The many colors of love and death in Once on This Island
ON A TROPICAL French Antilles island in the 1920s, young peasant girl Ti Moune falls in love with a wealthy boy, Daniel Beauxhomme.
Arts & Culture (09/11/24)
IN CELEBRATION of National Teachers’ Month (NTM), Primetrade Asia is giving teachers a free pass to the Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) which runs from Sept. 11 to 15 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.
Egyptian archaeologist calls on Berlin to return Nefertiti bust
CAIRO — Prominent Egyptian archaeologist and former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass has launched a petition for the return to Egypt of the pharaonic bust...
Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter shut out of Country Music Award nominations
LOS ANGELES — Voters for the Country Music Awards (CMAs) snubbed superstar singer Beyonce’s album Cowboy Carter and showered singer Morgan Wallen with seven...
K-pop stars become models as fashion brands eye their global fanbase
LONDON/NEW YORK — designer Tommy Hilfiger browses through a rail of custom-made suits worn to this year’s Met Gala by K-pop stars Stray Kids,...
James Earl Jones, renowned actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
LOS ANGELES - American actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter to develop a stentorian voice recognized the...
Her Locket is the big winner at 2024 Sinag Maynila
THE 6th Sinag Maynila film festival, also the first edition since the pandemic, saw J.E. Tiglao’s family drama Her Locket emerged as the night’s...
Easier Korean visa application for Filipinos this winter
WHEN the Korea Travel Fiesta 2024 kicked off in Makati City last weekend, the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) officially began carrying out its goal...
ABS-CBN licenses slate of movies from Sony Pictures Entertainment
ABS-CBN is expanding its digital content offerings through a new licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). The agreement will see premium movies from Sony’s library streaming on ABS-CBN’s YouTube channels — Cinemo, iWantTFC, and ABS-CBN Entertainment.
Entertainment News (09/10/24)
JOSH CULLEN, a member of SB19, has released his debut solo album Lost & Found, under Sony Music Entertainment.
TIFF 2024: Harbin brings out fans of Korean stars in Toronto
TORONTO — Scores of movie fans waited for hours outside the Toronto premier of Harbin on Sunday, hoping to catch a glimpse of Lee...
TIFF 2024: The Wild Robot depicts technology and nature coexisting
TORONTO — The Wild Robot, an animated science fiction story by DreamWorks, explores both the good and the bad sides of technology, its star...














