Netflix’ Warner Bros. bid would include theater releases
NETFLIX, INC. has told management of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. that it will keep releasing the studio’s films in theaters if it’s successful in...
Afterlife rom-com Eternity asks existential questions
LONDON — Actors Elizabeth Olsen and Miles Teller say their new movie Eternity combines comedy, romance and big philosophical questions.
The movie is set in...
Film Train Dreams traverses a man’s ‘ordinary life’ on screen
LOS ANGELES — Joel Edgerton describes the American drama movie Train Dreams as a “Western epic sort of celebration of an ordinary life.”
“And I...
Brendan Fraser dives into Japanese culture for film Rental Family
LOS ANGELES — Actor Brendan Fraser had never heard of a Japanese “rental family" service before working on the comedy-drama film Rental Family.
“I had...
UK to ban the resale of tickets for profit to protect fans
LONDON — Britain said on Wednesday it would ban the resale of tickets to concerts, sport, and other live events for profit, disrupting ticket...
Louvre museum to add 100 external cameras by 2026 after heist exposed security flaws
PARIS – France's Louvre Museum will install 100 external cameras by the end of 2026 as part of measures to tighten security after last...
Good vibes with a good pig
WE’VE had quite a few good times dining in rather sleepy Marikina, but aside from the odd lugawan, two of our standout experiences were...
Any excuse to come back
OOPS! We missed announcing that Zor Tan, with one Michelin star for his restaurant Born in Singapore, was in town from Nov. 14 to 16 at Solaire’s Red Lantern. Don’t worry, we’ll tell you all about the eight-course dinner he served us at a preview media luncheon on the 13th — besides, he’s always raring to come back here.
Caterer to the stars Juan Carlo celebrates 30th year
CATERER to the stars, Juan Carlo the Caterer celebrated its 30th anniversary last week with an event filled with the country’s brightest artists and...
Dining In/Out (11/20/25)
BACKDOOR BODEGA in Penang, one of Asia’s 50 Best Bars in 2022 and 2024, is lending two of their stars, Yun Shen Koh and Thaneshkumar Sivakumar for a takeover at The Peninsula Manila’s The Bar on Nov. 21.
Eli Lilly weight-loss drug appears to suppress binge-eating signal, small study finds
RESEARCHERS monitoring the brain activity of a patient with a severe binge-eating problem reported that Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 weight-loss drug appeared to temporarily suppress...
First kiss was 20 million years ago by early primates, scientists say
AMSTERDAM — Kissing did not begin with star-crossed human lovers but with the primate ancestors of great apes around 20 million years ago, according...