"The Purge: Election Year" Hauls $30.9-M Opening Gross in North America‏

Universal Pictures' new suspense thriller “The Purge: Election Year” opened to an exceptional $30.9 million and on target to make $34 million over the July 4 holiday weekend, according to Variety.

That’s a solid return for a film that cost only $10 million to produce and another summer success for Blumhouse Productions, the micro-budget producer of profitable franchises such as “Insidious” and “Paranormal Activity.” The two previous installments, 2013's “The Purge” and 2014's “The Purge: Anarchy,” debuted to $34.1 million and $29.8 million, respectively.

James DeMonaco, who directed the previous two “Purge” films, returned behind the camera, with Platinum Dunes co-producing the project. The sequel follows a presidential candidate (Elizabeth Mitchell) campaigning to end the purge, a legally sanctioned night of lawlessness.

Untold Story About Miracle Landing in First Trailer of "Sully"‏

The first trailer for Warner Bros. Pictures' real-life airborne thriller “Sully” has just taken off and may be viewed at https://youtu.be/snywUxKPBwk. The Tom Hanks-starrer opens in Philippine cinemas on September 8th.

From Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Sully,” starring Oscar winner Tom Hanks as Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger.

On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career.

“Sully” also stars Aaron Eckhart as Sully’s co-pilot, Jeff Skiles, and Oscar nominee Laura Linney as Sully’s wife, Lorraine Sullenberger.

"The Purge: Election Year" Earns U.S. Critics' Approval‏

"The Purge: Election Year" is a scurrilously effective pop rabble-rouser - a movie that's been built to get you riled, and does,” praises Owen Gleiberman of Variety.

En route to its worldwide debut July 6, Universal Pictures' suspense thriller “The Purge: Election Year” has amassed a slew of positive reviews from influential critics, underlining the film's provocative themes and entertainment value.

“It's nice to see an action movie take more than a passing interest in where America is at the moment, and then exaggerating that moment into the realm of shrewd exploitation,” writes Michael Phillips of The Washington Post.

Alden Richards to hold Simply Alden Concert in Laguna

Alden Richards, who had been most notably known in the well-known television Kalyeserye will be holding a concert for a cause entitled “Simply Alden”. The concert will be held at FRA Angelico Gym, Colegio de San de Letran, Calamba City, Laguna on July 9.

Simply Alden is a concert conceptualized by Alden himself and he says that this one comes from his heart. Being connected to his fans which he sees not only as mere fans but also as friends is very important to the singer-actor. He further said that he misses his fans so much that this concert is all about being closer and intimate to them.

Jav Virtual International (Javirii) is the organizer of the concert and will be donating part of the proceeds to help Bahay Mapagmahal. It is a dormitory for crippled children located at the back of the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC). It was established in 1973 and currently houses 22 persons with disabilities (PWDs).

Visionary Filmaker Tim Burton Turns Best Selling Book To Flim “MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN”

Highly acclaimed director Tim Burton brings Ransom Riggs’ bestselling young adult tome “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” to the big screen with the same title starring an ensemble of talented actors headed by Eva Green, Dame Judi Dench, Terence Stamp, Samuel L. Jackson,  Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell,  Finlay Macmillan and Lauren McCostie. 

With millions of copies sold and translated into 40 languages, “Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children” has spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list and was named one of "100 Young Adult Books to Read in a Lifetime" by Amazon.com. 

Make No Mistake About It - Steve Harvey Hosts Celebrity Family Feud on RTL CBS Entertainment HD

Celebrity Family Feud premieres July 4, Monday at 9:55pm (8:55pm JKT/BKK)

Hosted by the highly popular, multi-hyphenate stand-up comedian, actor, author and Emmy Award-winning talk and game show host Steve Harvey.

Breakthrough treatment possible new mainstay against lung cancer

Immunotherapy drug outperforms chemo in latest trial

A recent study comparing the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab to chemotherapy could alter more than 30 years of practice in lung cancer treatment.

The clinical trial, known as Keynote-024 (KN-024), showed pembrolizumab’s superiority in preventing cancer progression and prolonging the lives of previously untreated patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).