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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Hollywood star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal on Monday pledged $500,000 to help fund a student march on Washington, giving a huge boost to what is considered an unprecedented youth mobilization against gun violence. The “March for Our Lives” is scheduled to take place on March 24, with sister rallies planned across the country demanding that US Congress come up with effective legislation to address […]
by Frank Zeller Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — The counter-terrorism plot seems more far-fetched than many action thrillers, yet “7 Days in Entebbe,” which premiered at the Berlin film festival Monday, depicts a real-life airline hijack drama. The movie recounts what is often called the most audacious hostage rescue mission ever staged, Israel’s 1976 “Operation Thunderbolt” in Uganda, but aims to be more than a tale of military heroism. Instead, Brazilian director Jose Padilha […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — World-famous guitar maker Gibson, whose instruments have been played by the likes of John Lennon and Elvis Presley, is facing serious financial problems that threaten its very existence. The mythical company — in Nashville, Tennessee since 1894 — on Monday brought in a new financial director, Benson Woo, to try to rescue the ailing group. Gibson Brands, which also sells audio systems for both professionals and the general public, […]
Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Service Guerrero’s wonder boy, Julio Cesar Sabenorio is the 2018 Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards Movie Child Performer of the Year. “Nagpapasalamat po kami sa Panginoong Diyos dahil ibinigay sa amin ang award na eto,” Sabenorio said while holding back his tears during his acceptance speech. Holding the microphone to deliver his thank you spiel, the young boy was wiping his tears and with a lump in his throat, he […]
By Jodi Bustos Eagle News Service A Filipino motion picture is among the 19 films to compete for the top prize in this year’s 68th Berlinale- Berlin International Film Festival which opens today, February 15, and will run up to February 25. Lav Diaz’s “Ang Panahon ng Halimaw (Season of the Devil)” will make a world premiere as it vies for the Golden Bear award, the highest prize awarded for the best film at the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — “Black Panther,” the 18th release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series and the latest of dozens of movies based on Marvel Comics characters, is expected to rake in more than $150 million this coming weekend in its US debut. Here is a list of movies based on Marvel Comics properties released over the past two decades, with their domestic opening weekend box office and their final global totals: 2017 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Sony Pictures is under fire for a scene in its new “Peter Rabbit” film, which critics say trivializes food allergies when a herd of rambunctious bunnies weaponize blackberries to gang up on their human nemesis. The controversial sequence shows rabbits attacking the movie’s villain, human character Tom McGregor, with the fruits, to which he is allergic. After a berry flies into his mouth, the character attempts to inject himself […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Director Guillermo del Toro, whose latest film “The Shape of Water” is tipped to win big at the Oscars, will chair the Venice Film Festival jury, organisers announced Monday. “Venice is a window to world cinema and the opportunity to celebrate its power and cultural relevance,” the Mexican director said. “The Shape of Water,” a Cold War-set story of love between a mute cleaning woman and a mystery merman-like creature, has […]
by Deborah Cole BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — The Berlin film festival, Europe’s first major cinema showcase since the Harvey Weinstein sex abuse scandal roiled the industry, starts Thursday with 400 new movies slated and a controversy of its own brewing. US filmmaker Wes Anderson will kick off the race for the Golden Bear top prize with the animated feature “Isle of Dogs,” voiced by a starry cast including Bryan Cranston, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum and […]
By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Service “It’s amazing,” Joseph Gatti, the former principal dancer with Cincinnati Ballet and Corella Ballet said about working with Filipino artists. Gatti was featured as the international guest artist who played the role of Basilio in Ballet Philippines’ (BP) staging of Don Quixote at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). It runs from February 9-18, 2018. “This is one of the best companies I have guested for. Their encouragement […]
by Laurence Thomann Agence France-Presse BUDAPEST, Hungary (AFP) — It was written in the stars that one day, Spanish star Antonio Banderas, who used to walk to school every morning past Pablo Picasso’s childhood home, would have to play the great painter. For years Malaga’s second most famous son has been turning down offers to play its greatest, knowing that he “would be looked at with a magnifying glass.” But finally, Banderas has said yes […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Quincy Jones, the legendary music producer behind Michael Jackson, says that the late King of Pop plagiarized some of his hits. “I hate to get into this publicly, but Michael stole a lot of stuff. He stole a lot of songs,” Jones said in an interview full of eyebrow-raising comments published Tuesday by Vulture, the culture site of New York magazine. “The notes don’t lie, man. He was […]
