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LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Tom Cruise still feels the need for speed, as the actor said in an interview on Tuesday (May 23) that a sequel to his 1986 military action film “Top Gun” is “definitely happening.” Cruise, currently promoting his latest film “The Mummy,” was speaking on the Wednesday edition of Australia’s morning TV show “Sunrise” when he was asked by the host if rumors of “Top Gun 2” were true. “It’s true, […]
(Eagle News) — The Korean boy band group, Bangtan Boy Scouts or “BTS” makes its legendary moment after winning the Top Social Artist from the 2017 Billboard Music Awards presented by ION360 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday night. BTS also makes history as the first Korean-Pop band to be nominated, invited and to win a Billboard award. The seven-member South Korean boy band was able to beat pop superstars like Justin […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Online reaction to the suspected terror attack on a pop concert that killed at least 19 people has been swift. Singer Ariana Grande, who had just finished performing in Manchester, northern England, when the blast took place, tweeted that she was “broken” by the attack. “From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry. I don’t have words,” the 23-year-old wrote on her verified @ArianaGrande account, which has […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — United States pop star Ariana Grande late Monday said she felt at a loss for words after a suspected terror attack at her concert in the British city of Manchester. “Broken,” she wrote in her first reaction on Twitter. “From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry. I don’t have words,” she wrote. Police said at least 19 people were killed and around 50 wounded in […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korean rapper Psy has gone back to basics with his eighth full-length album called “4×2=8,” paying greater attention to his fans at home while doing what he loves to do most — perform and “go crazy” on stage. The “Gangnam Style” star told Reuters in an interview that he has moved on from the success of the 2012 smash-hit that shaped him into an internationally-recognized artist. Gangnam Style, holds […]
by Fiachra GIBBONS Agence France Presse CANNES, France (AFP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger has four Hummers and likes nothing better than getting up at 5am to ride his Harley Davidson to the beach for breakfast. Yet “The Terminator” star insists that should not stop him being an environmental evangelist. “Saving the planet is also about technology,” the former California governor told AFP, putting his foot on a chair and wagging a skull-ringed finger to make his […]
VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau photobombed a group of high school students posing for prom photos on Friday (May 19) while jogging along a Vancouver waterfront. The students, sporting their finest formal wear, were taking photos along the Stanley Park Seawall when Trudeau jogged past them. The teens asked him to take a proper group photo and he obliged and provided a big grin for the exited students. Trudeau’s official photographer, Adam […]
Reuters — ‘Alien: Covenant’ edged out ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’ to top the weekend box office charts, with ‘Everything, Everything’ coming in third place, according to Box Office Mojo. ‘Alien’ topped the charts at 36 million dollars, just edging out ‘Guardians.’ ‘Everything, Everything,” came in third, at 12 million dollars.
CANNES, France (Reuters) — The cream of the crop in French and Hollywood cinema walked the red carpet at the 70th Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday (May 17). The opening film was the out-of-competition ‘Ismael’s Ghosts,’ directed by Arnaud Desplechin and stars Marion Cotillard and Charlotte Gainsbourg. There are 19 films in competition for the Palme d’Or this year, including Sofia Coppola’s remake of the 1971 classic Clint Eastwood movie of the same name, and […]
by Fiachra Gibbons Agence France-Presse CANNES, France – Cannes jury chief Pedro Almodovar fired a warning shot at streaming giant Netflix on Wednesday, declaring that the film that wins the festival’s top prize should be shown in cinemas. The online giant has refused to release its two movies in the running for the Palme d’Or to French theaters, sparking a huge row that threatens to overshadow the world’s top film festival, which officially kicks off its […]
CANNES, France (Reuters) — T.J. Miller, star of ‘The Emoji Movie,’ inadvertently made a splash on the eve of the 70th Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday (May 16). He parasailed onto a boat in a promotional stunt, but a few seconds after, lost his footing and fell into the water. ‘The Emoji Movie,’ set in the world of ‘Textopolis,’ follows the story of an emoji voiced by Miller, who stars in the hit HBO TV series ‘Silicon […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – L.A. Reid, one of the music world’s top executives who helped launch the careers of myriad stars including Rihanna and Justin Bieber, has left Epic Records after reported harassment allegations. The 60-year-old has been chairman and chief executive officer since 2011 of Epic, a unit of Sony Music that has been home to some of the top artists in recent decades from Michael Jackson to Pearl Jam. Sony […]
