Downsizing to open Venice Film Festival
ROME -- Oscar-winning US director Alexander Payne’s latest movie Downsizing is to open this year’s Venice Film Festival, while his compatriot Annette Bening will...
BBC television unveils first female Doctor Who
LONDON -- British actress Jodie Whittaker was unveiled Sunday as the first woman to play Doctor Who, telling fans of the cult BBC science...
Film director George A. Romero, father of the zombie movie, 77
WASHINGTON -- US filmmaker George A. Romero, whose 1968 cult classic Night of the Living Dead spawned the zombie movie genre, died on Sunday...
Disney builds buzz with superheroes, Star Wars and Mary Poppins
LOS ANGELES -- Avengers, Mary Poppins, and Luke Skywalker brought star power to Walt Disney Co.’s annual D23 fan convention on Saturday, as the...
Walking Dead halts production after stuntman dies
LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood paid tribute Friday to Walking Dead stuntman John Bernecker after he was killed in a fall on set.
Bernecker died in...
Jay-Z extends record for No. 1 albums — 1 week late
NEW YORK -- Rap mogul Jay-Z on Sunday extended his record as the solo artist with the most number-one US albums, after a one-week...
Apes flicks Spider-Man side to win box-office war
LOS ANGELES -- New release War for the Planet of the Apes won this weekend’s war for box-office supremacy in North America, riding on...
Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau, 89
LOS ANGELES -- Martin Landau, a talented and prolific character actor who achieved TV stardom in Mission: Impossible and won an Oscar for his...
The need for speed
OUR MOVEMENT in the world is measured by time, and in a world that moves faster, perhaps it’s a good idea to wear a...
Revamped
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Reporter
HAVING established itself as home to extensive sports performance products, The Athlete’s Foot (TAF) in recent years has revamped itself,...
Nike Air VaporMax features maximum cushioning
RUNNERS OUT to get maximum cushioning and protection have another shoe to check out for their needs as Nike recently launched its latest innovative...
Cargo adds to its line of weatherproof makeup
CARGO, the Canadian cosmetics brand known for its functional packaging (think sachets of foundation) has added new products to the successful long-wearing, weatherproof Swimmables...