Bradley Cooper earns three nominations for his work in ‘Maestro’ Who will go home with more than one Oscar statuette at Academy Awards? The 96th Academy Awards, celebrating the best in film from last year, saw several A-list stars garner multiple nominations. At 49 years old, Bradley Cooper earned three …
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Stars head to Oscars with ‘Oppenheimer’ poised for glory
Oscar statue (AFP) HOLLYWOOD (AFP) – Hollywood A-listers are getting ready to lavish awards on Christopher Nolan’s atomic blockbuster “Oppenheimer” and party with “Barbie” on Sunday at the Oscars, the biggest night in showbiz. Nolan’s drama about the inventor of the nuclear age, half of last summer’s massive “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, …
Read More »The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial was a pop culture obsession. Saudi trolls may have had a hand in that
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard fought a bitter and closely followed legal battle in 2022, accusing one another of defamation. Outside the courtroom, Heard was the target of a barrage of disparaging posts on social media that, according to a new investigative podcast, may have been the workings of a …
Read More »Interview: K-pop boy band CIX on their new music ‘0 or 1,’ goals in 2024
K-pop boy band CIX will be returning to North America for their third concert tour “0 or 1.” The tour is the name of their new “single album” “0 or 1” which was released last January. This will be their third concert tour in the US. Last year, they held …
Read More »Natalie Portman divorces husband Benjamin Millepied after 11 years
Natalie Portman LOS ANGELES, United States — Natalie Portman has divorced her French choreographer husband Benjamin Millepied, a source close to the Oscar-winning actress said on Friday. The “Black Swan” star filed last July to end her marriage of 11 years to Millepied, said People magazine, which first reported the …
Read More »‘Dragon Ball’ creator Akira Toriyama dies aged 68
Composite image of a scene from “Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO” and “Dragon Ball” creator Akira Toriyama in 1982 (Toei Animation, STR / Jiji Press via AFP) TOKYO, Japan — The creator of Japan’s hugely popular “Dragon Ball” comics and anime cartoons, Akira Toriyama, has died aged 68, his production …
Read More »Despite ‘Barbie,’ women not getting movie lead roles: report
Margot Robbie (AFP) LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The share of Hollywood films with women in the lead role fell last year, new research showed Thursday, despite standout successes like “Barbie.” In the year that the feminist blockbuster starring Margot Robbie blew its competitors away at the box office, just a …
Read More »GagaOOLala, TV Tokyo to launch gay-BL drama ‘At 25:00, in Akasaka’ in April
Video streaming platform GagaOOLala and TV Tokyo, one of Japan’s most prominent TV networks, have together announced the premiere of the highly anticipated co-production of a gay-BL (boys’ love) live-action drama. Titled “At 25:00, in Akasaka,” the 10-episode drama is based on the popular manga by Hiroko Natsuno, which has …
Read More »Sarah Geronimo makes history at 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards
Sarah Geronimo made history becoming the first Pinay to receive the Global Force Award at the Billboard Women in Music Awards held in Inglewood, California, on March 6. She shared the recognition with Italian singer-songwriter Annalisa and Brazilian singer-songwriter Luisa Sonza. In her acceptance speech, Sarah said the recognition “signifies courage and …
Read More »Oscar-nominated ‘Past Lives’ follows ‘lives we leave behind’
A scene from “Past Lives” (STAR / file) SEOUL, South Korea — A Korean-Canadian director’s debut feature film — a quiet romance exploring time, longing and lost chances — has arrived in South Korea for theater release after garnering two Oscar nominations. Ever since South Korea’s “Parasite” became the first …
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