Hollywood aktor, inalala ang karanasan sa EDSA Revolution!

Unforgettable para sa Hollywood actor na si Willem Dafoe ang naging karanasan niya sa Pilipinas noong 1986 kung saan nasaksihan at nakiisa pa siya sa EDSA People Power Revolution.

Dumating si Dafoe sa bansa noong February 1986 para gawin ang pelikulang Platoon na tungkol sa Vietnam War. Saksi ang aktor sa isang bansang humaharap sa sarili nitong kasaysayan.

Kasama ang cinematographer na si Robert Richardson, lumabas sila sa kalsada at natagpuan ang sarili sa gitna ng mga tao sa isa sa mga sentro ng EDSA revolt.

Isang karanasan na hanggang ngayon ay naaalala pa rin ni Dafoe dahil sa init ng pagtanggap ng mga Pilipinong natuwa na may mga dayuhang nakisama sa kanila. “I went to the Manila Garden Hotel, I remember, and I closed the shades and took a nap. And when I woke up, I opened those shades and saw tanks down the street. And then I turned on the TV, and the news was going crazy.

“And it had started, you know, this face-off with Marcos and people on the street. And then, I get a phone call that said, ‘You cannot... We can’t get you out now. Just sit tight. The film is canceled, but we’ll get you home when we can.’

“So I was there. I had never been in the Philippines before at that point. So eventually, Robert Richardson, the DP, and I went out and were on the streets, and we were there in the blockade of Camp Aguinaldo.

“And that was crazy, also because a lot of Westerners had been kicked out by that time. So when the Filipino people saw Western people supporting their efforts, they were very sweet. So they were like, ‘The world is watching.’ That was very sweet. And I saw the power of the people.”

Nagpatuloy ang shooting ng Platoon at nakumpleto ang 54-araw na produksyon sa Pilipinas, kung saan sumailalim pa ang cast sa military-style training sa mga kagubatan.

Nang ipalabas noong December 1986, nakakuha ang Platoon ng walong nominasyon sa Academy Awards at nanalo ng apat, kabilang ang Best Picture at Best Director para kay Oliver Stone. Nominado naman si Dafoe bilang Supporting Actor para sa papel niyang si Sergeant Elias.

Therese, lumang wedding gown ang gagamitin 

Bumisita si Therese Malvar sa isang kilalang bridal shop sa Maynila para magsukat ng wedding gowns. Nag-share ang Kamao star sa kanyang Instagram account ng maikling video ng kanyang fitting.

“Oh to fit a thousand dresses to find the one. Which style suits me best?” sey niya sa video.

Makikita sa clip ang pagsusukat niya ng tatlong magkakaibang wedding gowns: long-sleeved dress na may sweetheart neckline, halter dress na may dropped waist at mermaid dress na may kasamang opera gloves.

Matatandaang sinukat din niya ang wedding gown ng kanyang ina at kapwa aktres na si Cherry Malvar.

Sa kanyang post sa TikTok, plano ni Therese na kumuha ng ilang bahagi ng lumang gown ni Cherry para isama sa sarili niyang trahe de boda.

Nakatakdang ikasal sa 2027 si Therese sa fiancé na si Jaime Morados na isang writer/director.

Anak ng superman actor, magaling na sa cancer sa bayag!

Sumailalim sa orchiectomy, isang surgery to remove the testicle, si Will Reeve, anak ng yumaong Superman star na si Christopher Reeve.

Ayon sa 34-year-old anchor ng Good Morning America, nadiskubre niya ang lump sa left testicle noong April. Inoperahan siya noong May, sumailalim sa lymph node surgery in June and chemotherapy noong July 31.

Sa huling checkup ni Will last month, doctors confirmed he is completely cancer-free.

Last Sept. 29, ni-reveal ni Will sa Good Morning America ang kanyang secret cancer battle. “This summer, I had testicular cancer. The diagnosis was a shock and the treatments were a slog. I’m so sorry to all of my loved ones who are dropping everything to be with me throughout this whole thing.

“I wanted to ignore it until it went away, but it didn’t. And at my wife’s (Amanda Dubin) urging, I went for an ultrasound. The images confirmed the unfathomable — I had a mass that had to come out via orchiectomy. I would be getting my testicle removed.

“The mass was 95 percent embryonal carcinoma — an aggressive, fast-growing type of cancerous tumor.

“I want folks to know that this is a thing that can happen. It’s shocking, it’s weird, it’s slightly awkward to talk about just because of what we’re really discussing here. But you end up OK, almost always.”

Isa ring news correspondent si Will for ABC World News Tonight. Dati siyang ESPN correspondent and host of The MSG Hockey Show.