A guide to the Metro Manila Film Festival entries
THE usual dramas and comedies will be joined by a historical crime thriller, a horror anthology, and different shades of romance this year at...
Third Avatar film lights up global box office
DIRECTOR James Cameron’s third Avatar movie kicked off its box office run with roughly $345 million in global ticket sales through Sunday, meeting pre-weekend...
Thai artist James Alyn, London-based pop band PREP team up
THAI MUSICIAN James Alyn, known as one-half of the pop duo HYBS, has released his latest single as a solo artist, titled “Don’t Worry,” featuring the British pop band PREP.
Dining In/Out: Tasting Christmas
CITY OF DREAMS (COD) Manila’s signature restaurants — Crystal Dragon, Haliya, Nobu Manila, and The Café — are bringing holiday cheer through special menus that evoke the season’s festive flavors.
Entertainment News (12/23/25)
A SERIES of Santa meet and greets and caroling performances are scheduled at Megaworld Lifestyle Malls over the coming week.
Tea with Fornasetti
OPULENCE’S latest store combines things they’re already good at (Italian luxury home decor) and a relatively new concept (a café).
At 380 square meters in...
Dennis Lustico focuses on Filipiniana for the holiday season
KNOWN FOR flamboyant gowns that mimic nature’s movements, Dennis Lustico’s holiday pop-up in Rockwell will be a little bit different. Firstly, he’s going prêt-á-porter;...
Style (12/22/25)
RUSTAN’S invites shoppers to its End of Season Sale, happening from Dec. 26 to Jan. 11, both in-store and online.
Zara turns to AI to generate fashion imagery using real-life models
LONDON — Zara has become the latest fast-fashion retailer to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help create new images of real models in different...
Jeproks: The Musical wins big at the 2025 Aliw Awards
TANGHALANG UNA OBRA’s Jeproks: The Musical bagged seven awards, including Best Musical, at the 38th Aliw Awards held on Dec. 15 at the Manila Hotel.
Hot air balloons and flying drones
ASIDE from the usual hot air balloons set to fill the skies of New Clark City (NCC), Tarlac, in February of 2026, the 26th...
Oscars telecast to move off broadcast TV to YouTube in 2029
THE annual Academy Awards telecast will move from the ABC broadcast network to stream live on YouTube around the world starting in 2029, organizers...