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“Pure Love” stars Alex Gonzaga, Yen Santos, Joseph Marco, and Arjo Atayde will show TV viewers the value of family and true friends in the last episodes of ABS-CBN’s top-rating primetime drama series which airs its finale on November 14 (Friday). In the last two weeks of the series, Diane’s (Alex) strength will be put to the test as she struggles to get the last “pure love tear” she needs to wake up from her coma before the deadline set by Scheduler (Matt Evans). Will Diane still continue to fight for her life and get the chance to return to…

2014 was a not-so-good year for GMA Network since they failed to produce a same kind of quality they had last year like “My Husband’s Lover.” Most of this year’s produced series lasted for only 3 months or shorter. Anyways, GMA Network has yet to unveil some of their shows to offer to all Kapuso viewers nationwide for the rest of 2014. Before the year ends, GMA Network will premiere two confirmed new TV series: “More Than Words,” “Second Chances,” both slated for airing this November and “My Husband’s Lover 2” which is still on the planning stage. Though “Starstruck VI” already started its searchfor new talents,…

Double Academy®-Award nominee designer Arthur Max collaborates with master filmmaker Ridley Scott for a grand scale production in the upcoming epic adventure “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” Award-winning Max has been known for his works in “Gladiator” (2000) and “American Gangster” (2007). He was awarded a BAFTA for Best Production Design for Gladiator in 2000. As production designer his other credits include “G.I. Jane”, “Black Hawk Down,” “Kingdom of Heaven,” “Body of Lies,” “Robin Hood,” “Prometheus” and “The Counsellor” – all directed by Scott – “Se7en” and “Panic Room.” Max and Ridley’s collaboration started on a cola commercial that Ridley’s company…

Manila, Philippines – October 23, 2014—Do you want to take your selfies to the next level? LINE, the world’s leading mobile platform with over 560 million users, has launched the B612 Camera App to revolutionize the selfie-taking experience! Filipinos love to take selfies. In fact, two of the country’s cities have been globally recognized as the Selfie Capitals of the World: Makati and Pasig. Bearing this in mind, LINE is giving Filipinos a more enjoyable way to take their selfies. LINE’s B612 is a simple camera app that strips away unnecessary features and zeroes in on making selfies look fabulous.…

Cinema One Originals, the annual cinema event of the Philippines’ number one cable channel Cinema One, celebrates its tenth year with the theme “Intense.” Alongside the full-length digital movies made by today’s most creative Filipino directors, the film festival also features innovative short films, restored Pinoy classics, and new works by globally renowned masters. The entire run is from November 9 to 18 in four venues: Fairview Terraces, Glorietta, Trinoma, and Greenhills Dolby Atmos theaters. “Cinema One Originals is definitely bigger, bolder and better. That’s why we are describing this year’s festival as ‘intense,’” says Cinema One Channel Head Ronald…

PORTLAND, Ore.,/PRNewswire/ — ABS-CBN received a judgment from the U.S. Federal District Court in Oregon against Jeffrey Ashby for damages of $10 million resulting from his infringing the copyrights and well-known trademarks of ABS-CBN by rebroadcasting ABS-CBN’s popular TV shows and movies on his pirate websites. Among the many pirate sites that Ashby owned were watchfilipinotv.com, watchfilipinomovies.com and pinoytalaga.com. Jeffrey Ashby made a statement about the $10 million judgment against him: [box]”I wish to warn anyone who may be copying and/or publishing content owned by ABS-CBN without their permission, to stop immediately. Continuing without authorization can and will lead to…

Award-winning actress Jaclyn Jose will star in the Halloween episode of ABS-CBN’s “Maalaala Mo Kaya” this Saturday (November 1). She will play the role of Susan, a manghihilot who frequently helps women get rid of the baby in their wombs. Because the act of abortion gives her so much guilt, Susan would light a candle and offer prayers to the souls of the unborn children she killed. However, when one of her patients, Laila (to be played by Precious Lara Quigaman) ended up dead, Susan started seeing things she never imagined were possible. How can Susan appease the soul of…

Vault invites you for a good time with its Time Issue, entirely dedicated to the concept of time and the lifestyle that emanates from man’s mastery of it. In this issue, watches take center stage—from primitive sundials to the first mechanical clocks that appeared in the early Renaissance to this year’s generation of digital smart watches, to our passion to set speed records or explore the depths of outer and inner space. There is hardly any aspect of modern life unaffected by our reliance on time and the inescapable need to organize our experiences and aspirations around it. Hence, this…

Arjo Atayde and Joseph Marco may be best friends, but they reveal in “Tapatan Ni Tunying” airing this Thursday (October 30) that neither of them will give way when it comes to courting “Pure Love” leading lady Alex Gonzaga. “If Arjo pursues Alex, I will pursue her too. May the best man win. But then again, I will make sure that it won’t destroy our friendship,” says Joseph. Though Arjo and Joseph have publicly expressed their admiration for Alex, both of them decided to temporarily set aside their feelings to maintain their good working relationship in “Pure Love”. “I’m building…

This morning, during a special event at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige revealed the films that will make up Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring a mix of fan-favorite characters and several heroes who will be making their big-screen debuts. The next two films to be released by Marvel are AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON on May 1, 2015, and ANT-MAN on July 17, 2015. Marvel revealed the dates and titles of nine additional films through 2019, including upcoming Captain America, Thor, Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy installments, along with films featuring…

“It’s Showtime” gave a moving tribute to its viewers for their undying support for the show for the past five years at the end of the Magpasikat Week last Saturday (October 25). A VTR, narrated by its hosts, showed the journey of the program from its debut in 2009 as a talent competition in the morning until its launch as the Kapamilya network’s noontime show in 2012. But the VTR did not only show the program’s triumphs, notably its consistently high TV ratings and popular segments, but also its struggles along the way, and how the hosts and the staff…

Four days after they opened their registration page for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, Smart Communications has announced it will offer iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the biggest advancements in iPhone history. Smart’s pre-orders for the recently announced iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will start on November 7, Friday at www.smart.com.ph/iPhone and will be available a soon on their stores nationwide. With screens sizes of 4.7 and 5.5 inches, respectively, the iPhone has finally broken the 4-inch barrier, bringing Apple’s phone up to speed with most other high-end smartphones on the market. In addition to the bump in sizes,…

It can now be told! Iya Villania is now back to the arms of GMA Network! If RnB Prince Jay-R, Maxene Magalona transfered to ABS-CBN, Iya Villania, after being a Kapamilya for over a decade, returned back to her home GMA Network after inking a contract this afternoon. With Iya during the contract signing is her manager Arnold Vegafria with the GMA Executies lead by CEO Atty. Felipe Gozon and Entertainment TV group SVP Lilybeth Rasonable. This is a homecoming for Iya as she started with GMA’s Click back in 2003. “We welcome her with open arms,” according to Lilybeth Rasonable. Iya’s last project…

October 29, 2014 (QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES) – One of the most memorable sitcoms in Philippine television history is set to make a comeback on November 2, Sunday (November 3, Monday Australian Daylight Saving Time or ADST) on The Filipino Channel’s (TFC) male-oriented channel, BRO. “Palibhasa Lalake” will be returning to Filipino television worldwide via BRO channel and will air from Sundays to Thursdays (Mondays through Fridays, ADST), bringing a daily dose of nostalgia. Catch the show’s memorable characters once again, played by Richard Gomez, Joey Marquez, John Estrada, Gloria Romero, Amy Perez, Cynthia Patag, Carmina Villaroel, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Eric…

ABS-CBN’s newest primetime romantic drama series, “Forevermore,” starring Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano is now the Philippines’ number one teleserye as proven by its national TV rating of 27.1% when it premiered on Monday (October 27). Based on data from Kantar Media, the pilot episode of “Forevermore” ranked second to “TV Patrol” in the overall list of most-watched programs nationwide. Its national TV rating was more than double the ratings of its rival series on GMA, “Hiram na Alaala,” which only garnered 12.8%. The premiere of the Cathy Garcia-Molina and Ted Boborol-directed series also became the hottest topic online when…

After winning the PHILSTAGE Gawad Buhay Award for Outstanding Production of an Existing Material for a Musical in 2013, executive producer Santi Santamaria decided that “Grease” deserved a rerun. Once again! Relive the “wop bam a lu mop, a wop bam boom!” days with the sleek, head “greaser” and dangerously charming Danny Zuko (to be played by Guji Lorenzana), shy new girl in school Sandy Dumbrowski (to be played by Tippy Dos Santos) as this hip classical Broadway musicals turned American cinema gem starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John returns to the Philippines. Joining the two and making her comeback…