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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, June 22) – After a long wait, “Jurassic World” continues the adventure started years ago by renowned filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The film is set on a theme park whose main attraction – genetically-reconstructed dinosaurs, draws a crowd of 20, 000 daily. Then, we have a genetically-engineered dinosaur designed to draw more of the crowd by making it bigger and with more teeth. What do you think will happen? Watching […]
JUNE 22 (Reuters) — Pop star Taylor Swift will not be making her hit album “1989” available on Apple Inc’s upcoming streaming service, the singer’s label said on Friday (June 19). Apple Music, which will launch at the end of June, will offer subscribers a large catalog of songs for a subscription fee of $10 a month, but Swift’s “1989,” her fifth studio album; will not be offered on any streaming service, her label Big […]
JUNE 19 (Reuters) — Arnold Schwarzenegger startled a few fans at Madame Tussauds Hollywood when the actor and former California governor dressed as his character from “The Terminator” series and pretended to be a wax statue. Schwarzenegger startled a number of visitors to the wax museum. The prank was produced by fundraising platform Omaze, designed to raise awareness for Schwarzenegger’s charity, After-School All-Stars, which aims to provide after-school programs for low-income and at-risk youth. In […]
JUNE 19 (Reuters) — U.S. singer and actress Hilary Duff has jumped back into music after an eight year break with the release of her fifth studio album “Breathe In. Breath Out.” With over 15 years logged in the entertainment industry and records sales that top 15 million worldwide Duff admits it took her awhile to regain her footing. “It took me a minute to come into my own, you know and be confident to […]
JUNE 19 (Reuters) — E.L. James, the British author of the hugely successful “Fifty Shades of Grey” erotic novels, is celebrating the fictional birthday of her famous male character on Thursday with the release of her new book, “Grey,” which looks set to be an instant bestseller. Publisher Vintage Books said demand for the novel, told from the viewpoint of business tycoon Christian Grey, has been consistent with the other books in the trilogy, which […]
JUNE 19 (Reuters) — It’s going to be a relaxing weekend for families as two coming-of-age stories hit the big screen beginning Friday (June 18). Pixar’s original animation movie “Inside Out” is set inside an 11-year-old girls’ mind and features personified emotions voiced by the likes of Amy Poehler and Mindy Kaling. Directed by Pete Docter, who also whelmed the Oscar-winning film “Up,” “Inside Out” is predicted to earn $70 million this weekend. The reviews […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – (Eagle News Service, June 19) – Humanity is in a tight bind. Driven to near extinction by the mysterious Titans, the remnant of humankind live inside massive walls. They are content to live placidly inside said walls, until that fateful day when the wall was shattered along with their peaceful existence. And with that premise, the manga “Shingeki no Kyojin” and its spin-off anime series became one of the most popular […]
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) with the support of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts presents the 2nd Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival on July 22-25, 2015. The Festival, which follows the huge success of the first Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival held in August 2013 will witness 16 foreign and local choirs compete in three categories: Folk Song, Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Choir. The competing Filipino choirs are […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, June 18) – With a cliffhanger ending, Season 5 of the hit TV series “Game of Thrones” leaves the fans begging for more, but alas they must wait for another year before the next season. When the series started five years before, I felt apprehension. I have read “A Song of Ice and Fire”, the series of novels written by George R. R. Martin. Like many avid readers, there […]
JUNE 16 (Reuters) — The Duke of Cambridge and his brother Prince Harry showed off their sibling rivalry as they took part in a charity polo match against each other at the Beaufort Polo Club in British county Gloucestershire on Sunday (June 14th). In the Gloucestershire Festival of Polo, the game resulted in five to four goal victory of Prince Harry’s ‘Royal Salute’ team over the ‘Piaget’ team featuring Price William. Prince Harry, who beat […]
JUNE 15 (Reuters) — Dinosaurs dominated across the United States this weekend as “Jurassic World” debuted to a whopping $204.6 million at the domestic box office, the second biggest opening in history. Universal Pictures’ “Jurassic World” shattering several records, by scoring the third biggest opening day ever, with $82.8 million, and breaking all June high-water marks for opening weekend, biggest opening day and all-time biggest PG-13 launch. 20th Century Fox’s “Spy” starring Melissa McCarthy’s came […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (Eagle News) – British actor Christopher Lee passed away at the age of 93 while undergoing a treatment for respiratory problems in a hospital. Lee is known for his roles as antagonists in many horror films as well as his roles in the “Star Wars” prequels and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/dVg3p-HvJr8
