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GMA 7’s Born to Be Wild takes on a new journey with the latest series about fangs and peaks beginning tonight.
There are 105 known species of frogs in the Philippines according to a study conducted by scientist Dr. Arvin Diesmos. Eighty percent of these frogs are endemic to the country or can be found nowhere else on earth. But there are certain species of frogs that inspire even more fascination, one of which is a frog…with fangs. [Read more...]
A string of surprises gripped not only viewers last Nov. 5 but also the Pinoy Big Brother housemates themselves with the revelation of Kuya’s second house and the 15 additional housemates for its back-to-back treat Pinoy Big Brother UnliDay and Pinoy Big Brother UnliNight.
Before revealing the second house, former mole Carlo, despite failing to accomplish all of Kuya’s tasks, was inducted as an official housemate after 12 out of the 13 housemates voted for him to stay. [Read more...]
TV5 will launch its new Sabado Panalo block with the back-to-back-to-back pilot airing of The Jose and Wally Show Starring Vic Sotto, Regal Shocker, and Real Confessions.
Starting November 5, viewers can watch the reality-comedy program The Jose and Wally Show Starring Vic Sotto. Featuring Bossing Vic Sotto and the wacky duo of Jose Manalo and Wally Bayola, this innovative program is a “show within a show.” It follows the adventures of Direk Vic as he puts up a TV program for two has-been comedians turned ‘frenemies’ who constantly try to outshine each other. Mr. Pinoy Explorer himself, Aga Muhlach, will grace the show as himself on its pilot episode this Saturday.
Following The Jose and Wally Show Starring Vic Sotto is the premiere of Regal Shocker,which is bound to scare a new generation of televiewers the way it did in the ’80s. Its pilot offering presents Gabby Concepcion and Nina Jose in the hair-raising episode titled “Elevator.”
The November 12 episode titled “Red Shoes” will feature Ruffa Gutierrez as a fashion blogger while the November 19 episode will feature a mysterious piano that will scare Alex Gonzaga and Edgar Allan Guzman.
From Star Confessions to Real Confessions, ordinary Filipinos now get to share their extraordinary life stories. For its first salvo, Real Confessions shares a moving love story that knows no boundaries, with Gelli de Belen and Wendell Ramos playing the role of a star-crossed couple who, though separated by death, continue to signify the depth of true love.
This new ‘Sabado Panalo’ lineup will make Saturday primetime viewing more engaging and exciting starting this November 5 right after Wil Time Bigtime on TV5.
Rica Peralejo and Ara Mina topbill this Saturday’s (November 5) episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya.
Be inspired by the tried and tested friendship of Ester (Ara) and Eva (Rica) who served each other during their trying times. Also starring Marlann Flores, Angelie Urquico, Dexter Doria, Trina Legaspi, and Archie Alemania.
This episode is directed by Dado C. Lumibao and written by Joan Habana. Don’t miss the month-long celebration of the longest running drama anthology, Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK), Saturday nights, after Junior Master Chef Pinoy Edition.
“Primetime princess and former housemate Kim Chiu shares her story of fame and fortune tomorrow (November 3) in Us Girls after winning Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition five years ago.
“Loads of fun await you as the lifestyle magazine show takes you to spots that are sure to bring unlimited bonding moments with your barkada.
“Iya Villania, Angel Aquino, and guest co-host Megan Young will take you to theme parks that offer ride-all-you-can packages and restaurants that serve unlimited coffee, unlimited cake, unlimited desserts and many more.
“All these and more from the 33rd Catholic Mass Media Awards’ Best Entertainment Program tomorrow (November 3) after the The X Factor on Studio 23.”
Lovi Poe will topbill Regal Film’s latest offering, Aswang, which will hit cinemas starting today Wednesday, November 2.
Director Jerrold Tarog megs this horror film after gaining acclaim for his past works, including the thrillers Confessional and the “Funerarya” episode of Shake, Rattle & Roll XII.
Aswang, which was originally envisioned to be a remake of the 20-year-old Alma Moreno-Peque Gallaga classic, takes in a new dimension, with a new set of creatures called the ‘Abuwaks’, clearly inspired by the monsters from 28 Days Later,Resident Evil or 30 Days of Night.
Lovi plays Jasmine, a mysterious girl who is revealed to be an ‘Abuwak’. She has accepted her fate but refuses to lead a life like an ‘Abuwak’, which preys on human beings. Jasmine sees hope when she meets a human, Daniel (played by Paulo Avelino), whom she sees as her hope to escape from the world of the Abuwaks. Jasmine and Daniel fall in love. But the leader of the tribe of the Abuwaks (Joem Bascon) just won’t allow it. He won’t allow Jasmine to escape from their clutches.
Regal Films is excited to launch Lovi Poe to solo stardom. In this film, Lovi has new Kapamilya actor Paulo Avelino as leading man, and Joem Bascon as their opponent. The film also stars Jillian Ward and Albie Casiño as two children running away from a hitman (Marc Abaya), accidentally leading them to the paths of Jasmine and the ‘Abuwaks.’ Precious Lara Quigaman, Noni Buencamino, Niña Jose and Bembol Roco complete the cast.
Aswang is a post-Halloween presentation with a “scary” premise combined with a storyof love and hope. The film was written by Aloy Adlawan and Jerrold Tarog, under the direction of Jerrold Tarog.
Watch the trailer below:
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One of the most talented young actresses working today, Oscar Best Actress nominee Carey Mulligan (“Never Let Me Go,” “Money Never Sleeps”) stars opposite Ryan Gosling in FilmDistrict’s critically acclaimed thriller Drive.
Winner of the Best Director prize in this year’s Cannes Film Festival, “Drive” will be shown exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas (Glorietta 4, Greenbelt 3 & Trinoma) starting Nov. 9. The film is directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and adapted from James Sallis’s 2005 novel of the same name.
In the film, Driver (Gosling) is a Los Angeles wheelman for hire, stunt driving for movie productions by day and steering getaway vehicles for armed heists by night. Though a loner by nature, Driver can’t help falling in love with his beautiful neighbor Irene (Mulligan), a vulnerable young mother dragged into a dangerous underworld by the return of her ex-convict husband Standard (Oscar Isaac).
Mulligan had been a fan of Refn’s past films “Bronson” and “Valhalla Rising” and had even mentioned to her agent that she wanted to work with a director like Refn, but it was only after she expressed interest in the script that she learned who was helming “Drive.”
The actrees’ enthusiasm was matched by Refn’s, who immediately ordered small rewrites of Irene’s backstory so he could cast Mulligan. In the novel, ‘Irene’ is a Latina. Director Refn confirms, “Originally I was looking for a Latina actress. I hadn’t seen Carey’s films, but the minute she walked in the door, I knew we had our ‘Irene.’ It just cemented the love story in a much more interesting way. It made it more of a ‘Romeo & Juliet‘ kind of love story without the politics that would in this day and age be brought into it if you had different nationalities or different religions.”
Mulligan explains her interest in the part: “Irene’s character was a challenge because she’s really the pivot point for the film’s secondary plot, which is literally about the love triangle between her, Driver and Irene’s husband Standard but dramatically is about where they’ll all end up in the most meaningful sense. And it’s not an easy decision for her. Driver certainly seems like Irene’s knight in shining armor, but Standard is drawn very sympathetically, as someone who’s made mistakes but is genuinely trying to turn his life around. Plus she’s loved him since she was 17. So to be able to play those two impulses off of one another, especially after Standard and Driver form an uneasy alliance, gave me so much to work with.”
Says Refn: “Since I was a teenager, I’ve been a big fan of `Sixteen Candles.’ I’ve always wanted to remake that film one way or another and, in a very unlikely way, I’ve done that with `Drive.’ Carey has all the intelligence and charm of a young Molly Ringwald. The romantic scenes she has with Ryan make for a very delicate and beautiful contrast to the brutality in the rest of the film.”
In Columbia Pictures’ new suspense thriller Straw Dogs, a Hollywood screenwriter (James Marsden) and his actress wife (Kate Bosworth), return to her small hometown in the deep South to prepare the family home for sale after her father’s death. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, including the wife’s ex-boyfriend (Alexander Skarsgård), leading to a violent confrontation.
Directed and screenplay by Rod Lurie, the film is based on the 1971 movie of the same title written by David Zelag Goodman and Sam Peckinpah who adapted the novel The Siege of Trencher’s Farm by Gordon Williams.
When Rod Lurie set about the task of revisiting Peckinpah’s controversial 1971 film “Straw Dogs,” foremost in their minds was capturing the scary intensity of the story and its exploration of the darkest human behavior, but also reconfiguring its horrific contours for the realities and moviegoing sensibilities of a new generation.
“Peckinpah had a very definite point of view of human beings and how they behaved,” says Lurie, of the original film’s shocking violence. “He was very much a pessimist, and I believe I’m an optimist. So I thought it might be an interesting experiment to see whether or not you can do the same story, but tell it from a different point of view.”
Working more from Gordon William’s novel, The Siege of Trencher’s Farm than from Peckinpah’s film, Lurie felt that updating the story and bringing its special psychological terror into the classic American setting of a small Southern town — where life was ruled by how the football team performed on Friday night and the townspeople’s roles were a clearly defined hierarchy — would bring a modern edge to what is at heart a powerful and ultimately terrifying examination of a relationship being incomprehensibly tested and torn apart.
Lurie then set about regrounding everything in William’s novel, shifting the location to a small fictional Southern town steeped in traditions of brutality, and transforming the characters into roles within that classic American setting.
“It’s not so much that it’s the South,” explains Lurie. “What I wanted to define was a culture where violence was a part of their everyday life, where they’re hunting, where there’s football – which I adore – and where their people solve things through fights. Where machismo rules.”
One thing Lurie insisted should not change, was the central core of the story’s menacing buildup, which forces a reluctant hero to use violence in order to defend his wife, his property and both of their lives – and whether after being shattered, his marriage could ever be rebuilt.
Opening soon across the Philippines, “Straw Dogs” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Visit www.sonypictures.com.ph to see the latest trailers, get free downloads and play free movie games. Like us at www.Facebook.com/ColumbiaPicturesPH and join our fan contests.
Pinoy Big Brother “Kuya” opened his famous house to the newest batch of housemates last night, October 29, 2011. Pinoy Big Brother Season 4 is dubbed asPinoy Big Brother Unlimited, which signifies unlimited surprises, challenges, gimmicks and twists that will be revealed throughout the new season.
PBB show hosts Toni Gonzaga, Bianca Gonzales and ex-PBB Teen Edition Plus housemate Robi Domingo grandly welcomed the housemates in a “big fiesta.” The official bienvenida happened in front of the PBB house in Quezon City.
To jumpstart the show, host Toni, clad in a stylish blue beweled long-sleeved dress, entertained the massive crowd by performing the very popular PBB theme song “Pinoy Ako.”
Afterwards, Toni introduced the first four PBB housemates composed of two females and two males. The housemates held masks to conceal their faces. First put on spotlight is 24-year old sultry charmer Jaz Manabat, the “sensual siren ng Quezon City.” Called next is the “Hotshot Engineer ng Cebu”, good-looking Jan “Slater” Young. The third housemate personifies toughness and said to be “street smart”; 32-year old Kigoy Abarico goes by the moniker “Bay Diskarte ng Ormoc. Twenty-year old tennis player Tin Patrimonio, daughter of popular basketball player Alvin Patrimonio, completes the first four. The housemates were escorted by Bianca and Robi.
The fifth housemate introduced is self-made man 29-year old Roy Gamboa, otherwise known Sales Lakay ng Pangasinan. He is joined also by 18-year old Kevin Fowler, the “Dream Boy ng California” and “Mom of Steel ng Muntinlupa” multi-awarded body builder champ Luz McClinton.
The third set of housemates features a fearless female comic who goes by the name of Pamu Pamorada. She is the “Kitikiti Kid ng Batangas” and she idolizes comedian Vice Ganda. The ninth housemate is said to be “Hopeless Romantic ng GenSan,” 26-year old Paco Evangelista. Ninteen-year old Kim de Guzman, the “Stunning Sweetheart ng Olongapo,” is the tenth housemate identified.
The last three housemates introduced are half-Pinoys. Fil-German Joseph Biggel is the “Promdihirang Tisoy ng Marinduque,” “Pinoy Anime ng Japan” Fil-Japanese Seichang Ushimi, and Fil-British Divine Maitland-Smith, the “Darling Dude ng Cebu,” who admits that she is a lesbian.
A surprise twist turned up after the 13 housemates were named. Thirty “reserved” housemates were called on stage by Toni. She explained that a 14th housemate will be part of PBB Unlimited.
In a “lucky draw” held live during the show, the 14th housemate was identified as Carlo Romero from Chicago, U.S.A. Toni read a letter addressed to the 14th housemate stating that the 14th housemate has a special role to fulfill inside the PBB house. He is Kuya’s designated “mole.” Carlo will be given several challenging tasks to perform. If he is able to carry these tasks out without a hitch, then he will continue his stay. But if he fails, he will leave Kuya’s house by the end of the week.
A glimpse of the housemates inside the PBB house was shown. Each housemate had to enter a narrow “tunnel” to get into Kuya’s house. Unlike the previous seasons, the PBB house has been stripped of every comfort and luxury; gone are the elegant interiors and comfy furniture. Instead, the housemates set foot inside a typical shanty-inspired home.
What adventures await the housemates? Will they pass Kuya’s challenges? Who among them will be evicted first?
Pinoy Big Brother Unlimited airs weeknights on ABS-CBN.
Dubbed as Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown, GMA-7′s new installment of the reality show will test who among the castaways will be able to outwit, outplay and outlast their competitors.
Now, the identities of the castaways have been unveiled. Who among them will win the P3 million grand prize of the reality show? They are:
1. Geneva Cruz and KC Montero
- Geneva and KC got married in the United States in 2004 but they have since separated
2. Chuckie Dreyfus and Isabel Granada
- they were both popular as loveteam partners during the ’80s. They now have families of their own: Chuckie is married to wife Yen while Isabel is married to businessman-politician Geryk Genasky Aguas
3. John Odulio and Arnold Aninion
- They are both rugby players who are members of the Philippine Volcanoes
4. Stef Prescott and Gino Dela Peña
- Stef is an Avenger from StarStruck Season 4 while Gino is a model who is reportedly Stef’s suitor
5. Arthur Solinap and Carlo Gonzales
- Arthur is the boyfriend of Rochelle Pangilinan while Carlo is the boyfriend of Luane Dy (GMA News celebrity news anchor)
6. Maria Isabel Lopez and Mara Lopez
- Maria Isabel is a former beauty queen-turned-actress who is the mother of champion surfer Mara.
7. Ellen Adarna and Filo Cucueco
- Ellen is an Internet celebrity who has posed as a cover girl for FHM Philippines. She is joined on the island by Filo, her non-showbiz entrepreneur boyfriend
8. Aifha Medina and Alyssa Alano
- Aifha is a Sexbomb dancer while Alyssa is seen weekly on GMA-7′s showbiz talk show Startalk
9. Jackie Forster and Angelicopter
- Jackie is a former actress and ex-wife of Benjie Paras. Meanwhile, Angelika Schmeing-Cruz is best known as a DJ for an FM station
10. Maey Bautista and Betong
- Maey and Betong are known for giving their humourous commentaries on GMA News TV’s Ang Pinaka. Maey is also a comedienne who is part of the satirical program May Tamang Balita
Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown is scheduled to begin airing this November 2011 on GMA-7.
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