Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Sean Kingston in Critical Condition

Jamaican-American singer Sean Kingston is in a critical condition right now after a jet ski crash last Sunday evening. The singer was with a female companion who was also injured.

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The two were rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital after their jet ski hit the Palm Island Bridge. Officials say they don't think there's alcohol involved in the accident.

Though Sean is reported to be in a serious condition, no word about the state of his female friend has yet been released.

Sean Kingston was discovered through MySpace by Tommy Rotem. He released his self-titled debut album in 2007. Its carrier single, Beautiful Girls, became such a hit that it stayed for three weeks on top of the US Billboard Hot 100. He also became popular here in the Philippines because of that song.

Monday, May 30, 2011

2011 Tambayan OPM Awards List of Winners

The second Tambayan OPM Awards (2011) was held at SM North Edsa's Skydome last Saturday, May 28, 2011. Juris Fernandez and Jovit Baldivino were top winners that night as they won Female Artist of the Year and Male Artist of the Year respectively.

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Jovit also won Best New Artist of the Year, beating out Tanya Markova, Kiss Jane, Champ Lui-Pio, and General Luna.

Charice's contributions to the world of entertainment was also recognized by giving her the Tambayani Award.

The fiesta-themed awards night was hosted by Francine Prieto and Jason Gainza who was in Boy Abunda-mode.

Winners for this year were chosen through fan votes and scores by judges Ogie Alcasid, Jose Mari Chan, and Mitch Valdes.

Complete list of winners after the jump.

"Temptation Island" Girls on Preview June 2011 Cover

The girls of Temptation Island are on the cover of Preview magazine's June 2011 issue. Solenn Heussaff, Heart Evangelista, Lovi Poe, and Marian Rivera wear Marc Jacobs for the Retro Revival issue.

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Vice Ganda is also in the issue dressed up as the country's icons. And because June is a wedding month, there's also a feature about Wedding Belles.

Coco Banana, a popular night spot in the golden days, is also revisited.

Preview magazine's June 2011 issue is now out on stands. Grab your copy now.

Empress Schuck on "Celebrity Living" Cover

Empress Schuck is on the cover of Celebrity Living magazine's June/July 2011 issue. The pretty ABS-CBN's Drama Princess shows us the fruits of her labor by taking us to her home.

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Also in the issue are Kris Bernal's bag collection and her new SUV, Aljur Abrenica's Home on Wheels, and Day In, Day Out with Alex Gonzaga.

Celebrity Living June/July 2011 will be available on stands June 2011.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" – New Poster (Voldemort)

Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) appears in a character banner for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 which is showing July 15, 2011 in 3D, 2D, and IMAX 3D theaters.

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And if you haven't yet seem them, click the links for the character banners of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley.

Aside from Ralph Fiennes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Matthew Lewis, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Tom Felton, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Julie Waters, Bonni Wright, and Kelly Macdonald.

"The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition"

Sharon Cuneta is hosting the "biggest" reality show to hit Philippine primetime television, The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition, which airs starting Monday, May 30, 2011, on ABS-CBN's primetime block.

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12 overweight contestants will surely touch our hearts with their stories as they try to be the biggest loser of the lot and win the game. The contestant who will be declared as The Biggest Loser will win 1 million pesos, a condo unit from DMCI Homes, and a Vespa scooter.

The 12 contestants include Alan Choachuy, Art Mendoza, Eboy Bautista, Eric Limatog, JM Oloris, Raffy Tan, Ryan Razon, Angela Lupango, Winwin Cabinta, Edden Cruz, Hazel Chua, and Joy Siy,

Derek Ramsay will be the game master during the program's challenges, while Chinggay Andrada and Jim Saret will act as fitness trainers of the teams.

Don't miss The Biggest Loser's pilot episode tomorrow on ABS-CBN right after Mara Clara.

Supermodels Galore!

MEGA magazine has put together three Pinay supermodels on the cover of their June 2011 issue. Danica Magpantay who won the recent Ford Supermodel of the World poses with Charlene Almarvez (1st runner-up, Ford Supermodel of the World 2010), and Charo Ronquillo (2nd runner-up, Ford Supermodel of the World 2006).

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This issue is a must-have for fashion fans. This is the first time these three Filipino pride posed for a mag cover.

Grab your copy now!

"Amaya" – Full Trailer

GMA-7 is all geared-up to air the pilot episode of Amaya this coming Monday, May 30, 2011, and they have released the full trailer of the epicserye which is said to be the most expensive series GMA-7 has done so far. In line with the premiere, the network has already released the full trailer of Amaya. Watch it below.

The Marian Rivera-starrer will be shown right after Captain Barbell on the Kapuso channel's primetime block.

Amaya also stars Sid Lucero and Mikael Daez who both play Marian's leading men. Supporting cast includes respected actors and actresses like Gina Alajar, Raymond Bagatsing, Lani Mercado, Irma Adlawan, Roy Alvarez, Perla Bautista, and Gardo Versoza. Glaiza de Castro, and Rochelle Pangilinan also play vital roles.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Marian Rivera Back on Top of FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World as of May 27, 2011.

GMA-7's Primetime Queen, Marian Rivera, is back on top of FHM Philippines' poll for the 100 Sexiest Women in the World as of May 27, 2011. After leading the poll for some weeks, she dropped to number three last week when Sam Pinto became number 1 and Angel Locsin grabbed the number 2 slot.

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Marian's fans perhaps just became contented with how she had been leading and didn't push the vote as much. And since she dropped to the third slot last week, her fans for sure doubled their efforts to vote for her – reason why she's again back on top this week.

I think all the hype GMA-7 is making for the promo of Amaya also helped. Amaya, by the way, will air its pilot episode on Monday, May 30, 2011, on GMA-7's primetime block.

3 New Posters for "True Blood"

HBO has released three new posters for True Blood. Season 4 begins June 26th and if you haven't watched the trailer, click here. But can't they bring back Godric or Eggs? I miss those characters.

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True Blood stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Kristin Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Alexander Skarsgard, Deborah Ann Woll, Chris Bauer, Todd Lowe, Jim Parrack, Carrie Preston, and William Sanderson.

Two more posters after the jump.

Watch the "Amaya" Primer on May 28, Plus Mikael Daez Inviting You to Watch the Show

There will be an Amaya screening later tonight at SM City The Block Cinema 2. The pilot week's episodes will be shown to Special VIPs around at 7 PM. (And I wonder why they're letting this info out when people won't have a chance to even buy tickets.)

Anyway, the cast of the Marian Rivera-starrer will be on Eat Bulaga! tomorrow, May 28, after which the Amaya primer entitled The Making of an Epic will be shown on the timeslot of Spooky Nights (7:30 – 8:30 PM).

The Making of an Epic will feature behind-the-scene footages of Amaya from the brainstorming to filming process itself. It will include interviews with the writers Jun Lana and Suzette Doctolero who created and developed the story of Amaya with the guidance of historians from the University of the Philippines.

Televiewers, of course, will be introduced to each member of the cast, so be sure to watch this TV special.

And to make you more excited, here's Mikael Daez inviting you to watch Amaya:

video: facebook.com/AmayaGMA

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" – New Poster (Neville)

After Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson), and Ron (Rupert Grint), look who's in the new poster of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2! It's Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis)!

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And who would've thought that he would look that hot in the series? Compare the above poster to his look from earlier sequels:

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Such improvement!

Anyway, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 also stars Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Tom Felton, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Julie Waters, Bonni Wright, and Kelly Macdonald.

The movie will hit 3D, 2D, and IMAX 3D theaters on July 15th.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" – New Poster (Ron Weasley)

We've seen Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and Hermione (Emma Watson) in the previous posters. Now it's time for my personal favorite Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) to have his own for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 which is showing on July 15th in 3D, 2D, and IMAX 3D theaters.

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Aside from the three, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 also stars Matthew Lewis, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Tom Felton, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Julie Waters, Bonni Wright, and Kelly Macdonald.

"Happy Feet Two" – Official Teaser Trailer

George Miller's Happy Feet Two is hitting theaters on November 18 and Warner Bros. Pictures has just dropped its official teaser trailer. This sequel to 2006's Happy Feet still features the voices of Elijah Wood as Mumble, Robin Williams as Ramon/Lovelace, and Elizabeth Daily as Baby Mumble/Erik. What's more exciting is that Pink will now be doing the voice of Gloria which was done by Brittany Murphy in the first film. Matt Damon and Brad Pitt are also in the new movie as the voices of Krill #1 and Krill #2 respectively.

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Happy Feet Two will be released in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D. Watch the teaser trailer after the jump.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Scotty McCreery is American Idol Season 10 Winner

Scotty McCreery has just been declared as the tenth American Idol! He battled it out yesterday with Lauren Alaina who ended up in second place.

With a total of 122 million votes majority of which going to the 17-year-old young man from Garner, North Carolina, host Ryan Seacrest announced the country singer as the new American Idol.

Watch the announcement in the video below.

Beyonce, TLC, Jack Black, Tim McGraw, Tom Jones, Carrie Underwood, Bono, The Edge, Lil Jon, Kirk Franklin, Tony Bennett, Marc Anthony, and Lady Gaga were among the stars that performed in the finale. Judge Jennifer Lopez also gave a dance number during husband Marc's performance, and Steven Tyler rocked the house with his high pitched voice, perhaps showing the new breed of singers how to really do it.

Amidst the talks that Charice is going to perform a duet with Pia Toscano, the Filipina singing sensation wasn't seen on the show. Too bad.

Watch Scotty McCreery sing Love You This Much after the jump.

"True Blood" – New Poster and Trailer

HBO has released a new trailer and poster for the fourth season of True Blood. The trailer reveals some exciting storyline – necromancers, for one.

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And I have a feeling Bill Compton's (Stephen Moyer) character will be overshadowed by Eric Northman's (Alexander Skarsgård). But I kinda like Eric for Sookie (Anna Paquin), don't you?

Watch True Blood Season 4's trailer after the jump.

"Temptation Island" – Movie Poster and Teaser

Movie poster of Temptation Island has just been released by Regal Films. Directed by Joey Gosiengfiao (who also directed the original movie), this is going to hit theaters last week of June.

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Temptation Island is so packed with sexy actors and actresses – Marian Rivera, Heart Evangelista, Lovi Poe, Solenn Heussaff, Rufa Mae Quinto, Aljur Abrenica, Tom Rodriguez, and Mikael Daez. John Lapus plays the role of the pageant host.

The teaser is quite hilarious. Marian is really such a versatile actress she fits well in both drama and comedy. Also, Rufa Mae never fails to deliver.

Watch Temptation island's teaser after the jump.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes on "Total Girl Philippines" June 2011 Cover

I'm sure fans will miss Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes when Mara Clara ends two weeks from now. But there's actually no reason to because their careers are not ending with the soap. Soon, they will be launched in a new movie under Star Cinema, and while waiting for that, we can grab every magazine they would be on the covers of.

They covered Chalk recently, and now they're on the cover of Total Girl Philippines' June 2011 issue.

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Don't you just love seeing them together?

Watch Charice Sing "As Long As You're There" on Glee's Season Finale [Video]

Glee has just aired its last episode of the second season, and we all know Charice sang an original song for Nationals. But not only that, she got into a little drama with Lea Michele's character before the performance, and I was kinda glad she got longer speaking parts.

Watch Charice and Lea in that scene, plus our very own Charice singing As Long As You're There in the clip below.

video: Facebook's Winston van der Woodsen

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" – TV Spot #3

Warner Bros. Pictures have released the third TV spot for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. The movie drops July 15th in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D. Directed by David Yates, the movie stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint.

Watch the movie's third TV spot below.

Jackie Rice Stars in "Sisid"

Amaya is not the only show being released on May 30. Hours before it premieres, an afternoon soap starring Jackie Rice will have its pilot episode on GMA-7's afternoon block.

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Jackie will play the role of a diver named Eden in Sisid, a story that focuses on a perlante – a certain kind of pearl that is believed to bring good luck on whoever acquires it.

The main cast also includes Dominic Roco, and JC Tiuseco. In supporting roles are Angelu de Leon, Daniel Fernando, Lorenzo Mara, Marco Alcaraz, Bela Padilla, Ian Batherson, Rich Asuncion, Marc Acueza, Maricar de Mesa, Alicia Mayer, and Bembol Roco.

Scotty and Lauren Battle It Out on "American Idol 10" Finale

The last two remaining American Idol 10 contestants Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina battled it out with three rounds (or three songs) this evening. The first song being their favorite performance in the season, second was a song chosen for them, and third was the song that would also be their first single.

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Scotty started off the show with Gone, which was his favorite performance. Check Yes or No, the song George Strait chose for him, was his next song. For his final performance, he sang Love You This Big, which therefore became his first official single.

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Lauren, on the other hand, chose Flat on the Floor as her favorite performance. She followed it up by Maybe it was Memphis which Carrie Underwood chose for her. Like My Mother Does was her final performance (and first official single).

Check out videos of Scotty and Lauren's performances after the jump.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" – New Poster (Hermione)

After Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) himself appeared on the movie's poster yesterday, Warner Bros. Pictures now gives us Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), and of course we already know who's next.

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Aside from Daniel and Emma, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 also stars Rupert Grint, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Tom Felton, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Julie Waters, Bonni Wright, and Kelly Macdonald.

The movie, which is last of the series, will be released in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D on July 15, 2011.

Charice Performs at the "American Idol 10" Finale

This is good news for the Chasters. Our very own Charice will be performing live at the finale of the American hit reality show, American Idol 10. How cool is that? The Filipina international singing sensation will do a duet with Pia Toscano who placed 9th this season.

Talks on the internet about Charice performing on the show's finale had been mere speculations at first. But it was somehow confirmed when the performance was mentioned on air via Good Day NY on its May 23rd episode.

Watch the clip below.

WTG Charice!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Sarah Geronimo Teams Up in a Movie with Vice Ganda and Anne Curtis

Amidst the rumor that Star Cinema won't be giving Sarah Geronimo any more movie projects, talks have surfaced that the singer/actress is teaming up (through Viva Entertainment) for a movie project with ace comedian, Vice Ganda, and one of local showbiz's prettiest, Anne Curtis.

The movie has a working title of 2 and 1/2 Sisters, and of course it's quite obvious who the 1/2 sister is.

Although the stars' schedules forbid the immediate filming of the movie, it is said to push through later this year.

With the team-up of Vice, Anne, and Sarah, I'm sure 2 and 1/2 Sisters will be a blockbuster hit.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" – New Poster

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is going to be released in July 15, and after the second trailer which made us more excited to see the last film of the series, here now is a brand new poster featuring the face of Harry (Daniel Radcliffe).

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Aside from Daniel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 also stars Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.

Directed by David Yates, the film will be released in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D.

"Guns and Roses" Premieres June 6th

Bea Alonzo and Robin Padilla pair up for the first time in the upcoming action series of ABS-CBN entitled Guns and Roses. Premiering June 6th, the series is directed by Trina Dayrit and Rechie del Carmen.

guns and rosesGuns and Roses also stars Diether Ocampo, Ejay Falcon, and Empress Schuck, with Jake Cuenca in a special guest role.

The series premieres June 6th, pre-empting the timeslot of Mara Clara which is running on its last two weeks.

Watch the teaser/trailer of Guns and Roses after the jump.

Monday, May 23, 2011

2011 Billboard Music Awards Winners

The 2011 Billboard Music Awards has just ended and Eminem and Justin Bieber were the big winners with six awards each. Next were Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Usher, Taylor Swift, Mumford & Sons, and Taio Cruz who each got 3 awards each.

Rihanna and Britney Spears opened the show with a racy duet of S&M complete with bondage, leather, pillow fights, and pole dancing. Beyonce also performed Run the World (Girls) with a hundred female dancers. Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, and Justin Timberlake (plus a lot more) also performed.

Watch Rihanna and Britney do S&M on the video below.

Winners of the 2011 Billboard Music Awards after the jump.

TV5 Remakes "Iskul Bukol"

TV5 brings back on television 80s hit comedy series Iskul Bukol. And although old characters will not be brought back in the new show, the setting will still be at the Wanbol University.

Iskul Bukol originally starred the comic trio of Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon. And if there's any connection in the new show to the three of them, perhaps it's only the fact that one of its stars, Keempee de Leon, is the son of Joey in real life.

All new characters will be portrayed by Keempee as Wacky Roque, Regine Angeles as Barbie Que, Sam YG as Easy Balidosa, Alwyn Uytingco as Chill Balidosa, Erika Padilla as Shawie Cunanan, Fredison Lo as Rude Valentino, Tess Antonio as Aning Francia, Lao Rodriguez as Pet Jacobo, and Joel Saracho as Bongbong Bing.

Iskul Bukol will air every Tuesday starting tomorrow, May 24, 2011, 10 PM, on TV5.

Watch the teaser after the jump.

"Forever and a Day" – Official Movie Poster

Star Cinema is proud to present two of the most popular stars today – Sam Milby and KC Concepcion – in a romantic movie entitled "Forever and a Day."

Directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, the movie is set to be released this June.

Watch Forever and a Day's trailer after the jump.

The Mikael Daez Scandal

Fashion Pulis published a photo of a nude photo of Mikael Daez earlier today, May, 23, 2011. But is it really the Amaya actor? Even Fashion Pulis isn't sure if this is really Mikael or not.

Well, for one, it really looks like the model who was recently given acting opportunities by GMA-7 through Spooky Nights and the upcoming Amaya. But with the technology today, the question that clouds everyone's minds is: Is this photo manipulated to make it look like how it does?

Real or not, I guess this is pogi points for Mikael who I think is not really being packaged as wholesome.

Cesar Montano and Iza Calzado Star in GMA-7's "Andres de Saya"

Cesar Montano and Iza Calzado team up for the first time to star in the television remake of the Carlo J. Caparas comics novel, Andres de Saya. The GMA-7 sitcom is set to premiere on May 28, 2011.

Cesar and Iza's roles were originally played by Vic Vargas and Gloria Diaz respectively in the films Andres de Saya (1980), Andres de Saya (Mabagsik na Daw!) (1982), and Anomalya ni... Andres de Saya (1986).

GMA-7's Andres de Saya will also star the loveteam of Elmo Magalona and Julie Anne San Jose, plus the hunky Brazilian model Fabio Ide. Award-winning actresses Gloria Romero and Caridad Sanchez are also in the cast, as well as Iwa Moto, child star Jillian Ward, Chariz Solomon, and Mike "Pekto" Nacua.

Watch the the teaser/trailer after the jump.

Charice Nominated on the 1st Glee Music Awards

Only a show like Glee could have its own awards show. Yes, you read it right. Columbia Records and 20th Century FOX present the 1st Annual 2011 Glee: The Music Awards. It will take place live on Tuesday, May 31st at 8pm ET on PerezHilton.com via LiveStream. And, of course, it will be hosted by the superstar blogger Perez Hilton himself.

To make things more exciting, our very own Charice is nominated in two categories – Best Duet (Telephone with Lea Michele) and Best Guest Performance (Listen). Now how cool is that?

Fans can vote on the nominees and submit their own Glee performance video for the chance to win Best Fan Video award at http://perezhilton.com/gleethemusicawards. Perez himself will choose the Best Fan Video and will be announced during the LiveStream.

The list of nominees for the 2011: The Glee Music Awards after the jump.

Listen to Charice's "Louder" and "Lost the Best Thing"

Charice's new songs – Louder and Lost the Best Thing – are getting rave reviews from music fanatics. Louder is an upbeat song and will make you have LSS on the chorus the first time you hear it. Lost the Best Thing, on the other hand, is a ballad that nonetheless showcases the Filipina singer's range.

A lot of them critics love Louder the better and even call it Charice's best yet. Predictions have been made that it will soar high in the dance charts just like the club version of Pyramid when it was released last year.

You can listen to samples of the two songs over at Amazon.

Meawhile, Charice will perform an original song on Glee's season finale on Tuesday. Be sure to watch the episode.

5.7-Magnitude Quake Rocks Mindoro (May 23, 2011)

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake has rocked the Philippines a while ago, May 23, 2011 at exactly 12:42 AM. The epicenter was 18 kms. N 2° W of MAMBURAO (OCC MINDORO).

Reported Intensities:
Intensity IV - Ilijan, Batangas
Intensity III - Tagaytay City; Malate, Manila; Puerto Galera; Alabang, Muntinlupa; Clark,Pampanga
Intensity II - Malolos, Bulacan
Intensity I - Nichols, Pasay

via phivolcs.dost.gov.ph

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo on Chalk June 2011 Cover

Mara Clara stars Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo's fame has really skyrocketed ever since they starred in the said ABS-CBN series. After being seen at Bench's Philippine Fashion Week catwalk and news about a new movie together, they are now the latest covergirls of Chalk magazine. They are the "Campus Cuties" of the magazine's Back-to-School (June 2011) issue.

The issue's features include:
- 21 Freshmen to Watch
- Back-to-School Shopping Checklist
- Think Pink!

Grab your copy of Chalk magazine's Back-to-School ish at your favorite books and magazines stores.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 - Trailer #2

Warner Bros. Pictures has just released the second trailer of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 which is the final movie of the hit franchise. Directed by David Yates, the film will be released on July 15 in 2D, 3D, and IMAX.

The movie stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson portraying the characters we all loved since the first installment.

Watch the trailer of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 below.

Action-Packed X-Men: First Class Trailer

Another new trailer for X-Men: First Class has been released, and this time it is so action-packed and it gives us a feeling of such anticipation for the movie's June 3 release.

Directed by Matthew Vaughn, the film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, January Jones, Nicholas Hoult, and Kevin Bacon among others.

Ex-PBB Housemate Riza Santos Wins Miss World Canada 2011

Filipino-Canadian Riza Santos, who was also Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2's second big placer, has won the Miss World Canada 2011 crown last May 19, 2011, at the River Rock Show Theater in Richmond.

Riza was also Miss Earth Canada 2006 and participated in the international competition here in the Philippines where she got two special awards - Miss Photogenic and Miss Fontana. The beauty contest paved the way for her short showbiz career here in the country.

Riza was linked to fellow housemate Will DeVaughn even after their stay at the PBB House. She also appeared in quite a number of ABS-CBN shows, most notable of which were Betty La Fea and Miss Earth 2008 as host.

She eventually flew back to Canada to study Engineering in Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary.

Riza Santos will represent Canada in the Miss World 2011 pageant will be held in London on November 8, 2011.

Behind-the-Scenes of Glee's Season 2 Finale [Video]

Here's a spoiler video footage of the making of Glee's second season finale entitled 'New York' which was shot in, well, New York City. They shut down Times Square to film scenes for the episode that Cory Monteith describes as 'epic.'

Aside from the big scenes, we all know that Charice will be singing an original Glee song entitled As Long As You're There. And that's our main reason for wanting to see the finale.

Watch the BTS video below.

"Amaya" - Teaser (Amaya and Bagani)

Sid Lucero transferred from ABS-CBN to GMA-7 for the big-budgeted epic series, Amaya. He takes on the role of Bagani, one of the two love interests of Marian Rivera's lead character.

Watch the upcoming series' trailer below featuring the main characters of Sid's Bagani and Marian's Amaya.

Amaya premieres May 30, 2011 on GMA-7's primetime block.

Sam Concepcion Takes On AJ Perez's Role

Before AJ Perez suffered a tragic death, he was supposed to do a movie with the Mara Clara stars that would mark his team-up with Julia Montes. But now that he's gone, his good friend Sam Concepcion is said to be taking his role.

Julia was reportedly asked whom she thought could take over the role. She dropped the name of Sam because he's the only one she could think of who's in her age bracket (Julia is 16; Sam is 18). Besides, the two are good friends. Their closeness started when they worked together in the now defunct teen-oriented show, Shout Out.

The movie that the two will be paired-up in will also star Kathryn Bernardo and Albie Casiño.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Kim Chiu and Matt Lanter on Metro June 2011 Cover

Kim Chiu posed with 90210 star Matt Lanter for the two special edition covers of Metro magazine's Big Style Issue for June 2011. Both covers are gorgeous that I'm sure fans would end up buying both of them.


Cover story talks about Kim's Great Escape To Los Angeles in Summer's Knockout Fashion, plus the Hollywood star who made her blush.

Grab a copy of Metro magazine's June 2011 issue at the neares bookstore and magazine shops near you.

Bench - Philippine Fashion Week - Holiday 2011 [Video]

Just like their ads, Bench fashion shows are always star-studded and to-watch-for. Watch Joseph Marco at the beginning of the show, as well as Mara Clara stars Kathryn Bernardo, Julia Montes, and Albie Casiño. Kim Chiu ended the first part of the show.

Jake Cuenca and Rafael Rosell were so shirtless sexy while Jon Avila and Paulo Avelino were hot in undies. Dingdong Dantes also walked the ramp followed by Piolo Pascual who ended the second part.

Watch the Bench stars in this Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2011 video from BenchTV.

"Green Lantern" - New Trailer

Martin Campbell's Green Lantern, which premieres June 17th, has a brand-new trailer over at Yahoo! Movies. Starring Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, it's one of the must-sees next month.

Others in the cast are Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett, Tim Robbins, Temuera Morrison, Jay O. Sanders, Taika Waititi, Jon Tenney, Geoffrey Rush and Michael Clarke Duncan.

Green Lantern's brand-new trailer after the jump.

No More Sarah Geronimo Movies From Star Cinema?

If the rumors are true, Catch Me... I'm In Love is Sarah Geronimo's last movie under Star Cinema. That's allegedly after she caused some production problems in the filming of the said movie by arriving late on the set, and not showing up on some shooting scheds.


Sarah's camp also allegedly refused to do another movie with John Lloyd Cruz despite the fact that their past two movies did well in the box-office.

Another one that Sarah G. reportedly refused to do was a movie with Toni Gonzaga, Sam Milby, and Rayver Cruz.

The latter is quite understandable, but refusing a movie with John Lloyd is something that makes a lot of people raise an eyebrow.

Well, these "rumors" are said to be the reasons why Star Cinema wouldn't want to give Sarah another film assignment. And if that is true, well, that's that's too bad.

Friday, May 20, 2011

New Bench Overhauled Jeans Ad

Bench ads are always much-anticipated. Aside from being able to put together both Kapamilya and Kapuso stars, their ads are always full of youth and positive energy. Just like this new ad campaign for the Bench Twisted Overhauled Jeans and Herbench Knit Waist Overhauled Jeans.

Piolo Pascual never fails to amaze
More campaign photos after the jump.

"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Showing Moved to June 29

Paramount Pictures has moved the release date of Transformers: Dark of the Moon two days earlier. From the original July 1 (Friday) the sci-fi adventure will now be shown starting June 29 (Wednesday).


Directed by Michael Bay, the movie stars Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Tyrese Gibson, and Josh Duhamel among others.

Another New Clip From "X-Men: First Class"

The Matthew Vaughn-directed X-Men: First Class stars Jennifer LawrenceRose ByrneJames McAvoyMichael FassbenderJanuary JonesNicholas Hoult, and Kevin Bacon among others.

Showing exactly two weeks from now, X-Men: First Class has a new movie clip that debuted on Access Hollywood. Watch it below.

Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery - American Idol 10's Finalists

Ugh! After an impressive performance last night on American Idol 10, it seemed that America wasn't impressed much on Haley Reinhart's capabilities as a singer. Haley was eliminated tonight, leaving Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina to battle it out next week on the show's 2-part finale.


It can be recalled that the judges all voted for Haley's performance of Led Zeppelin's What Is and What Should Never Be during round one of last night's performances. Her song choices last night, in my opinion, were more interesting compared to Scotty and Lauren's.

But then America has voted, and who are we to question that? Let's just hope it wouldn't be a boring finale next week.

"Amaya" - New Teaser/Trailer

Set to premiere on May 30, 2011, GMA-7 has released a new teaser/trailer for its most expensive show to date, Amaya. One will have a pretty good idea of how this series will go about after watching the trailer, and I can't wait for its regular run.

Amaya stars Marian Rivera in the title role. Sid Lucero and Mikael Daez plays Marian's leading men. Supporting cast includes respected actors and actresses like Gina Alajar, Raymond Bagatsing, Lani Mercado, Irma Adlawan, Roy Alvarez, Perla Bautista, and Gardo Versoza. Glaiza de Castro, and Rochelle Pangilinan also play vital roles.

Watch Amaya's new teaser trailer after the jump.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Haley Reinhart Falls On Stage During Her Top 3 Performance

American Idol Season 10 is now down to its Top 3 contestants - Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, and Haley Reinhart. The three performed three songs tonight. The first was their song of choice, second was Jimmy Iovine's choice, and third was the judges' choice.

Haley easily won Round 1, not because she slipped on the stage but because she really impressed everyone with her inner rockstar. She sang What Is and What Should Never Be by Led Zeppelin. Scotty did Lonestar's Amazed and Lauren sang Faith Hill's Wild One. Watch the video below. There's also a slow motion of the fall at the end of the clip.

Round 2 was won 2:1 by Scotty and Lauren. Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson voted for Scotty who did his rendition of Thompson Square's Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not, while Steven Tyler was for Lauren who sang Band Perry's If I Die Young. Sadly, none of the judges voted for Haley's interpretation of Fleetwood Mac's Rhiannon.

Round 3 was also 2:1 this time between Lauren and Haley. Steven voted for Haley with her quite angry You Oughta Know version of the Alanis Morissette-original, while Jennifer and Randy went for Lauren's I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack. This time around, no one voted for Scotty's She Believes in Me by Kenny Rogers.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Mistress' Photos Surface

Pictures of Mildred BaenaArnold Schwarzenegger's mistress and the mother of his now 14-year-old love child, have been surfacing everywhere on the web. Mildred Baena served as housekeeper for Arnold and his wife Maria Shriver for two decades. Arnold and Mildred were able to keep it a secret until this week, and after Arnold has served seven years as Governor of California, when the scandalous news broke out.

TMZ has these photos:



For more Mildred Baena pictures, click here.

Charice is All Smiles in the Set of "Here Comes the Boom"

After her much-talked-about Glee comeback, Before It Explodes, and  One Day, Charice is now busy filming her new movie, Here Comes the Boom, with Hollywood big-names Salma Hayek, Kevin James, and Henry Winkler.

Charice beaming on the set of Here Comes the Boom
Caught On Set shows the Filipina singing star with a big smile on her face in the company of her co-stars. (Click here for more of the pics.)

Here Comes the Boom is about a teacher who wants to save the school's music program which Charice is a member of. The movie is set for release July 29, 2012.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Two New Trailers of "X-Men: First Class"

The much-awaited movie, X-Men: First Class, is hitting theaters on June 3, 2011, and 20th Century Fox has started releasing TV spots for this Matthew Vaughn-directed film.

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 as Angel, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, and Jason Flemyng as Azazel.

X-Men: First Class' two new TV spots after the jump.

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