Entertainment

J & S Productions’ “Noli Me Tangere, The Opera” is a mix of brilliant creative and technical elements.

It’s final.

One of the most anticipated film events in the Philippines is the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival which will be held in August at the various screening venues of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and some commercial movie houses like theaters in malls in the country.

Together with actress Anne Curtis, television broadcaster Daphne Oseña-Paez is an addition to the list of celebrities, foreign and local, who are advocates of the welfare of children with UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund).

During his acceptance speech as Best Actor in the recently concluded 4th Singkuwento International Film Festival awards night held at the Leandro Locsin Theater inside the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) building in Intramuros, actor Richard Quan was narrating his lucky charm in his mom.

Actor Xian Lim has embarked into a new endeavor—being a filmmaker.

It is unusual for a single stage play to have two costume designers.

In every show biz function comedienne Pokwang is involved with especially launches of her movies, TV shows and other performances, she always tags along her American husband Lee O’Brian. That’s how proud is she of Lee who’s making a name for himself as an actor in the diaspora.

It may not be a novel idea anymore to search for natural beauty spots around the Philippines because popular media especially free TV is replete with travel shows and arts and culture discoveries untapped by just ordinary finders. It seems they already have the monopoly of the exclusive full production coverage of the gems. There may be lucky questers of …

It is interesting to note that this year’s PASINAYA celebration of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is paying tribute to Komiks King and National Artist for Visual Arts Francisco V. Coching.