Ellen’s Skin Aesthetic Center Celebrates 35 Years of Skin Care From Generation to Generation

On June 14, marks a three-day early celebration of the 35-year-old brand that started just as a beauty parlor in Avenida back in 1979, and now has turned into Ellen’s Skin Aesthetic Center. To best celebrate the 35th year anniversary, loyal clientele, friends and bloggers were invited to a night of celebration at 55 Events Place, 55 Scout Rallos Street, Quezon City. 

Like with its 35 years of existence, its emerald anniversary will highlight how fascinating the company’s journey has taken its proprietor Ms. Ellen along with her committed, well-trained staff and team of medical specialists have earned the growing list of diverse clientele. Proof to its success in the industry it belongs to, Ms. Ellen and some of her staff have been invited and have attended various international beauty conventions in Hongkong, Taiwan, the United States, among many others. 

REEL DEAL: Witness "Lucy" Transform Into Warrior Beyond Human Logic

From “La Femme Nikita” and “The Professional” to “The Fifth Element,” writer/director Luc Besson has created some of the toughest, most memorable female action heroes in recent cinematic history.  Now, Besson directs Scarlett Johansson and Academy Award® winner Morgan Freeman in Universal Pictures’ “Lucy,” an action-thriller that examines the possibility of what one human could truly do if she unlocked 100 percent of her brain capacity and accessed the furthest reaches of her mind. 

REEL DEAL: BEGIN AGAIN"- John Carney Brings Back Musical Magic On The Big Screen

“If music be the food of love, play on,” wrote William Shakespeare over 400 years ago, reminding us of the way that music can inspire and speak to our emotions and connections in a deeper and more profound way than simple words.  It’s no wonder, then, that the cinema has embraced the power of music to capture and enhance the screen’s powerful connection to the human spirit.  No one knows that better than filmmaker John Carney, whose 2006 film ONCE went from being the find of the Sundance Film Festival to winning the Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film, earning a Grammy nomination for its soundtrack, and winning the Best Original Song Academy Award for the romantic ballad “Falling Slowly” (composed and performed by the film’s stars, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.)  The stage play based on the film then went on to win the Tony Award for Best Musical. 

REEL DEAL: Disaster Film's Main Trailer, Poster Get “INTO THE STORM”

New Line Cinema has just released the main poster and trailer of its upcoming tornado disaster film “Into the Storm” starring Richard Armitage (Thorin in “The Hobbit” films). Watch the trailer here at Warner Philippines' official youtube channel at http://youtu.be/vG4Ls0uxq3c.

In the film, the town of Silverton is ravaged by an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes in the span of a single day. The entire town is at the mercy of the erratic and deadly cyclones, even as storm trackers predict the worst is yet to come. Most people seek shelter, while others run towards the vortex, testing how far a storm chaser will go for that once-in-a-lifetime shot.

Told through the eyes and lenses of professional storm chasers, thrill-seeking amateurs, and courageous townspeople, “Into the Storm” throws you directly into the eye of the storm to experience Mother Nature at her most extreme.

Steven Quale (“Final Destination 5”) directed the film from a screenplay by John Swetnam.

REEL DEAL: Highly Explosive Actioner “THE PRINCE” Packs a Powerhouse of Cast

Axinite Digicinema brings the high-octane non-stop actioner “The Prince” in local cinemas starring Bruce Willis, Rain, Jason Patric and John Cusack  in an unrelenting action film that forces a retired crime boss back into the seedy underworld he’d left behind. 

Directed by Brian A. Miller, known for his film-noir and cutting edge work in the action thrillers “Officer Down” and “The Outsider,”   “The Prince” brings the audience in the gritty underworld of revenge-seeking gangsters.  The movie finds Paul Brennan (Patric) twenty years after his retirement, a retired New Orleans crime boss, has lived a quiet life off the grid, running an auto repair garage in remote Mississippi. When his teenage daughter goes missing, Paul is forced to return to the city and face his former enemies. With the help of his daughter’s friend Angela (Jessica Lowndes), Paul comes face to face with Omar (Willis), the city’s most powerful man whose family he mistakenly took out, in an explosive final standoff that may offer redemption for Paul’s past mistakes.

“The Prince” will open very soon in theatres nationwide this September 10 from Axinite Digicinema

MUSIC LYF: 12 Stone Records Welcomes Alodia Gosiengfiao

Music is about to get more exciting with the addition of Cosplay Queen Alodia Gosiengfiao to the roster of talented 12 Stone Records artists.

Alodia Almira Arraiza Gosiengfiao is the country’s most popular and influential cosplayer. Due to her huge following, she has been chosen to endorse for several beauty and tech brands both here and abroad. She’s also a model, an actress, and a singer. This beautiful young lady has been featured in various magazines, newspapers, and TV shows locally and abroad. She recently graced the cover of FHM Philippines, and was ranked as the 20th Sexiest Woman of the Philippines. She was named by UNO Magazine as one of the Most Influential Women in the country.

REEL DEAL: 1st Ko Si Third Trailer Released

With the countdown to cinemalaya comes close, we can now see more information about the featured films like Real Florido's "1st Ko Si Third" starring Nova Villa, Dante Rivero and Freddie Webb.

Bringing the love story of young love at old age proves that first love never dies. Cory, who after all these years gets a letter from his first love and asks her to be with her  to cherish lost moments of love and laughter. We now take a peek at the trailer of the movie which in some way or another would also make you relate to our personal first love experiences.

Also starring in the movie are Coleen Borgonia, Denise Barbacena, Ken Chan, Nova Villa, Lara Morena, RJ Agustin, and Ruby Ruiz.

1st Ko si 3rd is written and directed by Real Florido  and will be showing at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and Ayala Cinemas on August 1 to 10, 2014.

REEL DEAL: Barber's Tales (Mga Kwentong Barbero) Finally Will Be Shown In The Philippines!

Eugene Domingo goes into another challenging role with the latest movie from Jun Lana, Barber's Tales (Mga Kwentong Barbero) which after winning awards abroad will finally be shown here in the Philippines on August 2014. What is special about this film? Well there is indeed a long list of reasons which have earned the recognition of world.

The movie has participated in international film festivals namely 2013 Tokyo International Film Festival, 2013 Abu Dhabi Film Festival, 2014 Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2014 Undine Far East International Film Festival, and the 2014 Madrid International Film Festival. It also garnerd awards like 2013 Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum Best HAF Project, ARRI Award, Technicolor Award, Catapoolt Award, and 2014 Undine International Film Festival Audience Choice Crystal Mulberry Prize, and 2014 Madrid International Film Festival Nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Producer and Best Actress. Eugene also won Best Actress for the 2013 Tokyo International Film Festival.

REEL DEAL: “DRAGON NEST: WARRIOR’S DAWN” Poster Release

World's Videogame Phenomenon Dragon Nest Now A Movie

The global videogame phenomenon “Dragon Nest” comes to the big screen with its first of a trilogy – “Dragon Nest: Warrior’s Dawn” where an unlikely human hero is centric in uniting a divided enchanted land to fight against the evil force that seeks to destroy all humans and elves.

Directed by Yuefeng Song, the movie covers the events that took place during the Black Dragon Raid when a Black Dragon appeared in the once peaceful land enchanted land of Altea. With the Black Dragon’s attack, the King ordered then the young warriors Geraint, Argenta, Velskud and other legendary heroes to form the Dragon Slaying Alliance. The incident years after was widely known to be the First Dragon Invasion for the younger generations. We now find Lambert, a young restless wannabe warrior who lost his homeland and family when he was young, causing him to have the dream of vanquishing the Black Dragon. His limited but impressive fighting skills caught the attention of Barnac, the legendary mercenary who trains Lambert to use his fighting skills wisely and opportunely.

Produced by giant game prime mover Shanda Games, Eyedentity Games and Mili Pictures, “Dragon Nest: Warrior’s Dawn” will open very soon in cinemas nationwide to be distributed by Axinite Digicinema in the Philippines.

#30DaysBlog Challenge: Day 1 Introduce Yourself

Hey its July! And one thing that I want to do is make more personal writing that can also benefit me in doing more awesome stuff. I have come across a blogging challenge for the month of July to make a blogpost everyday for the month and for day 1, it is...well... uhm... introductions!

For those who don't know me, I am Florencio P Jusay Jr, or more commonly known as FPJ Jr (because of my intitials and the name gives a good recall). I have been blogging for more than ten years. I stared back when blogger was a new website for blogging, but I only had short posts and have migrated to friendster and multiply for personal  social network and posting.