Whoopi GoldbergSlumdog Millionaire sweeps Oscar Awards Erwin Santiago
As expected, early favorite Slumdog Millionaire bagged the most number of trophies in the recently concluded 81st Oscar Awards. Dubbed "the greatest show on earth," the Academy Awards this year was held at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, California.T...
February 23, 12:45 PM, Philippine Entertainment Portal (Update) Penelope Cruz, WALL-E among early Oscar winners GMANews.TV
LOS ANGELES - Penelope Cruz won the supporting-actress Academy Award on Sunday for the Spanish romance "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," while the blockbuster robot romance "WALL-E" made off with the prize for feature-length animation. Best-picture front-ru...
February 23, GMANews (Update) Slumdog collects 6 Oscars; Ledger, Cruz win GMANews.TV
LOS ANGELES - Heath Ledger won the supporting-actor Academy Award for "The Dark Knight," while best-picture favorite "Slumdog Millionaire" cruised to six wins in an Oscar evening that was following the script of earlier Hollywood honors where the under...
February 23, GMANews Whoopi Goldberg defends Bale ABS-CBNNews.com
Whoopi Goldberg has defended Christian Bale's movie set outburst. The 'Sister Act' star insists many artists, including herself, have lost their tempers after working long hours on films. Whoopi's support for Christian follows leaked footage of the...
February 06, 06:37 PM, ABS-CBN News Whoopi Goldberg defends Bale Pierre Alejandro
Whoopi Goldberg has defended Christian Bale's movie set outburst. The 'Sister Act' star insists many artists, including herself, have lost their tempers after working long hours on films. Whoopi's support for Christian follows leaked footage of t...
February 05, 02:35 PM, ABS-CBN News Whoopi boldly goes back to sci-fi acting Reuters
LOS ANGELES Whoopi Goldberg is returning from a brief retirement as an actress to boldly go to where few stars have gone before online science fiction.Two decades after first appearing on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," the Oscar-winning actress ...
January 16, Malaya Tessie Tomas imagines own son dying to play role in '100' Trina Lagura
Tessie Tomas (left) and Mylene Dizon play mother and daughter in indie film '100' For veteran comedienne Tessie Tomas, portraying Mylene Dizon's mother in independent film "100" is one of the most difficult roles she has ever had to play. In "1...
December 18, 2008, 03:13 PM, ABS-CBN News Academy Awards hosts through the decades GMANews.TV
LOS ANGELES - Hugh Jackman isn't the first actor - or the first Australian (Paul Hogan was a co-host in 1987) - to host the Academy Awards. Here's a look at Oscar hosts through the years since the ceremony was first televised in 1953: 1953: Bob Hope ...
December 14, 2008, GMANews Hugh Jackman a departure from recent Oscar hosts GMANews.TV
LOS ANGELES - He sings, dances, acts on stage and screen, and he's the "Sexiest Man Alive." Hugh Jackman does everything but standup comedy - and that's why the first-time Oscars host fulfills the academy's promise to shake up the show in a way that's ...
December 14, 2008, GMANews Despite the recession Las Vegas still lures them in Lito Cinco
This writer was in the United States recently for a three-week break from the daily humdrum of life in the Philippines, with trip tickets courtesy of Philippine Airlines where the missus worked for 18 years before she opted for retirement 10 years ago ...
December 11, 2008, Manila Standard Today Whoopi Goldberg jumps into Broadway's 'Xanadu' GMANews.TV
NEW YORK - So how is Whoopi Goldberg spending her six-week summer vacation from "The View"? Growling her way through the Electric Light Orchestra's "Evil Woman," eight times a week in the Broadway musical "Xanadu." The performer stepped into the produ...
August 02, 2008, GMANews When the lead character dies Joy Jonette Chuyaco
Sad but true, lead characters die, too. But, it doesn't mean they become less important. In fact they are valued the most, because their death means a lot to the viewers. Although the ending turns out to be unpleasant, the death of a lead character is ...
July 13, 2008, The Philippine Star George Carlin becomes first posthumous Mark Twain honor ABS-CBNNews.com
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said on Monday it would go ahead with plans to present its Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to the late George Carlin, making him the first comedian so honored posthumously. ...
June 24, 2008, 02:30 PM, ABS-CBN News Ellen DeGeneres and Rachael Ray share Emmy spotlight Reuters
LOS ANGELES - Comedian Ellen DeGeneres and cooking-lifestyle guru Rachael Ray shared the Daytime Emmy spotlight on Friday as they split television's top two awards for entertainment talks shows. In another high point of the evening, Jeanne Cooper, the ...
June 22, 2008, 06:37 AM, ABS-CBN News Gretchen leaving the country for good? Mario E. Bautista
GRETCHEN Barretto thinks it's Ruffa Gutierrez's secretary, Jaye, who told some press people about the "credit card incident" involving her recently. She even warned Ruffa to be careful with Jaye as it might be her own secrets that will be leaking out s...
June 22, 2008, 06:10 AM, People's Journal Revival of South Pacific takes 5 Tonys GMANews.TV
NEW YORK - The lavish revival of "South Pacific" took five prizes, including director of a musical, and "Boeing-Boeing, a 1960s sex farce filled with slamming doors and eager stewardesses, was named best-revival play, as the 2008 Tony Awards got under ...
June 16, 2008, GMANews August: Osage County takes best-play Tony GMANews.TV
NEW YORK - "August: Osage County," Tracy Letts' scabrous tale of a dysfunctional Oklahoma family, was named best play Sunday at the 2008 Tony Awards ceremony, picking up two acting prizes as well as an award for direction. Thanking the show's producer...
June 16, 2008, GMANews 'In the Heights' takes best-musical Tony GMANews.TV
NEW YORK - "In the Heights," a joyous celebration of Latino life in the upper reaches of Manhattan, was named best musical at Sunday night's Tony Awards, while "August: Osage County," Tracy Letts' scabrous tale of a dysfunctional Oklahoma family, took ...
June 16, 2008, GMANews Whoopi Goldberg to host Broadway's Tony Awards ABS-CBNNews.com
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stage and screen star Whoopi Goldberg will host Broadway's 62nd annual Tony Awards next month after the show went two years without a single master of ceremonies, organizers said on Thursday. The June 15 show, to be broadcast ...
May 09, 2008, 02:15 PM, ABS-CBN News Time to chill out Jerry Donato
BORACAY -- The dumbbell-shaped island of Boracay with its pristine waters and powdery sand was the perfect backdrop for the recently-held No Tan, No Entry Dance Party of Velvet, a young station and a subsidiary of ABS-CBN.The event speaks of Velvet's m...
May 09, 2008, The Philippine Star Whoopi Goldberg to host 2008 Tony Awards GMANews.TV
NEW YORK - It will be Whoopi and Tony. Whoopi Goldberg will serve as host of the 2008 Tony Awards June 15 at Radio City Music Hall, the show's executive producers, Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss, announced Thursday. "I love Broadway and I'm thrilled ...
May 09, 2008, GMANews They never stop learning Boy Abunda
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -- AristotleIt was my dream to get a college diploma that Tatay and Nanay wanted to hang on the wall by our dining table. Tatay passed away before I could tell h...
April 21, 2008, The Philippine Star 'Idol Gives Back' features A-list celebs GMANews.TV
LOS ANGELES - "American Idol" - and just about everyone else in Hollywood - were in a very giving mood. "Idol Gives Back," the Fox singing competition's charity event, was taped Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre and is scheduled to air Wednesday. The ...
April 07, 2008, GMANews Whoopi, suportado si Patrick Ruel Mendoza
ISA nga sa nagbibigay ng suporta kay Patrick Swayze dahil sa sakit niyang pancreatic cancer ay ang co-star niya sa Ghost at kaibigan na si Whoopi Goldberg. Sinabi nga ni Goldberg na ang rason kung bakit siya nanalo noon ng best supporting actress awar...
March 08, 2008, Abante Aktres, biktima ng harassment Jojo Gabinete
BIKTIMA ng harassment ng isang direktor ang sikat na aktres. Ayon ito sa talent search contestant na dating contract star ng isang malaking entertainment company. Ikinuwento ng contestant na naudlot ang kanyang showbiz career dahil siya ang nap...
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