41st Gawad Urian Nominees Revealed

The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino has announced the nominees for the prestigious film award recognition --the 41st Gawad Urian-- happening on June 14 (Thursday) at the ABS-CBN Vertis Tent and will be airing live on Cinema One at 7pm.

Leading this year’s list is the film “Respeto” with 12 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director for Treb Monteras II, and Best Actor for rapper-actor Abra. Best picture nominees “Balangiga: Howling Wilderness” follows with 10 nominations and “Tu Pug Imatuy” with nine nominations. Other Best Picture nominees are “The Chanters” with a total of seven nominations, and “Birdshot” and “Bhoy Intsik,” both with six nods each.

Catch Single/Single explosive season finale

It has been a roller coaster ride for our favourite weekend barkada in Single/Single season 2. There were heartbreaks, anger, regret and disappointment but there was also laughter, kilig and excitement all throughout the entire show. Indeed, Single/Single has created relatable scenarios of life, love and friendship which perfectly depict the everyday struggle of a millennial.

The season started in a heartbreaking moment with a death of a friend. Through this unfortunate event, the barkada came to grips with the reality that life can be short and it has also driven them to step up in order to achieve their dreams.

Single/Single focuses on #LookingGood

Millennials pay a lot of attention on their health and physical appearance. Due to the demands of a hectic working schedule or lack of inspiration, fitness and wellbeing are often neglected. This Sunday, on Single/Single 2 episode 8, join Joee, Joey and Ranee, starred by Shaina Magdayao, Matteo Guidicelli and Anna Luna respectively, as they strive to look their best despite their busy schedules and emotional conflicts.

After a painful break-up, Joee will be out on an extravagant shopping galore. Is she doing this to feel good and cope or to show that she can easily move on despite her failed relationship with Steve?

Single/Single episode 5 fast forwards to the future

How do the characters see themselves ten years from now? This is the big question that will be tackled this Sunday in PhilStarTV and Cinema One’s first-ever breakthrough series, Single/Single season 2. Prepare to laugh and learn watching your favorite weekend barkada get lost in a reverie of sorts imagining their #FutureNow.

This episode will give you a peek into the characters’ deepest dreams and aspirations. Joey, played Matteo Guidicelli, envisions his future as a successful entrepreneur and family man. This is what prompted him to leave his carefree days as a musician. Now he’s taken on a new challenge – trying to become a serious businessman by setting up his own bar. Does his vision include Shaina Magdayao’s character, Joee? Will his feisty, sometimes over-protective mom, Bianca, played by Cherie Gil, support this change?

Single/Single deals with love and romance in the workplace

Finding love in the workplace can be tricky. Dealing with it can even be more daunting, especially when you are just learning to adult. Embarking on a romantic relationship with a co-worker can sometimes lead to disaster as this may blur the lines between personal and professional.

This week, PhilStar TV and Cinema One’s breakthrough series Single/Single will try to shed some light on the pros and cons of having an office affair with real-life couples like award-winning rom-com directors Dan Villegas and Antoinette Jadaone sharing their thoughts and experiences on how they managed to make it work. They first worked together on the movie “Bakit Hindi Ka Crush Ng Crush Mo?” where Dan was the cinematographer and Antoinette was the script continuity supervisor. They went on to collaborate in film projects like “Beauty In A Bottle”, “Relaks, It’s Only Pag-ibig”, “English Only Please” and “That Thing Called Tadhana”. As their romance blossomed, so did their careers – including the complications that come with it.

More hilarious catch-ups and revelations unfold as Single/Single Season 2 continues

Elevating the kilig, fun and valuable lessons for millennials, Single/Single, the breakthrough romantic comedy series of PhilStar TV and Cinema One, is back for the another run. The premiere episode aired last Sunday, May 15, bringing back the wacky gang ofJoee, Joey, Ranee, Benny and Tita Bianca, played Shaina Magdayao, Matteo Guidicelli, Anna Luna, Brian Sy and Cherie Gil, respectively.

The Season 2 premiere episode picked up six months after former housemates Joee and Joey decided to go their separate ways. The friends haven’t seen each other for quite some time but there’s a reason to get together – it’s Joey’s birthday and he’s celebrating via glamping.

“ON THE JOB” Hits Philippine TV This Sunday On Cinema One

The Philippines’ number one movie channel and top cable channel, Cinema One, will be the first to premiere the award-winning crime thriller “On The Job,” happening this Sunday (June 29) during the channel’s Blockbuster Sundays movie block at 8:00pm.

“On The Job,” which was directed by Erik Matti, stars Piolo Pascual, Gerald Anderson, Joel Torre, Joey Marquez, Angel Aquino, Shaina Magdayao, Empress, Leo Martinez, Michael de Mesa, Vivian Velez, and Rayver Cruz in some of their grittiest roles to date.

This stellar cast plays out the story of four men struggling to survive and to make a living for themselves and their loved ones. Two of these four are former prison inmates who are hired as contract killers. One of which is Mario (Joel Torre), otherwise known as “Tatang”. He intends to finally go straight when he is granted his parole. The other is Daniel (Gerald Anderson), a younger inmate and Mario’s apprentice, who is set to replace him as the top hired killer. Their story finds itself interlaced with that of two law enforcers and investigators, Joaquin (Joey Marquez) and Francis (Piolo Pascual), who are tangled in a moral conflict. As the story plays out, the stakes climb—and these two groups, trapped somewhere close to the fine line between good and evil, inevitably collide.

Cinema One Announces Final Ten Films For Upcoming Cinema One Originals Festival

Now celebrating its 20th anniversary of constantly supporting the growth of the local film industry, Cinema One has finally announced its selection of ten films for the upcoming Cinema One Originals Festival.

On this special year, Cinema One has chosen to allocate a budget of P2-million for the production of these ten selected films, all carefully chosen out of numerous submissions upon its call for entries during the festival’s previous year.

The ten films chosen were those by directors Jay Abello, Nash Ang, Kanakan Balintagos, Sigrid Andrea Bernardo, Eduardo Dayao, Alec Figuracion, Antoinette Jadaone, Malay Javier, Paolo O’Hara, and Remton Siega Zuasola.

Special Drive-In Screening of Philippines' Favorite Love Story "It Takes A Man And A Woman" Presented by Cinema One

The country’s favorite love story, “It Takes a Man and a Woman”, hit the big screen once again, in a romantic drive-in screening event presented by Cinema One held last Friday (September 27) at the the Greenfield District Central Park in Mandaluyong City.

Cinema One invited its audience to fall in love all over again as it revived the story of Miggy (John Lloyd Cruz) and Laida (Sarah Geronimo), shown out in the open and under the moonlight.