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Manila was Idina Menzel’s last stop in the Asian leg of her World Tour 2015. As expected, American singer and actress Idina Menzel sang ‘Let It Go’ from hit Disney movie “Frozen” for her final song in the main set during her concert at SM Mall of Asia on June 7. The song became more special and made the crowd delighted when she did an impromptu on stage and started to sing Filipino lyrics for one of the choruses. So she repeated it and asked the audience to help her sing the Tagalog words: “Bumitaw, bumitaw, ‘di ko na matatago. Bumitaw, bumitaw, isarado ang pinto… Lamig ay…

Asia’s Romantic Balladeer Christian Bautista proved that he is still one of the most reliable male singers in the country with his latest record award – a Platinum Record Award for his latest album “Soundtrack.” The awarding happened at “Sunday All Stars” last Sunday, June 8. “This is a surprise,” says Christian. “You are good at keeping this to me.” Christian was awarded by Universal Records Managing Director Kathleen Dy-Go. During the said episode, Christian also performed his duet with Julie Ann San Jose – their rendition of “Cruisin.” Christian thanked his fans Christian Friends for their support to the…

A promising and diverse line-up which features ten stories on comedy, drama, romantic comedy, and animation have made the cut for this year’s Cinema One Originals finalists, coming from a pool of veteran and up-and-coming film makers who are allocated with P2 million each to showcase their films in November for the annual film fest. Raymond Red, the only Filipino who has won the coveted Palme D’Or in the short film category at the Cannes Film Festival is back in the film competition scene with his Cinema One Originals 2015 entry, “Mga Rebeldeng May Kaso,” a youth drama film revolving…

If this is a battle of fright and affection, one would find himself atop the middle of an emotional seesaw bar, desperately trying to fight the creeps, while also fighting a strange cathartic surge of emotions. This is what watching “Insidious 3,” feels like. There’s more horror in it, but there’s more than enough poignant soul delivered to tug at the heartstrings. The movie follows the gifted psychic Elise Rainer (Lin Shayne). She’s reluctant to use her spiritual gift, but she agrees nonetheless to contact the dead, when Quinn Brenner (Stefanie Scott), a teenage girl who thinks her dead mother is…

She has showcased her diverse talents in blockbusters from the “Twilight” series and “Spider-Man 3” to more dramatic hits, including “The Help.” Now, Bryce Dallas Howard stars in Universal Pictures’ new action-adventure “Jurassic World” as Claire, the operations manager of the dinosaur theme park in Isla Nublar. When things run smoothly in Jurassic World, it’s because of Claire; when they don’t, she’s held accountable. Deftly managing the needs of thousands of guests every day with a constant eye on the bottom line, it’s her job to make sure that the park remains exciting to sophisticated parkgoers who have seen it…

Edgar Allan Guzman, Jay R, Melai Cantiveros and Nyoy Volante of the ABS-CBN reality show “Your Face Sounds Familiar” brought their A-game during the contest’s grand showdown at the Resorts World Manila on Pasay City on Saturday, June 6. Among the four finalists, Melai brought the house down when she donned Miley Cyrus costume and performed “Wrecking Ball” for the last time for the sake of competition. She earned praises from the show’s judges. Sharon Cunetacommented on her performance, “Huge improvement. I’m so proud of you. You did a very sexy and wonderful job.” Jed Madela gave Melai the bestest comment with, “You are…

Directed by Academy Award-winner Robert Zemeckis, “The Walk” stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the young dreamer who dared the impossible: an illegal wire walk between the World Trade Center towers. Last August 7, 2014 is the 40th anniversary of the astounding event, now being brought back to vivid life in the third act climax of the film. Columbia Pictures has just launched the new trailer for “The Walk,” a true story based on French high-wire artist Philippe Petit’s book “To Reach the Clouds:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejycxyTRBYs&feature=youtu.be Twelve people have walked on the moon. Only one has ever, or will ever, walk in the…

After the phenomenal success of his birthday concert last year, Philippine showbiz’s teen king and Star Music’s multiplatinum-selling recording artist Daniel Padilla is pulling out all the stops as he performs live on June 13 in his third major concert dubbed “Daniel Most Wanted” at the Mall of Asia Arena. Packed with surprises and special guests, the concert will showcase Daniel at his best as he serenades the crowd with crooner classics such as Frank Sinatra’s “Come Fly With Me,” James Taylor’s “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You),” and Stevie Wonder’s “Knocks Me Off My Feet.” Sharing…

A young member of the Tigwahanon Manobo group named Reynan Dal-Anay impressed the coaches with his rendition of ‘Tagumpay Nating Lahat’ on ‘The Voice Kids Philippines Season 2’s Blind Auditions on Saturday, June 6. Reynan instantly became an inspiration to his tribe and other tribes in the Philippines when he received three chair turns from the judges. Reynan is the first artist to join FamiLea. Watch Reynan’s performance here:

A Disney fan named Bianca Marbella from Batangas City became the first three-chair turner in the second season of ‘The Voice Kids Philippines’ when she sang ‘Do You Want To Build A Snowman’ from the film ‘Frozen’ on Saturday, June 6. Bianca Marbella earned good remarks from the three coaches. Bianca chose to be part of FamiLea. Watch her performance on the video below!

Romeo Espino sang his version of the inspirational song ‘Hesus’ popularized by Pinoy rock band Aegis on ‘The Voice Kids Philippines Season 2’s Blind Auditions on Saturday, June 6. Just like Kyle Echarri, Romeo failed to charm Coach Lea Salonga but made Coach Sarah Geronimo and Coach Bamboo’s chairs turn for him. Romeo chose to be on Team Bamboo’s. Watch his performance on the video below.

On the pilot episode of ‘The Voice Kids Philippines Season 2’ on Saturday, June 6, Kyle Echarri sang One Direction’s ‘Night Changes’ at the Blind Auditions. Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo turned their chairs for young artist. Despite Bamboo’s pretty promises to Kyle, he chose Sarah for promising him of boosting his confidence on stage. Here’s Kyle’s audition piece:

ABS-CBN Corporation, the country’s largest multimedia conglomerate, is ranked third best mid-cap company in the Philippines in the latest survey of FinanceAsia. FinanceAsias is one of the most respected finance magazines in the region. ABS-CBN is the only media company in this year’s list. The media firm group CFO Rolando Valdueza (second from left) and the corporate treasurer Ric Tan (fourth from left) received the recognition at the FinanceAsia – Maybank ATR Kim Eng Awards held at the Fairmont Raffles Hotel in Makati City. This is FinanceAsia’s 15th year to conduct this survey to find out which publicly listed companies…

The Batas ng Alipin scene of Eula Valdez as Amor Powers in the original ‘Pangako Sa ‘Yo’ (PSY) series (2000), is considered one of the most iconic scenes, ever seen in Philippine television. The original PSY is, afterall, dubbed as the first-ever teleserye, and along that honor, came so many other firsts and milestones, not only for the primetime soap opera, but for the actors playing the lead roles. Now 15 years, after the epic hearbreaking scene placed its indelible mark in the history of Philippine TV, it gets a reenactment, this time its Jodi Sta. Maria playing Amor. There…

One would right away fall in love with “Stars Versus Me’s” intriguing and relatable premise, but it is also highly possible to immediately fall out, once the movie’s vapid and unfocused proceedings, begin. Unlike its contemporaries, “Stars Versus Me” mines its ideas on a less utilized, but interesting subject: horoscopes. Such idea has an immediate relatable appeal, given how most Filipinos are too adherent to superstitions and traditional beliefs. But the film’s storytelling isn’t just capable to realize the subject’s full capacity. The real problem is a string of unbearable narrative flaws that keeps the film stumbling as it attempts…

‘Nathaniel’ continues to dominate in the ratings board and is still hailed to be the most watched program in the country. ‘Pangako Sa’yo’ on the other hand, earned 32.4% at the start of the week and surpassed GMA 7’s ‘Let The Love Begin’ with only 13.8% mark and TV5’s ‘Wattpad Presents’ at 2.9%. Monday 1 June 2015 O Shopping (0.5%) vs. Powerhouse (Replay) (1.0%) Umagang Kay Ganda (3.8%) vs. Unang Hirit (3.8%) Kris Tv (5.1%) vs. Time Quest (6.0%) / Martin Mystery (8.3%) / Magi The Labyrinth Of Magic (10.0%) Naruto Shippuuden (5.5%) vs. Slamdunk (9.6%) Summer Kapamilya Blockbusters ‘Quantum…