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The Powerhouse cast of Baril and Buwan sa Eb Major together with the director Andoy Ranay For every person who has lived in this world, there is this moment of time that we have experienced pain, fear and grief. These feelings are caused by events that have happened in our lives; and will always scar in our heart and mind no matter how light or heavy it is.

SPOILER ALERT!! My notes on Ilawod: 1. For me, Pinoy horror stories with their local settings, deeply-rooted mythologies, and fascinating folklore would always be much scarier than any Hollywood flick. Whereas Linda Blair and her spinning head made me cackle with glee, I almost peed my pants when Manilyn Reynes was stalked by a horde of aswangs led by Vangie Labalan.

“Labs Kita.. Okey Ka Lang?” Old and New Poster Millenials are going crazy over today’s hottest loveteams but even before KathNiel, JaDine or the LizQuen took the spotlight, kids who grew up in 90s have gone insane over the Marvin and Jolina tandem. We probably enjoyed their reunion through Flordeliza but the younger audiences have no idea how iconic this loveteam was way back in 90s. Marvin and Jolina are known for their romantic-comedy projects  both on TV and big screen and the movie “Labs Kita.. Okey Ka Lang?” is probably one of their most iconic project of all.

SPOILER ALERT!! My notes on Assassin's Creed: 1. My least favorite part of playing video games would be the cutscenes, the animated clips usually shown between chapters to fill in the story gaps or propel the plot forward. I didn't like them much because they defeated the purpose of playing: the full interactivity and complete control of the game. I could never relive the horror of helplessly watching Aeris getting stabbed by Sephiroth.

My notes on La La Land: 1. One character in this film probably summed up my entire viewing experience of this oftentimes joyous homage to classic Hollywood musicals: "How are you going to be a revolutionary if you're such a traditionalist?" Damien Chazelle (who also directed Whiplash, one of the best of 2014) concocted such a nostalgic fantasy world that easily razzle dazzled the audience and made them forget that they were basically watching the same old romance tropes (why am I mentioning romance like it's a dirty word?). I think Billy Flynn in Chicago said it best with "How can they see with sequins (or in this case, thousands of stars?) in their eyes?".

As a fabulous fitting finale of Ballet Philippines’ 47th season entitled “Wings”, come and watch the new staging of “Swan Lake”, the most famous and legendary ballet adored by audiences all over the world for over a hundred years. On March 4, “Swan Lake” will be celebrating the 140th anniversary of its premiere.

For its first offering as the newest theater company in town, SUGID Productions Incorporated, in collaboration with the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation, is all set to present the restaging of Chris Millado’s “Buwan at Baril sa E♭ Major” on January 26, 2017 at the Ambassador Alfonso T. Yuchengco Auditorium of Bantayog ng mga Bayani Center located in Quezon Ave., Diliman, Quezon City.

PBA athlete Mac Belo and actress-musician Arci Munoz join forces as the newest endorsers of Blackwater, the fragrance brand of Ever Bilena. Ever Bilena, the country’s leading cosmetics brand, is opening the year on a fresh note as it welcomes a new breed of young endorsers to represent the brand and its sister lines, Careline and Blackwater. Widening its reach to the millennial Filipina market, the cosmetics brand named former Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) housemate Loisa Andalio as its new face. With her charm and feminine personality, the PBB alumna acknowledges that make-up is an important factor in enhancing her features.

Artist Playground proudly presents the Asian premiere of James Chalmers’ “Prelude to Macbeth” as its third season opener starting February 23, 2017. Directed by Roeder Camanag, Artistic Director of Artist Playground, “Prelude to Macbeth” isan epic tale set in the middle ages. This one act play is the prequel to Shakespeare’s Macbeth of how he becomes Thane of Glamis and how he meets Lorna Stewart who becomes his wife – Lady Macbeth.

The Metropolitan Museum of Manila (MET) presents a major exhibition by internationally-acclaimed Filipino artist Ronald Ventura, capping off the museum’s series of special exhibitions that celebrate its 40 th  anniversary. On view from  January 30 to March 4, 2017 ,  Shadow Forest: Encounters and Explorations  showcases a variety of Ventura’s works, from his lithograph prints during the nineties to his life-size mechanical carousels in 2016.

Morissette Amon reaction after she got her last 7 awards It was a loud and proud Monday evening at the Smart Araneta Coliseum as Wish 107.5 slated their second annual staging of Wish Music Awards here. Moreover, it was a night of dominance for Morissette as she bagged a total of seven awards – nearly-half of the entire list of winners – during the evening, mostly from the efforts of her rendition “Secret Love Song.”

CONFIRMS NEW ALBUM ÷ (PRONOUNCED “DIVIDE”) OUT ON MARCH 3RD 2017 THROUGH Warner Music Philippines “SHAPE OF YOU” HAS BROKEN THE SPOTIFY RECORD FOR BIGGEST-EVER ‘ONE DAY’ STREAMS WITH OVER 7.9 MILLION, SURPASSING ADELE’S “HELLO”!WATCH THE ACCOMPANYING LYRIC VIDEOS FOR“SHAPE OF YOU” & “CASTLE ON THE HILL”

They launched this site midyear of 2016 here in the Philippines, developed by Chronotron Inc, and funded by Unisilver Time.Frances Que, the Project Manager. Born and raised in Hong Kong, although she’s not from here, she has a strong relation and bond to the Filipino people.

Wish 107.5 is becoming one of the fastest growing Youtube Channel in the country today. It was so impressive to see how this small radio station is now hitting the country by storm through their WISHclusive videos featuring some of our favorite and leading music artists today performing their greatest hits or impressive song renditions that will put us all in awe.

Just as many stars’ luster are starting to wane at this point in their lives, Ultimate Heartthrob Piolo Pascual’s career is going full throttle as characterized by his different and far challenging projects. Although he hopes to slow down a bit in order to appreciate life even more, Piolo, who’s turning a year older this coming January 12, couldn’t help but be excited about the dream projects that he’s hoping to cross off his bucketlist.

Top-notch composer Jesse Lucas gives a masterclass on the art of writing music for Film/TV.  Jesse is an award-winning and prolific composer who has written music for film, television, theater and ballet. In film, his works have won awards from different award-giving bodies. In 2010, he was elevated to the FAMAS Hall of Fame for Best Music Scorer. He won the Best Music at the 2005 Screamfest International Film Festival in Los Angeles for the film Sigaw, 2005. His music for films have reaped awards such as Gawad Urian, Best Music Score for Babae sa Breakwater, 2004; four Young Critics Circle Awards for Best Sound and Aural Orchestration in Phone Sex, 2000, Sugatang Puso, 2001, Minsan May Isang Puso, 2002,

Philippine Educational Theater Association’s (PETA) comedy musical Care Divas returns to open its 50th anniversary with a whopping 50 shows from February 3, 2017 until March 19, 2017 at The PETA Theater Center. Care Divas a disarmingly funny and candid musical drama about 5 transgender Overseas Filipino Workers in Israel who work as care givers in the morning and transform into glamorous drag queen performers at night. While desperate to make ends meet, they also struggle to search for acceptance in a foreign land.