Hollywood actor Eddie Murphy is easily remembered as one of the biggest comedians in recent times. But before he was identified with family-friendly fare like voicing Donkey in Dreamworks’ “Shrek” film series, he dealt in more adult-leaning humor as part of “Saturday Night Live” during the eighties, and also starred in films of the same…
There is no question that Japanese manga and anime has long become well-known to the whole world. Generally however, certain manga/anime series and genres seem more popular in one global region than all others. “Shounen” action anime like “Saint Seiya” are hits in Latin America, as are sports anime which is shared in turn with…
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards played out the evening of Sunday, February 10, at the Staples Center with Alicia Keys as host, and despite its roll of nominations coming across as an act of contrition to last year’s list which was dominated by male performers the overall mood was that it was not so hot.…
There is a marked increase in difficult challenges when a new reality competition tries to premiere on network TV in the US. There are either already existing shows with multiple seasons already with an established audience like NBC’s “America’s Got Talent”, which is currently running a spinoff subtitled “The Champions” which brings many popular contestants…
If a Filipino music fan that has listened to decades’ worth of songs, is asked who might be best identified as being the foundation of the “Pinoy Rock” genre, it would have to be the Juan de la Cruz Band. It started in 1968 as a five-player ensemble with an ever-changing lineup, but the band…
Ever since the rise of reality competition programs on television, there has been one trend that has developed started racking up seasons over the years: returning reality contestants. These are those participants of reality programs who, whether they originally won or not, would later come back for more. Either they make an appearance in a…
As the year 2019 proceeds through the last few weeks of January, followers of the awards season have been keeping tabs on which movies, TV programs, theatre productions, songs, and everything else connected to these, will be nominated in the upcoming awards ceremonies across the various genres of entertainment. One of the biggest draws has…
