Social media darlings: Brand-new treats from Park Bo-gum, Maymay Entrata
Much of the performing arts and entertainment sector has been greatly upended by the pandemic’s destructive reach. It’s a sorry state of affairs that is exacerbated by the recent shutdown of ABS-CBN,...
View ArticlePiolo and Iñigo: Like father, like son
What has Iñigo Pascual learned from his famous father, heartthrob Piolo Pascual? “He doesn’t treat work as just another ‘raket,’” Piolo said at a recent press con when asked the aforementioned...
View ArticleEagerly anticipated film fests go virtual
Cinemalaya, which launches its 2020 edition of 10 short films from Aug. 7 to 16, isn’t the only festival scheduled to hold screenings in cyberspace. The entries featured in the annual Japanese Film...
View Article‘Peninsula’: Stand-alone story fuels action-packed ‘Train to Busan’ sequel
If you watch Yeon Sang-ho’s “Peninsula” and expect to see a zombie-infested speeding train that’s bursting at the seams with people hanging on for dear life, get ready to be disappointed. The eagerly...
View ArticleJoaquin Valdes to make London debut in first musical to open since lockdown
There are simply too many divisive issues distracting the Philippine government from prioritizing programs meant to halt the upward projection of COVID-19 cases here. As we write this, it’s just a...
View ArticleAlden ascending
Alden Richards had to lose 20 lbs for his cachet-boosting blockbuster paring with Kathryn Bernardo in “Hello, Love, Goodbye,” now the country’s highest-grossing Filipino film. But the “life-changing”...
View ArticleBack-to-basics sound boosts Taylor Swift’s record-breaking feat
Taylor Swift’s soothingly folksy eighth studio album “Folklore” proves you can be productive even in isolation. In fact, as it turns out, it ranks up there with 2014’s “1989,” 2012’s “Red” and 2010’s...
View ArticleAi-Ai on shuttling between comedy and drama
Ai-Ai delas Alas found her place in the show biz sun by tickling viewers’ funny bone. In her prime, particularly during her “Tanging Ina” heyday, the comedienne’s self-deprecating antics were second to...
View ArticleSon Ye-jin’s advice to help PH fans achieve their career goals
With Hyun Bin having endorsed the Smart Signature brand two months ago, could Son Ye-jin, his leading lady in “Crash Landing on You” (CLOY), be far behind? Ye-jin was launched as Smart’s latest...
View ArticleLockdown love and turmoil in ‘Unlocked’
The characters depicted in Adolf Alix Jr.’s LGBTQ+-themed anthology series “Unlocked” on the streaming platfoorm GagaOOLala (Gagaoolala.com) reflect a variety of queer relationships that jumps out of...
View ArticleThe awakening of Liza Soberano
If you suddenly found yourself dealing with anxiety attacks or low self-esteem issues some time over the course of “the world’s longest lockdown” in this COVID-19-stricken part of Asia, Liza Soberano...
View ArticleJoseph Gordon-Levitt, Rodrigo Santoro talk about power unleashed in superhero...
It was such a treat to spend two hours of our day watching the uniquely realized, action-savvy superhero film “Project Power,” starring actors whose career choices we’ve always been fascinated by. But...
View ArticlePRSPh: Star-studded group shines the spotlight on performers’ rights
Performers were among the first casualties of the country’s ongoing quarantine. While many of them have not had any source of income in almost five months—to pay the bills or put food on the table—a...
View ArticleJamie Foxx: Too much power can be dangerous
In his acceptance speech for one of the acting awards he won in his distinguished career, Jamie Foxx once paid tribute to his grandmother, who, he said, was his first acting coach. “Act like you’ve...
View ArticleMendoza decries cinema owners’ alleged failure to remit producers’ share of...
Brillante Ma Mendoza has been consistently putting the Philippines on the world cinema stage by producing films that cut across social and racial lines or tackle subject matter that reflect the ills...
View ArticleAlden using platform, passion to help fight another infectious disease
Alden Richards may have slowly eased back into a work schedule fit for a show biz hotshot. After all, it’s almost unthinkable for GMA Network’s top matinee idol to escape the lure of the klieg lights...
View Article‘Dream Raider’ ingenue on her first sci-fi adventure, raiding Joaquin...
You’ll have to be more than a pretty face to stand out and be just as compelling as HBO Asia Original’s inventively spun science-fiction yarn, “Dream Raider.” As it turns out, Ellen Wu, the lovely lead...
View ArticleJonathan Majors of ‘Lovecraft Country’: Keeping one’s head on a swivel is...
The fascinating tale driving the story of HBO’s visually and thematically exquisite “Lovecraft Country” is pretty straightforward. Set in the racially segregated ’50s, the 10-part series, which began...
View ArticleThe wake-up call that helped Yassi turn a triple whammy around
Yassi Pressman was a bundle of positive energy when she participated in the recent launch of Nivea Blooming Pink Range’s #ComeIntoFullBloom campaign. The 25-year-old actress glowed even as she shared...
View ArticleBTS’ ‘Dynamite’ good reason to dust off music lovers’ locked-down dancing shoes
With the well-timed release of “Dynamite,” BTS’ first song fully recorded in English is a much-appreciated burst of positivity that owes a big chunk of its charm to the funk, soul and ’70s disco sound...
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