REEL DEAL: Big Miracle - Drew Barymore Q&A

DREW BARRYMORE PLAYS “RACHEL” IN KEN KWAPIS’ BIG MIRACLE

Drew Barrymore embodies versatility, having added to her status as one of the film business’ most popular leading ladies by becoming a successful producer and director. 

In her new movie Big  Miracle she plays Greenpeace activist Rachel Kramer. Rachel is what you would call an extremist. She will go to any lengths to stop big oil companies from harming the environment, including showing up uninvited at meetings with a bull horn. When Rachel (reporter Adam's ex-girlfriend) finds out about a family of trapped gray whales, she turns all of her attention to getting them freed.

Born in Culver City, California, into a revered family of actors that includes, among many others, her grandfather John Barrymore and grand-uncle Lionel Barrymore, she started performing in commercials before her first birthday.  At age six, she was chosen by director (and godfather) Steven Spielberg to co-star as Gertie in his (at the time) small-scale feature E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.  Once the film was released to overall acclaim in 1982, the young actress had instantly become a movie star.

MUSIC LYF: Coca Cola Anywhere In The World

The Anthem for the London 2012 Olympic Games

Track Features GRAMMY Award Winner Mark Ronson And 2011 Mercury Prize Nominee, Katy B

"Sport is music in the way that it has so many different natural rhythms... when I was recording the athletes I wasn't really thinking of them in terms of athletes performing a sport, I was thinking of them as people in an orchestra." Mark Ronson

Fusing the sounds of sport and music. Anywhere in the World, the anthem for the Coca-Cola London 2012 Olympic campaign launched globally today. Available for purchase online, the exclusive track is the centerpiece of the brand's Move to the Beat™ campaign.

PAGTUTULUNGAN.ORG: Atletes in Action Run For School Kids in Iligan

Even after almost half a year, the victims of the Typhoon last December is still in a recovery stage, and as the school year starts this June, there is the scarcity of classrooms for students. 

To raise funds for the rehabilitation of schools in Iligan City that were destroyed by Typhoon Sendong, an international humanitarian-sports organization is holding a running event on July 7.

Titled "Schools Run for School Rooms" (SRSR), the run led by Athletes in Action (AIA) will be participated in by student runners from major universities in Metro Manila, groups from government agencies, private corporations and chirches, as well as running enthusiasts.

The run will be held at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. Assembly of participants is at 4 am., as gun start at 5am.

MUSIC LYF: THE WANTED - Chasing the Sun (single)

THE WANTED charmers Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes are back to make fan girls swoon over the globe again. The British-Irish boy band who brought us mind-blowing singles like “All Time Low”, “Glad You Came” and “Gold Forever” presents us with their latest offering --- a self-titled Special Edition EP called The Wanted. The album comprises material from The Wanted's two studio albums, The Wanted (2010) and Battleground (2011), plus the new songs “Satellite” and "Chasing the Sun". The latter is set to be the theme song for this year’s Ice Age 4: Continental Drift. No other song in the world could have been more apt this rainy season than this hot new single. How could you go wrong with lyrics like ‘When the daylight’s fading, we’re gonna play in the dark till it’s golden again’? --- definitely an awesome tune to break the drizzly weather in Manila.

XSTIG: TOSHIBA's New Generation TVs, PCs, and New Brand Ambassador

With new brand ambassador Ms. Solenn Heussaff, Toshiba launches a leading-edge large-screen glasses-free 3D TV, a new Power TV series, and new notebook PCs -

Toshiba Philippines Inc. demonstrated today the power of its tagline, “Leading Innovation”, with the launch of its new generation of products for the Philippines: leading-edge large-screen, glasses-free 3D TV; a new Power TV series; and a new generation of notebook PCs, including the Z Series Ultrabook. The company also introduced its new brand ambassador for the Philippines, Ms. Solenn Heussaff.

REEL DEAL: D' Daily Ratings - June 25, 2012

COMPARATIVE PROGRAM RATINGS PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
Mega Manila Households
June 25, 2012 (Mon)
Note: Ratings gap is based on average program rating and not exact overlap.
Source: Nielsen Phils. TAM (Arianna); overnight ratings

3M Philippines goes hand-in-hand with Make Believe Productions in celebrating young, creative minds

Kids of Make Believe Productions act out as animal
characters during their culminating activity to
showcase their talents in acting, singing and dancing

With its Post-it® and Scotch® Brands, 3M Philippines supports youth creativity and self-expression by partnering with Make Believe Productions in this year’s summer workshops for kids. 

Various activities such as Small Tales: Storytelling and Crafts for Kids; Little Fashionista: Fashion and Crafts for Girls; Camp Rock: Singing and Songwriting for Kids; and Superhero Art: Cool Drawing and Crafts for Kids were conducted during the 12-day long workshop. To conclude the summer program, Make Believe Productions recently held its culminating activities at Fully Booked Bonifacio High Street, Maria Montessori, and Imagine That! Creative Play Space in Three Salcedo, Makati City. 

GMA Network welcomes world boxing champ

GMA Network hosted a grand homecoming party for Kapuso boxing champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao last June 16 at the Midas Hotel. No less than the Kapuso Network’s top officers were present to welcome the host of GMA’s Saturday game show Manny, Many Prizes. Photo shows Pacquiao (second from l) with (from l) GMA Network President and COO Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr., GMA Network Chairman and CEO lawyer Felipe L. Gozon, and GMA Network EVP and Chief Financial Officer Felipe S. Yalong. 

ACADEMY OF ROCK: Where Great Musicians Are Born

As an institution which strongly believes in holistic learning, Academy Of Rock (AOR) provides a conducive environment for students to build and develop their character, inspire creativity and forge lasting relationships through the process of learning.

In the 5 years that we have been in operation, AOR’s successes and achievements have exceeded all expectations. In 2011, we were awarded the Promising SME 500 2012 from Small Medium Business Association (SMBA), Singapore. We distinguish ourselves from many other music institutions by ensuring that our teachers are internationally certified to conduct music lessons. It is part of AOR’s culture to expose students to a diverse range of musical experiences as such our students are given opportunities to perform at world-class art venues locally as well as abroad. 

GMA Films’ ‘The Road’ out in DVD, Blu-ray this July

If you think the thrill brought about by GMA Films' (@GMAFilms) 2011 movie "The Road" (@OfficialTheRoad) is over, you're dead wrong!

After sending chills down the spine of Filipino movie viewers in November 2011 and invading the mainstream U.S.market last May, the Yam Laranas (@yamlaranas) thriller is coming out in DVD and Blu-ray formats in the United Statesnext month.

In a phone conversation with the film's director Yam Laranas, he explained that both the regular DVD and the Blu-ray formats will contain additional features apart from the main film, although the Blu-ray will have more features including the complete "The Making of The Road" video.

The DVD and Blu-ray editions will be available in Amazon, Wal-Mart, Red Box and all DVD outlets in the U.S.