April 2024

Los Angeles —The memoir “Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express, Scarface, Salvador, and the Movie Game” of 73-year-old award-winning director-writer-producer Oliver Stone talks a lot about his experiences in the Philippines while filming both “Platoon” (1986) and “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989). “I’d found a new home out here […]

The local producer of the Hollywood spy-thriller Bourne Legacy was once voted ‘Most Unlikely to Succeed’BOURNE TALENT. Lope Juban is the man behind the movie. MANILA, Philippines – During his days at De La Salle University, Lope ‘Jun’ Juban was voted ‘Most Unlikely to Succeed.’ Years later, Juban is one of the most successful producers

What makes the Philippines such a great place to survive? We asked Koh Lanta-Caramoan producer Thierry Griffin and the Christelle – the winner of Koh Lanta – Caramoan. Here’s what they had to say: For Thierry: Thierry Graff PHILIPPINE STAR: What is your best memory of the Philippines? THIERRY GRAFF: Regarding our shootings, the D-Day of Koh