Upcoming movies in 2013 : Second Quarter

Here are the second part of upcoming movies in 2013


April 2013
April 5 - Jurassic Park 3D, Dead Man and Down The Heat
April 12- 42, The Evil Dead, Oblivion and Disconnect
April 19 - Scary Movie 5

 

May 2013

May 3 - Iron Man 3

May 10 - About Time and Tyler Perry's We the Peeples

May 17 - Star Trek 2

May 24 - The Hangover: Part III, EPIC and Fast 6

  

June 2013
June TBA - The Great Gatsby
June 7 - After Earth
June 14 - Man of Steel and The End of the World
June 21 - World War Z and Monsters University
June 28 - Kick-Ass 2, The Internship and White House Down

  

Movies in third quarter of 2013 to be posted soon.

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Zac Efron will visit Manila this September

High School Musical actor Zac Efron will visit Manila this coming September for Penshoppe's Annual Fan Conference.  Efron signed the contract as endorser last March.  He will going to visit Manila and meet his fans while working with Penshoppe.

According to Alex Mendoza, brand director of Penshoppe

“Team Penshoppe is very thankful to Zac for accepting our invitation to visit and meet his fans in the Philippines. Penshoppe FanCon 2012 starring Zac Efron will be our biggest event to date as we continue to bring Penshoppe to new levels"

The event will be held on September 29, 2012, Saturday around 7:00 in the evening at SM Mall of Asia Arena. For every single purchase made at participating Penshoppe from September 1 to 23, 2012, exchanged it at SM Mall of Asia Arena tickets and you can have an access the event for FREE.   

Here are the list of participating Penshoppe stores:  SM Megamall, SM North Edsa, SM Mall of Asia, SM Baguio, SM Pampanga, Ayala Trinoma, SM Batangas, SM Lucena, SM Cebu, SM Iloilo, SM Cagayan De Oro and SM Davao.

If you want to know more about this event visit and follow Penshoppe's official twitter account @PENSHOPPE or LIKE them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/penshoppeofficial.

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Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles

Tiktik:  The Aswang Chronicles is one of the most highly projected action-horror movies this year directed by Erik Matti, a Filipino film maker nominated as Best Director.

Here's the link of the trailer of the movie I got from Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk2rccJ_vl0

The movie tackles about the aswang myth and they used finest state of the art technology, showcased the talents of the Filipino.  Tiktik  is a variation of the uniquely Filipino supernatural being called "aswang

The cast includes Lovi Poe, Dingdong Dantes, LJ Reyes, Mike Gayoso, Joey Marquez, Janice De Belen, Rina Reyes, Roi Vinzon and Ramon Bautista

The movie is set to open on October 17, 2012

Follow them on Facebook : http://facebook.com/theaswangchronicles and follow them on twitter:   twitter.com/TIKTIKOct17

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Protege: The Battle for the Big Artista Break Season 2 4th Gala Night

Protege Top 15 performed their first short film together with Ms. Maricel Soriano.  Every team showed their acting skills in different genre of film.  The short film was directed by Brillante Mendoza.  

Andres Vasquez won the Maricel's Choice for Best Performance in Male category while Elle Ramirez in female category.  Director's Choice for Breakthrough Protege Performance also won by Andres Vasquez and Team Visayas won the Judges' Choice Best Acting Ensemble.  

 

When the bottom three announced which includes Reese Tayag, Vien Allan King and Japs de Luna, Reese Tayag ends her journey.

Photo Credits :  Protege Photos

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Upcoming movies in 2013 : First Quarter

Love movies?  Guess what, there are lot of movies this coming 2013.  I'm so excited to watch some of them. Here are some movies to be watch out for the first quarter of the year

JANUARY

January 4 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D

January 11 - Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and Gangster Squad

January 18 - The Last Stand, Guillermo del Toro Presents Mama and Broken City
January 25 - Battle of the Year, Movie 43,The Conjuring and Parker

    

 

FEBRUARY


February 1 - Bullet to the Head and Warm Bodies
February 8 - Safe Haven, Identity Thief  and The Bitter Pill
February 13 - Beautiful Creatures
February 14 - A Good Day to Die Hard and Escape From Planet Earth
February 22 - I, Frankenstein

 

MARCH

March (to be announced) - Molly's Theory of Relativity Trance
March 1 - Elysium Stoker
March 8 - Oz: The Great And Powerful
March 15 - Carrie, 21 and Over and Now You See Me
March 22 - Jack the Giant Killer, The Croods and Captain Phillips
March 29 - G.I. Joe: Retaliation, The Host, Tyler Perry's and The Marriage Counselor

 

 

Movies in second quarter to be posted soon.  

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Derrick Monasterio : Ambassador of National Youth Comission

Last August 19, Derrick Monasterio, a certified Kapuso tween actor launched him as at Party Pilipinas as the new ambassador for National Youth Commission, also known as the NYC, a government agency in the Philippines that specifically addresses issues surrounding the Filipino youth. It was founded on June 30, 1995, via Republic Act 8044 or the Youth in Nation-Building Act.

Monasterio signed the contract last August 16 together with NYC Commission Earl P. Saavedra.

According to Derrick,

“Nakakatuwa naman po na ako ang napili nila out of the many young actors ngayon na puwede namang maging youth advocate din. (I'm really happy that they chose me as a Youth Advocate even though their are many young actors today)

According to Commission Saavedra, 

“We know that Derrick's character is definitely a good image of a typical Filipino youth."He is an example of somebody who shows to the young how they must conduct themselves.

Jolina Magdangal and Dingdong Dantes are former NYC Advocates.  It can be found at NYC Main Office  4th Floor, Bookman Building, 373 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City

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Protege: The Battle for the Big Artista Break Season 2 First Gala Night

From Top 20, Protege is now down to 15 finalist wherein 5 of them are already out.

Last Sunday, the judges revealed the bottom two of every region: Japs De Luna & Glenn Roy of North and Central Luzon; Kelly and Vien Allen King of Mega Manila; Arny Ross & Mykel Ong of South Luzon; Apple Vega & Ruru Madrid of Mindanao; Mitch Capili & Zandra Summer of Visayas.

During the first gala night, the finalist in bottom two showcased their talents in singing, dancing and acting.  It is very hard for the judges and the mentors to decide who will go home.  

And when the decision is already made up, Ricky Davao (mentor of North and Central Luzon) chose to save Japs De Luna over Glenn Roy

 

Jolina Magdangal (Visayas mentor) chose Zandra Summer over Mitch Capili

 

Roderick Paulate of Mega Manila save Vien Allen King than Kelly

 

Gina Alajar (mentor of South Luzon) save Arny Ross over Mykel Ong

  

and Philip Salvador (mentor of Mindanao) chose Ruru Madrid than Apple Vega

 

The judges and mentor told to everyone especially the 5 who ended their journey that "this competition is the not the end of the road, it's just the beginning.  Even though they lost their chance, still they are now part of showbizness and soon many opportunities will came up. 

The remaining 15 finalist will compete again for the second gala night this coming August 26, 2012.

Photo credits to: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.432771046774218.135508.185257981525527&type=3

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Miss China won the title of Miss World 2012

Miss China Wen Xia Yu won the title of Miss World 2012 held last Saturday at Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.

Photo credits to Miss World

Wen Xia wants to become a music teacher. She loves hiking, traveling, singing, dancing and playing the piano and her favorite food is dumplings.

Actually, this is the second time that China won the title in their hometown.  Many people bashed the fanpage of Miss World and very disappointed to the results.  They say that Miss South Sudan is much deserving to the win the said title because of her answer during the Question and Answer portion.

Here are the results during the competition:

MISS WORLD 2012:   Miss China
1st Runner Up:  Miss Wales
2nd Runner Up:  Miss Australia

Top 7:
Miss Jamaica
Miss South Sudan
Miss India
Miss Brazil

Top 15:
Miss Mexico
Miss England
Miss Spain
Miss Philippines
Miss United States
Miss Netherlands
Miss Indonesia
Miss Kenya

Pre-Pageant Events:

Top Model:
Miss South Sudan

Sports:
Miss Sweden

Talent:
Miss China

Beauty With A Purpose:
Miss India

Beach Fashion
Miss Wales

Multimedia
Miss India

Continental Queens of Beauty:
Americas:
Brazil
Africa:
South Sudan
Asia and Oceania:
China
Caribbean:
Jamaica
Europe:
Wales

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Zsa Zsa Padilla diagnosed with stage 1 kidney cancer

After losing her "lovey" Dolphy, singer-actress Zsa Zsa Padilla is now facing another trial of her life.

According to the report from Joseph Pimentel, ABS-CBN North Hollywood, California, Zsa Zsa Padilla told ABS CBN news that she is now diagnosed with Stage 1 Kidney cancer.  She has a malignant growth the size of a golf ball inside her kidney told by her doctors at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California.

Here's the excerpt of Ms. Zsa Zsa Padilla

“The first time I saw Dr. Folkes, he immediately told me it was malignant. So when I heard that word 'malignant,' I said, 'Oh man, I have cancer.’ I went back the next day for blood work and a scan and it showed the same thing -- almost a 3 centimeters growth -- and he advised for it to be taken out," Padilla said.

Zsa Zsa Padilla was born as Esperanza Padilla in 1964, the daughter of actor and sportsman Carlos “Sonny” Padilla, Jr. who served as the referee in the Ali-Frazier world heavyweight boxing match.  

Padilla known for her songs Hiram and Through the Years, the song she sung during the wake of Dolphy.

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