CANNES, France — Tom Cruise rolled into the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday — jet planes in tow — cranking up festivities with action, star power and autograph signings on the red carpet.

THIS month TV5 launches Dear God, a spiritual drama anthology, featuring a powerhouse lineup of stars led by Piolo Pascual, Lara Quigaman, Kris Bernal, Sue Ramirez, Vina Morales, and Riva Quenery.

THE CCP Arthouse Cinema, in collaboration with the Film Development Council of the Philippines, Philippine Film Archive, and the Society of Filipino Archivists for Film, presents National Artist Lino Brocka’s Maynila sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag, a special screening for the 2022 National Heritage Celebration and in commemoration of Lino Brocka’s Death anniversary on May 22.

IN the latest chapter of Downton Abbey, the Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess’s newly inherited villa.

TOKYO — Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corp. said it is well-positioned to play a leading role in the metaverse, or immersive virtual worlds, which commentators speculate will massively disrupt industries and establish new powerhouses.

TBILISI — When a friend messaged voice actor Bev Standing to ask whether she was the voice of TikTok’s text-to-speech feature, the Canadian performer’s surprise soon turned to irritation.

THE ADVENTURES of Mike, Lucas, Dustin, Max, Will, and Eleven continue despite their separation and having to adjust to life as teenagers in the fourth season of Stranger Things, which the stars describe as “the beginning of the end.”

CANNES, France — American film director James Gray, debuting his movie Armageddon Time at the Cannes Film Festival, lambasted the Ronald Reagan-era racism that the film deals with, saying on Friday it set the stage for current social tensions.

STAR WARS Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi is back for a six-part television series and so is Ewan McGregor, who had played him as a young man. Forget the Jedi mind tricks and lightsaber battles, though.

NEW YORK — Late fashion designer Virgil Abloh is being honored in a New York exhibition featuring 47 pairs of Louis Vuitton Nike Air Force 1 sneakers he created before his death in November.

“FARRALES@BENILDE,” a physical exhibition on some of the most desired pieces in Philippine fashion by the legendary couturier Ben Farrales, opens on May 27 at the 12F Main Gallery of the Design and Arts Campus, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.

WHILE Ayala Avenue may just be a road to some, it serves as the main artery of the Makati Central Business District (CBD). This street, lined by some of the country’s most expensive real estate, is the headquarters of many of the companies that determine the country’s day-to-day movement; this financial district dictates how money is made and moved around the country.