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by Frankie TAGGART Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — After a glut of lucrative box office juggernauts from its Marvel Cinematic Universe, Disney is looking to break more records with “Incredibles 2,” the long-awaited return of a quirky animated superhero family. The film — which comes out Friday, a full 14 years after “The Incredibles” — looks set to score the highest debut ever for an animated film at the North American box […]
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — “God creates dinosaurs, God destroys dinosaurs, God creates Man, Man kills God, Man brings back dinosaurs,” Jeff Goldblum deadpanned in “Jurassic Park,” released 25 years ago this week. It was a pithy summary of Steven Spielberg’s landmark monster movie and the series it launched that left audiences gasping in wonder as they handed over a dino-sized $3.8 billion for tickets over four films. […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Drummer DJ Fontana, the last surviving member of Elvis Presley’s original band whose hard-driving but self-effacing style helped shape rock percussion, has died, his family said Thursday. He was 87. His son David Fontana wrote on Facebook that his father died peacefully in his sleep Wednesday evening. An inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Dominic Joseph Fontana introduced drums to the concoction that became rock […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) wrapped up in Los Angeles on Thursday with the video game “Fortnite” knocking out other contenders to emerge as the star of a show which highlighted the surging interest in competitive eSports. “Fortnite” maker Epic Games has found a groove with its “battle royale” title in which scores of players fight against each other to be the […]
Comcast on Wednesday offered $65 billion for key film and television assets of Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, topping an offer from Walt Disney Co. for a deal that could create a dominant media-entertainment power. The move by Comcast, which is the largest US cable provider and also owns the NBCUniversal media group, opens up a new round of competition for the prized assets being shed by the Murdoch family empire. The deal, if approved, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)~US prosecutors have launched a probe to determine whether film star Sylvester Stallone should be charged in connection with a sexual assault reported last year, a spokesman said Wednesday. “A case was presented today by the Santa Monica Police Department regarding Sylvester Stallone,” Greg Risling, a spokesman at the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office, told AFP. “It is under review by our sex crime task force.” The case involves a woman […]
by Frankie Taggart Agence France-Presse After a glut of lucrative box office juggernauts from its Marvel Cinematic Universe, Disney is looking to break more records with “Incredibles 2,” the long-awaited return of a quirky animated superhero family. The film — which comes out Friday, a full 14 years after “The Incredibles” — looks set to score the highest debut ever for an animated film at the North American box office. Experts are […]
by Glen Chapman Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — French video game giant Ubisoft is teaming up with a firm founded by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt to crowd source material for a forthcoming title, the companies announced Monday on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Ubisoft has long tapped into feedback from players while designing games, but the latest step will allow some to make content woven into scenes. An invitation to collaborate […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Celebrity chef and food critic Anthony Bourdain has committed suicide, according to the television network CNN for which he took viewers around the world for the “Parts Unknown” series. He was 61. “It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain,” the network said in a statement early Friday. “His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the […]
The Philippine TOYCON, Asia’s longest-running culture convention for toys, collectibles, and various pop culture fandoms, starts Friday, June 8, at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, in Pasay City with an impressive line-up of guests. The Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectible Convention (TOYCON) is Asia’s longest-running convention for toys and collectibles, cosplay, comics, gaming and digital entertainment. Now on its 17th year, TOYCON continues to make the Philippine pop culture scene the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The story of Bob Marley, the Jamaican superstar who in his short life brought reggae into the global mainstream, is set to become a Hollywood biopic. A representative for Paramount Pictures confirmed Wednesday that the studio was developing a film on the life on Marley, who died in 1981 at age 36. The studio did not offer further details but news site Deadline Hollywood said that the reggae legend’s […]
by Thomas URBAIN Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Designer Kate Spade, one of the biggest names in American fashion known especially for her sleek handbags, was found dead Tuesday in her New York apartment. She was 55. A police spokeswoman said Spade had committed suicide, but told AFP the exact circumstances of her death were not yet clear. A source close to the investigation said she had left a note in her […]
