Entertainment

By Yuri Kageyama / The Associated Press Tokyo—Celebrated Filipino director Brillante Ma. Mendoza, taking center stage at the Tokyo International Film Festival, is pursuing a collaboration with other Asian filmmakers—a cultural connection that might be as simple as rice. 

In 1979, Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now premiered in Hollywood amid much controversy. Shot in a fishing village in Baler town, Aurora province, the Vietnam War film took way too long to shoot and went way over budget. When Coppola, his actors and his crew left the town in 1977, they had no idea their film would have such an …

Review by Ann Levin / The Associated Press Steve Knopper begins his superb biography of Michael Jackson with an anecdote about a protest against school integration in Jackson’s hometown of Gary, Indiana, in 1927, more than three decades before the singer was born. 

John Grisham’s latest novel, Rogue Lawyer (Doubleday), introduces Sebastian Rudd, a criminal defense attorney who takes on cases others want to avoid. 

Looking for thrills that you can enjoy with family and friends on Halloween? You don’t have to go far to get them, because there are thrills and treats aplenty at Richmonde Hotel Ortigas. 

Early this month, Sen. Grace Poe-Llamanzares urged public schools to hold screenings of historical films, such as the award-winning Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo and the blockbuster Heneral Luna, for their students and initiate meaningful discussions on these biopics with them.

Review by Lindsey Bahr / The Associated Press Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies, much like its misunderstood litigator, is a film that plays the long game. This complex Cold War drama, soaked in shadows, blues, grays and furrowed brows, is a slow burn that challenges the audience to trust where it’s going.

By Michelle Locke / The Associated Press Paris—Just around the corner is a typical Parisian rush-hour scene, with bumper-to-bumper cars honking their way down the Boulevard de Clichy, past garish shop fronts and the blazing red sails of the Moulin Rouge.

Power Mac Center, Apple’s premier partner in the Philippines, takes its customers on a new adventure as it partners with the country’s most prestigious travel-rewards program for the PAL (Philippine Airlines) Mabuhay Miles-Power Mac Center’s “Adventure Awaits.”

With the Philippines having 7,107 islands worth exploring, how can you run out of things to do and places to visit? You can customize your travel itinerary according to what you want to do. It can be a spontaneous food trip—trying out every dish, no matter how weird it may be—or one of the country’s many festivals. It can also …