CCP’s Pasinaya festival to be upsized this year
THE largest multi-arts festival in the country is back, but this year, the CCP Pasinaya Open House Festival will be held for a longer period — from Feb. 1 to 3.
Poet quits Swedish Academy after being found to leak Nobel winner names
STOCKHOLM — The scandal-plagued Swedish body that awards the Nobel Prize for literature said on Friday that one of its members would leave after an investigation determined she had leaked the names of winners.
Banksy’s ‘snow’ pollution mural sold for over $130,000
LONDON — A mural by elusive British street artist Banksy depicting a child enjoying falling snow that is in fact pollution from a burning bin has been sold for over £100,000 ($130,000) to a British art dealer.
Arts & Culture (01/23/19)
THE exhibit Gendered Bodies in Southeast Asia opens on Jan. 26, at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex, Roxas Blvd., Manila.
Ely and Itchyworms collaborate once more, this time in a concert
FOR ONE night, Resorts World Manila is bringing two of the most prominent names in the Philippine rock scene as it presents Ely Buendia and the Itchyworms: Greatest Hits on Feb. 9 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater.
Green Book boosts Oscar odds with big win at producers awards
IN A surprise win on Saturday, Hollywood producers named Green Book the best film of 2018, boosting its profile just days before nominations are announced for the annual Academy Awards.
Sony’s RCA severs ties with R. Kelly after uproar
SONY CORP.’S RCA music label has scrubbed R. Kelly from its lineup after a documentary series renewed the furor surrounding allegations of criminal sexual misconduct.
No Inflation, No Cry: Jamaica turns to reggae to promote target
AT A TIME when inflation targets have eluded the central banks of major emerging markets like Turkey and Argentina, Jamaica has turned to an unorthodox method of communicating its consumer price policy: reggae.
Netflix movie Bird Box draws 80 million viewers
LOS ANGELES — Netflix Inc. on Thursday said more than 80 million member households will have watched its thriller movie Bird Box in its first four weeks, but the streaming giant gave no viewing data for Oscar hopeful Roma.
Quebec slams use of crash footage in Bird Box
QUEBEC urged entertainment giant Netflix Inc. to remove footage of a deadly rail disaster from two of its productions, including new horror movie Bird Box.
Rambo producer Vajna, 74
BUDAPEST — Andrew G. Vajna, the Hungarian movie producer behind Rambo, Evita and other international hits, died in his Budapest home on Sunday following a long illness, the Hungarian National Film Fund said.
Momoland to hold fan meet
MOMOLAND the girl group behind the dance hit “Bboom Bboom” will be coming to the Philippines for a fan meeting on Jan. 25 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City.