After earning more than P4o1 million at the tills, the John Lloyd Cruz-Sarah Geronimo starrer romantic-comedy is now the most successful Filipino film to date in terms of box office revenues. Continue reading »
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License to sing
Two Sundays ago, Anne Curtis belted a Regine Velasquez hit on Asap stage. The audience cheered and gave her a round of applause not for her singing though but because of her overwhelming confidence performing a rather difficult piece. Continue reading »
The brightest movie stars
Big screen entertainment can transport us to an entirely separate world or perhaps to a different era. Interestingly there are actors whose impact to the moviegoers is better than the movie they starred in. This holds true in the Philippines where movies are sold by stellar cast and not by its interesting story. Continue reading »
It Takes a Man and a Woman, a huge hit!
The film It Takes A Man and A Woman, the long overdue third installment of the A Very Special Love franchise starring John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo is breaking box office records. Continue reading »
Proud day for Philippine cinema
Independent film and 2012 Cinemalaya entry Santa Niña emerged victorious at the recently concluded ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards held at the Borneo Convention Centre in Kuching, Malaysia. Continue reading »
Ariella Arida wins Miss Universe Philippines 2013 title
Twenty-four-year-old Ariella Arida of Alaminos, Laguna, a Chemistry graduate at UP Los Banos and a professional model, won Binibining Pilipinas Universe title on 14 April at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. During the question and answer portion, Ara was asked the question: What lesson in life women can teach men?. The 5-foot-8 stunner answered: “One lesson in … Continue reading »
The evolution of Charice Pempengco
From a sweet little talented girl, Charice has turned into a grown up musician whose career is similar to a dying ember. Is it because of her new image? I believe so. People miss the girl with a big voice. Continue reading »
Christian croons loyalty change
Balladeer Christian Bautista has decided to leave his mother studio for greener pasture at GMA Network. The singer is reunited with fellow “Asap Champions” Mark Bautista and Rachelle Ann Go, now regular hosts and performers of the Asap 18 rival program, Party Pilipinas. Continue reading »
Sunshine Cruz returns on the cover of FHM Philippines
FHM Philippines’ first-ever Pinay on the cover and winner of its legendary FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World campaign makes a major comeback as Sunshine Cruz graces the cover of FHM’s April issue. “Sa totoo lang, di ko talaga akalain na gagawa pa uli ako ng FHM cover,” Sunshine admits. Continue reading »
Awards and recognition
In the recently-concluded Gawad Tanglaw, the Best Television Station plum was given to GMA Network and ABS-CBN. Good thing, the organizers prepared two trophies making the rival stations walk home happy bagged their own respective badge of being the best in the business. Continue reading »
Regal’s ‘Seduction’: a cinematic disaster
The use of sexual innuendos in movies and television is a common practice, as it is perceived as the most effective way to elicit attention. In this very same manner, Regal Films introduced its opening salvo for 2013, Seduction. Continue reading »
MTRCB summons ASAP over Anne Curtis’ provocative dress
After putting GMA-7′s Sunday musical variety show “Party Pilipinas” on six months probation due to the sexually-charged production number of Lovi Poe and Rocco Nacino in January, the Movie Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) strikes again by calling the attention of ABS-CBN’s ASAP 18. The agency is set to conduct a gender-sensitivity investigation against ASAP … Continue reading »
Who is Adriana Latonio?
Seventeen-year-old Adriana Latonio earned a spot in the American Idol 2013 Top 20 after last night’s “Sudden Death” Las Vegas rounds. Ten of the girls took to the stage to fight for five spots and Adriana’s version of Aretha Franklin’s “Ain’t No Way” wowed the judges and she was put through. Adriana is American Idol‘s first … Continue reading »
Bed Scene on national TV…Party Pilipinas in hot water
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has placed “Party Pilipinas” on a six-month probation due to a production number of Lovi Poe and Rocco Nacino showing the two stars dancing on top of a bed on the show’s January 27 episode. Continue reading »
Date movies in the love month
A romantic film with a twist of comedy, a reunion movie shot entirely in Amsterdam and Paris, a funny gay indie flick and a biopic of a famous politician: these are the films local cinema has to offer this February. Continue reading »
Three times the fun: Wowowillie vs It’s Showtime vs Eat Bulaga
Not so long ago, Willie Revillame said he would never compete against the country’s longest- running noontime show ever again, Fast-forward to Jan. 26. TV5’s Wowowillie debuted in a nearly five-hour spectacle beginning at quarter to 12 noon. Continue reading »
Exciting concert season
Concert promoters confirmed only a few numbers of shows to be staged in local performance venues from February to April, which is also known as the Manila concert season. Continue reading »
Boeing Boeing banana
Fasten your seat belts! Repertory Philippines proudly presents its 76th theater season with the opening salvo of BOEING BOEING, the classic ’60s sex comedy hit of errors that won the 2008 Tony Awards and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Play Revival. Continue reading »
Brightest stars, trending in 2012
Paraphrasing what former Twitter communications director Matt Graves said, the list of trending topics is a reflection of what people are talking about. Similarly, computer scientist and Google’s Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist Vinton Cerf asserted that the Internet is a mirror of the population that uses it. Continue reading »
More art films, please!
The annual Metro Manila Film Festival is a unique film event that runs from the 25th of December until the first week of the succeeding month. It is one-of-a-kind because it features movies produced mainly by Star Cinema, Viva Films, GMA Films, Regal Films and some fledgling film outfits, which are homes to formula films. Continue reading »
