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by Laurent BANGUET Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Hollywood’s annual carnival of awards shows begins Thursday with the nominations for the Golden Globes — the starting gun in the race for the Oscars. The announcements, which come a week before the influential Screen Actors Guild nominations, are the first major bellwether of momentum going into the Academy Awards, which take place in February. Awards analysis website Gold Derby predicts that music romance […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and American singer Nick Jonas hosted an extravagant concert Sunday for their star-studded wedding guests as the couple tied the knot at a lavish Indian palace. Chopra, 36, and Jonas, 26 performed an opulent Indian music and dance routine as their friends and family clapped along at the Umaid Bhawan palace in the western city of Jodhpur. The multi-day festivities —- dubbed India’s “wedding of the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — US comedian and actor Kevin Hart announced on Tuesday that he would be hosting the 91st Academy Awards in February. “For years I have been asked if I would ever Host the Oscars and my answer was always the same…,” Hart wrote in an Instagram post. “I said that it would be the opportunity of a lifetime for me as a comedian and that it will happen when it’s […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Television remains the biggest source of news for Americans, with print losing further ground to digital services, a survey showed Monday. The Pew Research Center report found that 47 percent of US prefer watching their news, while 34 percent opt for reading and 19 percent prefer listening. The survey suggests more troubles for the ailing newspaper sector, while television is holding its ground against online video. Among those who watch […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and American singer Nick Jonas hosted an extravagant concert Sunday for their star-studded wedding guests as the couple tied the knot at a lavish Indian palace. Chopra, 36, and Jonas, 26 performed an opulent Indian music and dance routine as their friends and family clapped along at the Umaid Bhawan palace in the western city of Jodhpur. The multi-day festivities —- dubbed India’s “wedding of the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — After more than four decades and eight movies, actor Sylvester Stallone says he is finally hanging up his Rocky gloves. In a video he shared on Instagram Wednesday, the 72-year-old actor said he was ready to walk away from playing the iconic character, referring to his latest appearance in the recently released “Creed II” as his “last rodeo.” “I thought Rocky was over in 2006 and I was very […]
By Javier Tovar Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States — Stephen Hillenburg, the biology teacher turned creative genius behind the wildly successful “SpongeBob SquarePants” children’s animation series has died, Nickelodeon announced Tuesday. He was 57. Hillenburg passed away on Monday from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, associates said. He created the hit Nickelodeon series, launched in 1999, which recounted the adventures of a yellow sponge and his friends in the make-believe city […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Disney’s new “Ralph Breaks the Internet” dominated the North American box office over the holiday weekend, pulling in $56.2 million, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said Monday. The animated sequel to “Wreck It Ralph” enjoyed the second-best debut ever for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, behind Disney’s “Frozen,” according to industry magazine Variety, but will need staying power to make up for its $175 million production budget. The film has title […]
(Eagle News) — Disney has released the trailer for its live-action version of the “Lion King”! The trailer shows the same characters of the 1994 classic, amid the backdrop of the song “Circle of Life.” The live-action version of the movie stars musician and actor Donald Glover as Simba, music legend Beyonce as Nala, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, John Kani as Rafiki, John Oliver as Zazu, Alfre Woodard as Sarabi, Florence […]
(Eagle News) — Actress Kris Aquino on Thursday, Nov. 22, filed cyberlibel charges against the brother of her former business partner, whom she has sued for allegedly stealing from her. Aquino filed the nine counts of cyberlibel against lawyer Jesus Falcis before the Department of Justice. Jesus is the brother of Nicardo Falcis II, who faces 44 counts of qualified theft for allegedly using the company credit card of Kristina Aquino Productions for his personal […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines is hosting the 2nd Southeast Asia video festival for children this November 22 to 24 where the highest honors for children’s media in the professional and amateur categories will be awarded. For this year’s competition, NET 25 Kids’ “Kid Kuwento: Everyone can be a hero” is a finalist representing the Philippines for the Professional Non-Fiction category for ages below 7. Other categories are those for Professional Non-fiction for pre-teens, […]
Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) launched its newest media platform, E25 Records, on Sunday, Nov. 18, during the EBC Fun Run concert at the Philippine Arena. E25 Records is envisioned to promote positive values and themes through original musical compositions, according to E25 Records director Ernie Magtuto. This will give opportunity to aspiring composers, songwriters, musicians and singers so their music can be heard, he said. Magtuto said that E25 Records is not limited to […]
