Author: Mc Richard Paglicawan

GMA Films releases the full trailer of their MMFF 2012 entry “Sosy Problems”Catch a glimpse of the lives of the sosy ladies as portrayed by Rhian Ramos, Bianca King, Solenn Heussaff and Heart Evangelista in the full trailer of GMA Films’ official entry to the 38th Metro Manila Film Festival.

Out of the twenty-five awardees, nineteen belong to ABS-CBN, while only six are from GMA-7. Two of those from the Kapuso Network are also recognized as talents of TV5.Here are the 2012 Anak TV “Makabata” Awardees:Male:Anthony Taberna (ABS-CBN)Arnold Clavio (GMA-7)Boy Abunda (ABS-CBN)Coco Martin (ABS-CBN)Gerald Anderson (ABS-CBN)Kim Atienza (ABS-CBN)Noli de Castro (ABS-CBN)Richard Yap (ABS-CBN)Ryan Agoncillo (GMA-7/TV-5)Ted Failon (ABS-CBN)Vic Sotto (GMA-7/TV-5)Vhong Navarro (ABS-CBN)Zaijian Jaranilla (ABS-CBN)Female:Angel Locsin (ABS-CBN)Anne Curtis (ABS-CBN)Bernadette Sembrano (ABS-CBN)Jessica Soho (GMA-7)Jodi Sta. Maria (ABS-CBN)Judy Ann Santos (ABS-CBN)Kara David (GMA-7)Karen Davila (ABS-CBN)Kim Chiu (ABS-CBN)Sarah Geronimo (ABS-CBN)Toni Gonzaga (ABS-CBN)Vicky Morales (GMA-7)Awardees chosen all had good image and had good influence on the…

Here’s the list of winners:Best Actress:Mara Lopez/PalitanBest Actor:Alex Medina/PalitanBest Supporting Actress:Ria Garcia/Melodrama NegraBest Supporting Actor:Nicholas Varela/AberyaBest Sound:AberyaBest Musical Score:CatnipAudience Choice Award:Melodrama NegraBest Editing:CatnipBest Production Design:Michael Espanol/MariposaBest Cinematography:Danilo Salas III/Anak ArawLifetime Achievement Awardee:Peque GallagaBest Screenplay:Kevin Dayrit/CatnipBest Director:Kevin Dayrit/CatnipSunShorts Viewer’s Choice Award:1945 by Jun Reyes Special Jury Prize:Ang Paglalakbay ng mga Bituin sa Gabing MadilimBest Picture:PascalinaCinema One Originals 2012 Awarding Ceremonies was held at the Dolphy Theater, ABS-CBN today, December 3 with Megan Young and Matteo Guidecilli hosting the event.

Here’s the video of Elmo Magalona’s cameo appearance on Lauren Young’s movie “Catnip”Here are the remaining show dates of the movie; “Catnip” for Cinema One Originals starring Lauren Young, Ms. Maxene Magalona and Mr. Rommel Luna: Dec 2 (today,Sunday 2PM (Robinson’s Galleria Movieworld) Dec 3, Monday 5PM Edsa Shangrila Cinema, Dec 6, Thursday,7PM (Robinson’s Galleria Movieworld and Dec. 7, Friday, 12 Noon, Robinson’s Galleria Movieworld.

Universal Records releases Paulo Avelino’s MV of “Your Love” from his self-titled debut album.Also included in his six-track CD are covers of OPM hits like “Gaano Kadalas Ang Minsan,” “Yakap sa Dilim,” “Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal” and Restless Heart’s “When She Cries.”

MCA Music artists took home honors at the 25th Awit Awards held recently at the Glorietta Activity Center.Asia’s acoustic sweetheart Sabrina was the recipient for the second year as I-Gateway Mobile Philippines Inc.’s “Most Downloaded Artist”.Electropop artist Somedaydream also walked off with 2 digital awards: ABS-CBN Interactive’s “Most Downloaded Song” for “Hey Daydreamer” and “Most Downloaded Artist”. Humanfolk, a world music project of Johnny Alegre (guitar, bamboo percussion, voice), Susie Ibarra (kulintang, drums, percussion, voices), her husband, Roberto Juan Rodriguez (drums, percussion), and Philippine musical artists Cynthia Alexander (guitar, vocals, bass, bamboo percussion, gongs), and Malek Lopez (keyboards, synthesizer and…

Move to the Vibe of Glorietta is an event to give everyone a “teaser” on the reopening of the New Glorietta. Kirsty Bennet, official representative and judge from Guinness’ Wold Records, together with Don Ayala de Zobel and all distinguished guests formally announced that the Philippines, though the Move to the Vibe of Glorietta is the new record holder with having the most number of people walking on a catwalk. Move to the Vibe of Glorietta registered 2,255 models in a catwalk, beating Istanbul, Turkey with 1,967 models on a catwalk. Not included in the count are the disqualified 47…

Sixty years before his nephew Frodo would take his own great and terrible journey in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Bilbo Baggins is living a contented, peaceful existence in his cozy home of Bag End in the market town of Hobbiton.Like all of his kind, he loves his home and knows little of the world beyond the Shire, except what he gleans from his precious books and maps.To play the Hobbit at the center of the adventure in Peter Jackson’s highly awaited epic “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the filmmakers had only one actor in mind: Martin Freeman, who…

Walt Disney Pictures has released the main poster image of director Sam Raimi’s “Oz The Great and Powerful.”The new artwork features the cast James Franco, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams and Mila Kunis front and center, and completes the triptych after previously released left (featuring the Wicked Witch) and right (Oz’s magical creatures) panels.”Oz The Great and Powerful” imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved character, the Wizard of Oz. When Oscar Diggs (Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot—fame and…

Australian filmmaker Andrew Dominik has only made three films in the past twelve years, but they’ve all been fairly unforgettable from his early crime film Chopper, (which introduced Eric Bana to the world), to The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, a Western starring Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck.Now Dominik is back with The Weinstein Company’s Killing Them Softly, based on George Higgins’ 1974 novel Cogan’s Trade, and he once again got Brad Pitt on board to play Jackie Cogan, a hitman called in by the mob to clean up loose ends after the robbery of a…

Hog and poultry producers in the country are up in arms over a recent decision by the government allowing a Thailand-based agribusiness company to operate a multi-billion peso integrated facility in the country.“All our hard work, blood, sweat and tears will be put to waste if the Thai company is allowed to operate here. It will not only kill the business of local producers who worked very hard for many years but will also be detrimental to the national economy,” a local producer, who requested anonymity, said.The Board of Investments (BOI) released a decision recently allowing Charoen Pokphand (CP), a…

Drama series “Indio” will lead the upcoming shows of GMA Network for the new year.This is GMA Network’s biggest project to start in 2013. The station recently unveiled all its upcoming shows at the GMA Trade Launch event held at the Rizal Ballroom of the Makati Shangri-la Hotel in Makati City.”Indio” is a historical epic, a big project that the daring Actor-Senator for next year. It is a teleserye that will shed light on some important historical events how Spain’s subdued the Philippine Archipelago and established sovereignty over it for 333 long years.Indio was conceptualized by GMA Network and written…

Lauren Young, the sister of StarStruck Alumna Megan Young made her presence at the GMA Network’s first Digital Trade Launch in Makati Shangri-la Hotel on Wednesday. Is it a sign that she’s now officially a Kapuso?Well, yes! After the said reports, she confirmed the news when she announced her big switch from ABS-CBN to GMA on Twitter during the event.Posted in her Twitter account @loyoung, the former ABS-CBN talent reveals how she feels about her transfer:Lauren was known first as the younger sister of former Kapuso star/Starstruck alumna Megan Young who is now a Primetime actress in “A Beautiful Affair.”…

The final polls in the Television category of Netizens’ Choice Awards are now open!Check out the five finalists each for the categories Favorite TV Series, Favorite Comedy Program, Favorite Educational and Lifestyle Program, Favorite Reality/Talent Program, Favorite Talk Show, Favorite Variety/Game Show, Favorite TV Host, Favorite TV Actor and Favorite TV Actress.Favorite TV SeriesFavorite TV ShowFavorite Comedy ProgramFavorite Sitcom/Comedy ProgramFavorite Educational and Lifestyle ProgramFavorite Educational and Lifestyle ProgramFavorite Reality/Talent ProgramFavorite Reality/Talent ProgramFavorite Talk ShowFavorite Talk ShowFavorite Variety/Game ShowFavorite Variety/Game ShowFavorite TV HostFavorite TV HostFavorite TV ActorFavorite TV ActorFavorite TV ActressFavorite TV Actress POLL ENDS: December 31, 2012These polls are also…

One of the biggest Pinoy music event of the year is back in Marikina! MYX Mo! 2012 is MYX’s early Christmas gift to all music lovers.MYX will gather some of the country’s best music artists to perform live on December 18, 2012 at the Marikina Sports Park and MYX is giving away seats for the VIP, Gold and Silver areas.To get the sought-after VIP tickets for two, tune in to MYX and scan the QR code flashed on the channel at random times of the day. Scan as many times until December 8 to be one of the 40 lucky…

Former president Joseph Estrada joins Anthony Taberna this week and takes on the hot seat in “Mano Mano ni Anthony Taberna on Studio 23.”Erap, who faces Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim in next year’s elections, faces tough questions regarding his decision to run against his former best friend as well as the much-publicized spat between his sons JV and Jinggoy.He also shares his thoughts on being branded by the public as “lapitin ng chicks.”Find out Erap’s exclusive revelations in “Mano Mano ni Anthony Taberna” this Sunday (Dec 2), 8:30 PM on Studio 23 with replays every Monday at 7 AM.