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Actress Bynes arrested in NYC on marijuana charge

Amanda Bynes. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File

Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in New York City after she threw a marijuana bong out of a window.

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So good at playing really bad people

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Veteran character actress Bella Flores. FILE PHOTO

News that top movie villainess, Bella Flores, is dealing with medical problems has reminded film buffs of the highlights of her exceedingly long performing career.

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Halle Berry on reprising Storm role, coping with stress and diabetes

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BERRY. Her beauty secret is “good, clean living.” RUBEN V. NEPALES

Let’s get it out of the way: Halle Berry seems to look more stunning each time we interview her. “There’s no secret,” said Halle, gorgeous in a Helmut Lang dress, sporting her trademark short hair, her olive skin glowing.

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Norma Shearer was as versatile as she was charismatic

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SHEARER. Won her first beauty title at age 5.

When we talk about Hollywood’s golden era, we remember Norma Shearer. The beautiful and well-mannered actress married “boy genius” Irving Thalberg. She started her career in silent pictures but remained famous when sound became popular. She starred in “Romeo and Juliet,” “Marie Antoinette” and “The Women,” among other films.

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Rhian Ramos isn’t defined by her mistakes

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RAMOS. “I’ve realized that I wasn’t as smart as I thought I was!”

Early this year, when we were asked to list down our five favorite performances from the movies shown last year, it took us awhile to narrow down our choices. Among lead actors, our top picks included those turned in by Eddie Garcia (“Bwakaw”), Aga Muhlach (“Of All The Things”), Jericho Rosales (“Alagwa”), John Lloyd Cruz (“Unofficially Yours”), and Bembol Roco (“Thy Womb”).

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Portrait of a screen artist who ‘disappears’ into her roles

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Meryl Streep

In 1963, an adolescent girl living a comfortable, upscale life in New Jersey discovered that she had a promising coloratura voice, and took singing lessons.

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Winners and losers

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CONCIO. Unique gifts and insights.

Our top celebrity winners this week are led by ABS-CBN’s Charo Santos-Concio, who has just been promoted to CEO of the huge media and entertainment corporation. Charo joined the company as consultant in 1987, so she’s marking her silver anniversary in an especially glittering way—ensconced at the very top!

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Halle Berry’s ex arrested after fight at her house

Halle Berry, left, a cast member in "Cloud Atlas," poses for reporters with her fiance' Olivier Martinez at the premiere of the film at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in Los Angeles. Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Halle Berry’s ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry has been arrested for investigation of battery after authorities say he and the Oscar-winning actress’ current boyfriend got into a fight on the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Stars’ distinctive beauty marks

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Makeup has become specialized since it was first considered an essential part of theater. In the beginning, make-up merely tried to approximate aspects of nature. Sound and make-up were strongly patterned after animals hunted by tribes.

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Streep makes difficult portrayals seem easy

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STREEP. As adept with comedy as she is with drama.

Meryl Streep is my favorite dramatic actress. I also like Vanessa Redgrave, Anne Bancroft, Angela Bassett and Jane Fonda. Streep is as adept with comedy as she is with drama, and she can be sophisticated as well as bawdy.

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Fifty years on, everyone still wants a piece of Marilyn

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Marilyn Monroe

The first thing you notice when you see Marilyn Monroe’s full-length gloves in the storeroom of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History is how small her hands were.

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Behind Mona Lisa’s smile

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THE DRAMA icon (left), with the author

MONA Lisa, my grandmother, turned 90 last week. As expected, she refuses to be bothered by any grand celebration, just as she has refused to attend family get-togethers and ceremonies honoring her. So, I know that for this milestone, there’s no other gift I can give my Lola Gloria than sharing with the world what she has so intimately shared with me: Her life story.

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