Entertainment

To cap off its Visual Arts program for 2016, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) will mount a retrospective exhibit by renowned artist Danilo Dalena, titled Last Full Show, on the third and fourth floor galleries of the CCP on December 10 and will run until March 4, 2017. 

2016 may be remembered by many as one of the best years Philippine cinema has enjoyed, but it’s also a particularly cruel one for the industry, as it saw several entertainers pass on. The latest is retired actress Lolita Rodriguez, who died in Hemet, California, on November 28, two months after she suffered a stroke. She was 81. 

Days after the Met­ro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) announced its eight official entries to its 42nd edition on November 18, the producers and stars of the movies that failed to make this year’s cut, par­ticularly the big-budget franchises that lorded over the annual event for many years, offered their two cents on their exclusion, with two of them admitting they …

Come and celebrate the holi­days as Ballet Philippines (BP), in collaboration with ABS-CBN and the ABS-CBN Phil­harmonic Orchestra, stages Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko (Sing It and I’ll Dance), a new dance musical featuring the songs of popular 1970s Filipino band VST & Co. at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main The­ater) of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) from …

Black Box Productions proudly presents its first theater produc­tion, Mula sa Buwan (From the Moon), a musical that deals with love and ideals—and the heart­breaks in between—that’s set to run at Ateneo de Manila Universi­ty’s Henry Lee Irwin Theater from December 2 to 4.

After being named the “Most Popular Film” at the recent Inter­national Film Festival Manhattan (IFFM), Magtanggol returns for more screenings at the University of the Philippines (UP) Film Center on November 28 at 2, 5 and 7:30 p.m.

by Alvin I. Dacanay Last Thursday, Worldhotel Makati Inc. offered friends and select members of the media a preview of I’M Hotel, its five-star flagship property at the heart of Makati City that “aims to redefine the concept of luxury by removing dated and irrelevant excesses to focus on elements that deliver the highest levels of utility.”

When hunger strikes, you want something that’s completely satisfying, but you don’t want to be bothered with a thousand and one menu choices. At Eastwood Richmonde Hotel’s The Lounge, creating your own delectable meal set is not only easy, but also super affordable.

by Alvin I. Dacanay The newest films of Nora Aunor and Eugene “Uge” Domingo, a major winner at a recent international film festival, and Star Cinema’s latest production are among the eight diverse movies selected from 27 full-length features and introduced last Friday as the official entries to the 42nd Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).

More than a month after his latest film Ma’ Rosa was chosen as the Philippines’ official foreign-language film entry to the 89th Academy Awards, prize-winning director Brillante Ma. Mendoza on November 3 became the first beneficiary of the Film Development Council of the Philippines’ (FDCP) Golden Statue Assistance Program in an effort to boost promotion for the movie.