Art and activism coalesce in Monique’s return to acting—as Apolinario Mabini
Monique Wilson marries art and activism more than any actor we know. To be honest, it’s been a while since we last saw Monique, but it’s safe to say that nobody knows the actress more than we do,...
View Article‘Happy Jail’ filmmaker dishes on story, power struggle behind Cebu’s Dancing...
It was a viral video unlike anything netizens all over the world had ever seen. In 2007, a YouTube video showing the inmates of CPDRC (Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center) grooving to...
View ArticlePark Seo-joon and Choi Woo-sik team up in provocative hybrid of horror,...
People can’t hate without truly loving. That’s one of a number of ruminative takeaways from Kim Joo-hwan’s “The Divine Fury,” starring heartthrob Park Seo-joon. We expected to get entertained by the...
View ArticleDora the Explorer 10 years later
If you expect more than the campy excesses “Dora and the Lost City of Gold” winkingly lives by, you’re better off watching something else. But for adults who grew up charmed by Dora the Explorer’s...
View ArticlePaul Foster explains how globe-trotting reality show ups the...
There are a lot of reality shows that push participants beyond their limits. But Discovery Channel’s reality travel series “No Sleep, No FOMO” ups the challenge-hurdling ante by making its guests, like...
View ArticleAgainst all absurd odds
They make an unlikely match, but the odd-couple pairing of Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani gives “Stuber’s” messy mesh of derivative ideas a viewer-pleasing boost. Who would have thought that the...
View ArticleFrom ‘Pinoy Pop Superstar’ to ‘Miss Saigon,’ Gerald Santos consolidates his...
It never crossed Gerald Santos’ mind that his experience as a 10-year-old “kontesero” belting out Whitney Houston’s “One Moment in Time” or Regine Velasquez’s “You are My Song” in amateur singing...
View ArticleDerek quells talks about his ‘unprofessionalism’ for quitting ‘(K)ampon’
Did Derek Ramsay really leave Kris Aquino’s MMFF (Metro Manila Film Festival) entry “(K)ampon” in the lurch? The issue came up when we met Derek and Andrea Torres, his costar in the steamy primetime...
View ArticleMore to May-December tale than its steamy romance
Don’t be fooled by its seemingly “sampu-sampera” premise, but “Just a Stranger” quickly distinguishes itself from recent movies of the May-December persuasion, like Cinemalaya’s “Belle Douleur” and...
View ArticleMovie icon Mona Lisa takes her final bow at 97
MANILA, Philippines — Veteran actress Mona Lisa died peacefully in her sleep at 1:14 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, in her house in BF Homes, Parañaque. This was announced by her daughters Evangeline Bocobo...
View ArticleLisa Henson, Louis Leterrier talk about creating ‘Dark Crystal’ prequel
It’s barely four days away, and we’re already getting all worked up waiting for Netflix to start streaming the eagerly anticipated prequel to Jim Henson’s 1982 cult classic, “The Dark Crystal.” So far,...
View Article3rd installment of ‘Fallen’ franchise well aware of its reason for being–and...
If you prefer some mindless fun at the movies, you’ll find Ric Roman Waugh’s “Angel Has Fallen” amusing for its protagonist’s heroics as it is for its unapologetic lapses in logic. But while the third...
View ArticleHow Derek and Andrea ward off temptations, indecent proposals
In our recent chat with Derek Ramsay and Andrea Torres, who topbill the drama series “The Better Woman” on GMA 7, we told the duo how attractive they looked, individually and as a love team. And we...
View ArticleHow Lea Salonga continues to hold audiences in perpetual thrall
Lea Salonga released her debut album in 1981 at age 9. Thirty eight years later, the pristine, bell-like beauty of the glorious voice introduced in that 12-track collector’s album is still holding...
View ArticleBeauty-Seth thriller isn’t just about creatures that go bump in the night
The horror genre doesn’t just cater to viewers’ need for entertainment and solution to boredom and ennui. It often leads to relief and catharsis after it brings out their worst fears in life. Kip...
View ArticleGabby explains why his love team with Sharon continues to fascinate fans
Yes, yes, I’m willing to do a movie with Sharon,” Gabby Concepcion told us with a sly grin, even before he could sit beside us for a quick chat. Right there and then, we were convinced that the dashing...
View ArticleVivid imagination, storytelling skills steal the show in Tarantino’s tribute...
Not even the stellar presence of Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” can take the spotlight away from director Quentin Tarantino’s vivid imagination and prodigious...
View ArticleEjay’s life more cinematic than any of his roles
A lot has changed for hunky actor Ejay Falcon since he was declared winner of the second teen edition of “Pinoy Big Brother” 11 years ago. From a strong lineup of housemates, he bested TV host Robi...
View ArticleJanine: No regrets on failed relationships
Janine Gutierrez has been in bad relationships that she doesn’t regret having gone through. “When I think about a bad relationship, I go, ‘Sh*t, paano ako naging ganun katanga (how did I get so...
View ArticleGerald to talent search hopefuls: Sing to express, not impress
Gerald Santos, the former “Pinoy Pop Superstar” grand champion who has come home after his stint with the UK and international tour of “Miss Saigon,” says that talent-search hopefuls cannot just wing...
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