(Eagle News) — Hectic ang skedyul ngayon araw ni Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray. Kaninang umaga ay sumabak si Catriona sa media tour at charity work. Nagtungo ang Miss Universe sa Gentle Hands Orphanages , isang bahay ampunan sa Quezon City para mamigay ng mga regalo sa mga bata. Sa isang maikling mensahe, sinabi ni Gray na madaling naantig ang kaniyang puso sa mga bata dahil sya ay nag-iisang anak. Ngayong hapon, nakatakda rin siyang […]
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Weinstein back in court seeking dismissal of sex assault case
by Catherine TRIOMPHE Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Could Harvey Weinstein, public enemy number one of the #MeToo movement. end up walking away a free man? On Thursday, the onetime Hollywood heavyweight producer will be back in a New York courtroom as his star attorney Ben Brafman asks a judge to dismiss the sex assault charges against his client. Brafman says police misconduct, specifically the work of one investigator, has “irreparably […]
Queen guitarist Brian May releases tribute to NASA spacecraft
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Jamming and astrophysics go hand-in-hand for Queen lead guitarist Brian May, who announced Wednesday he is releasing a musical tribute to a far-flung NASA spacecraft that is about to make history. The US space agency’s New Horizon’s spacecraft will soon make the most distant flyby of a cosmic object ever, zipping by an object called Ultima Thule — a billion miles (1.6 billion kilometers) beyond Pluto, on January 1. A […]
Watch: Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray says “I am one with 25”
(Eagle News) — Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray says “I am one with 25” in this video taken by Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) correspondent for Entertainment, MJ Racadio, during the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Thailand. This was before Miss Philippines-Universe Gray was declared the winner in the prestigious pageant. The video was aired first on Facebook Live video of EBC’s Eagle News Live, https://business.facebook.com/EagleNewsLIVE/videos/372657606802604/ The EBC correspondent also interviewed Miss Universe host Steve […]
K-pop’s BTS ‘worth $3.6 billion a year’ to South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean boyband BTS are worth more than $3.6 billion to the country’s economy every year — equivalent to the contribution of 26 mid-sized companies — a research institute said Tuesday. The floppy-haired songsters were also the reason that one in every 13 foreign tourists visited South Korea in 2017, the Hyundai Research Institute said. Known for their boyish good looks and meticulously choreographed dance moves, BTS — short for […]
Latest Spider-Man spin-off scales box office heights
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” snared North American viewers in its web this weekend, earning $35.4 million in ticket sales, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations estimated Sunday. Sony’s action-packed animation sees Peter Parker make way for Miles Morales as Spider-Man — a black, Latino character new to theater-goers, but not comic book enthusiasts. The Spider-Man of his dimension, Morales, voiced by Shameik Moore, joins forces with Spideys from parallel realities to […]
EBC Films’ “Guerrero” captivates global audience with heartwarming story of resilience and triumph
by Emily Manuel Contributor, Eagle News (Eagle News) — EBC Films takes center stage once more with the international release of its first full-length feature film, “Guerrero.” “Guerrero” premiered in Philippine cinemas on October 2017. Since then, it has won accolades, including, “Best Feature Comedy Film” in the 2018 Amsterdam International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, “Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film” in the 2018 Madrid International Film Fest, and “Movie Child Performer of […]
Actress Sondra Locke dead at 74
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Oscar-nominated actress Sondra Locke has died of cancer at the age of 74, US news outlets reported Thursday night. Locke died November 3 in California, the reports said, quoting a celebrity news website, Radar Online. She had been battling breast and bone cancer. The Los Angeles County Public Health Department confirmed her death, Variety magazine reported. Locke was also known for her decade-long personal and professional relationship with Clint Eastwood. […]
Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Cure lead 2019 Rock Hall of Fame class
by Thomas URBAIN / with Maggy Donaldson in Washington Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pop icon Janet Jackson, angst rockers Radiohead and post-punk innovators The Cure on Thursday earned spots in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, organizers announced. Also joining the Hall in the Class of 2019 is American folk rock legend Stevie Nicks, already an inductee with her band Fleetwood Mac, but now also honored as a solo […]
Pedro Pascal to lead cast of ‘Star Wars’ series
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — “Narcos” and “Game of Thrones” star Pedro Pascal is to play the lead in upcoming “Star Wars” TV series “The Mandalorian,” Disney said Wednesday, as it builds on the beloved and profitable science fiction franchise. Penned and produced by Marvel mainstay Jon Favreau, the live-action show will follow Pascal’s lone gunfighter, making his way in the outer reaches of the galaxy after the fall of the Empire. “We’re having […]
Disney’s ‘Ralph’ keeps wrecking it at box office
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Disney’s “Ralph Breaks the Internet” has topped the North American box office for the third week in a row, taking in an estimated $16.3 million over the weekend, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said Monday. The animated film, a sequel to 2012’s “Wreck It Ralph,” has sold $141 million in domestic tickets since it opened and has helped Disney make box office history again this year with more than $7 […]
Disney again makes history with takings above $7bn for 2018
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Walt Disney Studios is again ending the year on a high note, posting more than $7 billion in global box office earnings, thanks to hits such as “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Infinity War.” “This is only the second time in history any studio has surpassed the $7 billion mark, after Disney’s own industry-record 2016 global gross of $7.6 billion,” the company said in a statement on Monday. “The Studios’ […]