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Get your first glimpse at the teaser trailer and poster of “Entourage,” the much-anticipated big-screen version of the award-winning hit HBO series. The film reunites the show’s original cast, led by Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven. In “Entourage,” movie star Vincent Chase (Grenier), together with his boys, Eric (Connolly), Turtle (Ferrara) and Johnny (Dillon), are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold (Piven). Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood. Also starring are Billy…

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Award-winning actors KC Concepcion and Paulo Avelino quickly got TV viewers hooked with their chemistry as the pilot episode of “Give Love on Christmas Presents Exchange Gift” won national TV ratings. Based on data from Kantar Media last Monday (January 5), KC and Paulo’s “Exchange Gift” scored a national TV rating of 12.4%, or five points higher compared to its rival program in GMA “The Ryzza Mae Show” (7.2%). Aside from ratings, the third featured story of the hit Kapamilya Christmas TV special also conquered social networking sites such as Twitter where the hashtag #GLOCExchangeGift became a nationwide trending topic…

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Set within the world of global cybercrime, Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ new thriller “Blackhat” follows a furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners as they hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. Directed and produced by Michael Mann, the film stars Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis, Tang Wei and Wang Leehom, and it is written by Morgan Davis Foehl and Mann. Legendary’s Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni produce alongside Mann, while Alex Garcia and Eric McLeod serve as the executive producers. “Blackhat” arrives in theaters on the heels of an intense…

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Kick off 2015 with fantastic prizes and freebies from Brother Philippines! With the Brother 2015 Calendar of Me contest, you can win your very own personalized photo calendar plus a chance to take home a brand new Brother printer! The Brother 2015 Calendar of Me contest is open to all participants 18 years old and above. All you have to do is send in six high resolution photos (at least 500kb per photo) to the Calendar of Me 2015 Contest tab on the Brother Philippines Facebook page. Two hundred (200) lucky participants with the best photos will have their own…

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Lovely actress Sienna Miller (“G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra”) provides the strong female perspective in Warner Bros. Pictures’ war drama “American Sniper,” the true story of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, considered to be the most lethal sniper in U.S. History. “There is a lot of intense action,” director Clint Eastwood says, “but the soul of the film and what drives the story are the relationships: between Chris and his brothers in arms and, in particular, between Chris and his wife Taya, which is the most important relationship in the picture. Chris was obviously crazy about her, but, by the…

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After the season of celebration and gift-giving, the New Year is usually welcomed with resolutions to save and spend money wisely. Luckily, the start of the year also marks the time for McDonald’s annual coupons. This year, McDonald’s is giving customers the chance to enjoy good food at great value and save as much as P32 with the Meals of Fortune coupons: • Fries and McFloat Combo for P59 • Cheeseburger and Regular Coke for P59 • Crispy Chicken Sandwich with Regular Fries and Regular Coke for P77 • Burger McDo with McSpaghetti and Regular Coke for P77 • Big…

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Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music joined forces to cook up the year’s freshest hits compilation release so aptly entitled So Fresh, The Best of 2014, clamping up 20 big-shot songs including Billboard Hot 100 #1s such as Miley Cyrus, Meghan Trainor, John Legend, Pharrell Williams and MAGIC! Now it couldn’t get any fresher than that! Running for more than 70 minutes, the CD packs in 20 speaker juices including new-world hotness anthem “All About That Bass” from 2014 breakthrough artist Meghan Trainor, as well as girl-power collaborations “Problem” by Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea, “Black Widow” by Iggy Azalea…

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Inspired by the Papal Visit theme of mercy and compassion, Star Music releases its special 2015 Papal Visit album titled “We Are All God’s Children” featuring 12 tracks, including the official theme song of the highly anticipated apostolic visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines on January 15 to 19. Approved by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the song “We Are All God’s Children” was written and sung by multi-awarded Inspirational Diva Jamie Rivera, with music by Noel Espenida. Rivera said that song was inspired by the humility of Pope Francis himself. The song calls all God’s…

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Broadcast journalist Karen Davila goes to Hong Kong to get to know two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who had lived a life of poverty before becoming successful businessmen overseas on “My Puhunan.” Know more about the success stories of Manny Portugal and Jun Paragas on “My Puhunan” tomorrow (January 7) on ABS-CBN as they share with viewers lessons that they have learned over the years on saving money and investing. Manny went to Hong Kong in 1991 and first worked as a waiter when he was only 17. Even when he was juggling different jobs, Manny saved up money in…

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GMA Network’s Sunday musical-variety show will be launching Jeric Gonzales, Abel Estanislao and Jak Roberto as their newest boyband named ‘3logy.’ I don’t know who conceptualized this, if this is a serious group or just for fun for the show. All I can say is goodluck. Jeric Gonzales is a product of the artista-search “Protege Season 2” while Abel Estanislao and Jak Roberto came from late-Saturday variety show “Walang Tulugan.” Jeric, Abel and Jak are all under the care of GMA Artist Center. Maybe the creator think that ‘3logy’ will be “Sunday All Star’s” answer to “ASAP’s” ‘Gimme 5’ led by John Bermundo, Joaquin…

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The cardinals of the Catholic Church stunned the world in 2013 when they elected Pope Francis, the first Latin American Pope. But what did they see in the Jesuit from Buenos Aires? Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio? Get to know more about Pope Francis and discover the life that shaped him in a documentary titled “Francis: The People’s Pope,” which airs this Sunday (January 4) on ABS-CBN Sunday’s Best. Through unedited testimonies, hear from those who know him best and lived with Pope Francis. The documentary also presents interviews of people who have been inspired and given hope by the…

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After returning to GMA Network in October last year, Iya Villania will continue her hosting career as the newest addition to “Starstruck VI” hosts aside from Dingdong Dantes. There’s no official announcement yet regarding Iya’s inclusion to the show but it’s already on local newspapers. GMA Network is yet to announce any details about the show and its director. You can see Iya now as performer in weekly musical-variety show on GMA Network titled “Sunday All Stars” and Solenn Heussaff’s co-host in “Taste Buddies.” After a five year long hiatus, “StarStruck” finally made another season for star-hopefuls to have their own break in Philippine Showbiz. The “StarStruck…

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GMA Network is really grooming Ruru Madrid and Gabrielle Garcia as the next big love team and entrusting them with a new project after their short series together in “Seasons of Love presents Soulmate, Soulhate.” The onscreen pair of Gabby and Ruru will be topbilling newest Kapuso drama titled “Let the Love Begin” slated for airing on the first quarter of 2015. I don’t know if this “Let the Love Begin” will be a remake of the 2005 movie starring Richard Gutierrez and Angel Locsin with Jennylyn Mercado and Mark Herras. This will be a new take of the hit 2005 “Let the Love Begin” movie if it’s a remake. Well,…

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The romantic-horror movie will be billed by Julia Montes and Gerald Anderson under Star Cinema titled “Halik Sa Hangin,” will be shown on theaters nationwide on January 28, 2015 according to news. This will be Julia Montes and Geral Anderson’s first team-up together. Joining Julia and Gerald in the film is hunk actor JC De Vera. Julia will play Mia, a girl who will fall in love with either Alvin (JC de Vera) or Gio (Gerald). However, something – or someone – will hinder her. According to Direk Manny Palo, the film will be shot almost entirely in Baguio City, where he himself lived for…

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Kapamilya stars Kim Chiu and Sarah Geronimo have been tapped by Disney to portray two of its Princesses. After singing the official theme song of Disney princesses “The Glow,” Sarah Geronimo was chosen by Disney Asia to dress ala-Rapunzel for Disney Asia’s 2015 calendar. Kim Chiu who was earlier announced playing Mulan (Determined Princess), was first announced last year. Disney has yet to reveal the other 10 of its 12 princesses, including Ariel, Jasmine and Merida among others. Aside from this project, Disney’s new-found princesses Kim and Sarah are reported to star in a new movie together under Star Cinema.

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Walt Disney Studios Philippines will release nine movies in 2015, led by Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the live-action “Cinderella” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the first Star Wars installment since 2005. Disney’s opening film for the new year will be Rob Marshall’s “Into the Woods,” already a December blockbuster in the U.S. and stars Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Chris Pine and Emily Blunt. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel — all tied together by an original story. In March, “Cinderella” will get the…

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