http://philippineentertainmentnews.com Movies, TV and more Sun, 24 May 2009 19:01:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By some circumstance, all the three Filipino full-length films in Cannes 2009 are directed by men (Raya Martin, Adolf Alix Jr., Brillante Mendoza) and had men as lead actors (Piolo Pascual, Sid Lucero, Coco Martin). Here's a director and muse update, if you may. Howard Feinstein of ScreenDaily.com noted that Martin, ... http://philippineentertainmentnews.com/2009/05/piolo-pascual-cannes-coco-martin-sid-lucero/ We've had this millionaire fever before, and it has given birth to Bb. joyce Bernal's Mahal Kita, Final Answer a few years ago. But back then, it was typecastedly hosted by Best "Poker Face" Actor Christopher De Leon. Far from the tradition of Banker in Deal or No Deal and ... http://philippineentertainmentnews.com/2009/05/slumdog-vic-sotto-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire/ Some time ago, a couple of REALLY enthusiastic Manilyn Reynes fans got adrenaline hyped after a mention of the "Sayang na Sayang" singer and Shake, Rattle, and Roll actress. vince de la fuente went: sorry guys!!! bastat 80’s and 90’s ang pinaguusapan c MS.MANILYN REYNES ang QUEEN dyan!!! during that time ... http://philippineentertainmentnews.com/2009/05/manilyn-reynes-retro/ You probably thought, how could Manny Pacquiao lose when giants are backing him up? But not everybody saw that coming. Some Hollywood stars probably did though, like Denzel Washington,... ...and Mark Wahlberg. Coz somebody obviously needed some energy drink, and somebody was roaring wild. As Aling Dionisia did, we know where the fight usually ends ... http://philippineentertainmentnews.com/2009/05/manny-pacquiao-pacman-hatton-fight-you-know/ I actually kinda like both Raya Martin and Adolf Alix, Jr., but the ambition of this collaboration terrifies me. First, I doubt follow ups (like the Eraserheads reunion concerts), and it's not just the title and imagery that scream Manila by Night but the outright indication in this poster--"Base sa ... http://philippineentertainmentnews.com/2009/04/piolo-pascual-maynila-raya-martin-adolf-alix-jr/ In the tradition of Where Are They Now?, I recently came across a Facebook Fan Page called NATIONAL MOVEMENT PARA MAGING MATINEE IDOL MULI SI ERIC FRUCTUOSO. And doesn't that make sense? Jomari Yllana's still around making news about his breakup with Pops Fernandez, Mark Anthony Fernandez is now a ... http://philippineentertainmentnews.com/2009/04/eric-fructuoso-gwapings/ As in recent days, I was just browsing through trailers when this Gael Garcia Bernal-Michelle Williams movie caught my eye because of a short and familiar-sounding dialogue: Manuel: Uwi na kayo, Nay! Gloria: Mahal na mahal kita. Mahal na mahal ka ng Nanay. Turns out to be a Swedish director's (Lukas Moodysson ) ... http://philippineentertainmentnews.com/2009/04/mammoth-2009-lukas-moodysson/ If Chip Tsao offended you, then this probably will too. But if this is the kind of offense I have to endure laughing, then bring it. That's Bruno who was previously Borat. Who knew the guy was this, uhm, pretty? I'll say no more about the name of the adopted ... http://philippineentertainmentnews.com/2009/04/bruno-movies-to-watch-out-for-pahabol/ I've been a little Oscars-crazed in the previous movie posts but, to tell you the truth, I haven't watched everything I downloaded on torrents since Christmas. But here I am anticipating new movies again. No mention of the golden guy, for the mean time. Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock Because when we were ... http://philippineentertainmentnews.com/2009/04/movie-trailers-upcoming/ Call me a TV5 slut, but I seriously was excited when I heard they were relaunching last year. Even then, I watched my evening news from singko, I was a fan of Dokyu which eventually turned into Shorts which eventually expanded to Cinemalaya on ABC, and I watched Philippine Idol ... http://philippineentertainmentnews.com/2009/03/tv5-bloggers-writing-project/