They say you can’t beat City Hall, but Paris authorities who once took a dim view of the thousands of “love locks” adorning the bridges of the Seine river have had a change of heart.
Whenever Christina Tang is overseas and returns to her hotel room, she always knocks on the door before entering even if she is the only occupant.
Just as how daunting weather and dampened spirits are met by Filipinos, for over 130 international cast, crew and orchestra members of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “The Phantom of the Opera,” the show must and will definitely go on—with a season extension to boot.
TV and film comedy actress Eugene Domingo (“Kimmy Dora”) will portray Bona, the role immortalized by Nora Aunor in the original Lino Brocka film, in Philippine Education Theater Association’s (Peta) stage adaptation, “Bona.”
Six beauty queens—“partners in crown,” as one of them puts it—who are also visual artists are participating in an exhibit titled “Art and Beauty” II, being the second such show of its kind.
On August 31, the 105th birth anniversary of Ramon Magsaysay, six outstanding Asians will be honored for “greatness of spirit” in service to the peoples of Asia. They will receive the prestigious award named after the late Philippine president.
Columbia Pictures brings “Total Recall” to the screen, an action thriller about reality and memory, inspired by the famous short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale,” by Philip K. Dick.
Talent doesn’t grow on trees. Once discovered, it is nurtured and tended to until it reaches its full potential. Only then can you sit back and appreciate your work, as you continue tweaking it to perfection.
Filipino filmmaker Raymond Red will showcase two of his films, “Eternity” (1983) and “Pelikula” (1985), during the Sixth International Silent Film Festival at the Shang Cineplex of Shangri-La Plaza, Aug. 24-27.
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