Backed by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the Metro Manila Film Festival is the only time of year in the Philippines when theaters nationwide show local films exclusively. The 51st edition featuring eight official entries is now on its last stretch in theaters. Will the 2025 overall box-office results …
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Angelina Jolie tours Rafah Crossing amid Gaza aid crisis
Angelina Jolie visits the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, meeting Red Crescent volunteers and aid workers amid ongoing restrictions on humanitarian access to Gaza Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Friday visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing into Gaza, where she spoke with members of the Red Crescent …
Read More »‘Outlander: Blood of My Blood’ star Jeremy Irvine on new film ‘Turbulence’: ‘You get to see the a—hole get his comeuppance’
“He just purely cares about himself. … Everyone else is just so disposable to him,” Irvine said about his character [L-R] Hera Hilmar as “Emmy,” Olga Kurylenko as “Julia” and Jeremy Irvine as “Zach” in the action thriller TURBULENCE, a Lionsgate release (Lionsgate) An action thriller that mostly takes place …
Read More »Miss Universe president slams Singson’s claims of possible acquisition
MANILA, Philippines — Miss Universe president Raul Rocha on Saturday issued a sharply worded personal statement rejecting claims by former Ilocos Sur governor Luis “Chavit” Singson that the global pageant organization could be up for a buyout. Former Ilocos Sur governor Luis “Chavit” Singson and daughter Rep. Richelle Singson with former …
Read More »Another look at comic great Chevy Chase
NEW YORK (AP) — Insulting the director who is making a documentary about you might not be the most diplomatic of choices. Then again, Chevy Chase has never been very diplomatic. The comedian gets snarly at the top of filmmaker Marina Zenovich’s “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not,” which airs on CNN. During their …
Read More »George Clooney opens up about fatherhood – and why his new film marks a turning point
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 11: George Clooney attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Netflix’s “Jay Kelly” at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on November 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Veteran actor George Clooney is embracing a new chapter – one defined less by leading-man bravado and more …
Read More »‘Not a kabit, never was’: Elisse Joson shuts down mistress rumors
Actress Elisse Joson at the launch of gluthatione brand New Moon on May 25, 2024, in Manila House in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig (Philstar.com / Kathleen A. Llemit) MANILA, Philippines — Actress Elisse Joson put to bed any talks she was ever someone’s mistress or the third party in another …
Read More »Our favorite OPM albums of 2025
The best OPM albums of 2025 either went huge and cinematic or stayed painfully small, and some even did both at once; tender, ridiculous, sincere, and just a little unhinged, which sums up the year before. Not to mention, standout Filipino artists bend trends and influences into something proudly their …
Read More »BTS to return March 20 with first full-group album since 2022
MANILA, Philippines — Global K-pop sensation BTS will make their long-awaited return as a complete group on March 20, ending a nearly four-year hiatus that began with mandatory military service, their agency Big Hit Music confirmed on Thursday. Global K-pop sensation BTS PHOTO COURTESY OF BIG HIT MUSIC The comeback will mark BTS’s first …
Read More »IU turns heads in Filipino-made look at 2025 APAN Star Awards
IU brought a touch of couture elegance to the 2025 APAN Star Awards, stepping onto the red carpet in a statement gown by Filipina designer Monique Lhuillier. The South Korean singer-actress shared photos of her look on Instagram after attending the ceremony, where she took home the Grand Prize (Daesang) …
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