Entertainment

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has reviewed nearly 200,000 materials from January 2024 to September 2024. This is part of the agency’s effort to ensure that films, television programs and publicity materials meet the age-appropriate rating and classification standards in a bid to protect audiences from content that may be offensive, especially to younger viewers. A …

by Boy Villasanta When music master Felipe M. de Leon talks, everybody listens. His words are taken seriously not only by Filipinos but the whole world as well. Because Felipe de Leon aside from an erudite person is a compassionate artist as well. During his tenure as Chairman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the agency …

We are such huge fans of trade fairs, expos, flea markets, public markets, garage and bodega sales. Tiangge, Sunday market, talipapa, swap meet.  Name it, whatever you call it, we go for it. No matter the distance. Come hell or high water. We love browsing through items, things and stuff, old and new, slightly used or previously loved, books we …

The De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB), through the School of New Media Arts (SNMA), recently inaugurated the Saint Mutien-Marie Wiaux Audio Facilities, where aspiring filmmakers, animators, and multimedia artists may hone their talents and skills in post-production and sound production. The newly opened 366-square-meter audio laboratory is specially designed to nurture the next generation of creative innovators and …

Hollywood actors Ron Yuan, Mark Dacascos and Leonard Wu are set to join the Mongolian cast of the dramatic theatrical production, The Mongol Khan, as the production introduces English language performances to make theatre more accessible and inclusive. With the addition of these performances, audiences will not be limited by language, as both the English and Mongolian shows will feature …

The local unit of Singapore-based Gushcloud International, a global creator and IP management and licensing company powered by AI, revealed that it has evolved into a  global creator and IP management company, from just being a talent agency since it started operations in 2016.  Not only does it scout talents and link them to brands, it also grows them from …

Two-time Paris Olympics gold medalist Carlos Yulo has been the center of controversy and a conversation piece from among pundits and observers about his pronouncements against his own mother, Angelica Poquiz Yulo. Carlos lambasted his mom for her unauthorized withdrawal from his bank account. Even if the mother has already apologized to him in public, the Olympian continues to say …

By Audie See At 62, Concert King Martin Nievera can pull off a concert for two or three hours without his voice changing for the worse, such as his voice going hoarse and his body manifesting fatigue. Martin did very well in “The King 4Ever” at the Araneta Coliseum on Saturday night (Sept. 27). He himself describes the event as …

The new group is called Tribu, loosely translated as tribe, a kinfolk, a community, a people. In the local music industry, though, Tribu is a chip off the old block. Publicist Toots Tolentino informed that Tribu as a singing quintet traces its roots to the Aliw Award-winning cultural group “Tribung Pinoy” from the 1980s, led by the late Danny Dolor, …

Face of the Week In Cabatuan, Iloilo, we met a young man, MJ Pueyo, whom we found out sings well and really wants to be a pop singer. MJ has the looks, the height (5’ 9”), the body, and the personality of a showbiz idol. At 20, he looks like he is just in his late teens. Super handsomely boyish, …