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More options for Nora Aunor
by Nestor Torre
MANILA, Philippines—Nora Aunor’s friends and fans are happy that the drug case against her in the States has been dropped, after 18 months of rehab. Now, the beleaguered superstar has more options than just performing for Fil-Am communities in the US, and she could even stage a major comeback here.
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Season for retroactive true confessions
by Nestor Torre
MANILA, Philippines—It’s the season for “retroactive stellar true confessions,” starting with Dennis Trillo’s belated admission that he is the father of Carlene Aguilar’s baby.
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The action film is dead–or is it?
by Nestor Torre
MANILA, Philippines -- A decade ago, it looked like action stars could do no wrong. Their slam-bang starrers were making loads of money for their producers, and the stars themselves were living high-off the fat of the lands.
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No one-two knockout punch for Topel Lee
by Nestor Torre
MANILA, Philippines – Earlier this year, we felt gratified when new filmmaker Topel Lee’s feature, “Ouija,” scored a hit at the box office. We then hoped that Lee’s next movie, “My Kuya’s Wedding,” would be similarly successful.
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Honesty is still the best policy
by Nestor Torre
MANILA, Philippines -- The recent “glitch” on the “Wowowee” TV show remains an unresolved issue as of this writing. The program’s staffers say it was an honest mistake, while its detractors believe otherwise. Some public officials have intimated that a probe is forthcoming, but that possibility remains inchoate.
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Stars benefit from acting ‘out of the box’
by Nestor Torre
MANILA, Philippines—Directing big stars can be quite a trick. Some of them have become popular for playing mainly one type of “signature” character, so it’s difficult to persuade them to go out on a limb and do something new.
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Learning from others to improve local show biz
by Nestor Torre
MANILA, Philippines -- On the local entertainment scene, there’s a lot of room for improvement. But what changes should be put in effect, and how? To answer this question, we can follow the example set by show biz organizations elsewhere:
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