Entertainment

Rom-Com film na “My Candidate”, palabas na sa mga sinehan

Isang makabuluhang pelikula ang handog naman ng Quantum Films sa ating lahat pagkatapos ng mainit na eleksyon sa bansa. Ang “My Candidate” ay pagsasamahan nina Derek Ramsey, Shaina Magdayao at Iza Calzado. Isa itong romantic comedy, sa direksyon ni Direk Quark Henarres. Sa naganap nitong press conference, nagkaroon tayo ng pagkakataong makausap ang mga cast ng pelikulang ito. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) […]

Country music legend Guy Clark dead at 74

NEW YORK , United States (AFP) — Country legend Guy Clark, whose vivid tales of lonesome characters and the rough Texas landscape inspired generations of songwriters, died Tuesday. He was 74. Clark, who was born in the scrappy western Texas town of Monahans and went to become a major songwriter in Nashville, died at his home in the Texas capital Austin, his management said. The singer, who was a heavy smoker, had been in poor […]

Kristen Stewart defends booed Cannes contender

by Deborah COLE CANNES , France (AFP) — “Twilight” star Kristen Stewart, whose supernatural new movie “Personal Shopper” drew boos at Cannes, defended the picture Tuesday as a “terrifying” look at an identity crisis. French director Olivier Assayas’ high-concept thriller stars Stewart in a movie that is an audacious mix of ghost story, murder mystery and existential drama. Critics at a preview late Monday booed the picture — a venerable tradition at Cannes for the […]

Julia Roberts barefoot at Cannes

Academy award winning actress Julia Roberts is known for her work as pretty woman to Erin Brockovich. She is one of the highest paid leading ladies in Hollywood. (Eagle News Service Reported by Mj Racadio)

Look: Behind the scenes of Hapi ang Buhay

QUEZON City, Philippines  (Eagle News) — From film to television comedy sitcom, Hapi Ang Buhay (Happy Life) which is a spin-off from “Walang Take Two” which narrate life is a usual Filipino community as the neighborhood encounters various timely social issues. (Eagle News Service Reported by Mj Racadio)

Philippines’ INCinema entry wins 2 major awards at World Film Awards in Jakarta

  (Eagle News) — The Philippines’ entry from INCinema, “Walang Take Two” has won the Platinum World Awards and Golden World Awards at the World Film Awards in Jakarta, aside from being nominated for Best Picture this 2016. The awarding ceremonies will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia on May 30.  (See link:  http://worldfilmawards.org/winners.htm) These new awards are in addition to the London International Film Festival Award for best director in a foreign film for “Walang […]

From Philippine Idol to NET 25 host and Pinas FM DJ

 by MJ Racadio   (Eagle News Entertainment) — One of the best voices in the Philippine music is Apple Chiu. She embodies the versatility of an artist. Her journey from Philippine Idol to Pinas FM is worth recounting.  I recently met with Apple right after her DJ gig at Pinas FM and she looked fashionable with positive vibes. While getting to know her up close and personal at the start of the nterview,  she remarked, […]

Rapper Azealia Banks apologizes for racist rant on Zayn

NEW YORK , United States (AFP) — Rapper Azealia Banks has apologized for a stream of racist and Islamophobic invective against former One Direction heartthrob Zayn Malik that led Twitter to suspend her. Banks, who has long been notorious for provocative social media postings and has rarely voiced remorse, offered her “sincerest apologies to the world” in a posting on Instagram, where her account remains active. “Employing racial/sexual slurs/stereotypes in attempts to make fun of […]

Red Hot Chili Peppers cancel shows as singer hospitalized

LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — The Red Hot Chili Peppers on Sunday canceled a second show after abruptly scrapping a concert as frontman Anthony Kiedis was rushed to the hospital for intestinal flu. The alternative rock greats had been due to headline Saturday’s annual Weenie Roast concert held by radio station KROQ near the band’s native Los Angeles. But the band took the stage without their instruments as bassist Flea apologetically told the […]

‘Captain America’ stays atop North American box office

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The latest action-packed “Captain America” film stayed atop the North American box office this weekend, according to preliminary industry figures Sunday. “Captain America: Civil War” features a cast of Marvel superheroes including Iron Man and the Black Widow who turn against one another in a series of massive fights over whether to submit to United Nations oversight. The blockbuster earned $72.6 million over the weekend, for a total of […]

Last surviving ‘Casablanca’ actor dies aged 92

PARIS, France (AFP) — French actress Madeleine LeBeau, the last surviving member of the cast of “Casablanca”, has died at the age of 92, her family said on Sunday. LeBeau, who died on May 1, played the role of Yvonne, the spurned girlfriend of Humphrey Bogart’s character Rick Blaine in the classic 1942 movie that also starred Ingrid Bergman. Born in June 1923 in Antony near Paris, LeBeau fled Paris in 1940 after the German occupation […]