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Venice film festival pulls the stars but gender disparity casts shadow

Marie-Louise Gumuchian, Hanna Rantala, Reuters
Posted at Aug 28 06:42 AM

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - The world’s oldest film festival kicks off in Venice on Wednesday with plenty of Hollywood stars and top filmmakers expected but a lack of female directors and the inclusion of controversial names has drawn criticism. Read more »

Review: ‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ is Tarantino at his warmest and most vulnerable

Andrew Paredes
Posted at Aug 27 05:13 PM

His latest film exposes the Pulp Fiction auteur as a former enfant terrible looking back on the glory days — and trying to get a feel if he still owns the cred that once put him in the Hollywood pantheon. Read more »

Box Office: 'Angel Has Fallen' Rises to No. 1 With $21 million debut

Rebecca Rubin, Reuters
Posted at Aug 26 06:47 AM

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) - “Angel Has Fallen,” the third chapter in Lionsgate and Millennium’s action franchise starring Gerard Butler, had a stronger opening weekend than expected, collecting $21.25 million during its first three days of release. Read more »

Fil-Am Hollywood star Dave Bautista bida sa 'Stuber'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 10:16 PM

Bida ang Fil-Am wrestler turned Hollywood actor na si Dave Bautista sa action-comedy film na "Stuber."  Read more »

Scarlett Johansson tops Forbes best-paid actress list for 2nd year

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 06:04 AM

LOS ANGELES, United States—Superhero Black Widow is a woman at the top of her game, and so is the actress who plays her—Scarlett Johansson is the world's highest paid actress for the second year in a row, according to Forbes' annual ranking published Friday. Read more »

'Happy Jail': Dancing inmates ng Cebu bida sa Netflix docu-series

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 08:12 PM

Sa Happy Jail ay ipinapakita ang buhay sa likod ng mga ngiti ng mga preso na nasa Cebu jail. Read more »

Obamas make their Hollywood movie debut with 'American Factory'

Reuters
Posted at Aug 22 06:48 AM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Barack and Michelle Obama made their Hollywood debut on Wednesday with a documentary set in industrial Ohio that film reviewers are calling compelling and timely.   Read more »

'Easy Rider' actor Peter Fonda dead at age 79

Alex Dobuzinskis, Reuters
Posted at Aug 17 10:46 AM

LOS ANGELES - Oscar nominated actor Peter Fonda, who played a cool and introspective motorcyclist in the 1969 film "Easy Rider" that captured the spirit of the era's counterculture movement, died on Friday at age 79, his family said in a statement.  Read more »

'Hollywood Ripper' found guilty of 2 murders including Kutcher date

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 16 04:01 AM

A man dubbed the "Hollywood Ripper" was found guilty Thursday of the murders of two women, including a student who was due to go out with actor Ashton Kutcher the night of her death. Read more »

Bagong adventure ni Dora the explorer, tampok sa live-action movie

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 09:25 PM

Sa "Dora and the Lost City of Gold," high school na si Dora kaya kinailangang lisanin ang gubat kung saan siya lumaki. Read more »

The colorful life and tragic end of the Pinay showgirl who stole MacArthur's heart

Isidra Reyes
Updated as of Aug 12 05:50 PM

She was a vod-a-vil showgirl and the star of the first Filipino film that featured a kissing scene—but General Douglas MacArthur, one of the most powerful men of his time, would fall for Dimples Cooper and keep the actress like his concubine, far from the prying eyes of his mother and the rest of the world  Read more »

Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham sanib-puwersa sa bagong pelikula

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 08:56 PM

Sanib-puwersa sina Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson at Jason Statham sa bagong yugto ng "Fast and Furious."    Read more »

'Lion King' fends off Tarantino, maintains box office rule

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 29 06:41 AM

LOS ANGELES - Disney's "The Lion King" held on to its reign in North American theaters, taking in $75.5 million over the three-day weekend, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said on Sunday. Read more »

Pia Wurtzbach tutulak sa LA para sa posibleng Hollywood projects

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 07:22 PM

Diretso sa Los Angeles si Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach para tingnan ang mga posibleng project opportunities sa Hollywood matapos ang matagumpay na paglahok sa Barrio Fiesta sa London. Read more »

Why 'Gone With the Wind' eclipses both 'Avengers' and 'Avatar'

Thomas Urbain, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 04:13 PM

Even as Disney confirmed Sunday that "Avengers: Endgame" had become the top-grossing movie ever, film historians noted that "Gone With the Wind" still has a strong case for being the most successful film of all time. Read more »

Disney star Cameron Boyce suffered from epilepsy: family

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 11 06:34 AM

LOS ANGELES, United States—Disney star Cameron Boyce, who died last week in his sleep following a seizure, suffered from epilepsy, his family confirmed Wednesday. Read more »

Rip Torn, Emmy winner and Oscar nominee, dies at 88

Bill Trott, Reuters
Posted at Jul 10 05:21 PM

Torn, whose late-career resurgence included a key role on U.S. television's "The Larry Sanders Show" and in the movies "Men in Black" and "Dodgeball," died peacefully at his home, Read more »

No holidays: Pacquiao trains amid 4th of July celebration in US

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 04:59 PM

There are no holidays for Filipino pride Sen. Manny Pacquiao and his opponent, defending champion Keith Thurman, as both fighters stayed in fight mode during the 4th of July festivities in the United States.  Read more »

Pinoy actor nagkuwento sa pagiging bahagi ng 'Spider-Man'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 04 12:37 PM

Palabas na sa mga sinehan ang "Spider-Man: Far From Home."  Read more »

Actor Kevin Spacey’s alleged sex assault victim sues over ‘lascivious conduct’

Nate Raymond, Reuters
Posted at Jun 28 01:51 AM

Spacey became embroiled in controversy in October 2017 when actor Anthony Rapp accused him of trying to seduce him in 1986 when Rapp was 14. Read more »