A Hollywood star for Jason Bateman
LOS ANGELES -- Emmy-nominated actor Jason Bateman was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, 30 years after breaking...
Women in focus at Toronto film festival
MONTREAL -- Organizers of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) -- the largest in North America -- will focus this year on female directors,...
Shaken, not replaced: Craig reportedly back as 007
NEW YORK -- Daniel Craig, the British actor who once complained he’d rather slash his wrists than play James Bond a fifth time, is...
Macron courts the stars; meets Rihanna
PARIS -- France’s Emmanuel Macron continued to reach for the stars Wednesday, hosting R&B icon Rihanna for what she called “incredible” talks at the...
Beatles wins lawsuit over concert rights
NEW YORK -- Apple Corps, the company founded by members of The Beatles, on Wednesday won the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking the rights...
Jolie admits to ‘hardest time’ after Pitt split
NEW YORK -- Angelina Jolie has opened up about her split from Brad Pitt, confessing to having “the hardest time” and claiming to have...
Brexit
By Noel Vera
MOVIE REVIEW
Dunkirk
Directed by Christopher Nolan
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S latest takes on for the first time an actual historical event, massive in scale and complex...
Clever, enjoyable Cars 3 tunes up the Pixar franchise
By Richard Roeper
MOVIE REVIEW
Cars 3
Directed by Brian Fee
NOW THAT was a surprising win.
No, I’m not talking about any plot element in Cars 3. I’m...
From Aetas to guerrillas: Learning old cooking techniques
THE MODERNITY of San Miguel’s techniques and products gave way last week to traditional roots as it prepared recipes ranging from those of the...
Talking to Gene Gonzales about closing Café Ysabel
A GENERATION had grown up, married, and started either families or companies since the doors of Café Ysabel first opened in the 1980s. Marriages,...
Fecal attraction
Review
TAIPEI -- Sick and tired of six straight days of nothing but Chinese food while on a press trip to Taiwan, a few members...
To lure wine lovers, sake makers learn it’s all about the rice
BREWERY EXECUTIVE Kosuke Kuji brought his best sake to a New York booze showcase 16 years ago hoping to promote high-end Japanese rice wine...