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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Winter is Coming this Summer! -- Award-winning HBO series GAME OF THRONES returns to PH and USA on April 13


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There is no doubt, we're in the middle of the heat here in the Philippines as it's officially summer season!  But winter can't be stopped to arrive in the islands.

Winter is coming this Summer (in PH but Spring in USA)! Nope, it's not about climate change. It's about the return of the series I've adored and got addicted to since its season premiere -- the GAME OF THRONES!  And it's now on its season five!

Saturday, April 11, 2015

The Threat of Human Annihilation in MARVEL'S AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON


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In Marvel's “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the Super Hero dream team must reassemble in order to stop the terrifying technological villain Ultron who's hell-bent on human extinction.


The decision to give Ultron his day in the sun as the villain of the film was always Joss Whedon’s first choice despite the end sequence in Marvel’s “The Avengers,” which featured the character of Thanos. The writer/director explains, “For me Thanos was always meant to be in the 3rd Avengers movie because he really is a god,” explains Whedon. “He is like a supreme being of evil and for me it was the cosmic cube because I’m really old; for some people it was the infinity gauntlet, but the great crossovers were usually Thanos-based and he made everybody’s lives miserable. And so the idea that he was the prime mover behind all of this just seemed natural.”

Thursday, April 9, 2015

UNFRIENDED someone? Check this out!


Universal Pictures has just unveiled a creepy, new trailer of its upcoming horror thriller “Unfriended” which can be viewed here:


Ushering in a new era of horror, Universal Pictures’ Unfriended unfolds over a teenager’s computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself a year earlier.


DANCE AGAIN with JLo this coming April 15


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Award-winning superstar Jennifer Lopez will make you want to get up and dance this summer  when her high-energy docu-concert movie hits theaters this coming April 15.


The docu-concert entitled JENNIFER LOPEZ: DANCE AGAIN goes behind the scenes of Lopez's first world tour, which visits 65 cities and five continents, travelling 100,000 miles and reaching one million fans, producing 11,250 minutes of music, and requiring 500,000 sequins and 162 wardrobe changes. DANCE AGAIN combines riveting musical performances with a raw and candid look at Lopez's personal and professional life over a defining six-month period, when she challenges herself to go on her first world tour with her two young children in tow.

Monday, April 6, 2015

ANC's digital version is now anc.abs-cbn.com


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ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), the country’s most trusted 24/7 news channel, is moving to its new digital home on ABS-CBNNews.com to bring premium, up-to-date news content daily to Filipinos online.


The new ANC page (anc.abs-cbn.com), which goes live on April 1, will serve as ANC’s digital counterpart to provide credible, live wall-to-wall news coverage, and analysis with context the news channel is known for.

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Let's Bond in the Awesome Land of LEGOLAND!


HELLO WORLD (Malaysia):

Before I became an action figure fan and collector, there is one toy that captured my heart and imagination.  It's LEGO!

Well, I would have not known LEGO if my father didn't give it to me as a gift when I was still a kid (around 4 years old I think).  I got the police station LEGO.  As I formed a lot of structures and characters, I was able to create a lot of stories too.  

That is why LEGO has a special spot in me.  Even if I moved to action figures and robots, LEGO will always be there.  


So when I learned about LEGOLAND opening in Malaysia, I promised myself to go there.  Aside from my love for LEGO, I'm also a theme park junkie!  So after Hong Kong Ocean Park, Hong Kong Disney Land, Universal Studios Singapore, Enchanted Kingdom, Manila Ocean Park and Ocean Adventure, here I am, finally, in Lego Land Malaysia!

The Sound and Story of the HUSH PROJECT by Brad Go


POTATO ON THE GO (Music):

Every now and then, we see new releases of albums and music coming from old and new musicians. Often, we are hooked with the nice music, with the exemplary performance.  It's rare that we know the story behind the music first before we appreciate the songs.  Well, I guess it's because it's the medium.  So no one's to blame.


But if we finally learn the story behind the sound, we fall in the music even more.  This is what the HUSH PROJECT is bringing to us.

A sneak peek on PAPER TOWNS movie adaptation



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20th Century Fox has finally revealed the first trailer and first set of photos of the much-anticipated story on a unique kind of friendship in the upcoming “teenthralling” movie “Paper Towns” directed by Jake Schreier.


Adapted from the bestselling novel by author John Green ("The Fault in Our Stars"), “Paper Towns” is a coming-of-age story centering on Quentin (Nat Wolff)  and his enigmatic neighbor Margo (Cara Delevingne), who loved mysteries so much she became one. After taking him on an all-night adventure through their hometown, Margo suddenly disappears--leaving behind cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher. The search leads Quentin and his quick-witted friends on an exhilarating adventure that is equal parts hilarious and moving. Ultimately, to track down Margo, Quentin must find a deeper understanding of true friendship--and true love.

7 LDR (Long Distance Relationship) Survival Tips from KakaoTalk


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When you’re on the other side of the country — or the world — from your significant other, the odds aren’t in your favor. Long distance relationships are stigmatized as being difficult or even impossible. But if you're considering a long distance relationship or fall into one you really can’t resist, don't worry - KakaoTalk has your back.


KakaoTalk, one of the leading mobile chat applications in the Philippines, shares the secrets of surviving a long distance relationship. Wherever your partner may be, if it is true love, then it is worth working, or waiting for.

Friday, April 3, 2015

Witness enduring love in Nicholas Sparks' THE LONGEST RIDE (Opens April 15)


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Love requires sacrifice...always – an unforgettable quote from “The Longest Ride’s” trailer starring talented rising actors Scott Eastwood and Britt Robertson who play lovers with different backgrounds trying to fight for the love that binds them.


Based on the best-selling Nicholas Sparks tome of the same title, “The Longest Ride” is an epic drama interweaving two love stories, linked across the decades.   In 1940 Ruth (Oona Chaplin) a beautiful Austrian immigrant in America, meets Ira, (Jack Huston), a local man working in the family’s clothing store and they fall in love. In present day North Carolina, Sophia (Robertson), an art history student falls for Luke (Eastwood), a bull rider.  Luke and Sophia rescue a man who is severely injured in a car crash. It turns out to be Ira, now an elderly widower (Alan Alda). Sophia befriends Ira and learns about his extraordinary life and marriage to Ruth.

World Vision and Zonrox team up for the WHITE EVENT online auction for a cause


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There are 3 reputable international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that I'm happy and honored to have worked with: WWF (Earth Hour, Bright Skies program with Cebu Pacific, Tamaraw Conservation, Risk Assessment with BPI, Coral Triangle Week, Tubbataha 25th Anniversary), UNICEF (Champions for Children, Flash Appeal for Typhoon Ondoy Victims, Global Handwashing Day) and WORLD VISION (Celebrities for Children - Race for Hope, Disaster Response with KakaoTalk, Kabisig sa Tubig with P&G).  I've always believed in their causes and have supported them whenever I can.


Just last week, my team and I helped mount the 2015 Earth Hour switch-off event led by WWF.  And now, I'm happy to witness the collaboration of WORLD VISION with Zonrox through FleishmanHillard.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER takes the plunge on April 4!


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After 15 years – and as the new theatrical film, “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” starts screening in the Philippines on April 4 – the cast and creative team of SpongeBob Squarepants have had time to ponder the SpongeBob franchise's legacy.

"It's mind blowing just how big it's become and how long it's gone," muses Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob. "As an actor, you're perennially a freelance employee. We're a bit like migrant workers; we go where the crops are, and SpongeBob is a crop that just keeps growing."

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Meet the Avengers as they assemble anew for AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON! (Opens April 22)


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Marvel Studios has just revealed the character descriptions of the Avengers as they assemble anew for the eagerly anticipated “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” Get on the same page with them and find out their motivations and challenges.


Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.). Brash but brilliant billionaire Tony Stark returns, still struggling with the emotional fallout from the Battle of New York that took place in “The Avengers.” Tony is now bankrolling his Super Hero dream-team in an ongoing effort to protect the world from the evil forces that he knows are out there. Stark carries the weight of the world on his shoulders, which leads him to team up with Bruce Banner to create Ultron as the ultimate peacekeeping program.

Nick Jonas ventures into serious acting in CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR


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The youngest sibling of the phenomenal Jonas Brothers band, Nick Jonas, stars in his first adult and serious acting role in the upcoming thriller “Careful What You Wish For” opposite Isabel Lucas and Dermot Mulroney.
             
Jonas plays Doug, a handsome self-conscious virgin student who gets more than what he bargained for when he started having a very passionate affair with Lena (Lucas), the wife of an investment banker Elliot Harper (Mulroney).  Further into their relationship, Doug is eventually charged with adultery and has become the prime suspect of Harper’s death.