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MAY 18 (Reuters) — Hollywood superstar, George Clooney, walked the ‘grey carpet’ alongside rising star Britt Robertson, director Brad Bird and actor Hugh Laurie for the European premiere of ‘Tomorrowland: A World Beyond’ on Sunday (May 17). Disney’s new sci-fi pic shows a teenager with an interest in science, Casey Newton (Britt Robertson), who finds a pin marked with the letter ‘T’ which seemingly transports her to a futuristic world whenever she touches it. But […]
MAY 18 (Reuters) — Pitch Perfect 2″ topped the box office charts this weekend, with a whopping $70.3 million debut despite fierce competition from “Mad Max: Fury Road.” Universal’s sequel earned more in its first weekend than the original “Pitch Perfect” which pulled in only $65 million during its entire North American theatrical run. Warner Brothers’ “Mad Max: Fury Road” came in second place, with $44.4 million in earnings across 3,702 locations. The two hit […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, May 16) – “Mas Masaya Dito!” Once again, Pinas FM 95.5 lived up to its tagline when it celebrated its fourth anniversary, which it proudly called “Funtastic4”. Simultaneously conducted in two venues, fans of OPM were treated to live performances of their favorite artists as said artists visited the Pinas FM booth in the Eagle Broadcasting Corporation building, to show their appreciation for Pinas FM, which is known as one […]
MAY 15 (Eagle News) — Filipino dance group El Gamma Penumbra was proclaimed the grand winner of the Asia’s Got talent on Thursday (March 15) performing a tribute to mother nature. (Eagle News Service Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAY 13 (Reuters) — “American Idol” announced its fifteenth and final season on Fox. The announcement came via Twitter on Monday (May 11). The show’s final season will premiere in January 2016. Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban will return to judge the final season, along with host Ryan Seacrest. “American Idol” was created by Simon Fuller and debuted in 2002. The show was based on Fuller’s popular British show “Pop Idol”. The […]
Emmanuel “Manny”Dapidran Pacquiao also known as “Pacman” was born on December 17, 1978, in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines. He was the fourth among six children of Rosalio Pacquiao and Dionesa Dapidran-Pacquiao. His parents separated when he was in sixth grade, after his mother discovered that his father was living with another woman. His siblings are Liza Silvestre-Onding and Domingo Silvestre (his siblings from the first husband of his mother) and Isidra Pacquiao-Paglinawan, Albert “Bobby” Pacquaio and […]
MAY 7 (Reuters) — Kung fu movie star Jackie Chan on Thursday (May 7) spoke about his son’s drug crimes at an event in Singapore, where he was named the city state’s first celebrity anti-drug ambassador. Jaycee Chan, the son of the Hong Kong actor, was released from jail in China in February after serving a six-month sentence on drugs charges, after being caught in the government’s aggressive anti-narcotics campaign. “I would never think it’d […]
MAY 7 (Reuters) — Popular South Korean boy band Big Bang returns to the music scene after a three-year hiatus with a new single called “Loser”, which explores the stresses of daily life. The track has dominated South Korea’s online music charts since its release on May 1 and has also ranked top on the iTunes Single Charts of Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Taiwan – markets where the band has many fans. The quintet […]
MAY 6 (Reuters) — Music fans get ready: property from some of the industry’s biggest stars is set for auction as part of Julien’s Auctions 2015 Music Icons sale. The auction house gave a sneak preview of the items about to hit the block, including a guitar used by George Harrison, one of Michael Jackson’s gloves, and a tank top worn by Madonna. Harrison’s Mastersound electric guitar is one of the highlights of the sale. […]
MAY 6 (Reuters) — Hundreds of “Star Wars” and Lego enthusiasts came together for the “May the 4th Be With You” weekend – celebrating the Star Wars franchise – to build the world’s biggest Lego Millennium Falcon in Australia. The model of the iconic spaceship was made from nearly 250,000 toy bricks at Westfield Southland shopping center in Cheltenham, a suburb of Melbourne. The structure is almost five meters wide and is flanked by two […]
MAY 6 (Reuters) — From solving murders in central London with “Sherlock” and traipsing through Middle Earth in “The Hobbit,” actor Martin Freeman is heading into the Marvel universe, the Walt Disney Co-owned studio said on Tuesday (May 05). Freeman, 43, who played Bilbo Baggins in “The Hobbit” trilogy and won an Emmy for his role as Dr. John Watson alongside Benedict Cumberbatch’s crime-solving detective in BBC’s popular “Sherlock” series, is joining the cast of […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, May 5) – The latest installment of Avengers certainly did not disappoint and is well worth the wait. On the day of its opening, it broke box office records and as of press time has earned $630.3 million dollars. At the week of its release in local theaters, Avengers fever reached critical temperature as many fans enjoyed taking pictures among exhibits of their favorite Avenger characters found in malls. […]
