Exactly two days before the opening day of the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival, the tension is getting higher as the showing of the ten official entries to the festival in theaters nationwide is awaited. Although the preps up to the main derby have been going since the middle of the year, the most exciting stages of the annual movie …
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Like a frame of a movie, the local entertainment industry, generally, is apparently full—fun and laughter, parties and socials all over, projects in all stages, fame and fortune, actions, not necessarily victories but downfalls as well and everything in between. Unlike a movie, though, the social field of the show business community lacks if not falls short of a strong …
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by Rod Escobar Cantiveros WINNIPEG, CANADA—The air was electric as Sharon Cuneta and Gabby Concepcion shared the stage at Regent Event Centre, their chemistry palpable, and when Sharon gazed at Gabby, her voice trembling with emotion, the audience was transported back to their iconic romance in the 80s and 90s, as Sharon said in a quiet grace: “When I lost …
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The Drama Queen is back. Award-winning actress Hilda Koronel is home from the US to celebrate Christmas with her loved ones and to meet up with the production team of her comeback film. According to Joji Villanueva Alonso, producer of Quantum Films, she is excited to work with Hilda. “I was such a fan when I watched her perform in …
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Tagaytay is a breeze. Lots of sun. Long, short drives. It even rains in the afternoon. Atop the mountain city, it’s the view downhill that makes Tagaytay exciting-—and expensive. Lots are said to run into millions along the ridge, where the view of Taal Lake and the world’s smallest volcano is majestic, to say the least. More than the topsoil, …
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The Quezon City Film Commission (QCFC) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) officially launched the Young Creative Challenge (YC2) Film Lab through a formal Ceremonial Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing held December 12 at the Dengcar Theater, Mowelfund Plaza, Quezon City. This landmark initiative, part of the Malikhaing Pinoy Program, is set to redefine Filipino creativity in the …
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Like a fable come to life, AlBarakah, the new go-to name in authentic halal food in the country, was recently launched in the Philippines with an exotic Arabian Nights-themed celebration at Crowne Plaza in Ortigas Center. Dubbed “An Arabian Nights Feast,” the glitzy event had guests decked out in their finest traditional Muslim attire as they sampled AlBarakah’s stellar offerings. …
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by Boy Villasanta Veteran and award-winning actress Hilda Koronel is in town not only to spend the holidays but is set to face the movie cameras anew, this time, of Quantum Films’ “Sisa.” “Before the year ends, she starts to work on the film,” informed Joji Villanueva Alonso, the lawyer-producer of Hilda’s comeback film. In an interview with Boy Abunda, Koronel …
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by Boy Villasanta “I’ve been to one of the towns in Quezon Province to attend an event of a former classmate but I haven’t been to Lopez,” quipped action-drama star Levy Ignacio at the premiere showing recently of Water Plus Productions’ “Idol: The April Boy Regino Story” at the Grand Duchess Hotel along Quezon Avenue. “Ang layo pala no’ng bayan …
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BGYO has dropped a new song called “Andito Lang,” inspired by its members, Gelo, Akira, JL, Mikki, and Nate’s strong bond as a group and their collective experiences. Their latest single is a testament to being there with friends and loved ones when times are tough. It was written by BGYO member Mikki together with Chris Lopez aka Moophs with …
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