Chris Hemsworth on ‘Extraction’: It’s the most exhausting ride I’ve ever been on
When the exhilarating action film “Extraction” begins streaming on Netflix on Friday, you’ll see a side of Chris Hemsworth you don’t often see. But there’s no need to take our word for it because...
View ArticleRhian on quarantine life: You don’t know what you have until it’s gone
Despite our years of experience as a writer and editor, the task of interviewing Tinseltown’s most popular celebrities hasn’t always been a walk in the park for us. As we quickly realized 25 years ago...
View Article‘Extraction’: Mercenary’s deadly feats and flights of derring-do pack a...
There’s a lot of shaking, rattling and rolling, although not of the supernatural sort, when Chris Hemsworth is fielded as a mercenary with a death wish on a do-or-die undertaking in Sam Hargrave’s...
View ArticleFor Hugh Jackman, corruption is no laughing matter
Hugh Jackman’s latest acting triumph comes by way of Cory Finley’s cleverly realized dark comedy “Bad Education,” which utilizes gritty humor as it dispenses lessons on corruption, overreaching...
View ArticleChris on the ‘fine dance’ that makes an action film tick and click with viewers
Chris Hemsworth’s latest edge-of-your-seat actioner “Extraction,” which began streaming on Netflix last Friday, has as much dramatic moments as thrilling action sequences in its story about a man...
View ArticleSink or swim
There are a lot of Solomonic life-or-death choices the global community must make in these trying times, the most urgent of which involves the untold havoc wreaked by the new coronavirus disease...
View ArticleChris Evans’ tweets that tug at netizens’ heartstrings
What does your favorite star think about when he or she isn’t working? These days, social media allows fans a peek into celebrities’ thoughts because that’s where they usually vent without any...
View ArticleDeadly ambition
The world is Massimo Ruggero’s oyster—or so it initially seems. But just as the go-getting Italy-born investment trader of the New York London Bank (NYL) in London is set to ascend to greater heights,...
View Article2 lockdown treats in ‘the new normal’: John Lloyd and Bea, Lea and Regine
As we carry on living amid this quarantine period, working nonstop “from home” while trying not to overburden our front-liners’ chores by falling victim to the pandemic, we’re seeing “a new normal”...
View ArticleRare Sam Smith-Demi Lovato collaboration created with ‘love and happiness’
Sam Smith and Demi Lovato can’t wait to take on greater risks, as much for their personal lives as for the anthemic song they recently recorded together. The single, “I’m Ready,” is a rousing anthem...
View ArticleAnne, Lin-Manuel enliven Elmo’s video hangout with his quarantined furry pals
We grew up watching, singing, laughing and learning with Grover, Cookie Monster, Ernie and Bert, Big Bird and her perpetually perturbed pachyderm pal Mr. Snuffleupagus in “Sesame Street,” so we...
View ArticleMoira on husband Jason: We fight a lot, but he also makes me laugh so much
It’s been a long time since Moira dela Torre began making heads turn with her soothing and “very personal” sound—from her earworm covers of “Sundo” and “Torete” to the intimate music she began churning...
View Article‘Truce for charity’ puts Ryan Reynolds-Hugh Jackman faux feud on hold
It’s a story worth retelling—about two hugely successful but genuinely nice guys who don’t let success go to their heads. They may be deadly when they’re in their respective costumes for Marvel, but...
View ArticleBoots grateful for 18 years of satisfying service as Mowelfund head
Our work with different theater groups, mostly for Nestor U. Torre and Monique Wilson, has allowed us to cross paths with seasoned show biz practitioners we hold in high regard, among them Gina Alajar,...
View Article‘Almost Paradise’: PH-set US action series is ‘proudly Pinoy’
There’s much to celebrate in “Almost Paradise,” the 10-episode US TV action series that began airing on the WGN America network on March 30. One of the show’s creators and producers is Fil-Am Hollywood...
View Article‘Workers’ transcends mindless comedy
Dignity is only for those with a steady income. No, we didn’t just come up with that all-too-relevant realization, especially at a troubling period in history when so many people have become jobless or...
View ArticleSullivan Stapleton on his near-death experience, saying goodbye to...
Acting can be a matter of life and death, even for tough and fit actors like Sullivan Stapleton. The 42-year-old Australian performer, who costars with Jaimie Alexander in the fifth and final season of...
View ArticleDivas as moms
We usually see them looking all glammed up at concerts and in movies and TV shows, but away from the klieg lights and spots, Zsa Zsa Padilla and Dulce are just regular moms who enjoy the company, love...
View ArticleMark Ruffalo pulls off high-wire act in gripping HBO drama series
Mark Ruffalo’s double duty in the six-part series “I Know This Much Is True,” which premieres at 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. on HBO and HBO Go today, is a high-wire act that demonstrates the 52-year-old actor’s...
View ArticleFormer MTV VJ Belinda Panelo-Lizardo mulls over motherhood
I’ve crossed paths with Belinda Panelo-Lizardo—that’s VJ Belinda to her starstruck followers on MTV Asia—long before she became a household name in the entertainment biz. In fact, I was there when she...
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