The Emma Thompson-led thriller “Dead of Winter” and Hilary Duff’s first full-length album in 11 years are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: A new season of “The Night Agent” lands …
HOUSTON (AP) — The deadly and widespread winter storm paralyzing much of the American East with ice, snow and cold is also taking a multi-billion dollar bite out of the U.S. economy, experts figure. But how much? Economists and meteorologists are trying to get a handle on the disruption costs of winter weather disasters, which aren’t as …
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Misrepresented and fabricated images spread widely on social media in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman, Renee Good, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday. Soon after the shooting, photos emerged erroneously identified as showing the victim, a 37-year-old mother of three. Others were fabricated to falsely show the face of the officer …
NEW YORK (AP) — Pledge allegiance to her hands, her team, her vibes: Taylor Swift once again leads the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Award nominees with nine. She’s followed by Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Alex Warren, who are tied with eight each. The iHeartRadio Music Awards honor the most played artists of the year on its stations and app. Last year, …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis’ streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S. Hundreds of people protesting the shooting of Renee …
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Director Whammy Alcazaren presents an Apocalyptic Romcom in the backdrop of climate change. The short film competing for in the 21st edition of the Cinemalaya, Water Sports, is a 19-minute, 36-second short film that blends apocalyptic dread with unexpected romantic comedy. Water Sports, centers on two young men, Jelson and Ipe, deeply in love and …
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Political satire punctuates Renei Dimla’s first full-length directorial venture, the 105-minute mockumentary Republika ng Pipolipinas. The film’s provocative logline: what happens when a farmer, facing eviction from her own land, decides to renounce her citizenship and unilaterally establish her own micronation? The story centers on Cora Vitug, played by the formidable Geraldine Villamil, a disillusioned …
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Ascension is a tribute to the Filipino laborer Filmmaker Hannah Silvestre is tackling the absurdities of modern in her short film, “Ascension from the Office Cubicle.” The 20-minute off-beat existential drama, explores the monotonous grind of the call center industry. The film centers on Thelma, an overworked and exploited call center agent played by Ginger …
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The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), through its groundbreaking program CCP National Theatre Live, traverses the complex human mind in classics “Hamlet” and “A Streetcar Named Desire” this July. Shot live from the National Theatres in London, Hamlet returns to the Philippine shore this July 29, 6:00 p.m., at Glorietta 4 Cinema 4 in …
STORIES begin somewhere and mine started when the earth shook. The July quake was the day before the birthday of my cousin, who was the only friend I had when I started school here. I repeat, my only friend. In the mornings, we would go to school together, beating the 7:30 bell at the all-girls …
