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Ginanap na ang gala night ng pelikulang “Ang Guro Kong Di Marunong Magbasa,” isa sa sampung kalahok ng nagpapatuloy na Cinemalaya film festival ng taong ito. Ang pelikula ay isinulat mismo ni Direk Perry Escaño. Tungkol ito sa pagpapahalaga sa edukasyon.
Inilaunch na ng Film Development Council of the Philippines o FDCP ang pinakauna at pinakamalaking film festival sa bansa, ang Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino O PPP. Nag-uumapaw ang kasiyahan ni FDCP chairman and chief executive officer Liza Diño sa mainit na pagtanggap ng media, artista, directors, writers at producers na dumalo sa launch.
Several Filipino artists volunteered for a benefit concert organized by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to raise funds for the most vulnerable people affected by the ongoing crisis in Marawi City. Dubbed as “Rebuilding Life in Marawi,” the fundraising concert will be held on Thursday, August 10, 2017, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The country’s top bands, singers, and celebrities committed to perform on stage for free to support PRC’s humanitarian […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it is launching two new streaming television services including one for its ESPN-branded sports channel, while ending its deal with Netflix as it shifts towards direct content distribution. The media-entertainment giant called the move “a strategic shift in the way we distribute our content” in an industry moving to online services. Disney said in a statement it would offer a “multi-sport video streaming service” […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (Reuters) — Scottish musician Calvin Harris ruled Forbes’ annual list of electronic cash kings on Tuesday (August 8) as he was named the highest-paid DJ for the fifth consecutive year, outpacing Dutch DJ Tiesto and newcomers The Chainsmokers. Harris, 33, brought in $48.5 million between June 2016 and June 2017, with earnings from residences in Las Vegas and festival performances as well as from producing pop hits such as his latest […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Haruo Nakajima, the actor who played Japan’s iconic city-wrecking monster Godzilla in the original 1954 movie, has died, film studio Toho said Tuesday. He was 88. Nakajima, who went on to appear as the iconic creature a dozen times, died of pneumonia on Monday, said a spokesman for the studio that produced the Godzilla films. Originally a stuntman, Nakajima at the age of 25 first took on the role of the […]
“Tatlong kwentong medyo weird.” Ganyan kung ilarawan ni Direk Miguel Franco Michelena ang kanyang kauna-unahang full length film na “Triptiko.” Tatlong magkakaibang istorya, at iba’t-ibang genre ang matutunghayan ng moviegoers at pinoy audience sa anthology film na ito. ‘Graded A’ ang rated ng cinema evaluation board sa “Triptiko.”
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift is expected in court in Denver this week for a trial pitting her against a DJ accused of groping her at a gig. Jury selection was due to commence on Monday afternoon and Swift, 27, could take the stand to give details of the alleged assault during a meet and greet four years ago. Swift says radio DJ David Mueller grabbed her by the buttock […]
Bahagi ang “Idjay” ng debut all original album ni Davey na may pamagat na “Biyaheng Langit” na naglalaman ng labing tatlong mga original songs tulad ng “Wedding Song”, “Paratingin Mo Na Siya”, “Breaksary”, “Kuya”, “Cool Off”, NGSB” at marami pang iba. Sa ngayon ay maaari nang makakuha ng copy ng kanyang album sa mga digital platform. https://youtu.be/xqAXfHMDrrA
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Sony’s sci-fi production “The Dark Tower” led ticket sales in North American theaters this weekend, but its estimated three-day take of a modest $19.5 million fell on a notably sluggish August weekend. “Tower,” co-produced by independent film studio MRC, had the lowest box-office-leading weekend take of the year, HollywoodReporter.com noted. The film, based on a series of best-selling novels by horror and fantasy master Stephen King, stars Tom Taylor […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Studio executives hit back at early criticism of the upcoming ABC series “Marvel’s Inhumans” on Sunday, describing it less than a month before its premiere as a “work in progress.” Based on an early version of the first episode made available to reviewers, journalists at a Television Critics Association panel in Beverly Hills voiced concerns that the show did not match Marvel’s usually high standards. Among the complaints was […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Actor Robert Hardy, a familiar face on British television who also played the minister of magic in the Harry Potter franchise, has died aged 91, his family announced on Thursday. “It is with great sadness that the family of Robert Hardy CBE today announced his death, following a tremendous life: a giant career in theatre, television and film spanning more than 70 years,” a statement from his children Emma, Justine […]
