Members of the 70th Cannes international film festival jury, presided over by Spanish director Pedro Almodovar. The festival starts Wednesday.
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After break, Katy Perry announces new album and tour
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pop superstar Katy Perry on Monday announced a new album and tour, promising a more mature and reflective side after taking time off. The 32-year-old singer said that “Witness,” her first album since 2013’s mega-hit “Prism,” would come out on June 9. She also announced an extensive tour, for now just of North America, to begin on September 7 in Columbus, Ohio. Perry, who will close the North American tour […]
Security ramped up ahead of Cannes festival
(Reuters) — Cannes is ramping up security ahead of the city’s world-famous film festival which begins on Wednesday (May 17), with a local police chief saying no expense was being spared. Authorities have installed about 550 security cameras, a row of 400 shoulder-high flowerpots acting as discreet concrete barriers along the promenade, 160 meters (yards) of spiked chains that can stop a truck, deployed extra forces, and called on a battalion of civilian volunteers to […]
Disney blackmailed over apparent movie hack
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Disney chief Bob Iger said Monday hackers claiming to have access to one of the company’s unreleased movies were demanding a “huge” ransom, according to United States media reports. He did not reveal which film had been stolen but said the company would not be giving in to the blackmail attempt, according to The Hollywood Reporter, quoting Iger from a meeting in New York with employees of the Disney-owned […]
Miss DC crowned Miss USA 2017
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) — A 25-year-old scientist representing the District of Columbia was crowned winner of the Miss USA pageant on Sunday (May 14), the second consecutive year that a contestant from the nation’s capital won the annual competition. Kara McCullough, who holds a degree in chemistry and works at the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, triumphed over 50 other contestants, including first runner-up Chhavi Verg, representing New Jersey, to claim victory in the […]
“Who doesn’t love baby Groot?”
QUEZON City, Philippines – Grossing $509 million worldwide, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is the fifth highest- grossing film of 2017. And it’s all thanks to baby Groot. Ever since the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie was shown in 2014, Marvel fanatics have been anticipating its follow-up. And the sequel has pretty big shoes to fill because the first movie has that perfect measure of camp, cheesiness and comedy plus lots of amazing […]
US teen suicide series triggers alarm among educators, experts
by Laura BONILLA Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – “13 Reasons Why,” a hit Netflix show in which a teenager slits her wrists and leaves behind 13 tapes as clues to what made her do it, has alarmed US mental health experts who fear it glorifies suicide. While the show’s creators insist they are performing a public service, they tread a very fine line between casting light on the number two cause of death […]
Portugal puts Eurovision hopes in big-hearted crooner
LISBON, Portugal (AFP) – A few weeks ago, Salvador Sobral, a 27-year-old crooner tipped as a favorite for Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest, was an unknown artist waiting for a heart transplant. But with his intimate rendering of the melancholic “Amar Pelos Dois” (For the Both of Us) written by his older sister Luisa — a success in her own right — Sobral is hoping to chart an unconventional route to Eurovision gold. At first glance, […]
Thoroughbreds lose out in ‘Ben Hur’ duel
ROME, Italy (AFP) – Two thoroughbreds pulling a Roman style chariot just lost out to a top racing driver in an unusual duel Thursday on the same piste used for the chariot race in the “Ben Hur” remake. Fabio Barone finally drove his “prancing horse” Ferrari to victory by a handful of seconds to see off the thoroughbreds at the course just south of Rome. The venue was the setting for much of last […]
Miley Cyrus transforms anew with lo-fi ballad
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Miley Cyrus, whose young career has already undergone marked transformations, on Thursday released a lo-fi rock ballad in a departure from her previous sound. “Malibu,” the first single of an album expected later this year, is driven by a lo-fi, jam-rock guitar with Cyrus’ voice dreamy and understated. In an accompanying video, Cyrus rolls in the sun-kissed sand and sits meditatively in a field of flowers, at times petting […]
Shakira plans release of new album this month
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Shakira announced Thursday that she will release a new album later this month after the superstar sported a reggaeton sound on her first single. Shakira, one of the top-selling Latin artists of all time, told her nearly 45 million Twitter followers that her 11th studio album, “El Dorado,” will come out on May 26. The album’s title refers to the mythical city of riches which Spanish explorers sought in […]
Gladys Reyes gives birth to youngest son Gavin Cale on May 10
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Actress Gladys Reyes gave birth to her and her husband Christopher Roxas’ fourth child, Gavin Cale Sommereux, on Wednesday, May 10. Gavin Cale weighed 6.9 pounds, and was born at 10:22 a.m. Wednesday, via caesarian section. Gladys noted that the birth of her youngest son was very significant as it coincided with the 131st birthday of the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s first executive minister, Brother Felix Y. Manalo. In an […]
