US actor Will Smith (R) slaps US actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022 (Robyn Beck/AFP) LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Actor Will Smith offered apologies Monday to Chris Rock for smacking the comedian during the Oscars ceremony, as the...
What are your thoughts? The whole world is still debating about what happened at the Academy Awards wherein Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinckett-Smith's alopecia illness and Will Smith reaction of going up on stage to slap Rock. AFP (Robyn Beck) Who is at fault? Was Rock's joke acceptable?...
Read it here It was unfortunate that people all over the world witnessed WIll Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock earlier at the 94th Academy Awards. Apparently, Rock made a joke about Smith's wife Jada who is suffering from Alopecia Areata including hair loss. Smith got emotional and went on stage...
If you thought the Oscars this year was a snoozefest, think again. Right before the announcement of winners for the night’s big categories, there was an altercation between nominee (and eventual Best Actor winner) Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock after the latter shared a joke involving...
Hollywood’s brightest stars come together at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 27 to celebrate the art of filmmaking at the 94th Academy Awards. But before the world focused its eyes on the night’s big winners, its attention was set on the celebrities who brought show-stopping fashions...
As Oscars voters have increasingly drifted away from more mainstream fare, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has toyed with various reforms to boost the ceremony's popularity (Lewis Joly/AFP) LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Next month's Oscars will be hosted by three doyennes of comedy, Wanda...
Here’s how No Filipino films being sent to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, even for consideration as a nominee, is pretty much a bummer. But it looks like there’s a chance for films that aren’t included in this year’s Oscar hopefuls to earn a victory. Photo by Don...
The Ridley Scott film is nominated for Best Make-up and Hairstyling thanks to Frederic Aspiras The Film Academy of the Philippines may have failed to submit a Filipino movie entry to the 94th Academy Awards, still, Filipino representation is present thanks to Frederic Aspiras’ works that earned...
After being snubbed, the former ‘Twilight’ star finally gets a top nod No longer a moody girl in love with a vampire, Kristen Stewart proves she has the acting chops to become a premier actress. A testament to that is her first nomination for the Best Actress category at the 94th annual Academy...
The Korean entertainment industry continued to struggle in 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. But despite the challenges, there are many bright moments this year including the rise of “Squid Game” and return of in-person events like K-pop concerts. There are also scandals, controversies,...
Acclaimed film director Brillante Mendoza is among those not happy with the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) not submitting an entry to the foreign film category of the 2022 Oscars. He told us in a recent interview: “May pagkukulang sila (FAP) doon.” “Pero ‘wag tayo basta maghusga....
The Directors Guild of the Philippines (DGPI) is not happy with the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) supposedly not submitting an entry to the foreign film category of the 2022 Oscars. The group tok to social media on Friday to express its "great disappointment" with FAP. "It is a great...
