Monday, February 28, 2011

2011 Oscar Winners

The 83rd Academy Awards has just ended. Hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway, the awards night was held at the Kodak Theatre. The winners are: BEST PICTURE: The King’s Speech BEST ACTOR: Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) BEST ACTRESS: Natalie Portman (Black Swan) BEST DIRECTOR: Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Melissa Leo (The Fighter) BEST SUPPORTING...

Sunday, February 27, 2011

The 38 Official Bb. Pilipinas 2011 Candidates

There's supposed to be 40. But since 2 candidates were disqualified due to an almost naked pictorial in the past modeling competition that they joined in, the official list of candidates are now narrowed down to 38. The official 38 candidates of Bb. Pilipinas 2011 are: 1. Zephorah Mayon aka Zara Aldana, Las Pinas City 2. Elizabeth Clenci, Australia 3. Carolyn Ty, Quezon City 4. Gianna Therese...

Friday, February 25, 2011

The Cast of "Temptation Island"

Regal Films' Lily Monteverde and GMA Films' Annette Gozon-Abrogar have announced the cast of Temptation Island. In the lead roles are Marian Rivera, Solenn Heussaff, Heart Evangelista, Lovi Poe, and Rufa Mae Quinto. Leading men include Paulo Avelino, Aljur Abrenica, Tom Rodriguez, and Jake Cuenca....

Sarah Geronimo Admits Past Relationship with Rayver Cruz

Sarah Geronimo, who is on the cover of Yes! Magazine, finally admits her year-long relationship with Rayver Cruz in the cover story of the mag. The relationship did not last long because Anna Dasig, one of Sarah's closest friends, found out Rayver was courting Cristine Reyes by the time he and Sarah were still on. Even Judy Ann Santos was a witness to Sarah's heartbreak as she recalls, "She [Sarah]...

J-Wave Tokio Hot 100 Names Charice Best New Artist of the Year

Emmy Awards might not have recognized her, but Charice is certainly making waves in some other part of the globe (at least when it comes to awards). Recently, she was named Best New Artist of the Year by J-Wave Tokio Hot 100. That's good news because she competed with Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Rox,...

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Hiatus

Sorry for the lack of updates the past week. I went on a trip to Baguio and Benguet with some friends. The picture above is a Mt. Pulag sunrise.  One word to describe the experience – heavenly....

Thursday, February 17, 2011

The Cast of "Amaya"

GMA-7 had a story conference this afternoon for their upcoming epicseries Amaya. As revealed earlier, Mikael Daez and Sid Lucero are in the cast of this project as two of Marian Rivera's three leading men. Kristoffer Martin, the young star who was allegedly removed from the cast of Nita Negrita...

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Confirmed: Sid Lucero Will Play One of Marian Rivera's Leading Men in "Amaya"

Aside from Mikael Daez, it has now been confirmed by PEP.ph that Sid Lucero is also going to be one of Marian Rivera's three leading men in the upcoming epicseries Amaya. From PEP's scoopbox: "Sigurado nang si Sid Lucero ang isa pang leading man ni Marian sa "Amaya." Present siya sa ginaganap na...

Play Charice Dress Up

There's a new online flash game dedicated to the Filipina pop star Charice. It was only submitted yesterday over at http://www.onlineflashgames.com where you can play it via a pop-up window or in the main browser itself. Wanna be a virtual Charice's designer? Go ahead and click here to play Charice...

Confirmed: Mikael Daez is One of Marian Rivera's Leading Men in "Amaya"

Marian Rivera will have three leading men in GMA-7's upcoming epicserye, Amaya. Jome Silayan was first rumored to be one of the leading men. Derek Ramsay was allegedly offered the role but refused. Then Sid Lucero (the Emmy-nominated actor for his role in Dahil May Isang Ikaw) is reportedly just waiting...

Piolo Pascual Gets Teary-Eyed After Serenading KC Concepcion

Piolo Pascual was teary-eyed after going down the stage to serenade KC Concepcion with the song Ikaw ang Aking Pangarap in his concert last February 14 at the Philippine International Convention Center. KC was in the audience wearing a red dress. After the song, Piolo went back up the stage to give...

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Be a Kitchen Superstar

Do you love cooking? Then this new reality show from GMA-7 might just be for you. GMA-7 launches a new cooking reality show and they are looking for contestants. If you have all of the qualifications cited below, then you could be the next kitchen superstar! Qualifications: - 18-50 years old...

First Picture of Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man

Columbia Pictures has recently announced that the new Spider-Man movie will be called The Amazing Spider-Man. They also released a photo of Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) garbed as Spidey. Andrew plays Peter Parker/Spiderman in this full 3D movie directed by Marc Webb. The Amazing Spider-Man...
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Kris Aquino's Best Gift Received is Peace Between Her and James Yap

Kris Aquino's newest game show, ABS-CBN's The Price is Right, premiered yesterday. Aside from the fact that it's the Valentine's Day, it was also the Queen of All Media's birthday. For her 40th birthday, the presidential sister had a medical mission in Tarlac (her hometown) last Saturday morning....

"Charice: Home For Valentine's" Topped Primetime Ratings

Charice is so proud of her concert special on television, Charice: Home For Valentine's, shown last Sunday, February 13th, on GMA-7. It's her very first tv special since she started her singing career years ago. And it's not just another concert made for tv, because her repertoire included songs...

Will Charice Be Made into a "Glee" Regular?

We have all been waiting for Charice's return to Glee, actually excited for those four more episodes that the young international pop star will be on. But other fans are hoping for more. They want the pint-sized singer to be a series regular of the Fox hit show. And they're not Pinoys, mind you. ...

Christina Almost Fell at the 53rd Grammy Awards

After the Superbowl National Anthem fail, Christina Aguilera this time nearly falls after her performance at the 53rd Grammy Awards 2011. Lucky for her she caught herself and immediately regained balance before landing flat on her behind. Christina performed an Aretha Franklin medley together with Jennifer Hudson, Yolanda Adams, Florence Welch, and Martina McBride....

Monday, February 14, 2011

"Charice: Home For Valentine's" Videos

The much-awaited Charice: Home For Valentine's tv concert of the international singing star was aired on GMA-7 last night. Charice sang the big songs that she is known for like Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You and Beyonce's Listen, as well as some of the songs from her first international studio album. Here are videos of the said Valentine tv special: If I Ain't Got You (with Rachel Ann...

Winners of the 53rd Grammy Awards

The two Ladies (Lady Antebellum and Lady Gaga) are two of the big winners at the 53rd Grammy Awards held February 13th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Lady Antebellum went home with four major awards including Record of the Year, while Lady Gaga won two. The Filipino-Puerto Rican singer Bruno...

Lady Gaga Debuts "Born this Way" at the 53rd Grammys

Lady Gaga arrived at the 53rd Grammy Awards inside a gigantic egg carried by four half-naked men and escorted by a woman with a deformed face. Many speculated that it's part of Lady Gaga's act and it was proven true when the avant-garde singer performed onstage. Lady Gaga performed her latest single,...

Esperanza Spalding Wins 53rd Grammy's Best New Artist Award

Esperanza Spalding wins the 53rd Grammy Awards Best New Artist beating the Canadian YouTube star cum international singing sensation Justin Bieber. Esperanza Spalding is a multi-instrumentalist best known as a jazz bassist and singer (wikipedia). The 26-year-old musician is of African-American, Welsh,...

Charlie Green is Becoming a Handsome Young Man

Charlie Green is starting to grow into a fine young man. I'm sure he'd make it into a heartthrob status given a few more years from now. Just look at this screencap from the music video of his  single A Friend Like You. Featuring Rachel Ann Go, A Friend Like You is from Charlie's album with...

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Phil Younghusband & Angel Locsin's Date is Tonight

The Azkals had a victory party last night for winning the game against Mongolia last February 9 at the Panaad Park and Sports Stadium in Bacolod. The party was held at the A Venue's Kyss Superclub in Makati City. Tim Yap was there. And it seems that James Younghusband, member of the Azkals' team and...

"X-Men: First Class" Movie Trailer

The trailer of the much-awaited X-Men movie, X-Men: First Class, has been released. X-Men: First Class stars James McAvoy as Charles Xavier, Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw, Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert, January Jones as Emma Frost, Lucas Till as Havok, Zoe Kravitz...
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"Charice: Home For Valentine's" Airs Tonight

Charice's first ever tv concert special, Charice: Home For Valentine's, airs at 8:30 tonight on GMA-7. The international pop star will have, as her guests, Kapuso artists Ogie Alcasid, Michael V, Rachel Ann Go, and Elmo Magalona. Don't forget to watch as Charice will relate her journey from a struggling...

Pinoy Big Brother Season 4 Audition

ABS-CBN is getting ready for the 4th season of the hit reality television show, Pinoy Big Brother. The Big Brother House will again open its doors late this year for a new batch of housemates. Past winners of Pinoy Big Brother include Nene Tamayo (Season 1), Beatriz Saw (Season 2), Melai Cantiveros (Season 3), Keanna Reeves (Celebrity Edition 1), Ruben Gonzaga (Celebrity Edition 2), Kim Chiu (Teen...

Sarah Geronimo and Martin Nievera's Valentine Concert is a Success

Sarah Geronimo and Martin Nievera had a very successful concert last night. Sarah and Martin's Valentine concert at the Araneta Coliseum, What Love Is, was attended by avid fans of both singers. Sarah's fans even lined up with white roses for the singer after the concert for a meet-and-greet. The...

Karylle and Billy Crawford are New "Showtime" Hosts

Billy Crawford and Karylle now joins Anne Curtis, Vhong Navarro, Vice Ganda, Kim Atienza, Jugs and Teddy as regular hosts of Showtime. Karylle was one of the longest-staying judges. She stayed in Showtime as one of the Hurados for 13 weeks, only leaving due to self-eviction. Karylle said it was her manager who made her do the self-eviction. She didn't know she'd be included as one of the show's...

Saturday, February 12, 2011

"Who's That Girl" Movie Poster

Viva could have shown this earlier in time for Valentine's Day. Anne Curtis and Luis Manzano look good together in the new posters of the upcoming Viva Films' movie Who's That Girl? that it could have put up a good competition to the Richard Gutierrez-starrer, My Valentine Girls. Who's That Girl...

Azkals' Phil Younghusband Asks Angel Locsin for a Date

Technology is put to good (or bad) use by Azkals hunk Phil Younghusband as he asked Angel Locsin over Twitter if she's free on Valentine's Day. Phil and James Younghusband The tweet was made before Phil's flight back to Manila from Bacolod where they won the game against Mongolia at The Panaad...

Friday, February 11, 2011

Thia Megia Sings "Summertime" in AI10's Hollywood Round #1

Filipino-American Thia Megia sang her rendition of Ella Fitzgerald's Summertime in Round 1 of American Idol 10's Hollywood Week. Thia, together with a bunch of other hopefuls, got through the first round. Thia is not new to this kind of competition as she was a semi-finalist in America's Got Talent in 2009. It's just sad that she seems to be a favorite of the Vote for the Worst website. But then...

Borgy Manotoc is Back as Bench Body Model

Borgy Manotoc comes back to Bench as one of the brand's models. Borgy is the grandson of the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, and the son of Ilocos Norte representative Imee Marcos. Perhaps he got his fashion flair from his grandmother, Imelda Marcos who is known for her exquisite taste...

Nita Negrita – Is the Title Really Offensive?

This photo of GMA-7's upcoming afternoon drama Nita Negrita has caused some negative reactions from the netizens when it was uploaded by Carlos Celdran on Twitpic, but more so when Chuvaness dedicated a blog entry to the pic. Some call it offensive, some call it racist. But come on, that word...

Congratulations to the Winners of Red Mobile's Crazy Low Rates Promo!

Remember the Red Mobile's Crazy Low Rates Promo I blogged about last month? Aside from the fact that I'm sure you watched Derek Ramsay's TVC over and over on YouTube because he's so hot and also because Red Mobile has crazy Crazy Low Rates, I hope you joined the promo as well. The promo ended February...

Sarah Geronimo is Happy with ABS-CBN

Sarah Geronimo is quite happy with the good opportunities ABS-CBN is giving her. Aside from ASAP Rocks and the Valentine concert with Concert King Martin Nievera on February 12 at the Araneta, she is also doing a movie with Gerald Anderson entitled Just the Way You Are. (We can almost hear Gerald...

Standing Ovation for Charice at the Red Dress Awards

Charice attended the Women's Day Red Dress Awards in New York last February 8th and walked the red carpet together with host by Mario Lopez, Seal, Barbara Walters, Hoda Kotb who confessed that she is a fan of the Filipina singer. "When she sang on Oprah that time, I have to tell you I stood up on my couch, applauded alone in my living room because I thought she sang like an angel," relates Hoda....

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Charice Confirms 'Glee' Comeback

Charice confirms to Hollywood Life her return to Glee for 4 more episodes (now that contradicts with the earlier reports of 5). "I'm doing Glee, of course," she told Hollywood Life at the Women's Day Red Dress Awards in New York. "I'm on for four more episodes, which is exciting." Despite only appearing...

Happy Yipee Yehey!

Happy Yipee Yehey! is ABS-CBN's newest show to pilot this Saturday, February 12th. After Pilipinas Win na Win failed to capture the hearts of the televiewers, ABS-CBN decided to just move Showtime's timeslot and temporarily made it the network's noontime show. What we didn't know is that they were...

Sharon Cuneta Offended By Hayden Kho's Tweet

Every guilty person is his own hangman. Hayden Kho became the subject of Sharon Cuneta's tirade when the former tweeted: “There’s a billboard ad in Edsa developed by advertisers who think consumers are stupid. Guess.” Many thought it was the Megastar's Marie France billboard that the controversial...

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson for Bench Summer 2011

Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson, although not together in pics, are both on Bench Summer 2011: Return to Temptation campaign. Kim looks like a mannequin stranded in an island in a white tank top and wet hair. Her reunion with Gerald Anderson in Your Song Presents: Kim last Sunday made the Kimeralds...

Soap Stars for Bench Summer 2011

The leading men from Sabel pose for the Bench Summer 2011: Return to Temptation campaign. AJ Perez and Joseph Marco sport flat knits from the label. Meanwhile, the young Kapamilya singer/actor Sam Concepcion is flanked by Kapuso artists Geoff Taylor, Steven Silva, and Sarah Lahbati. Sam is set...

Hot Model-Actors for Bench Summer 2011

Jon Avila and Rafael Rosell are both wet and sexy in their undies for the Bench Summer 2011: Return to Temptation campaign. Both Jon Avila and Rafael Rosell started as models. They were also both part of the defunct ABS-CBN boy group called Coverboys, which is the local (and) tamer version of the...

Cute Boys in Undies for Bench Summer 2011

Cute boys get into their skimpiest clothing for the Bench Summer 2011: Return to Temptation campaign.Jome Silayan, who is one of Marian Rivera’s leading men in the upcoming GMA-7 primetime series Amaya, is dashing in a yellow-and-green boxer briefs while sitting on a motor bike behind Paulo Avelino...