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MAY 6 (Reuters) — Hundreds of “Star Wars” and Lego enthusiasts came together for the “May the 4th Be With You” weekend – celebrating the Star Wars franchise – to build the world’s biggest Lego Millennium Falcon in Australia. The model of the iconic spaceship was made from nearly 250,000 toy bricks at Westfield Southland shopping center in Cheltenham, a suburb of Melbourne. The structure is almost five meters wide and is flanked by two […]
MAY 6 (Reuters) — From solving murders in central London with “Sherlock” and traipsing through Middle Earth in “The Hobbit,” actor Martin Freeman is heading into the Marvel universe, the Walt Disney Co-owned studio said on Tuesday (May 05). Freeman, 43, who played Bilbo Baggins in “The Hobbit” trilogy and won an Emmy for his role as Dr. John Watson alongside Benedict Cumberbatch’s crime-solving detective in BBC’s popular “Sherlock” series, is joining the cast of […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, May 5) – The latest installment of Avengers certainly did not disappoint and is well worth the wait. On the day of its opening, it broke box office records and as of press time has earned $630.3 million dollars. At the week of its release in local theaters, Avengers fever reached critical temperature as many fans enjoyed taking pictures among exhibits of their favorite Avenger characters found in malls. […]
MAY 5 (Reuters) — Grammy-winning R&B singer Chris Brown was named by Las Vegas police on Monday (May 04) as a misdemeanor battery suspect, accusing him of punching a man with whom he was playing basketball during a pre-dawn altercation at the Palms Casino Resort. Brown, who turns 26 on Tuesday (May 05), has been given the option of signing a misdemeanor citation or having the case submitted to the Clark County District Attorney’s Office […]
APRIL 28 (Reuters) — Hollywood veteran Robert Redford received the 42nd Chaplin Award from the Film Society of Lincoln Center on Monday (April 27) night. “It was unexpected, which makes it even more special. And now I am just sort of taking it in. I’ll be able to answer it better after the evening is over,” said Redford of the honor. Redford began his career in the entertainment industry in the early 1960’s which has […]
APRIL 24 (Reuters) — Sawyer Sweeten, who alongside his brother and sister starred as one of Ray Romano’s children in the hit sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” has committed suicide, according to various media reports. Sweeten, born May 12, 1995, was 19 years old. Various outlets are reporting that during a visit with family in Texas, he shot himself in the head with a shotgun. Sawyer Sweeten and his real-life twin brother Sullivan Sweeten played on-screen […]
LOS Angeles, California, USA — Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock was named the world’s most beautiful woman in 2015 by People magazine on Wednesday (April 22) and laughed when she heard about the honor. “No, really. I just said, ‘That’s ridiculous,’” she told the magazine. Bullock, 50, who won a best actress Academy Award in 2010 for her role in “The Blind Side,” said she found beauty in her role as a mother to her 5-year-old […]
by Jay Paul G. Carlos BOCAUE, Bulacan, Philippines (Eagle News Service, April 21) – K-pop fans all over the metro rushed to the world’s largest indoor arena last April 12, 2015 to catch their idols perform live. K-pop is the shortened version of “Korean pop”, a type of music from South Korea characterized by catchy tunes and easy-to-remember lyrics, performed by boy and girl groups. It is a very popular genre in South Korea. What’s […]
CALIFORNIA, United States — Singers Ariana Grande and Big Sean have parted ways after 8 months of dating. The couple released a joint statement saying, “They both deeply care for each other and remain close friends. We kindly ask that the media respect their wish for privacy regarding this personal matter at this time.” The couples were inseparable as they walked the red carpet together at February’s Grammy Awards. Grande and Big Sean confirmed their […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Summer vacation is already here and for those parents who want their children to spend a worthwhile vacation, they can enroll their precious kids into many summer classes like ballet classes. (Eagle News Service, JayPaul Carlos, Aimee Mendoza)
THE Manila premier of “Kid Kulafu”, a film about Philippine boxer, Manny Pacquiao’s childhood was held on Tuesday (April 14) ahead of one of boxings most anticipated fights between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr expected next month. The film is named after a brand of wine bottles Pacquiao collected as a child, and tells the story of the boxer’s journey from his humbling beginnings to events that inspired him to step into the boxing ring. […]
AS secret agent James Bond, Daniel Craig has a license to kill, but on Tuesday (April 14) the United Nations gave the British actor a “license to save” by appointing him as the first global advocate for the elimination of mines and explosive hazards. Craig – who has been filming his fourth movie as the dapper, martini-drinking agent 007 – will spend the next three years raising awareness for the U.N. Mine Action Service (UNMAS) […]
