Michael Pangilinan impersonated the original "Kilabot ng mga Kolehiyala" Hajji Alejandro during Week 8 of "Your Face Sounds Familiar" that aired on Saturday, October 31, 2015.
He performed "Kay Ganda Ng Ating Musika" and sounded like Hajji during the chorus. He, however, didn't look much like the veteran singer.
Eric Nicolas impersonated Claire Dela Fuente during Week 8 of "Your Face Sounds Familiar" that aired on Saturday, October 31, 2015.
Eric performed Claire's hit "Sayang" and he really looked and sounded like the jukebox diva.
Kakai Bautista impersonated Jennifer Holliday during Week 8 of "Your Face Sounds Familiar" that aired on Saturday, October 31, 2015.
Kakai sang "And I'm Telling You" from "Dreamgirls" and she didn't fail to impress the judges with her singing voice.
Tilly Dunnage (Kate Winslet) can create, transform people and can bring to life every body’s assets hidden beneath the wrong sheets of fabrics and patterns. In “The Dressmaker” Academy Award winner Kate Winslet and Academy Award nominee Judy Davis star alongside as mother and daughter in a story about revenge clothed in exquisitely surprising creations.
Tilly/Myrtle was then ten years old when she was sent away and separated from her mother Molly (Davis), accused of a crime she herself couldn’t understand. Twenty years after, armed with a Singer sewing machine and courage to come back to care for her mother and uncover the truth behind the accusations thrown at her. Tilly reconnects with the townsfolk one stich at a time as she finds herself closer to the truth behind her past, eventually falling for the town’s local football hero, Teddy McSwiney (Liam Hemsworth) whose family has also looked after Molly in her absence. Most importantly, she forms an initially volatile but finally tender reconciliation with her mother Molly.
Golden Globe nominee Sienna Miller who recently starred in “American Sniper,” reunites with Bradley Cooper in the heartwarming story of the drama, humor and battle in the world’s best kitchens in “Burnt.”
In “Burnt,” Miller plays Helene, a chef whom Adam (Cooper) recruits to his team. The actress describes her character: “She's a chef and a single mother, juggling her life. When Adam is assembling his brigade, a friend tips him off about an interesting chef at the Delaunay. He tastes her dish – peppe e cacio – which is a simple dish but difficult to get exactly right. It's delicious and he asks her to join him. She is initially reluctant but eventually becomes an important member of his brigade.
Stepping a notch up from her Bond girl persona, Olga Kurylenko takes on the titular role in the action –packed female-driven role in “The Professional,” also entitled “Momentum” in international territories, Kurylenko stars alongside James Purefoy, Jenna Saras and Morgan Freeman.
“The Professional” brings Alex (Kurylenko), a mysterious thief, is pulled in by her former partner for one last heist. She quickly finds it was never just about the diamonds. A brutal murder sparks a cat and mouse chase between Alex and a master assassin. Now she must uncover the lies behind the heist and discover the secrets behind the men who have made her a target.
A day after Coca-Cola Philippines tweeted about their Christmas campaign with a video of waving hands, it was revealed that the AlDub fans were right - Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza will be the ones helping Coke fulfill your wishes for its #WishMoKayaKo campaign.
A billboard of the campaign was also spotted, and was quickly uploaded on social media.
"Pinoy Big Brother 737" revealed its complete list of Adult Big 4 housemates on Friday, October 30, 2015.
Dawn Chang was the first regular housemate named to be part of Big 4 last Saturday, Oct. 24, after winning the Big Jump challenge. The other three were decided upon by the public's text votes.
ABS-CBN's "Ang Probinsyano" continues to top list of most-watched programs nationwide based on Kantar Media's data from Monday to Thursday, October 26-29, 2015.
The Coco Martin-starrer has consistently beat its rival program, GMA-7's "Marimar," starred by Miss World 2013 Megan Young in the title role.
Angel Locsin renewed her contract with ABS-CBN on Thursday, October 29, 2015.
The contract came days after it was announced that Angel will no longer play Darna in the upcoming movie adaptation of the Mars Ravelo classic.
Megan Young is on the cover of Cosmopolitan Philippines November 2015.
Megan, who is currently seen on television in the newest adaptation of Marimar," reveals her effortless style secrets plus smart life advice in the Cosmo PH Nov. 2015 issue, aka The Fashion Issue.
Both of Alden Richards' albums have already turned platinum!
On Friday afternoon, GMA Records revealed that Alden's album "Wish I May" has already received a Platinum Record Award.
The record label uploaded on Facebook part of the certification awarded by PARI which shows that the heartthrob's sophomore album turned platinum in less than a week after its release last October 17, 2015.
The AlDub love team of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza aka Yaya Dub could be the ones Coca-Cola is referring to in the tweet posted on the brand's Twitter on Thursday.
According to the tweet, Coca-Cola is making wishes come true this Christmas and they're doing it with some help.
After the issue of Maine Mendoza's "recycled" gown during the "Eat Bulaga: Sa Tamang Panahon" event at the Philippine Arena, her stylist, Liz Uy, is now being bashed again for a jacket the #KalyeSerye star is seen wearing in one of the covers of Preview November 2015.
Fans of Yaya Dub (Maine) were disappointed when the gown design she was made to wear during last Saturday's big event of "Eat Bulaga!" has already been seen on Kim Chiu.
From acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve (“Prisoners,” “Incendies”) comes “Sicario,” a searing emotional-thriller that descends into the intrigue, corruption and moral mayhem of the borderland drug wars starring acclaimed and award-winning actors including Golden Globe® winner Emily Blunt, Academy Award® winner Benicio Del Toro and Academy Award® nominee Josh Brolin.
“Sicario” ratchets into a series of boiling encounters when when Arizona FBI agent and kidnap-response-team leader Kate Macer (Blunt) uncovers a Mexican cartel’s house of death, her shocking find leads to profound consequences on both a personal and global level. Kate is recruited to join a covert black-ops mission headed by a mysterious Colombian operative known only as Alejandro (Del Toro) along with special agent Matt Graver (Brolin) Even as Kate tries to convince herself she’s on a hunt for justice, she is thrust into the dark heart of a secret battleground that has swept up ruthless cartels, kill-crazy assassins, clandestine American spies and thousands of innocents.
Pambansang Bae Alden Richards has been offered an 8-digit talent fee to do a Valentine's concert next year.
According to an Instagram post by Nelson Canlas, it was actor/producer Joed Serrano that offered the big amount, his highest-ever offer to a local artist for a concert.
"Eat Bulaga!" tandem Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza aka Yaya Dub (AlDub) are on the cover of Preview magazine's November 2015 issue.
The photos with Alden and Maine together are just edited, according to the mag.
The "Eat Bulaga: Sa Tamang Panahon" event last Saturday at the Philippine Arena was a big success, raised money for a library project, and even made a Twitter record by getting 39.5 million tweets.
Some fans, however, became disappointed upon learning that the gown design used on Maine Mendoza (aka Yaya Dub) has already been seen on Kim Chiu. A collage of the photos of Kim and Maine wearing the same gown design was uploaded on the internet hours after the show.
The second television commercial of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza is twice the fun to watch with the added appearance of other #KalyeSerye characters.
In the TVC that premiered on Monday on "Eat Bulaga," the characters of Wally Bayola (Lola Nidora), Paolo Ballesteros (Lola Tidora), and Jose Manalo (Lola Tinidora) are seen with Alden and Maine, lending their comic antics for an added fun while they all lip-sync to VST & Company's "Paniwalaan Mo."
Filipino-American singer Amy Vachal sang Etta James' "A Sunday Kind of Love" during the Knockouts where she lost with Madi Davis.
According to team coach Pharrell Williams, he paired Amy and Madi because of their "delicate" voices.
Angel Locsin played the iconic role of "Darna" on television when she was still with GMA-7. Now that the rights for the Mars Ravelo classic graphic novel is with ABS-CBN, she was set to star in the movie version of the superheroine project.
On Monday, however, Star Cinema has released a statement on social media saying Angel will not be playing Darna anymore due to health constraints.
"Eat Bulaga!'s" Philippine Arena concert/AlDub fans' day scored a nationwide television rating of 40.1% last Saturday, October 24, 2015, based on Kantar Media's data.
The GMA-7 noontime show's episode beat its rival program, ABS-CBN's "It's Showtime" which was celebrating its sixth anniversary that day.
Filipino-Australian Cyrus Villanueva sang Adele's hit "Rumour Has It" during the Top 7 Live Shows of "The X Factor Australia."
Cyrus got a standing ovation from all four judges.
Kakai Bautista did Julie Andrews on ABS-CBN's "Your Face Sounds Familiar" on Sunday, October 25, 2015.
Kakai actually impersonated Maria, a character played by Julie in the classic movie "The Sound of Music."
Sam Concepcion impersonated Ogie Alcasid on "Your Face Sounds Familiar" on Sunday, October 25, 2015.
Sam sang Ogie's hit "Nandito Ako" and did a great job at copying the singer-songwriter's voice, according to judge Jed Madela.
Eric Nicolas impersonated Apache Indian on ABS-CBN's "Your Face Sounds Familiar" on Sunday, October 25, 2015.
Eric performed "Boom Shakalak," singing and dancing to impress the judges and the audience while giving his best impression of the British singer-songwriter.
Comedienne Kakai Bautista was named the Week 7 winner of "Your Face Sounds Familiar" on Sunday, October 25, 2015.
Kakai's impersonation of Julie Andrews as Maria in the 1965 musical drama movie "The Sound of Music" impressed the judges.
Parul Shah of the Philippines was named Miss Grand International 2015 3rd runner-up during the coronation night that was held Sunday night, October 25, 2015, at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, Thailand.
Immediately, after Parul was named 3rd runner-up, Bb. Pilipinas posted a congratulatory message on Facebook.
Filipino girl group 4th Impact (formerly 4th Power) was the first act to be chosen by Cheryl Fernandez-Versini to move on to the Live Shows of "The X Factor UK."
The decision was made Saturday night after showing the groups and overs' performances in the Judges' Houses.
Dawn Chang was named part of the Big 4 of "Pinoy Big Brother 737" on Saturday, October 24, 2015.
Dawn, the "Bombshell Baker ng Parañaque," was the first regular housemate to be named part of the Big 4 after winning the Big Jump to the Big 4 challenge, beating Miho Nishida, Roger Lucero and Zeus Collins.
Denise Laurel impersonated "Your Face Sounds Familiar" judge Jed Madela during the show's Week 7 that aired on Saturday, October 24, 2015.
It is hard to impersonate someone in front of you, and Denise felt that pressure while giving her best impression of Jed.
Michael Pangilinan transformed into a woman, impersonating Tracy Chapman, during Week 7 of "Your Face Sounds Familiar" on Saturday, October 24, 2015.
Michael sang "Baby Can I Hold You" while playing the guitar, and he indeed sounded like Tracy almost all of the time.
KZ Tandingan impersonated Lolita Carbon during Week 7 of "Your Face Sounds Familiar" on Saturday, October 24, 2015.
KZ sang "Himig Ng Pag-ibig" while playing the guitar and got the approval of the judges.
Myrtle Sarrosa did Nicole Scherzinger during Week 7 of "Your Face Sounds Familiar" that aired on Saturday, October 24, 2015.
Myrtle sang and danced to "Don't Cha" of the Pussycat Dolls, the girl group that Nicole was first known for.
Kean Cipriano impersonated Jose Mari Chan during Week 7 of "Your Face Sounds Familiar" that aired on Saturday, October 24, 2015.
Kean and his band Callalily's genre is the exact opposite of Jose Mari's but he was able to impressively deliver, singing "Beautiful Girl" to beauty queens MJ Lastimosa, Bea Rose Santiago and Mutya Datul.
"Everyday, I Love You" starring Gerald Anderson, Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil opens in cinemas nationwide on Wednesday, October 28, 2015.
Directed by Mae Cruz-Alviar, the movie is about Audrey (Liza), a young lady who is waiting for Tristan (Gerald), the man of her dreams, to wake up from a coma. She then meets Ethan (Enrique), a filmmaker who is sent to her hometown for work and decides to cast her as the lead in his project. Her feelings then get torn between him and Tristan.
Actress and "Pinoy Big Brother" alumna Beauty Gonzalez has confirmed the pregnancy rumors by showing off her baby bump.
On Saturday, October 24, 2015, the former "Ningning" actress took to Instagram to post a bikini photo that shows off her bulging tummy.
Kathryn Bernardo covers Candy magazine's November 2015 issue.
Kathryn is seen weeknights as Yna on ABS-CBN's "Pangako Sa 'Yo" and Sundays on "ASAP 20" as a regular performer.
Maine Mendoza aka "Eat Bulaga!'s" Yaya Dub is on the cover of Meg magazine's November 2015 issue.
This is Maine's first solo magazine cover after being launched on the noontime show's "Juan For All, All For Juan" segment last July 4, 2015.
Alden Richards is on the cover of Mega Man November 2015.
Inside the issue, get to know the Pambansang Bae and how his patience and hard work have paid off.
Blockbuster movie actor Vin Diesel who rocketed to stardom with hit franchise “The Fast and The Furious” movies proved his strength at the box-office once again when his latest action adventure film “The Last Witch Hunter” opened at number 1 at the local (Phils.) box-office.
Recent interviews revealed that the actor had a great time in the country and plans shoot his next movie in the Philippines. His movie “The Last Witch Hunter” which is now playing in local cinemas is by far Diesel’s highest grossing film (Phils.) after the “Fast and Furious” films. Vin Diesel takes on the titular role as Kaulder in “The Last Witch Hunter” set in a world never before seen on screen, the story spans over 800 years of one man’s quest to keep an army of vicious supernatural creatures determined to wipe out humanity at bay.
Bianca Gonzalez has given birth to a healthy baby girl on Friday, October 23, 2015.
The TV host took to Instagram Friday night to announce the good news.
Oscar and Golden Globe nominee director David O. Russell collaborates anew with this generation’s most admired multi-generational team of incredible actors led by Jennifer Lawerence in the titular role along with Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper in the highly-inspirational story of “Joy” about a woman, a mother who became one of America’s most powerful entrepreneurs.
“Joy” is the story of a mother, an ordinary citizen whose determination led her to invent the miracle mop while trying to find a way to make both ends meet and provide for her family despite insurmountable obstacles. A rags-to-riches story about a girl who becomes a matriarch in her own right by inventing the miracle mop that lifted a heavy burden off from millions of housewives across the globe.
Hollywood’s heavyweights and A-list actors Academy Award winners Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman along with Academy Award nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor star for the first time in the event thriller of the year “Secret In Their Eyes.”
“Secret In Their Eyes” a remake of the 2009 Oscar-winning Argentinian film of the same name, is written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Billy Ray (“Captain Phillips,” “The Hunger Games”), and produced by Academy Award® winner Mark Johnson (“Rain Man,” “Breaking Bad”), “Secret In Their Eyes” is an intense, powerful and haunting story of a tight-knit team of rising FBI investigators. Ray (Ejiofor) and Jess ( Roberts), along with their District Attorney supervisor Claire (Kidman) – is suddenly torn apart when they discover that Jess’s teenage daughter has been brutally and inexplicably murdered.
Liam Hemsworth, whose versatility landed him major and notable roles in various film genres such as the highly successful “The Hunger Games” franchise, “The Last Song,” “The Expendables 2,” “Paranoia” and “Empire State” brings his acting range in his latest movie “The Dressmaker” opposite Kate Winslet along with two-time Emmy Award winner Judy Davis and multi-awarded actor Hugo Weaving (best known for his role in “Matrix” as Agent Smith).
“The Dressmaker” brings Hemsworth to his birth country Australia, where his character Teddy, lives in a small town called Dungatar. The town, it’s a wicked amalgam, a small town that could be anywhere in the world, that despite its fantastical vision and eccentric occupants, is built around deep truths about human behaviour. Every character in Dungatar is involved in either covering up or contributing to the tragic events of the past that affected Tilly (Winslet) and Molly (Davis). Some of them are not awful, but they’ve all committed some rather heinous acts that they’re trying to forget about. When Tilly comes back they’re forced to remember. The citizens of Dungatar see Tilly as a threat to their status quo, to the semi-peaceful existence they have established. They banished her when she was a little girl, blamed her for a murder, and the very fact that she’s come back means they’ll have to face all the bad things they did to her in the past. Except for Teddy McSwiney (Hemsworth), who treats Tilly in an endearing way and falls in love with her.
Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper who starred in highly acclaimed and hit films including “American Sniper,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Guardians of the Galaxy” (voiced Rocket Raccoon) and “American Hustle” stars anew in “Burnt” set in the world of professional kitchens with co-stars Sienna Miller, Omar Sy, Emma Thompson, Lily James and Sarah Greene.
In “Burnt,” Cooper’s character Adam Jones, is a known and respected chef but his success got the better of him. Jones is someone who has had success in the past, followed by tremendous failure. He disappears, and then comes back, determined to recapture that success. He discovers that he can only do it with the help of other people, something that his narcissism and ego hadn't bargained for.
Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza aka Yaya Dub (AlDub) of "Eat Bulaga!'s" #KalyeSerye are on the cover of Yes! Magazine's November 2015 issue.
Also on the cover are the rest of the cast of the phenomenal miniseries within a noontime show, including Wally Bayola as Lola Nidora, Jose Manalo as Tinidora and Paolo Ballesteros as Tidora, as well as The Rogelios, The Quandos and The Bernardos.
GMA-7's "Eat Bulaga!" continues to soar in the ratings, beating its rival program, ABS-CBN's "It's Showtime" in the national television ratings, based on Kantar Media's data.
"Eat Bulaga!'s" #KalyeSerye has really become phenomenal that it doesn't only win in the ratings but also end up on the top trending worldwide topic on Twitter every episode.
Sharon Cuneta shared on social media "one of the best gifts" God gave her this year.
On Thursday night, she posted a photo of herself and Piolo Pascual, telling everyone that the two of them are now okay.
Kim Chiu's friendship with former bestfriend Maja Salvador and their common denominator Gerald Anderson is still a favorite subject during their interviews with the entertainment press.
During the press conference for her latest product endorsement, Kim was very honest when asked about the level of her closeness with Maja.
Filipino singer Sofronio Vasquez was named the winner of The Voice season 26. The results show was held Wednesday morning (Manila time) and ...
