Monday, April 30, 2012

Arianny Celeste covers FHM PH May 2012

Arianny Celeste is on the cover of FHM Philippines May 2012. “The part-Pinoy Octagon girl is so hot you should be ashamed to watch grappling men at the Ultimate Fighting Championship.” For more television, movie, and music updates, like/follow The Ultimate Fan on Facebook and Twitter....

Anne Curtis covers Cosmopolitan PH May 2012

Anne Curtis is on the cover of Cosmopolitan Philippines May 2012 issue. The Box Office Queen shows off a lot of cleavage wearing a very revealing yellow number on the cover of the mag’s 15th anniversary special. In the cover story, Anne talks about being in showbiz for 15 years and her slow but...

Empress, Nikki Gil and Ejay Falcon caught in a love triangle

Empress, Nikki Gil, and Ejay Falcon’s characters in ABS-CBN’s Kapamilya Gold drama series Mundo Man ay Magunaw are caught in a love triangle as Jenny (Nikki) unintentionally falls in love with Niko (Ejay), the boyfriend of Sheryl (Empress). Now that something is happening between the two persons...

“Every Breath You Take” – Official Full Trailer

Check out the official full trailer of Every Breath You Take starring Piolo Pascual and Angelica Panganiban. The movie is showing on May 16th nationwide. Directed by Mae Czarina Cruz, it is the 19th anniversary presentation of Star Cinema....

Sunday, April 29, 2012

PBB Teen 4: Myrtle, Nikka, Karen are this week’s nominees

After Vince Manlapaz left last night, it’s nomination time once again inside the Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 4 house. Toni Gonzaga declared that no one among the boys was nominated, that’s after she told them some of the reasons their fellow housemates might not like them for....

Saturday, April 28, 2012

PBB Teen 4: Vince Manlapaz is the first evictee

Vince Manlapaz is Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 4’s first evictee! He got the lowest number of votes, 15.30%, from among the nominees. The three other teen housemates who were declared safe were Kit Thompson who got the highest 49.76% of votes, Claire Bercero who got 17.52%, and Mariz Raneses with...

Bacolod Masskara wins “It’s Showtime” grand finals

Bacolod Masskara won It’s Showtime’s inter-town competition. They bested seven other talented groups during the grand finals that was held on the show’s April 28 episode. All ten judges gave them the perfect score of ten, making them the grand champion of the talent show’s fifth season. The group from Bacolod took with them 2 million pesos, while Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, the province they...

Friday, April 27, 2012

35th Gawad Urian (2012) – List of Nominees

Paulo Avelino is nominated in the Best Actor category in this year’s Gawad Urian for his role in Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa, the same role that gave him a Best Supporting Actor award at the recent Gawad Pasado. Jake Cuenca, on the other hand, is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in In The Name of Love. He was the 28th Star Awards for Movies Best Supporting Actor for the same...

Paulo Avelino sizzles in Garage April 2012

Paulo Avelino sizzles like the summer heat in the cover story editorial of Garage April 2012. (Click here for the cover.) Meanwhile, Paulo Avelino is currently seen via the hit ABS-CBN soap, Walang Hanggan where he plays the role of Nathan, the third wheel in the love story of Daniel (Coco Martin)...

“Every Breath You Take” and “Aryana” casts join “ASAP 2012” this Sunday (April 29)

ASAP 2012 is all set this Sunday (April 29) for an ultimate Pinoy summer treat with refreshing concert performances and grand celebrations from some of the biggest stars in the country. Viewers will surely love the fun-filled production numbers from Star Cinema’s newest film Every Breath U Take...

Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo reunites this Sunday in “Sarah G. Live” (April 29)

After their hit teleserye remake of Mara Clara, Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes will be seen together once again on TV this Sunday (April 29) as two primetime princesses of ABS-CBN join Sarah Geronimo as special guests in Sarah G. Live! Aside from Kathryn and Julia, real-life showbiz couples Bugoy...

Xyriel Manabat is Pam Pabaya in “Wansapanataym” (April 28)

Kapamilya child wonder Xyriel Manabat continues to impart significant life lessons to the whole family this Saturday (April 28) in the third installment of her month-long Wansapanataym special. In Pam Pabaya at ang Mahiwagang Gold Fish, Xyriel takes on the role of Pam, a girl who neglects all of...

AI 11: Elise Testone goes home; Jessica Sanchez makes it to top 5!

The top 5 of the hit singing reality show American Idol 11 has been named and Filipino-Mexican contestant Jessica Sanchez was still favored by Americans to stay in the competition. Elise Testone got evicted last night. She had been in the bottom three numerous times along with Hollie Cavanagh who...

Thursday, April 26, 2012

No more Bea Alonzo-Derek Ramsay team up movie?

News broke out last February that a Derek Ramsay-Bea Alonzo movie will be this year’s anniversary presentation of Star Cinema, the film outfit of ABS-CBN. But with Derek’s leaving ABS-CBN and transferring to TV5, Star Cinema is allegedly not going to push through with the team-up anymore....

“Aryana” – Official trailer

Check out Aryana’s official trailer which came out last night, April 25, between ABS-CBN primetime shows Dahil Sa Pag-ibig and Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 4. The trailer shows a little bit of Aryana’s roots, with her parents being Pokwang and Tonton Gutierrez. It also shows a community of mermaids headed by Tetchie Agbayani. Desiree del Valle, being one of the mermaids, chooses to be punished...

AI 11: Hollie Cavanagh sings “Save Me” and “The Climb” at top 6 performance show

Hollie Cavanagh chose to sing Queen’s Save Me and Miley Cyrus’s The Climb during the American Idol 11 top 6 performance show. Randy Jackson said her Queen song was a good performance, while Jennifer Lopez called her personal song choice “perfect.” Watch Hollie’s top 6 performance videos below....

“Aryana” makes a big splash in primetime TV

ABS-CBN is all set to make the biggest splash this summer as its newest fantaserye Aryana joins the winning roster of primetime drama series. Topbilled by 2008 FAMAS Best Child Actress Ella Cruz, the much-awaited fantasy tale features the adventures of a typical teenager named Aryana (Ella) whose...

AI 11: Phillip Phillips sings “Fat Bottomed Girls” and “The Stone” at top 6 performance show

Phillip Phillips chose Queen’s Fat Bottomed Girls and Dave Matthews’ The Stone to sing at American Idol 11 top 6 performance show. His Queen song was rated “good” by Randy Jackson and his personal choice song was called a little too artsy by Jennifer Lopez. Randy, however, disagreed with J. Lo with...

AI 11: Elise Testone sings “I Want It All” and “Bold As Love” at top 6 performance show

Elise Testone chose Queen’s I Want It All and Jimi Hendrix’s Bold As Love to sing at the American Idol 11 top 6 performance show. Her Queen song was praised by the judges and was even hailed as one of her best performances to date. Her personal song choice, however, was, according to Randy Jackson,...

AI 11: Joshua Ledet sings “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “Ready For Love” at top 6 performance show

Joshua Ledet picked Crazy Little Thing Called Love from the Queen repertoire and India.Arie’s Ready For Love as his personal song choice at the top 6 performance show. The judges were all praises for Joshua with his two songs, with Randy Jackson even saying that Joshua reminded him of Sam Cook....

AI 11: Skylar Laine sings “The Show Must Go On” and “Tattoos On This Town” at top 6 performance show

American Idol 11 contestant Skylar Laine sang Queen’s The Song Must Go On and Jason Aldean at the top 6 performance show. Randy Jackson called her rendition of the Queen song “incredible” and “effortless” while Jennifer Lopez said Skylar hit her stride with her second song. Watch Skylar Laine’s...

Kristel Fulgar – from “Goin’ Bulilit” to the newest Bida-Kontrabida of primetime TV

Former Goin' Bulilit child star Kristel Fulgar has quickly made a mark as a young villain in ABS-CBN's top-rating primetime drama series Dahil sa Pag-ibig with several intense scenes with no less than veteran actor Christopher de Leon. In a recent much-talked about episode, Kristel's character Andrea,...

AI 11: Jessica Sanchez sings “Dance With My Father” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” at top 6 performance show

American Idol 11 is now down to its top 6 contestants. Filipino-American Jessica Sanchez is still in the show and tonight, she sang Luther Vandross’ Dance With My Father and Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. The judges liked the first song with comments ranging from “truly amazing” to “the most beautiful,”...

Anne Curtis and Derek Ramsay reunites in “Nothing Compares To You” with KC Concepcion

Nothing Compares To You is the title of the movie that would reunite the current Box Office King and Queen, Derek Ramsay and Anne Curtis, after the very successful No Other Woman. Cristine Reyes, their No Other Woman co-star who shares the Box Office Queen title with Anne, is not in the new movie, though....

Christian Bautista is contemplating on becoming a Kapatid

TV5 allegedly wants Christian Bautista to be the host of their upcoming reality singing competition, Kanta Pilipinas, but that is, if the Asian sensation would choose to become a Kapatid. Christian’s contract with ABS-CBN ends this August and the singer would like to see first if there would be...

“Brave” – New Trailer focuses on the rebellious side of Princess Merida

Disney has released a new trailer for Brave that focuses on the rebellious side of Princess Merida. The movie is about a princess (Merida) who wanted to change her fate. She didn’t want her upcoming marriage to push through so she asked a Wise Woman to give her a spell that would do just that....

“Aryana” to make a splash starting May 7!

Aryana’s trailer premiered a while ago, right before Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 4 and it dropped May 7th as the date of the fantaserye’s premiere. The trailer showed a little bit of Aryana’s roots, with her parents being Pokwang and Tonton Gutierrez. It also showed a community of mermaids headed...

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Forbes’ Top 10 Most Influential Atheletes 2012

Manny Pacquiao made it into the Forbes’ Top 10 Most Influential Athletes for 2012. It is based on a survey made by Nielsen and E-Poll among 1,100 adults who were asked to rate the athletes’ likeability and their being influential. The list was limited to professional athletes who are currently active and with at least 20 percent awareness with the public. Here are America's 10 Most Influential...

The Voice 2: Fil-Am Cheesa Laureta goes home

Filipino-American Cheesa Laureta was eliminated in the recent episode of The Voice season 2. She became part of the bottom 2 after she sang Whitney Houston’s I Have Nothing. During her last chance performance, she picked the song Already Gone by Kelly Clarkson while Juliet Simms, her team member...

Piolo Pascual on Men’s Health PH May 2012

Kapamilya actor Piolo Pascual shows his abs on the cover of Men’s Health Philippines May 2012 issue. Last February, I posted about his photo shoot for the mag. The behind-the-scene photos looked so hot that I his fans went gaga over his hotness. Now check out the Men’s Health video below that features...

Callalily’s “Minsan” - Teaser

Callalily is reviving Eraserheads’ Minsan for the soundtrack album of the upcoming movie The Reunion. The soundtrack is also an Eraserheads’ tribute album so it will be a delight to the fans of the band. The Reunion movie stars Xian Lim, Enrique Gil, Enchong Dee and Callalily’s front man Kean Cipriano....

Xian Lim’s “So It’s You” album teaser

Xian Lim will be releasing a new album this May 3 titled So It’s You with the carrier single of the same title. Watch the album teaser below. The teaser video shows Xian in photo shoots, donning different outfits and posing for the cameras while his version of So It’s You is playing in the background....

“Dark Shadows” – New Trailer

Warner Bros Pictures has released a new TV spot for Dark Shadows which will drop May 10th (Philippines). The movie stars Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath. Watch the new trailer...

“Toda Max” stars Angel and Robin are declared favorites among Pinoy youth

Toda Max stars Angel Locsin and Robin Padilla are this year’s most favorite television and movie celebrities among Filipino youth. Robin took the top spot in the survey done by TNS among 1,200 Filipinos aged 18 to 24 from different social classes across the country. He was followed by Angel....

Emmanuelle releases “Happy” music video featuring Ivan Dorschner

The music video of Emmanuelle’s Happy has been released and she looks and sounds so good and she’s a welcome breather from hearing all the big voices we have around. The catchy song, which she herself wrote, is the carrier single of her self-titled debut album under Universal Records....

Slater Young lands his first “MMK” role

Seems like good things are happening fast to Pinoy Big Brother Unlimited Big Winner Slater Young. He was declared winner of the reality show in the season finale last March 31, 2012. Soon after that, he got included in the finale episode of the fantaserye E-Boy which was aired April 13, barely 2...

Dimples and Ian topbill ‘Annulment’ episode; Slater Young takes on his first “MMK” role (April 28)

Maalaala Mo Kaya continues to present socially relevant issues with its weekly episodes that do not only entertain but also reflect the real struggles and triumphs of the ordinary Filipino people. After recently featuring stories about the strong bond of a gay with a lesbian sibling and the inspiring...

Guji Lorenzana is shirtless-on-the-beach sexy

Guji Lorenzana is Cosmopolitan Philippines’ online hunk for the month of April 2012. And since we’re on the last week of the month, this is also the last week the mag is uploading pics of him on the website. The singer and actor, who was last seen doing the role of Toni Gonzaga’s love interest in...

Cristine Reyes moves into a new multi-million peso house

While keeping mum about the issue between her and older half-sister Ara Mina, pictures of the new multi-million peso house of the Kapamilya actress Cristine Reyes came out in a magazine. The Dahil Sa Pag-ibig star was emotional about moving out of her mom’s house, the townhouse in Batasan HIlls,...

Metro Manila sizzled with 36.2 degrees Celsius on April 24

A sizzling hot 36.2 degrees Celsius was recorded past 2 PM of Tuesday, April 24, 2012. It was by far the hottest Metro Manila ever got since January of this year. The ridge of high pressure area is bringing warm weather to Northern and Central Luzon, thus, the region, specifically Metro Manila, Tuguegarao and Clark, Pampanga, will still feel about the same heat today, April 25. It will be cloudy,...

Nancy Castiglione denies being at The Fort with Hayden Kho

Nancy Castiglione denied that she was seen at The Fort with the controversial actor Hayden Kho. Her name was recently dragged in the Hayden-Vicki Belo breakup issue for allegedly being the third wheel. “No,” she told ABS-CBN News when asked if she was the woman in the photo that was posted on the...

Paul Salas is Ella Cruz’s love team in “Aryana”

A new (longer) teaser of Aryana was aired recently on ABS-CBN, but it’s still only the lead star, Ella Cruz, that was seen on the video. However, pictures of some of the cast had been uploaded on Twitter and Facebook and the Kapamilya teen star Paul Salas appeared to be Ella’s leading man in the...

The Voice 2: Cheesa sings “I Have Nothing”; survives instant elimination

Filipino-American Cheesa Laureta sang Whitney Houston’s I Have Nothing in the recent quarterfinals round of The Voice season 2, and she gained nothing but praises from Christina Aguillera and her mentor, Cee Lo Green. Cheesa’s fans and family for sure gave a sigh of relief when Cee Lo didn’t pick Cheesa for instant elimination. The mentor chose James Massone from among his four remaining contestants...

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

New Kids On The Block & Backstreet Boys Live in Manila – Ticket Prices

New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys will be coming here in Manila for a one-night only concert at the Mall of Asia Arena on June 3, 2012 at 8 PM! One night, one stage, once in a lifetime! The rival boy bands back in the days will be performing together for their Pinoy fans....

“The Road” trailer tops iTunes Most Popular

If how trailers do in iTunes is any indication of a movie being a hit, then Yam Laranas’ The Road will do well in its U.S. run as it topped the iTunes Most Popular trailers today, April 24 (Manila time). The Road sits on top of The Avengers, Moonrise Kingdom, Magic Mike and Headhunters....

Kristine Hermosa and baby cover StarStudio May 2012

Kristine Hermosa and daughter Ondrea Bliss are on the cover of StarStudio May 2012. Cover caption says: Three months after giving birth, she shares, for the first time, the full story of her life with daughter Ondrea Bliss: “Ibinigay talaga ni God.” The mag also features never-before-seen...

“G.I. Joe: Retaliation” – New Trailer

Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for Jon M. Chu’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation. The movie will drop June 29, 2012 and stars Channing Tatum, Byung-hun Lee, Adrianne Palicki, D.J. Cotrona, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, Bruce Willis, Ray Stevenson and Dwayne Johnson. Story: A follow-up to the 2009 release of G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra, which grossed over $300M worldwide, Paramount Pictures,...

“Palibhasa Tanghali” to replace “It’s Showtime”

It has only been barely three months since It’s Showtime became ABS-CBN’s noontime show, but rumors about it being replaced soon has been recently going around. A new noontime show titled Palibhasa Tanghali is allegedly being conceptualized. The title is taken from Palibhasa Lalake, the hit sitcom back in the days that starred Richard Gomez, Joey Marquez and John Estrada, the same three actors who...

“House at the End of the Street” – Movie Poster and Trailer

Jennifer Lawrence of The Hunger Games has a new movie coming out titled House at the End of the Street, and she’s the only one featured in the new poster. Mark Tonderai directs the movie which also stars Max Thieriot, Elisabeth Shue and Gil Bellows....

AI 11: Top 6 to sing Queen and a song of their choice

It was reported last Saturday that the American Idol 11 top 6 will pay tribute to the band Queen. We’re already contemplating about what Filipino-Mexican Jessica Sanchez would pick, and we could almost hear Joshua Ledet strain his vocals to We Are The Champions. But not only that, just like last...

“To The Arctic” – Featurettes and Trailers

Check out the Polar Bear Family Featurette of Greg MacGillivray’s To The Arctic, a documentary adventure movie about love, family and survival in the harshest place on earth. The movie is directed by Greg MacGillivray (Everest). Narrated by Oscar(R) winner Meryl Streep, the film takes audiences on a never-before-experienced journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her twin seven-month-old...