When we first heard that macho star Michael Douglas had agreed to play gay pianist Liberace in an HBO film bio, we were thrilled at the prospect, because it would clearly be such a huge “stretch” and challenge for the actor.
In only a couple of years, Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, has zoomed to the top of the stellar teen list, with “Tomorrow’s Superstar” written all over her. Imagine her fans’ shock and dismay, therefore, when it was rumored that their fave new find with the impeccable show biz “genes” and credentials had recently tried [...]
In the course of a popular star’s acting career, he gets offered a lot of challenging roles, from which he chooses only a few to portray.
This show biz season, some seemingly ageless stars have been getting flak from presumably less “well-preserved” sour grapes, who rap them for cheekily daring to perform in revealing outfits that their daughters would blanch at wearing. The principal targets include Madonna, Demi Moore, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, Jane Fonda, Barbra Streisand, Uma Thurman and Cher.
One of the gifted comedians we’ve missed seeing regularly on the tube is Jerry Seinfeld. After making a fortune with his “sleeper” hit sitcom, “Seinfeld,” for a decade, he retired prematurely to focus on his young family, and “smell the flowers.”
DON’T look now, but two Justins are sharing top billing in this season’s stellar lineup. Decidedly more positive is the impact being made by the older Justin Timberlake, who continues to impress fans with his versatility and verve.
Last June 1, we made sure that we cleared our noontime schedule to be able to catch the “Kalokalike” finals on ABS-CBN’s “Showtime.”
It took years to do it, but the good news coming from China is that its homegrown movie productions have finally become more popular, and made more money at the box office than blockbusters from Hollywood, which have traditionally ruled the roost for a really long time.
The good news is that “The Apprentice-Asia,” which made its debut on May 22 on the AXN channel, is no country-bumpkin cousin to Donald Trump’s US original.
We were looking forward to watching Baz Luhrmann’s idiosyncratic take on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” because, at first blush, the two artistic entities appear to be meant for each other.
Some radio-TV personalities behave so badly, it’s time to remind them that there is such a thing as broadcast etiquette. Remember, sloppy and insensitive guys and gals, you’re guests in our homes—so, behave!
So many teleseryes are being produced these days, that they have pretty much taken over the local programming scene, with multiple drama series being telecast throughout the day.
