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Cebu beatboxing twins amaze Hollywood star Will Smith

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 04:01 PM

Hollywood star Will Smith was left in awe after watching a video of twins in Cebu showing off their beatboxing skills.    Read more »

US TV audience for revamped Oscars at record low

Lisa Richwine, Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 07:01 AM

US television ratings for Sunday's reinvented Oscars ceremony plummeted to a new low, according to preliminary Nielsen data for a show that USA Today called "a train wreck" and the New York Times described as "a dead room." Read more »

'Nomadland' wins best picture Oscar, Hopkins wins over Boseman

Andrew Marszal, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 26 01:11 PM

(UPDATE 2) "Nomadland" won best picture while its star Frances McDormand took home the lead actress Oscar on Sunday on a night of several firsts and a return to Hollywood glamour after a long pandemic shutdown. Read more »

Ex-New York mayor Giuliani earns Razzie award for year's worst movie performances

Reuters
Posted at Apr 24 04:46 PM

LOS ANGELES - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's unwitting appearance in "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" was named one of the year's worst performances by voters for the annual Razzie prizes on Saturday. Read more »

Hollywood loves a reboot - now Oscars show gets its turn

Jill Serjeant, Reuters
Posted at Apr 23 12:25 PM

Forced to rethink the ceremony because of the pandemic, and with a slate of diverse but mostly smaller films, organizers are promising a show unlike anything seen in the 93-year history of the Academy Awards. Read more »

Hollywood ponders post-pandemic future of cinemas

Reuters
Posted at Apr 22 10:33 AM

(Reuters) - As Hollywood prepares to celebrate the Oscars on Sunday, movie theaters are trying to lure back audiences that have been streaming films at home for over a year. Some cinemas have closed permanently while others are trying to recover and hope that a string of delayed blockbusters will produce a moviegoing rebound.   Read more »

High heels! Real pants! 'Teeny' Oscars red carpet signals return to glamour

Jill Serjeant, Alicia Powell, Reuters
Posted at Apr 20 06:48 AM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - What’s an Oscars ceremony without a red carpet? Read more »

'Godzilla vs. Kong' tops box office again, crosses $80 million in the US

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 19 10:27 AM

"Godzilla vs. Kong" remained atop the domestic box office in its third weekend of release. The Legendary and Warner Bros movie added another $7.7 million, boosting its North American tally to $80.5 million. Read more »

'Home Alone' star Macaulay Culkin is now a father

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 13 05:54 PM

Former Hollywood child actor Macaulay Culkin is now a father.   Read more »

'Godzilla vs. Kong' sets pandemic record with $48.5-M debut

Rebecca Rubin, Variety.com via Reuters
Posted at Apr 05 04:43 PM

"Godzilla vs. Kong" muscled its way to a pandemic-era box office record, giving Hollywood studios and theater owners alike hope that people are ready to return to the movies after a year of watching Netflix at home. Read more »

'Touch of Class' actor George Segal dies at age 87

Patricia Reaney, Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 11:33 AM

George Segal, the Oscar-nominated actor who sparred with Richard Burton in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” romanced Glenda Jackson in “A Touch of Class” and won laughs in the TV sitcom “The Goldbergs,” has died at the age of 87. Read more »

AC Bonifacio mas inspired na ituloy ang auditions sa Hollywood

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 09:15 PM

Sabi ni AC Bonifacio, mas determinado siya ngayong ituloy ang pagsungkit sa Hollywood projects. Read more »

Liza Soberano, Shay Mitchell magbibigay-boses sa Netflix adaptation ng 'Trese'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 08:18 PM

Iikot ang "Trese" sa istorya ni Alexandra Trese na poprotektahan ang Maynila mula sa mga krimeng may supernatural origin. Read more »

Next 'Fast & Furious' movie delayed until June

Lisa Richwine, Reuters
Posted at Mar 05 06:54 AM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Universal Pictures has delayed the global debut of the “Fast & Furious” movie “F9” by one month until June 25, the company said on Thursday, the latest shift by Hollywood studios trying to gauge when moviegoers will return to theaters in large numbers. Read more »

Party's over: COVID-hit Hollywood cuts awards season glamor

Andrew Marszal, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 11:19 AM

The weeks building up to Hollywood's awards season are usually a whirlwind of glitzy Los Angeles parties, lavish celebrity "gifting suites" and the raucous Golden Globes themselves -- but not this year.   Read more »

Lady Gaga offers $500,000 reward for 2 stolen dogs

Reuters
Posted at Feb 26 05:37 AM

Pop superstar Lady Gaga is offering a $500,000 reward for the return of her French bulldogs Koji and Gustav that were stolen in Hollywood, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday, after reports that her dog walker was shot. Read more »

It’s Shoe-time: Vice Ganda showcases Hollywood-inspired shoe collection

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 10:53 PM

In a vlog uploaded Tuesday, Vice flaunted more than 10 pairs of luxury boots and heels including those he had seen worn by Beyoncé, Madonna, and Kendall Jenner. Read more »

Oscars ceremony in April to be live, in person and from many locations

Jill Serjeant, Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 07:08 AM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Academy Awards, or Oscars, ceremony in April will be an in-person event that will air live from multiple locations, organizers said on Wednesday.   Read more »

From 'Hamilton' to 'Promising Young Woman,' diversity rules Golden Globe nominations

Jill Serjeant and Lisa Richwine, Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 06:31 PM

Hollywood period drama "Mank" led a list of Golden Globe nominations on Wednesday that were strong on diversity and dominated by Netflix in a reflection of the upheaval wrought by the coronavirus pandemic on Hollywood. Read more »

‘Mank’ tops Golden Globes with 6 nominations; Netflix rules with 42 nods

Reuters
Updated as of Feb 04 08:22 AM

Netflix dominated the nominations in both film, with 22 nods, and TV (20) after a year in which the pandemic prompted Hollywood studios to push back dozens of their film releases. Read more »