Marvel marks 80th year with collaborations with SM, Miniso
AS PART of its 80th anniversary celebrations worldwide, Marvel Entertainment partnered with SM malls to bring official Marvel merchandise and other consumer products to 70 of the mall chain’s locations.
Villain in Venice: Joaquin Phoenix goes from tragic to comic in Joker
VENICE, Italy — One of Gotham’s most famous villains arrived at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, in a standalone dark story telling the origins of the Joker.
Love story dominates festival of films shot on cellphones
A SHORT film about a love story told through poetry took three of the eight awards given at the first Get Reel Mobile Shorts Film Festival held on Aug. 30 at Fisher Mall in Quezon City.
Director Costa-Gavras honored in Venice
VENICE, Italy — Greek-born French director Costa-Gavras has been recognized for his “particularly original contribution to innovation in contemporary cinema” at the Venice Film Festival, where the Oscar winner also presented his new movie about the Greek debt crisis.
Taylor Swift album hits 1 million in China
AMERICAN singer-songwriter Taylor Swift may be more popular in China than the US, going by the first-week sales of her latest music.
Actor Kevin Hart injured in Los Angeles car accident
ACTOR Kevin Hart suffered major injuries in a car accident in Los Angeles early on Sunday morning, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said.
Actress Valerie Harper of Mary Tyler Moore Show, 80
ACTRESS Valerie Harper, who won four Emmy awards playing budding feminist Rhoda Morgenstern on the classic 1970s TV series The Mary Tyler Moore Show and her own spin-off sitcom, died on Friday at the age of 80.
John Wick on steroids
By Anthony L. Cuaycong
JUST TO be clear from the outset: RICO stands on solid ground. As the acronym for “Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations,” it speaks to the procedurally generated action it offers, requiring the disposal of armed enemies with literal do-or-die persuasions. Gamers take on the role of a member of a special operations force charged with dismantling extremely entrenched criminal groups. Random missions need to be completed in the process, but the overriding objective in invariably involves getting any and all lowlife scums to meet their maker one room at a time.
Victorinox is quintessentially Swiss
SWITZERLAND is known for its stolid reliability and a scientific approach to living. As one of the world’s richest and most successful nations, the...
JanSport partners with top urban retailers for Signature Series
NOW ON ITS eighth year in the country, iconic outdoor gear brand JanSport has shored up its offering by partnering with top urban retailers for its Signature Series 2019.
Wake up and smell the coffee: from your Ukrainian sunglasses
KIEV -- Ukraine’s innovative OCHIS eyewear brand is getting customers to literally smell the coffee -- by making sunglasses out of coffee waste.
HK artist offers free protest-themed tattoos
HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong artist is offering free protest-themed tattoos to people who want to show their support for pro-democracy demonstrations in the Chinese territory.