Entertainment

The Theater House of Black, whose members recently staged a new Filipino adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s classic play The House of Bernarda Alba, seems to have a penchant for houses that are shrouded in mystery, for its next production is #14 Leandro Road, an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s celebrated 1839 short story “The Fall of the House of …

Rome—Two stolen artworks by Dutch post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh have been recovered from a criminal network linked to the mafia near Naples, Italian authorities said last Friday. 

There are many sayings about time and how it affects every aspect of our lives. But do you know that time is also a big factor in brewing naturally sweet-tasting iced coffee?

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is set to open the first solo exhibit of artist and musician Vinty Lava, titled Yellow Green Sound Town, on Oct. 7, 6 p.m., at the CCP’s Bulwagang Fernando Amorsolo (Small Gallery). 

Story and photo by Alvin I. Dacanay  Blockbuster biopic Heneral Luna crushed its competition at the 34th Luna Awards of the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) on Sept. 18, garnering all but one of the 11 trophies it was up for during a ceremony that marked the end of the protracted movie-awards season for 2015. 

One week after Ladies Who Launch’s Never Again: Voices of Martial Law and Artist Playground’s Lagablab (Conflagration) opened, two more Filipino productions are set to debut this weekend, proving once more the vibrancy of the Manila theater scene, as well as the rich and varied options now available to faithful theatergoers. 

If you’re the type who thinks 1960s British rock music and buddy-cop movies and television shows are the best in entertainment, consider yourself lucky. Why? Because last week saw the local debut of a documentary about an iconic band and the small-screen version of a successful Hollywood franchise that may give you a nostalgic fix. 

Don Papa Rum, the premium aged rum from Negros Occidental province, introduced recently the three designs that won in its first Don Papa Art Competition and are now featured in the canisters and packaging of its limited-edition Don Papa Art Canister Series.

What a wonderful week last week was. What an awesome year 2016 is turning out to be for Filipino movies—and for one uncommon and uncompromising filmmaker, in particular. 

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Arthouse Cinema, in cooperation with Society of Filipino Archivists for Film (Sofia), the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and the University of the Philippines Los Baños Foundation Inc., presents Manuel Conde@100 at the CCP Tanghalang Manuel Conde on Sept. 24, and Oct. 1 and 8.