AFTER two years during which most live activities have not been allowed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, live events are making a comeback with the launch of the 2022 PPOP CON.

LOS ANGELES — Bruce Willis, the star of the Die Hard franchise and dozens of other action movies, will retire from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a disease that has hampered his “cognitive abilities,” his family said on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES — Will Smith refused a request to leave the Oscars ceremony after he slapped presenter Chris Rock, Hollywood’s film academy said on Wednesday as it started a process that could lead to the best actor winner’s expulsion from the group.

HBO announced on Wednesday that its hotly anticipated Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, will debut on Aug. 21.

LONDON — Eddie Redmayne returns for his third outing as magizoologist Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, a highly anticipated movie the Oscar winner said he feared would not be released at one point due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SOUTH Korea’s distinctive music genre K-pop has been turned into a musical, KPOP, that will open on Broadway in New York later this year.

THE 11th EDITION of the Moviemov Italian Film Festival will be held online from March 31 to April 4. It will be available in the Philippines and Thailand. This is a project of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and the Philippine-Italian Association (PIA).

DANGEROUSLY ill with a rare blood disease, biochemist Dr. Morbius attempts to cure himself. While at first it seems to be a radical success, he infects himself with a form of vampirism.

THE FILM Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is searching for producers to participate in the Marché Du Film - Cannes Producers Network which will be held at the Cannes Film Festival in France from May 19 to 23.

WHEN the Michelin Guide was first published in the early 1900s, it was to provide a guide for motorists to find out where they could get a (very good) bite to eat. Now, they’re used to rate the world’s top restaurants with a system of stars. A restaurant in Cebu, set up by a chef with a Michelin-starred restaurant, is a worthy stop in the Queen City of the South.

THREE restaurants from the Philippines cracked the Top 100 of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants for 2022. Taking the top spot for the country is Gallery by Chele at #69 (sharing the spot with India’s Comorin). Antonio’s in Tagaytay also carved a spot at #74, while Toyo Eatery sits at #94.

PARIS — Michelin said on Tuesday that Dubai will become the first destination in the Middle East to join the restaurants selection of its world-famous Michelin Guide.