Reaching Cannes via ‘Maynila’
By Bayani San Diego Jr.
It’s a fitting “homecoming” for the late National Artist for Film Lino Brocka in this resort city south of France.
It’s a fitting “homecoming” for the late National Artist for Film Lino Brocka in this resort city south of France.
Slash, the former lead guitarist of American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses in the ’80s and ’90s, will perform at the Smart Araneta Coliseum May 4.
“I hope this award will get more people curious about the movie. This way, we don’t get pulled out of the cinemas,” said Brillante Ma Mendoza, winner of the best director honor for “Thy Womb,” an entry to the ongoing 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).
‘Sisterakas’ remained the top grossing film in the ongoing Metro Manila Film Festival, according to the Metro Manila Development Commission.
Indeed, it will take a global village to save “Maynila.” The restoration of Lino Brocka’s 1975 film “Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag” has found a surprise benefactor from across the globe: Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Foundation (WCF) has taken a keen interest in the preservation project.
American Idol” runnerup Adam Lambert will return for a concert at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on March 1.
The stars came out and shimmered—and we’re not talking of the celestial kind.
He got his final wish, a stunning conclusion to his colorful life story, with awestruck colleagues paying him homage.
London-based theater actress Monique Wilson has admitted she is a lesbian.
Guitarist Eddie Munji III died of massive heart attack past 7 p.m. Sunday at Queen Mary Help of Christians Hospital in Cardona, Rizal, his nephew Max confirmed on Twitter.
Filipina stage actress-singer Joanna Ampil will play the role of Grizabella in the UK and international tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cats”, her manager Girlie Rodis told Inquirer on Saturday.
American disco group Village People will be in Manila for a concert in November, it was announced at the start of the Zombies show Friday.
