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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–Pop star Demi Lovato said Sunday she was thankful to be alive and needed time to recover in her first remarks since an overdose nearly two weeks ago. Writing to her more than 70 million followers on Instagram, Lovato gave few details on her July 24 hospitalization but noted that she has long been open about her struggles with addiction. “What I’ve learned is that this illness is not something that […]
(Eagle News) — Hollywood actor Stephen Baldwin and President Rodrigo Duterte met on Wednesday, Aug. 1, and talked about pop star Justin Bieber, among other topics. In a statement, Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, who was present during the actor’s courtesy call at a hotel in Taguig, said it was Baldwin who asked the opinion of the President on the engagement of the actor’s daughter, Hailey, to Bieber. Baldwin is in the country […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Improbable? Maybe, but “Mission Impossible — Fallout,” the sixth and latest stunt-filled edition of the Tom Cruise action franchise has topped the weekend box office in North America, outperforming the five earlier “Impossibles.” The Paramount/Skydance production took in an estimated $61.5 million for the three-day weekend, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations, more than quadrupling the $15 million earned by second-place “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.” “Impossible” has […]
(Eagle News) — “Guerrero,” Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s first full-length film, won in the prestigious Madrid International Film Festival on Saturday, July 28, bagging the “Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film” award. This is the first international award of this EBC Film entry. Guerrero’s Giancarlo Escamillas and director Carlo Ortega Cuevas bested 14 other entries nominated for the “Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film”category including another Filipino film, “Bhoy Intsik” directed by veteran […]
by Terry DALEY Agence France-Presse ROME, Italy (AFP)–Offbeat American filmmakers the Coen Brothers were the surprise entry in the 2018 Venice Film festival line-up, unveiled Wednesday, making their new western a contender for the Golden Lion award. “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” is competing for the coveted gong alongside 20 other films featuring a raft of Hollywood stars, including Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman and Willem Dafoe. Starring Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco and Liam Neeson, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Pop star Demi Lovato was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital Tuesday after an apparent drug overdose but remained in stable condition, reports said. A Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman confirmed to AFP that emergency responders transported a 25-year-old woman from an address that matches Lovato’s to a hospital, but did not identify her by name or state her condition. Celebrity news site TMZ released audio of an emergency […]
SAN DIEGO, United States (AFP)–More than 240,000 people have signed a petition for Disney to rehire “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise director James Gunn, who also garnered celebrity support just days after he was axed over a series of offensive tweets. “I’m smart enough to know this most likely won’t change anything but hopefully, this could get Disney to realize the mistake they made and not do it again in the future,” said a person […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) New York on Wednesday feted Billy Joel as he played a record 100th concert at Madison Square Garden, although the Piano Man himself was modest about his achievement. “Let’s be real — I’m from New York,” the 69-year-old engine of pop favorites, donning a baseball cap, told a news conference ahead of his 100th performance at the Midtown Manhattan arena. “This is my venue. Fortunately for me, Madison Square Garden […]
NEW YORK, United States (Eagle News) — In Marvel’s massively successful “Black Panther” film released this year, one of the major surprises was how the superhero’s sister, tech genius Shuri, stole the show. Now, she is getting her own comic book series. Marvel Comics has announced a spin-off series, to begin in October, in which Black Panther is lost on a mission to space, and Shuri is looked upon to step up to fill the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–Sony’s “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” booked a stay at the top of the North American box office, taking $44.1 million in ticket sales, according to industry estimates Sunday. The animated fantasy comedy, whose voice cast includes Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez, follows Count Dracula and his family as they get away from their hotel for their own vacation. It swatted away last week’s number one, “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Aged just 20 and the youngest member of the extended reality-TV Kardashian clan, Kylie Jenner is on track to become America’s youngest “self-made” billionaire, Forbes revealed Wednesday. The young mother, who gave birth to daughter Stormi in February, set up Kylie Cosmetics two years ago and the company has already sold more than $630 million worth of makeup, the magazine said. Forbes conservatively valued her company at $800 million […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The mission to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thai cave is to get the Hollywood treatment in a movie announced by faith-based production house Pure Flix. Managing partner Michael Scott, who lives in Thailand and was at the rescue site in Chiang Rai as the boys were being pulled to safety, made the announcement late Tuesday on Twitter. “I couldn’t be more excited. This story […]
