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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–US actor Kevin Spacey’s latest movie has flopped big-time at the box office, taking in a mere $618 as it opened to dire reviews in a handful of theaters across the country. “Billionaire Boys Club,” a crime drama based on a true story, in which Spacey co-stars alongside Ansel Elgort (“Baby Driver”) and Taron Egerton (“Kingsman,”) earned a measly $126 on Friday according to industry magazine The Hollywood Reporter. The movie, […]
Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) Film’s Guerrero” won the “Best Feature Comedy Film” award in the recently held Amsterdam International Film Festival of World Cinema. The film was directed by Carlo Ortega Cuevas and edited by Giancarlo Escamilla. Its cast and production staff are all past winners and participants of the EVM Awards under INCinema of the Christian Family Organizations The Amsterdam IFFWC Awards Night was held on August 19, 2018 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Highly anticipated rom-com “Crazy Rich Asians” — the first Hollywood film with an mainly Asian cast in a generation — dazzled the North American box office in its debut weekend, claiming the top spot, industry estimates showed Sunday. The Warner Bros. adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s best-selling novel of the same name raked in $34 million since hitting theaters on Wednesday, box office tracker Exhibitor Relations said. Of the total, […]
by Jeff Kowalsky with Jennie Matthew in New York Agence France-Presse DETROIT, United States (AFP)–Aretha Franklin, the music icon, legendary singer and “Queen of Soul” loved by millions whose history-making career spanned six decades, died at her Detroit home on Thursday. She was 76. She influenced generations of female singers with unforgettable hits including “Respect” (1967), “Natural Woman” (1968) and “I Say a Little Prayer” (1968). The multiple Grammy winner cemented her place in US […]
by Thomas URBAIN Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — As radio fades in the new world of digital media, podcasting has become hot. In less than 15 years, on-demand podcasts have become a key part of the media landscape that is luring advertisers to a market that is worth tens of millions of dollars and growing. According to Edison Research, 124 million Americans listen to audio podcasts including 73 million on a monthly […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The North American box office was under attack from shark thriller “The Meg” over the weekend, industry data showed Monday, as it more than doubled the earnings of its closest competitor to claim top spot. The Warner Bros. adaptation of Steve Alten’s “Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror” (1997) took $45.4 million in its first weekend in theaters, as viewers rushed to see Jason Statham as a rescue diver […]
(Eagle News) — Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) Films’ award winning film GUERRERO, made its first stop of its international tour in Tel Aviv, Israel last 4 August 2018. This first screening leg of Guerrero gathered a huge crowd of Filipino and Israeli nationals in Azrieli Mall Rooftop Cinema. Guerrero will also be shown in Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Thailand as part of its Asian leg. The film will have its […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The North American box office was under attack from sci-fi horror film ‘The Meg’ this weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday, as it more than doubled the earnings of its closest competitor to claim the top spot. The Warner Bros. adaptation of Steve Alten’s “Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror” (1997) took $44.5 million in its first weekend in theaters, as viewers rushed to see Jason Statham as a rescue […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–The death of Margot Kidder, the actress who soared to fame in the ’70s playing Lois Lane in the “Superman” movies, has been ruled a suicide, a Montana coroner’s office said. When she died in May at age 69 neither her agent nor the funeral home who handled her arrangements specified a cause, but Montana’s Park County coroner’s office has announced she killed herself. “Ms. Kidder’s family urges those suffering from […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Major music label Warner said Tuesday it would give back $126 million to artists after it sold its stake in streaming leader Spotify. The Warner Music Group said the share sale from Spotify, which successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this year, earned the company $504 million, or $317 million after paying taxes. Announcing its latest earnings, Warner said it would share the spoils of Spotify […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” did not fall off with movie fans, notching a second straight week atop the box office in North American theaters and besting new Disney film “Christopher Robin,” industry data showed Monday. “Fallout,” the sixth stunt-filled edition in the popular “M:I” franchise, took in $35.3 million in its second weekend of release, putting its total so far at $124.8 million, according to Exhibitor Relations. Critics […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP)–Tom Cruise continued to test the limits of the possible this weekend as “Mission Impossible — Fallout” clung for a second week to the top spot in North American theaters, beating new Disney film “Christopher Robin,” industry tracker Exhibitor Relations reported. Paramount’s “Mission,” the sixth stunt-filled edition in the popular franchise, took in an estimated $35 million for the three-day weekend. Critics and audiences have warmed to the film, in which Cruise […]
