Entertainment

JK Rowling’s newest work brings the magic back to life

LONDON, England (Reuters) — Queues snaked for meters at London’s Palace Theater on Tuesday (June 7). The reason? The next installment in the ‘Harry Potter’ saga. ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ opened for the first of several previews at the central London venue – and fans lucky enough to secure tickets for the event waited anxiously to get into the theater. The story – which is split into two parts – follows title character […]

EVM Awards 2016 meets Cannes: Presenter Jaclyn Jose says “Best Actress” award was God’s gift

From red carpet to awards ceremony, EVM Awards 2016 had been a glamorous and momentous affair as it recognized the works of up and coming film-makers from INCinema, a project of the Church of Christ (Iglesia Ni Cristo).  Cannes Film Festival best actress Ms. Jaclyn José also graced the EVM awards at Resort World Manila on June 05 as one of the presenters. The veteran and award-winning actress was the first from Southeast Asia to be […]

Drake Took the Top Spot at the Billboard Album Charts

by MJ Racadio June 07, 2016 (Eagle News Services) Quezon, City Philippines. For Three Consecutive Week, Drake took the number one spot from his fourth album “Views”, Dierks Bently album “Black” debuted at number two, and Beyoncé’s album “Lemonade” took the number three spot. Watch  Eagle News International: Showbiz, tonight for more scoop on Net 25, 9-10PM Philippine Standard Time. Live Streaming:  http://www.eaglebroadcasting.net/net25live  

Where Eco-Couture Designer meets Miss International

From Left, Bea Rose Santiago (Miss International 2013), John Ablaza, the Author & Marc Nash (International Model).Photo Credit: Alex Tupaz. by MJ Racadio June 07, 2016 (Eagle News Services) Quezon, City Philippines. John Ablaza, known as the Philippines’ First Eco-Couture Designer, is taking the fashion world by storm.  Ablaza is also the only Filipino designer who staged four fashion shows in the U.S. in 2015.  This and more including the latest about Miss International 2013 Bea […]

‘Warcraft’ movie director draws inspiration from ‘Rings’

When director Duncan Jones was tasked with translating the popular video game “Warcraft” into a studio film, he was inspired by filmmaker Peter Jackson’s adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy saga “Lord of the Rings.” “Not everyone had read Tolkien who went and saw those films but (Jackson) crafted a film with interesting characters and a plot that’s engaged and people by the millions wanted to see more,” Jones told Reuters. “Hopefully we’ve done the same […]

‘Amadeus’ playwright Peter Shaffer dies aged 90

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British playwright Peter Shaffer, who won an Oscar for his film adaptation of “Amadeus”, one of his most celebrated stage dramas, died on Monday aged 90, his agent said. “It is with great sorrow that we must announce the death of our friend and client, Sir Peter Shaffer CBE whilst on a visit to Ireland with friends and family,” Rupert Lord said on his agency’s website. Shaffer died at 5:30 […]

Will Smith and Lennox Lewis to be Muhammad Ali pallbearers

LOUISVILLE, United States (AFP) — Actor Will Smith and former boxing world champion Lennox Lewis will serve as pallbearers together with six other people during Muhammad Ali’s funeral Friday, a spokesman said. The charismatic Ali, a dazzling fighter and outspoken civil rights activist who became one of the 20th century’s towering figures, died Friday at age 74 after health problems complicated by a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Smith, who played the title role in […]

Netflix to make first Indian series

MUMBAI, India (AFP) —  Netflix announced on Monday that it will produce its first original Indian series as it expands its global reach. The US online streaming company, responsible for hit political thriller “House of Cards”, said it would adapt Indian author Vikram Chandra’s best-selling novel “Sacred Games” into an online series. “I am confident that all the color and vitality and music of the fictional world I’ve lived with for so long will come […]

‘Warcraft’ movie director draws inspiration from ‘Rings’

  (Reuters) — When director Duncan Jones was tasked with translating the popular video game “Warcraft” into a studio film, he was inspired by filmmaker Peter Jackson’s adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy saga “Lord of the Rings.” “Not everyone had read Tolkien who went and saw those films but (Jackson) crafted a film with interesting characters and a plot that’s engaged and people by the millions wanted to see more,” Jones told Reuters. “Hopefully we’ve done […]

Harry Potter, now a dad, makes stage debut in London

by Edouard Guihaire LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Harry Potter makes his stage debut on Tuesday in a new London play that imagines the fictional boy wizard as a father of three, in the latest offshoot of the globally successful franchise. “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is set 19 years after the seventh and final book in the series by J.K. Rowling, which have sold more than 450 million copies since 1997 and been adapted […]

Singer-song writer “Ogie Alcasid” at ang kanyang new album na “Ikaw ang Buhay Ko”

Inihahandog din sa atin ni Ogie Alcasid ang kaniyang album na pinamagatang “Ikaw ang Buhay Ko.” Binubuo ito ng sampung mga awitin. Ang limang mga awiting nakapaloob sa album na ito ay mga bagong likhang awit ni Ogie at ang lima naman ay revivals ng mga OPM song na talagang tumatak na sa marami at kadalasang mapakikinggan o inaawit sa mga kasalan. At inihahandog niya sa 5th year anniversary nila ng kaniyang asawa na si […]

DC beauty commands army unit, Miss USA crown

LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — When Miss District of Columbia Deshauna Barber took the Miss USA crown Sunday, the US army reserve officer said she hoped that she was “breaking the mold.” Serving in the military “has taught me that being confidently beautiful is about being able to earn respect from people regardless of what you look like,” said the 26 year-old Barber. The 5’10 feet (1.77 meters) tall Barber is an army reserve […]