ENTERTAINMENT: Movies, music, TV, theater – October 7-13, 2024
Planning to catch the latest movie, watch a theater play, or just looking for new music to listen to? Here are some entertainment events and releases happening from October 7 to 13 to help you plan...
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ABS-CBN to lay off 100 as ad revenues continue to drop industry-wide
MANILA, Philippines – Not even the commercial success of the movie Rewind, the high ratings of It’s Showtime and Batang Quiapo, and the popularity of P-pop group BINI can stop the bleeding of publicly...
View ArticleOne Direction singer Liam Payne dies after falling from Buenos Aires balcony
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead outside a hotel in Buenos Aires after the 31-year-old fell from his third-floor room balcony, Argentine police said on...
View ArticleJ-Hope, of South Korea’s BTS, finishes military service
WONJU, South Korea – K-pop star J-Hope, a member of the supergroup BTS, was discharged from South Korea’s military on Thursday after 18 months of duty, sparking enthusiasm among fans and investors for...
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Liam Payne receives outpouring of tributes from celebrity friends
MANILA, Philippines – Several celebrities mourned the death of One Direction member and solo artist Liam Payne, who died on Wednesday, October 16. He was 31. Zedd DJ and music producer Zedd wrote in a...
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Streaming services ‘winning hearts and minds’ of Filipinos, says new study
MANILA, Philippines – Handyman Ramil Jacobo used to watch his favorite television series FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano on television, when ABS-CBN Corporation still had its broadcast business prior to May...
View ArticleOne Direction bandmates ‘completely devastated’ by Liam Payne’s death
Liam Payne’s One Direction bandmates said in a joint statement on Thursday, October 17, that they are “completely devastated” by the news of his death. Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One...
View ArticleBefore Liam Payne died, a 911 call warns about his safety
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Pop star Liam Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One Direction, died at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires,...
View ArticleFrom Buenos Aires to Britain, fans mourn One Direction’s Liam Payne
BUENOS AIRES/WOLVERHAMPTON, England — Argentine fans of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died in a dramatic fall from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, gathered on Thursday afternoon,...
View ArticleA whole lot of history: How this fan found dreams, community through Liam Payne
MANILA, Philippines — When he found out one morning that Liam Payne had died, Isaac Jeff Coloma tried his hardest to fight back tears. It was hard for him to process the demise of the former One...
View ArticleLiam Payne’s ex-partner calls for media restraint after ‘painful’ death
LONDON, United Kingdom — Liam Payne’s former partner, pop singer Cheryl, joined an outpouring of grief on Friday, October 18 over the death of the One Direction band member, calling for restraint in...
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[Only IN Hollywood] ‘Anora’ actor, director on Palme d’Or win, film’s...
LOS ANGELES, USA – Five months since his Anora romped off with Cannes’ top prize, Palme d’Or, filmmaker Sean Baker finds that his film has not lost its momentum — now, it is being buzzed as the best...
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Director Carlo Ledesma harnesses Negros Island’s sights in Netflix zombie...
In his first post-apocalyptic thriller Outside, now streaming globally on Netflix, Filipino-Australian director Carlo Ledesma steers a world suffused with trauma and desolation following a zombie...
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KathDen on the different faces of the OFW experience in ‘Hello, Love, Again’
MANILA, Philippines – Joy and Ethan are en route to the cinema, and back to our hearts. Picking up right where audiences left off in the 2019 record-breaking film Hello, Love, Goodbye, Kathryn...
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Lino Brocka’s ‘Jaguar’ gets a renaissance at Lumière Film Festival
If there are names in Philippine cinema that need no introductions, Lino Brocka, the social realist master whose boundless work has forged paths for many visionaries and cultural workers of his time...
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Hollywood stars hit the road to push vote for Harris
LOS ANGELES, USA – Actor Jennifer Garner had a warning for a crowd of “Moms for Harris” gathered at a tearoom in Tucson, Arizona: Be prepared to see more Hollywood stars visiting your state to talk...
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Sid Lucero, Beauty Gonzalez, Marco Masa: Breathing life to the undead film...
(WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD) MANILA, Philippines — Netflix Philippines premiered its first original homegrown zombie film, Outside, at an advanced screening, Wednesday, October 16, at the Grand Hyatt...
View ArticleHarvey Weinstein has chronic myeloid leukemia, NBC reports
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), NBC News reported on Monday, October 21, citing sources. Weinstein is currently undergoing treatment for CML, a type of...
View ArticleLawsuits against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pile up as his lawyers seek gag order
NEW YORK, USA – Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit with seven new sexual abuse lawsuits, as his lawyers asked the judge overseeing the music mogul’s criminal sex trafficking case for a gag order against...
View Article‘Blade Runner 2049’ producer sues Tesla, Warner Bros over AI images
Movie and television studio Alcon Entertainment on Monday, October 21 sued Tesla and Warner Bros Discovery over claims they used images tied to the film Blade Runner 2049 to promote Tesla’s new...
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