The 21st French Film Festival ended Monday, June 14 and one of our entertainment correspondent Mj Racadio was there to experienced the French connection. (Eagle News) https://youtu.be/H9eADF0H0M4
Entertainment
A treat for animal-lovers and positive thinkers
QUEZON City, Philippines (June 16) – It’s another magnificent opus from Disney – a treat for animal lovers all over the world! This is the second time that Disney brought the opus of English journalist, writer of short stories, poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling. The first was an animated film way back in 1967 and has the distinction of being the last film produced by Walt Disney himself. As a family film, the 1967 Jungle […]
International magazine “Manila Up!” launched in Manila
MANILA, Philippines — Manila Up! magazine was finally launched in Manila at the Corinthian Gardens hosted by Chavit Singson. He was also in the cover of June 2016 issue in conjunction of father’s day celebration. The Manila Up was organized by Filipino-American Press Club of California led by Andy Edralin, Edwin Leviste and Sonia Bermejo the editor-in- chief and publisher. (Eagle News, Mj Racadio)
Finding Nemo’s forgetful fish returns
The forgetful blue fish who won hearts in Pixar’s blockbuster animation “Finding Nemo” is going on another journey, this time to find her own origin story. “Finding Dory,” out in U.S. theaters on Friday (June 17), picks up a year after the events of 2003’s “Finding Nemo,” and sees Dory, a chatty blue tang fish with short-term memory loss, living in the peaceful ocean habitat alongside Nemo the clownfish and his father Marlin. Dory, voiced […]
Jimmy Page testifies in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ copyright trial
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page testified in a copyright infringement trial on Wednesday (June 15) that he did not recall hearing the song containing the musical riff his band is accused of stealing for their 1971 hit “Stairway to Heaven” until recently. Page, 72, took the witness stand on the second day of the trial in federal court in Los Angeles, where the British band is accused of lifting the opening chords for “Stairway to […]
6 Horror Movie Sequels as Good as (or Better Than) the Original
Orrin Grey (THE LINEUP) – Can a horror movie sequel be as good as—or better than—its predecessor? Pose this question to horror aficionados and a few genre favorites invariably pop up: “Bride of Frankenstein”, “Aliens”, “Evil Dead 2”, George Romero’s “Dawn of the Dead and “Day of the Dead”. To some, these movies are the exception to the rule; the vast majority of horror sequels fall victim to formulaic twists, hacky callbacks, and the curse […]
‘Stairway to Heaven’ plagiarized, court told
by Frankie TAGGART LOS Angeles, United States (AFP) — Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant appeared in court on Tuesday to deny accusations that they “lifted” the opening bars to iconic rock song “Stairway to Heaven.” The musicians, dressed in black suits, arrived to a throng of reporters at Los Angeles federal court, where a jury of four men and four women was played their anthemic hit. Spirit, a psychedelic LA band that […]
INC holds another successful outreach-evangelical mission at the Philippine Arena
by MJ Racadio Quezon City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Church of Christ (Iglesia ni Cristo) held another grand evangelical mission and outreach mission at the Philippine Arena, the world’s largest mixed use indoor theater, on June 12, 2016 during the country’s celebration of Philippine Independence Day. Right after the event, around 12 noon, the entertainment portion was grand from the top artists in the country including Cannes Best Actress 2016 Ms. Jaclyn Jose, Divine […]
Bryce Dallas Howard, the actress who might just bowl you over
by Frankie TAGGART LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — She grew up around movie sets watching her father direct Tom Cruise, Robert DeNiro and other Hollywood greats, yet Bryce Dallas Howard still has her moments of giddy fandom. The 35-year-old actress recalls her somewhat undignified first meeting with Robert Redford on the set of her new film, Disney’s remake of its own 1977 classic “Pete’s Dragon,” directed by David Lowery. “There was this big empty […]
Apollo Theater inducts Prince into its Walk of Fame
The Apollo Theater officially made Prince a part of its history by inducting him into their Walk of Fame on Monday (June 13). Members of the late musician’s backing group, the New Power Generation band, young protege Andy ALLO and veteran singer Melissa Morgan were on hand for the ceremony in front of the famous theater in Harlem, New York. Prince first performed at the venue in 1993 for a VH1 concert and through the […]
Rap star Lil Wayne suffers minor seizure: spokesman
Rap star Lil Wayne suffered a minor seizure on Monday (June 13) but is in stable condition, his spokesman said after media reports that the Grammy winner was forced to make an emergency landing in Omaha, Nebraska. The incident comes three years after Lil Wayne spent several days at a Los Angeles hospital and soon after told radio station Power 106 that he is epileptic and prone to seizures. “As Wayne’s reps we can confirm […]
Adele breaks down in tears after dedicating concert to victims of Orlando shooting
(Reuters) — Singer Adele broke down in tears on Sunday (June 12) as she dedicated her concert to the victims of the Orlando night club shooting. The songstress was perfoming a show at Antwerp in Belgium and started her set by paying tribute to the florida city. “I’d like to start tonight by dedicating this entire show to everybody in Orlando, and at Pulse nightclub last night,” she said. Adele also expressed her sadness […]
