Author: Jayson Laniba
The creators of the critically-acclaimed animated film “Saving Sally” is back with another must-watch movie. Spring Films has recently given us a taste of the hilarious animated comedy film featuring the voices of Angelica Panganiban and Robin Padilla. Is this is true? Did Robin Padilla really call Angelica Panganiban an “animal” in their new movie? Actually, yes! His exact words were “Hayop kang babae ka!”. BUT this is only part of a joke for the teaser trailer of their upcoming film from the geniuses behind the critically-acclaimed 2016 MMFF animated film “Saving Sally”. From RocketSheep Studio comes the laugh-out-loud animated comedy film…
Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto stars in “I Love You Hater”. The new Star Cinema film also features Ms. Kris Aquino’s big screen comeback. The film’s teaser hints that Joshua Garcia’s character is gay. The excitement for JoshLia’s big screen comeback is on! Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto teams up once again in one of the most anticipated romance comedy films this year. After starring in the box-office hits “Vince and Kath and James” (2016), “Love You To The Stars and Back” and “Unexpectedly Yours” (2017), Joshua and Julia will be starring next in “I Love You Hater”. They will be…
Known as “The King of Cocaine” and was considered as the wealthiest criminal in history, Pablo Escobar has left a dark legacy in the history. With an estimated known net worth of $30 billion by the early 1990s (which is equivalent to about $56 billion as of 2017) through his drug business, he was one of the richest men in the world in his prime. His life has been portrayed in different media, from books, to movies and television series. One of which is the best-selling memoir of the Colombian author, journalist and Escobar’s former lover Virginia Vallejo entitled “Amando…
Prepare for two of the biggest action flicks this year, Ocean’s 8 and Escape Plan 2: Hades. SM Cinema will let you enjoy a premiere cinema experience of these movies at Director’s Club Cinema. With the upcoming release of action movies Ocean’s 8 and Escape Plan 2: Hades, SM Cinema let’s you enjoy a premiere cinema experience at Director’s Club Cinema. Sit back, relax and enjoy these latest action flicks with recliner seats, butler service and advanced sound and projection technology of SM Cinema Director’s Club at these branches: SM Mall of Asia, SM Aura Premiere, SM Megamall, SM City BF…
“This is bigger than any one of us.” This line from Ray Breslin (played by Sylvester Stallone) perfectly summarizes this sequel to the 2013 hit. The 2013 blockbuster hit, “Escape Plan” from Swedish director Mikael Håfström featured two of the biggest action movie icons in one single film, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film followed the plight of Ray Breslin, a businessman and skilled structure engineer who is best known for being the world’s best escape artist as he tries to break out of “The Tomb” prison facility. This year, Sylvester Stallone reprises his role as Ray Breslin in the second installment of the planned trilogy,…
GMA Network has recently announced it’s upcoming action fantasy series “Victor Magtanggol”. It features one of the network’s biggest stars, Alden Richards in the title role. Will Alden Richard’s action fantasy series become the cure to GMA Network’s lackluster Primetime ratings? The battle for supremacy over Primetime ratings between ABS-CBN and GMA Network continues as the latter introduces it’s latest card on their deck. After nine attempts to defeat ABS-CBN’s hit action-serye “Ang Probinsyano”, it seems like GMA Network is not giving up yet in topping over the long-running series as it launches it’s latest show “Victor Magtanggol”. The action fantasy series…
“Millions of years of evolution…what did we learn?” Says one of the characters of Colin Trevorrow’s “Jurassic World” (2015) before a raptor breaks his speech and mauls him to death. I guess humanity learned nothing out of that million years of evolution (what a shame) in the sequel to Universal Pictures’ 2015 billion dollars hit. This time, Spanish director Juan Antonio García Bayona (aka J.A. Bayona) who became famous for the 2007 horror film “The Orphanage”, the 2012 drama film “The Impossible”, and the 2016 fantasy drama film “A Monster Calls” will be helming the next installment of the planned…
Jane Oineza has been announced as one of the main kontrabidas of the afternoon drama “Precious Hearts Romances presents: Araw Gabi”. Her character, Amber Distrito, is finally going to debut in the hit series. Jane Oineza will finally have her first appearance in the hit daytime television drama series “Precious Hearts Romances presents: Araw Gabi”. Jane has been previously announced to star in the 18th installment of the “Precious Hearts Romances” anthology series. She will be playing the character of Amber Distrito in the hit afternoon drama. She have been preparing bigtime for the said character since this will be her biggest kotrabida role yet.…
This 2018, “Meteor Garden” returns with a fresh, new cast and with a bigger, flashier adaptation. So before we relive the feels of the series, let’s compare the 2001 Taiwanese version to it’s 2018 Chinese reboot. Who can forget the epic love story of the poor teenage girl Shancai (Barbie Shu) and the rich but arrogant heir Dao Ming Si (Jerry Yan) that swept Filipino audiences off their feet fifteen years ago? Who did not fall for Dao Ming Si’s three other rich, handsome but arrogant friends Hua Ze Lei (Vic Zhou), Mei Zuo (Vanness Wu) and Xi Men (Ken Chu),…
“Kambal, Karibal”, GMA Network’s supernatural drama is currently making waves on Philippine television. We listed down the Top 10 Reasons Why the hit series is continuously gaining viewership. “Kambal, Karibal”, GMA Network’s supernatural drama is currently making waves on Philippine television. The series under the helm of director Don Michael Perez stars Miguel Tanfelix, Bianca Umali, Pauline Mendoza and Kyline Alcantara, with Jean Garcia, Marvin Agustin, Alfred Vargas, Carmina Villarroel, Gloria Romero and Christopher de Leon. “Kambal, Karibal” is a riveting tale of family and love that also transcends into the supernatural realm. It tells the story of twins Crisanta…
Insta-like. Definition: When you see a status on Facebook (or basically on any social media site), and you like it within one minute of its posting. I guess this would be the best word to describe how I felt after watching Regal Film’s latest movie offering this 2018. From award-winning director and writer Jason Paul Laxamana, the same guy who broke out hearts with this 2017 box-office hit “100 Tula Para Kay Stella” comes another love story, with a millennial twist. Kapamilya stars Jameson Blake and Janella Salvador teams up together for the very first time in the romantic comedy…
“The Cure” is GMA’s latest show to be pitted against ABS-CBN’s long-running teleserye “Ang Probinsyano”. Despite being the first Filipino zombie-themed series on television, “The Cure” still failed to capture the attention of most audiences of local Primetime. “The Cure” is GMA Network’s latest show to be pitted against ABS-CBN’s long-running teleserye “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano”. The said ABS-CBN action series has been airing since September 28, 2015, for 5 seasons and a total of 600+ episodes. On the other hand, GMA Network has been trying to bring down the said hit series with little success, as their past eight shows…
In celebration of its 25th anniversary in the industry, ABS-CBN Films and Star Cinema brings us three of the country’s biggest movie stars in one classic romantic drama film “Kasal”. Under the helm of master storyteller Ruel S. Bayani (who gave us the box-office hits “No Other Woman” and “One More Try”, with a screenplay by Patrick Valencia and starring Bea Alonzo, Paulo Avelino and Derek Ramsay in their first collaboration together, “Kasal” is probably one of ABS-CBN Films and Star Cinema’s most shocking, daring and unforgettable movies in a long time. “Kasal” also features a powerhouse cast led by…
Every year, we celebrate a special day for our dearest mothers to honor them. And this year, Regal Films joins the celebration with their Mother’s Day offering, “My 2 Mommies”. Directed by Eric Quizon, it stars Paolo Ballesteros, Solenn Heussaff with the special participation from the Diamond Star Ms. Maricel Soriano, together with Joem Bascon, Dianne Medina, Mich Liggayu and Marcus Cabais. It opened in cinemas nationwide last May 9, 2018 in time for Mothers Day. The film follows Manu (played by Paolo Ballesteros) a gay man who lives a successful life with his partner/ fiancee Ronnie (Joem Bascon). But…
The FAMAS Awards has recently announced their list of nominees. This became a hot topic online as a columnist questioned the decision of the jury of choosing Vice Ganda as one of the nominees, claiming other actors deserved it more than him. The oldest award-giving body—Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards (also known as FAMAS Awards) has recently announced their list of nominees for the upcoming ‘Gabi ng Parangal’ this coming June 10. Their announcement of nominees was objected by an entertainment columnist and radio host named Gorly Rula through an article on PEP.ph. The said columnist questioned the decision…
“Araw Gabi” is ABS-CBN’s latest afternoon teleserye offering. It stars former Girl Trends member Barbie Imperial and JM De Guzman in his big television comeback. Everyone is already hooked to ABS-CBN’s latest afternoon drama “Araw Gabi”. The series, which stars JM de Guzman and Barbie Imperial together with Jane Oineza, RK Bagatsing, Vina Morales, Rita Avila, Raymond Bagatsing and Ara Mina, debuted on ABS-CBN’s Kapamilya Gold afternoon block and worldwide via The Filipino Channel on April 30, 2018 replacing “Hanggang Saan”. It is based on the Filipino romance pocket book novel El Paraiso by writer Maribeth dela Cruz née Hamoy, also…