES, France (AFP) — Here are the winners from the 2016 Cannes film festival, as chosen by a jury led by Australian director and “Mad Max” creator George Miller: Palme d’Or: “I, Daniel Blake”British Director Ken Loach won over the jury with his moving tale of a carpenter (Dave Johns) who suffers repeated humiliations as he seeks welfare benefits after having a heart attack. Grand Prix: “It’s Only The End of The World”Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan’s […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines’ entertainment industry on Monday celebrated Jaclyn Jose’s surprise win at the Cannes film festival, hailing her as one of the nation’s hardest working and most versatile actresses who deserves global acclaim. Jose, 52, famous at home mostly as a soap opera star, won best actress Sunday for her mesmerising performance as a Manila slum matriarch who falls prey to corrupt police in acclaimed Filipino director Brillante Mendoza’s “Ma’ Rosa”. […]
LOS Angeles, United States (AFP) — “The Angry Birds Movie” hopped to the top of the North American box office over the weekend, booting “Captain America” to second place, according to preliminary industry estimates Sunday. The 3D animated take on the popular video game features a trio of flightless birds — Red, Chuck and Bomb — who take out their anger on an invasion of purple pigs. The Sony production pulled in an estimated $39 […]
Veteran actress Jacklyn Jose won the much-coveted Best Performance by an Actress Award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival held in Cannes, France for her stellar acting in the film “Ma’ Rosa.” Jose is the first-ever Filipino actress who won this award in Cannes, a significant history in Philippine cinema. Directed by the award-winning Brillante Mendoza, “Ma’ Rosa” tells the story of Rosa Reyes, a mother who owns a sari-sari store in a poor neighborhood in Manila, and […]
By Caesar Vallejos EBC Correspondent “This is IT!” exclaimed French conductor Olivier Ochanine as he announced on his wall post that the public may now secure seats at the Carnegie Hall to watch the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) on June 18, 2016 at 8pm. In his post, he confirmed that the Cultural Center of the Philippine’s (CCP) presentation of the PPO at the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage of the Carnegie Hall is the very first Filipino […]
Do you remember the gorgeous lady dancing the tango with Arnold Schwarzenegger? Her name is Tia Carrere; she is the triple threat in Hollywood from True Lies to Dancing with the Stars. (Eagle News Reported by Mj Racadio)
Nominado sa ilang mga kategorya ang pelikulang “Felix Manalo” sa 39th Gawad Urian Awards kasama ng iba pang mga pelikulang Pilipino. Ang Gawad Urian ay isang award giving body para sa mga natatanging pelikulang Pilipino sa pakikipagtulungan ng Cinema One. Kasama sa nominasyon si “Dennis Trillo” bilang best actor, si “Rody Lacap” sa best cinematography, sina Joel Bilbao, Edgar Martin Littaua at Danny Red naman bilang best production design at si Albert Michael Idioma sa […]
