It was on an early Thursday morning, November 16, 2023 that entertainment writer Obette Serano sent me a message about 1975 Mutya ng Pilipinas Miss Photogenic and actress Azenith Briones. On a visual page on Facebook Messenger was splashed replicated photos of Azenith with a lady Voice Over: “Your attention, please! This is very important.” At the bottom of the …
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Ayala Foundation and Ayala Museum together with Avida present “Isang Dekada ng Musika,” a two-part special concert series celebrating the 10th anniversary of the museum’s concert program on November 16 and 23, 2023. “The 10th Anniversary Concert: The Best of Rush Hour,” on November 16 will feature the most popular songs from the Manila Symphony Orchestra’s (MSO) performances. The Rush …
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It’s her political comeback with a vengeance. Or a return in a long period of time to show business as a mother of a young star. That’s how most people have described model-actress Tina Monasterio when she ran anew and won hands down as Chairman of Barangay Duyan-Duyan in Project 3 in Quezon City in yesterday’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan …
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Could it be true that not all secrets in Francis Magalona’s life weren’t buried with him to his grave? Could it also be truer that a group of nosey movie press was ready to uncover him even when he was still alive after they found out that he had an illicit love affair but his wife Pia Arroyo-Magalona allegedly got …
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How could films of a National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts be snubbed by the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival? More than that, how could the so-called Queen of MMFF for her consistent box-office hits and ubiquitous presence in the past in the same fest be set aside by its current Selection Committee? To think that the producers of …
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Translating war onscreen, being an action adventure, is a film genre as well with all the mise-en-scene frame after frame. Meanwhile, war, on the ground in real time is a geo-political event of conflicts between or among nations or groups of people in a particular place, country or society. Illusion or reality, war movies or war in the real world …
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“I’ve been absent from the music scene for the longest time and suddenly I realized I have to do musical concerts again,” exclaimed Nick Nangit, lawyer, spirit questor, media man and musician. Nick has been very active in piano recitals especially during the pre-COVID-19 pandemic. He has done successful shows in Paco Park, National Museum of History etc. but Nick …
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The first four official entries to the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival on December 25, 2023, Christmas day, have been announced and one of them, based on the merits of its script, is “Family of Two (Mother and Son Story)” being headlined by Sharon Cuneta and Alden Richards with Nuel Naval at the helm. Loyal fans of Nora Aunor, Vilma …
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GMA Network artist LJ Reyes exchanged “I dos” with her non-showbuz fiance Philip Evangelista in New York over the weekend. In a garden wedding at Bevin House in New York City, LJ was stunning in her wedding gown and Philip was elegant in his biege tuxedo. In May of this year, Reyes announced in her Instagram posts that Evangelista while …
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The Philippine Blockchain Week (PBW) which reels off tomorrow, Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom of the Resorts World Manila might be an event on digital money but entertainment industry within its realm isn’t a farfetched idea. After all, movie as an enterprise is a economic vehicle as well. One of them is investment on a film …
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