Film screenings, workshops, mark Philippine Film Industry Month
FREE film screenings, networking events, a book launch, and workshops will mark the second Philippine Film Industry Month (PFIM), a month-long celebration of the heritage and legacy of Philippine Cinema. The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will be hosting local and international events in September.
Ben&Ben releases international single, preps for North American tour
NINE-PIECE folk pop band Ben&Ben released their new international single, “The Ones We Once Loved,” and are preparing for their send-off concert prior to their US tour.
Entertainment News (08/30/22)
DANISH soft rock band Michael Learns To Rock will be touring the Philippines as part of their Back On The Road Tour 2022 in October.
The scent of a Filipino
“UNLIKE the other senses, smell needs no interpreter. The effect is immediate and undiluted by language, thought, or translation. A smell can be overwhelmingly nostalgic because it triggers powerful images and emotions before we have time to edit them,” said Diane Ackerman in her book, A Natural History of the Senses.
Artefino bazaar is a celebration of the local
ARTEFINO, the celebration of all things Filipino and artisanal, returns to Rockwell after a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Pen’s wedding fair returns
AFTER a gap brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, The Peninsula Manila is bringing back its wedding fair on the first weekend of September. The 2022 edition will bring together participants who offer a varied array of services and merchandise while introducing elements that signal the event’s emergence into a new normal.
Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols’ ashes headed for solar orbit
LOS ANGELES — The late actress Nichelle Nichols, best known as Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek, will become the latest member of the 1960s television series to be memorialized by having some of her earthly remains flown into space.
Britney Spears makes musical comeback with Elton John duet
LONDON — US singer Britney Spears made her musical comeback on Friday, releasing a duet with Elton John, in her first new material in six years and following the end of her 13-year conservatorship last year.
House of the Dragon renewed for second season after first episode is a hit
LONDON — House of the Dragon, the highly anticipated Game of Thrones prequel, has been renewed for a second season after its first episode proved a hit.
Style (08/29/22)
WE live in a time full of pollution, plastics, climate change, we approach the sixth extinction. Adolfo Dominguez’ Fall/Winter 2022 collection intends to be both a social denunciation and a stream of fresh air in human’s obstinate feud against nature.
Rico Blanco holds first solo concert at the Big Dome
FORMER Rivermaya frontman Rico Blanco — the singer of hits like “214,” “Balisong,” and “Liwanag sa Dilim” — is going back to the concert scene with a bang, with a solo concert at the Araneta Coliseum on Sept. 11.
A pachinko game with a twist
THE GAME show The Wall Philippines and its host, Billy Crawford, has moved to the GMA Network.