On Sunday evening, (December 21, Monday) Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was crowned as the 64th Miss Universe during the coronation night of the Miss Universe 2015 held at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2015 Miss Universe pageant was hosted by Emmy Award-winning TV personality Roselyn Sanchez and comedian Steve Harvey. Before Pia was hailed as the 2015 Miss Universe, beauty queen, host Steve Harvey mistakenly announced that Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez-Arévalo was the new Miss […]
Entertainment
MMFF – A burden to our eyes?
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 18) – Most of the television networks’ airtime is once again bombarded by trailers and promotions of entries for the Metro Manila Film Festival or MMFF which will start this December 25. It’s a good timing for movies, since the holiday season gives families the opportunity to spend quality time with each other, namely watching films together. And the MMFF will also give them the opportunity to watch their favorite artistas and […]
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ among AFI’s best films
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” racked up its first award on Wednesday when the American Film Institute named it as one of the 10 best films of the year. “The Force Awakens,” opening in theaters across the world this week, was included in a list alongside awards front-runners such as Wall Street misdeeds comedy “The Big Short” and lesbian romance drama “Carol.” The American Film Institute’s top films of the year are selected by critics, […]
Potter’s world is back in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ trailer
It’s been four years since the world of wizarding created by British author J.K. Rowling had a cinematic release with the final Harry Potter, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’. But now, Warner Bros. Pictures have released a teaser trailer for the spin-off by Rowling, ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’. Unlike the ‘Harry Potter’ series, the film is set in 1920’s America it follows writer Newt Scamander, who featured offscreen in […]
Felix Manalo premieres in the Netherlands
The Filipino movie “Felix Manalo” had its premiere in another European country, this time it’s in the Netherlands. (Eagle News Service Malou Francisco)
Iconic character Tarzan returns to film
Warner Bros. has given a sneak peek at their upcoming “Tarzan,” releasing a trailer for the summer 2016 film on Wednesday (December 09). Starring Alexander Skarsgard in the title role and directed by “Harry Potter” veteran David Yates, the film has been gaining a bit of a soiled reputation well in advance of its release – with various media reporting that the studio is busy trying to rework the reported 180 million dollar project because […]
Premiere showing of ‘Felix Manalo’ in Barcelona, Spain
The biopic movie “Felix Manalo” premieres in the grandest theater in Barcelona, Spain, the Cines Filmax Gran Via. The highly acclaimed and much awaited movie for all members of the Church of Christ will be shown here in Barcelona, Spain, the Felix Manalo movie. One of the grandest theaters in Barcelona Spain, the Cines Filmax Gran Via, members of the Church Of Christ young and old, together with their guests will watch the Felix Manalo […]
Actor Alec Baldwin says rich countries must take responsibility for clean energy in developing nations
Actor Alec Baldwin said on Tuesday (December 7) the leaders of rich countries should take responsibility to help finance clean energy projects not only in their own countries. “I think that the thing I’m most interested in is seeing the leaders from the most developed countries accept the responsibility that not only do they need to be spending billions upon billions of dollars over the next 10-15 years, a trillion dollars easily over the next […]
“Philippine focus at Czech film festival”
Initiated by Czech Embassy in Manila in cooperation with the Film Development Council of the Philippines, this year’s FilmAsia premieres six Filipino feature films, old and new. Among the films brought to Prague are the recently rediscovered and restored classic Genghis Khan (1950) directed by Manuel Conde which opened the festival on December 4, 2015, and the acclaimed political family drama Dekada ’70 (2002) based on acclaimed novel by Lualhati Bautista—a film which mirrors similar, […]
‘Ex Machina’ wins big at the 2015 British Independent Film Awards
Ex Machina was the big winner at the Moët British Independent Film Awards on Sunday (December 6) at the 18th BIFA ceremony, hosted by Richard Ayoade and held at Old Billingsgate in London. The film won four awards: Best British Independent Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay for Alex Garland and Outstanding Achievement in Craft for its Visual Effects, by Andrew Whitehurst. The film will be screened in 74 cinemas across the country on Sunday […]
Child Haus, isang pelikulang tampok ang mga batang may sakit na cancer
Kilala ang “Child Haus” bilang temporary shelter ng mga batang tinamaan ng malubhang sakit na cancer. Bukod sa pansamantalang tirahan ay nagbibigay sila ng tulong pinansyal para sa pagpapagamot. Ang “Child Haus” ni Ricky Reyes ay nagsilbing inspirasyon para sa pelikulang ginawa ng BG Productions. Pinagbidahan ang pelikula ng mga mahuhusay na child actors at actresses na sina Migs Cuaderno, Mona Louise Rey, Therese Malvar, Vincent Magbanua, Erika Yu at Felixia Dizon.
“Hunger Games” – closer to reality than expected
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, December 3) – The second part of “Mockingjay” hit the theaters recently, and with it, the famous “Hunger Games” franchise came to an end. One would like to note the astounding parallelism of the broken society depicted in the films to the real world. Especially here in the Philippines, where as a matter of amazing coincidence, the film opened near the 2016 elections. For those living under a […]