REEL DEAL: Felicity Jones Earns Oscar Best Actress Nom For “THEORY OF EVERYTHING”

British thespian Felicity Jones is one of five Oscar Best Actress nominees this year, and she accomplishes this feat with a magnificent portrayal of real-life character, Jane Hawking, in Universal Pictures' “The Theory of Everything.”

Also starring fellow Academy Award-nominee Eddie Redmayne, the film is an inspiring biopic of renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student, Jane.

To portray Jane Hawking, the filmmakers needed an actress who would face less physical challenges but any number of psychological ones, incarnating the emotions of a pillar of strength.

REEL DEAL: Olivia Wild Returns From The Dead In "THE LAZARUS EFFECT"

From horror masters who produced “Insidious,” “The Purge” and “Sinister” come the latest terrifying thriller in their roster – “The Lazarus Effect” starring an interesting cast lead by Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Evan Peters, Donald Glover and Sarah Bolger.

Olivia Wilde’s character, Zoe, is brought back from the dead when a group of research students pushed the boundaries of knowledge when after a successful experiment wherein they brought back an animal to life, they pursued to perform it on a friend who was electrocuted in a freak accident.  Coming back to life, as Zoe’s strange new persona reveals itself, the team quickly becomes stuck in a gruesome reality. They are no longer faced with the question of whether they can bring someone back to life- but rather, the wrath of her return.

Express Your Love With 7-Eleven City Blends

Coffee has been a staple for the working population of the city. And finding one at wee hours is one of the dilemma of  many, thus we thank the good Lord for convenience stores like 7-Eleven.

Just this 2015, Philippine Seven Corporation (PSC), country licensee of leading convenience store chain, 7-Eleven its newest coffee brand, City Blends.

City Blends by 7-Eleven promises its convenient, fresh, and rich and flavorful coffee that is affordable and easily accessible. Now opens in 258 stores in select locations in Metro Manila, 7-Eleven plans to roll out City Blends to 700 stores by the end of the year. City Blends will also be brewing soon in Visayas.

Tupperware Brands Philippines Supports 2nd PhilHealth Annual Simultaneous Nationwide Run

PHOTO shows Alexander A. Padilla, PhilHealth President and CEO,
and Mark Charles Lew Salecina, Tupperware Brands Marketing Support Manager,
 during the MOA signing for the Philhealth Run.

For 22 years, Tupperware Brands Philippines has continuously pursued touching and transforming Filipinos’ lives with its wide array of product lines, career opportunities, and support to various cause-oriented initiatives. 

This 2015, Tupperware Brands manifests this lifelong value by partnering with PhilHealth for the Ready, TseKap, Go! Nationwide Simultaneous Run to promote the government corporation’s benefits and services.  

Through this activity, PhilHealth aims to further strengthen the public’s awareness about the health care benefits that all members are entitled to. This year’s theme called “PhilHealth: Ready, TSeKap, Go!” aspires to educate families on how they can steer clear of costly hospitalizations through the availment of basic health services. “TseKap” is short for Tamang Serbisyo para sa Kalusugan ng Pamilya, PhilHealth’s primary care benefit package. 

REEL DEAL: Adam Sandler And Dustin Hoffman Team In Comedy-Drama 'THE COBBLER"

Two-time Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman teams up with Adam Sandler in the heart warming comedy-drama “The Cobbler” directed by acclaimed and Oscar nominee Tom McCarthy (“Up”).

Max Simkin (Sandler) repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family

for generations from his father (Hoffman). Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon an heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the only way to find out who you really are.

Savor a Romantic Weekend at the Sky

Seeking for a romantic adventure and fun-filled Valentine’s date venue outside the metro? You may not know it, but Tagaytay's Sky Ranch is a magical wonderland that will answer your hearts' desires this season of love.

Known among Filipinos as a to-go place for kids' merriments, the Sky Ranch transforms into a majestic Cupid nest this Valentine’s Day for couples who would want to enjoy each other's warmth and company through the location's cold breeze and the nonstop excitement offered by existing and new attractions of the tourist hub away from the busy and hassle city life.

Located beside the Taal Vista Hotel on Aguinaldo Highway in Tagaytay, the famed recreational site offers a total of 19 exhilarating rides the extreme two-way, 300-meter zip line and additional attractions like horseback riding for children and adults.

REEL DEAL: Salma Hayek Faces Intense Action Challenges In "EVERLY"

Shot in an apartment where groups of armed men take turns to shoot and kill a woman named Everly, Salma Hayek stars in the title role of “Everly” - a non-stop intense action thriller where her character is forced to fight off a series of assassins sent to her by a former lover and mob boss.  

        

Director Joe Lynch takes the viewers in an emotional roller coaster ride as the heroine, Everly (Hayek) is put under a series of action scenes breaking the boundaries of the genre.   Salma Hayek for her part had loved the badass character of the heroine but wanted to add more depth into the character and injected heart within the action and has thus added three generations of strong women in the film who have to deal with a very dangerous predicament.  

“Salma was looking for something that would effectively capture those feelings of being a mother and the lengths a mother will go to protect her child. I don’t know what would have happened with the movie had Salma not pushed for this,” recalls director Lynch. 

REEL DEAL: A Perfect Post-Valentine's Movie Date Opens February 18 - "THE LAST 5 YEARS"

Anna Kendrick whose stars shot to worldwide acclaim with her viral performance in “Pitch Perfect” will next be seen in the latest romantic musical “The Last five Years” opposite Jeremy Jordan. 

Based on the acclaimed musical of the same name by Tony Award winning composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown, “The Last Five Years,” directed to film by Richard LaGravenese is a musical deconstruction of a love affair and a marriage taking place over a five year period. Jamie (Jordan), a young, talented up-and-coming Jewish novelist falls in love with Cathy (Kendrick), a Shiksa Goddess and struggling actress. The film, told almost entirely through song and a beautiful pop music score, portrays an honest, heartbreaking, often funny, exploration of love and its consequences on individual identity.             

The musical where the movie was based was staged by Flickering Light Productions that had two fantastic runs at The Cultch and Studio 1398. It also competed in Theatre BC's Greater Vancouver Zone Festival. After a week of amazing shows, the cast and crew emerged with 6 awards; including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Lighting, Best Backstage Cooperation, Runner-Up to Best Production, and People's Choice Best Production. After being invited to compete at Theatre BC's Provincial Mainstage Theatre Festival, “The Last Five Years” took home a Thespian Award for Best Technical Sound, and a special Thespian Award for Best Musical.

Radioactive Sago Project Steps Into Eraserheads' Shoes In "MANHID" This February

“MANHID: The Pinoy Superhero Musical” brings together not only talented actors, singers, and dancers, but critically acclaimed musicians too! Audiences will be treated to live music in each show, care of the Radioactive Sago Project. The sought-after group is taking over where the Eraserheads left off in 1991, as the production’s live band.

The Radioactive Sago Project’s perennially surprising stylistic excursions have earned them a cult following, from critics to art fans, even to discerning rock audiences. The band is fronted by four-time Palanca Award-winning writer Lourd De Veyra, along with alumni from the UP College of Music, two-time Gawad Urian awardee for Best Music, Francis De Veyra on bass, Jay Gapasin on drums, Junji Lerma on guitars, Pards Tupas on trombone, Arwin Nava on percussions, and Wowie Ansano on trumpet. Eventually, the band added Roxy Modesto (tenor and baritone saxophone) and B-boy Garcia (turntables) to beef-up the lineup.

MUSIC LYF: Brad Go and The HUSH Project

Music may be beyond the melodies and the lyrics sometimes it tells a story. And these stories may have been inspired by real life people from a lot of places around the world. Filipino-American singer-songwriter Brad Go is out there composing songs and sharing it to the world via The HUSH Project.

The Hush Project is a unique musical and visual kickstarter project by Brad Go who went to a lot of places around the world to meet people and explore the places where he finds inspiration and turn them into songs. The album launched under MCA Music Philippiines includes performed select cuts from the self-penned and self-produced album, including the new single “I Want You Now.”