Lions Gate’s Hunger Games leads box office with $44 million

THE HUNGER Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes opened as the top film in US and Canadian theaters, taking in ticket sales of...

Shakira stands trial in Spain for alleged tax fraud

BARCELONA — Shakira is to stand trial in Barcelona on Monday to face charges that she failed to pay €14.5 million ($15.74 million) in...

Taylor Swift fans gather for cooler Rio show after fan’s death

RIO DE JANEIRO — Taylor Swift fans headed to her eagerly expected show in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, following a last-minute postponement of...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, ex-girlfriend settle sex trafficking, rape lawsuit

HIP-HOP mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and his ex-girlfriend R&B vocalist Cassandra Ventura on Friday settled her lawsuit that accused the rapper of serial physical...

Entertainment News (11/21/23)

QCinema holds free screenings, Q&A sessions QCINEMA International Film Festival 2023 has announced that certain film screenings throughout the festival — which is ongoing until...

Filipino fabrics the star of Ortiz’s 35th anniversary fashion show

THE GALLERY at Greenbelt 5 erupted with applause as Filipino fashion designer Randy Ortiz unveiled his latest collection of contemporary cocktail attire inspired by...

A fabulous second chance for Puey Quiñones

IN THE early 2000s, life seemed perfect for fashion designer Puey Quiñones. A favored fashion designer of both celebrities and old-money vanguards, he sat...

Giorgio Armani fashions his own legacy with succession plan

MILAN — Giorgio Armani has always kept a tight grip on the firm he founded, and the Italian fashion king’s attention to detail extends...

Exclusivity the name of the game as luxury firms target China’s wealthiest for growth

SHANGHAI/PARIS — The world’s biggest luxury brands seeking growth in their second-largest market, China, are all courting the likes of wealthy entrepreneur Diana Wang. Shanghai-based...

History film sets sights on outlasting festival run

THIS YEAR, Pepe Diokno’s Gomburza, an entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), is hoping to reignite a sense of national justice in...

Hollywood strikes sap economy as industry readies for revamp

LOS ANGELES — While Hollywood celebrates the end of strikes by  writers and actors, the multibillion-dollar economic toll on everyone from crew members to...

Sing along with the Disney princesses

FOR THE FIRST time in forever, the music of Disney’s princesses will go beyond being the soundtrack to many Filipinos’ lives and come to life on stage in Disney Princess - The Concert.