Category Archives: Film and TV

JIMMY FALLON, SETH MEYERS TO RETIRE IN 2044

Letterman, Fallon, Meyers
Letterman, Fallon, Meyers

New York City, New York- This week is turning out to be “retirement week”  for television late-night talk show hosts, with David Letterman announcing that he will retire as host of the “Late Show” come 2015.  Letterman made the announcement during a taping of his CBS show on Thursday. He has been host of the show since 1993, when he moved to CBS after his former network, NBC, opted to hire Jay Leno to take over the “Tonight Show” when longtime host Johnny Carson retired.

Following Letterman’s announcement, both Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers announced that they will be retiring in 2044.   Fallon, 39, is currently the host of the “Tonight Show,” taking over the reins from Jay Leno who retired early after hosting the show for 22 years. Meyers, 40, is host of  “Late Night With Seth Meyers.”  Fallon and Meyers said that their announcement will give the NBC television network ample time to line up their respective replacements when they reach retirement age.

Walters, left, and Rivers
Walters, left, and Rivers

Meanwhile, two of the most recognizable women faces on television, Barbara Walters, 84, and Joan Rivers, 80, have said they have no immediate plans of retiring. “Women age more gracefully than men, so I am have no plans of stepping down any time soon,” Rivers said.  Walters told reporters that “women have the staying power and I will keep on going, and going.”

 

GEORGE TAKEI JOINS THE ADOBO CHRONICLES AS HOLLYWOOD BUREAU CHIEF

George Take, right, with The Adobo Chronicles publisher at a reception announcing the legendary actor's new position.
George Takei, right, with Adobo Chron publisher at a reception announcing the legendary actor’s new position.

Hollywood, California – George Takei, the original Mr. Sulu in the Star Trek series, may have fooled everyone with his April 1st prank about hosting Saturday Night Live, but he has always been dead serious about his next “dream” gig which is to be a star news correspondent in Hollywood.  Well, it is no longer a dream.

Takei and The Adobo Chronicles jointly announced today that the legendary actor has accepted the position of Hollywood Bureau Chief for the fast-rising Internet publication.  As bureau chief, Takei will be responsible for bringing up-to-the-minute news and exclusive gossip from the film capital of the world. “With his long association with actors and film makers as well as his top expertise on the ins and outs of Hollywood, we could not think of any one better to fill this coveted position,” said the publisher of The Adobo Chronicles.

“There’s more to Hollywood than what you see on film or during The Oscars,” Takei said. ” I promise to bring you the best and latest, no- holds-barred reports never before seen or read in American media.”

Takei will be will be working with a core group of experienced Hollywood correspondents.

Asked by reporters how he fills about his new position, Takei simply answered, “Oh my!”

 

 

TAGALOG VERSION OF CESAR CHAVEZ FILM TO BE RELEASED FRIDAY

imageHollywood, California – Moviegoers wanting to see  ‘Cesar Chavez’ have the option to see the film in English or dubbed in Spanish, a brilliant marketing strategy by the producers. There was some initial confusion last weekend when non-Spanish speakers mistakenly bought tickets to the Spanish language screenings, but theater management was quick to better label their marquee signs to avoid confusion.

Initial reaction to the film was mixed, with Filipino moviegoers crying foul for the inaccurate representation – or lack thereof – of Larry Itliong and other Filipino farm leaders who, in actuality, started the Delano farm labor strikes which the film totally attributes to Cesar Chavez.

To appease the angry protests, the film’s producers announced today that a new, all-Tagalog (Filipino) version of the movie will be released in theaters in Daly City and South San Francisco starting this Friday. If the new version is well received in these two cities, the Tagalog version will be released nationwide.

Calls by The Adobo Chronicles to the offices of the Filipino American National Historical Society which has been in the forefront of the film protests, have not been returned.

Moviegoers are advised to closely look at theater marquee signs to make sure they are purchasing the correct tickets.  The films are labeled “Cesar Chavez,” “Cesar Chavez en Español” and ” Sesar Tsabes.”  The latter is the Filipino version.