Star Powerhouse

The country's first 24/7 local business news channel premieres October 05, Monday. The anchors of Bloomberg TV Philippines (left to right): Rod Nepomuceno, Michael Alimurung, Jean de Castro, Quintin Pastrana, Shawn Yao, JP Ong, Regina Hing and Tony Abad 

Epi Quezon as Apolinario Mabini in Heneral Luna The "why Mabini is seated the whole time" on Heneral Luna is making rounds on social media. The Historical Commission is grateful for the discovery of this rare photo of Mabini by the U.S.-based Kevin Soriano Perez in an auction and did not hesitate to bid for it, even it cost him much. A reproduction of the photo is one of the highlights of the Commission's Mabini Shrine Tanauan. Soriano, who was also from the same barangay where Mabini was born, in Talaga, Tanauan City, Batangas, will "repatriate" this rare Mabini photo and will deposit at the Commission for posterity purposes.

The dance of powerful love sizzles as Ballet Manila unveils Paul Vasterling's “Romeo and Juliet”, the second offering of the company’s 20th performance season. Paul Vasterling's “Romeo and Juliet” The Artistic Director and CEO of Nashville Ballet USA, Paul Vasterling is  known for his powerful rendition of Shakespeare’s works.  His interest in 'Romeo and Juliet" dates back to his teens when he first saw the 1977 movie  "Turning Point' starring Mikhail Baryshnikov. He remembers being captivated by the "Romeo & Juliet"  balcony pas de deux danced by Baryshnikov and Leslie Brown.  He described it as one of the most beautiful performances he has ever witnessed. A year after watching the movie he followed his heart and nurtured his love for ballet.

Ever been in a situation where you don’t feel you are loved? Or are you just longing for someone to love you?  Morissette Amon and Joanna Ampil  Chuva Choo Choo: The Mr. Kupido Musicale will make you feel all the love in the world. It offers a wide variety of love; from a romantic love of having a partner in life, to an unconditional love of a family, and even the love from our friends.

SPOILER ALERT!! My notes on Silong: 1. Do you know how those M. Night Shyamalan movies relied on a twist to make the audience think that they're watching something clever? This one felt exactly like that. I wouldn't be surprised if people would compare this to other similar films of late (Gone Girl, Return to Sender) or similar torture porn out of Eli Roth's ouevre or even the camp classic Boxing Helena. Even with all the red herrings thrown in the first hour of the film, all the twists were just too obvious.

“The Green Inferno”, would you or would you rather not watch it?  Here are some reasons why you might not survive this movie: 

MA-I: An emerging manga series that is uniquely Pinoy The authors and the MA-I Adventure stories in comics form used to occupy a secure niche in Pinoy literature. But for decades now, Filipino comic readers have been more fascinated with foreign publications rather than indigenous ones, and our original Pinoy comics have been relegated to the background.