Dingdong Mounts #Hitback 3-Peat At Music Museum

OPM Pop Prince Dingdong Avanzado kicks off the new year with his #Hitback: The 3-Peat solo concert at the Music Museum this coming Saturday, January 23, 8:30 pm.

The third leg of his highly-successful #Hitback concert series, the forthcoming show also features the all-male vocal group, Men and Music.

Inspired by the unprecedented turnout from his past two shows last year, Dingdong revs up to third gear as he cooks up more innovative concepts for his ever-expanding audience base.

HOOQ up with another exclusive premiere – Mad Dogs

HOOQ, Asia’s biggest video-on-demand service, partners with Sony Pictures Entertainment to bring you the exclusive premiere of the critically acclaimed Mad Dogs, same day as the US telecast.

Mad Dogs premieres worldwide on January 22 and HOOQ will be the first and only digital platform in Southeast Asia to offer the series on the same day as the US.  Catch this must-watch series created for the digital platform with all 10 episodes dropping in at the same time!  In addition to this latest action thriller, HOOQ customers can also indulge in a diverse and expansive selection of over 35,000 hours of movies and TV series with hot favorites and award-winning series such as Gotham, The Flash, Mad Men, Ash vs Evil Dead, Nashville and awesome blockbusters, Spider-Man, Kill Bill and Harry Potter. 

“2015 has been a great year for us and we have promised our customers to deliver a host of new and exciting TV series ranging from in-season series to same day as the US telecast.  What better way to start 2016 than to share with all HOOQ fans yet another world premiere exclusive to HOOQ!  Mad Dogs promises suspense, lies, deception, secrets and murder!  This dark comedy of wild adventures will definitely get you HOOQ’d! said Peter Bithos, Chief Executive Officer of HOOQ. 

Leonardo DiCaprio's Winning Film "The Revenant" Stays Fierce - Edges Out "Force Awakens" At The US Boc Office On Its Opening

With multiple wins at the recent Golden Globes and major nominations in the upcoming 88th Academy Awards,  film “The Revenant” starring Leonardo DiCaprio directed by Academy Award winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu is fiercely strong at the (U.S.) box-office  with an incredible opening (Friday, Jan. 8) of $14.4 million, edging out “Star Wars: The Force Awakens’” ($10.75 million) that day.

               

“The Revenant” best seen on the big screen, is on its way to $100 million with an estimated gross of $97 million to-date.  Inspired by true events, “The Revenant” is physically intense and emotionally gripping story of a man presumed to be dead but came back to life.  The legend of Hugh Glass, as he is regarded to be the revenant, someone who came back from the dead, is played by Leonardo DiCaprio.   Part thriller, part wilderness journey, The Revenant explores primal drives not only for life itself but for dignity, justice, faith, family and home. 

Philips partners with celebrity mom for a week of kitchen wonders

Motherly pep meets award-winning kitchen solutions in new video series

How many times have you ever wanted to treat your loved ones to a nice full-course meal, only to find that you're too tired and don't have enough time to prepare?

Time has become a luxury for the modern family, with busy schedules getting in the way of spending quality time together. Because the family’s fondest memories often take place around the dinner table, special attention has to be given to the quality of the food you serve. What better way to show your love than to cook everyone's favorite dishes, but with that distinctly healthy twist?

Stars of "How to be Single" in Their Solo Banners‏

The four main female stars of Warner Bros. Pictures' new romantic comedy “How to Be Single” get their own singular banners which have just been revealed by the studio. Getting the special treatment are Dakota Johnson (“Fifty Shades of Grey”), Rebel Wilson (“Pitch Perfect”), Alison Brie (“Get Hard”) and Leslie Mann (“Knocked Up”).

Christian Ditter (“Love, Rosie”) directed the comedy from a screenplay by Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein (“The Vow,” “He’s Just Not That Into You”) and Dana Fox (“Couples Retreat,” “What Happens in Vegas”), screen story by Kohn & Silverstein, based on the book by Liz Tucillo (TV’s “Sex & the City,” He’s Just Not That Into You).

John Travolta With New Young Hit Men “CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES”

John Travolta stars with young talented actors Michael Pitt, Dan Stevens, Christopher Abbott and Rob Brown in the dark comedic crime thriller “Criminal Activities” where a group of friends gets accidentally involved with a mobster's shady business after borrowing money. When four young guys who reunite at an ex-classmate's funeral, one mentions to the others inside information on a stock that is a guaranteed lock to make them instant millionaires. Unfortunately, the deal goes south along with their investment. Things go from bad to worse: one of them borrowed his share of the money from a mobster.

Returning in full baddie form, John Travolta plays the crime kingpin they're indebted to, and these amateur criminals find themselves trying to outwit the crime’s ruthless path in settling the debt.  Directing “Criminal Activities” is long time multi-talented actor Jackie Earle Haley and Oscar nominee whose notable works in “Bad News Bears,” “Little Children,” “Dark Shadows,” “Shutter Island” and “Watchmen” marks his directorial debut in the movie.

Christian Bale Up for Another Oscar with "The Big Short"

Christian Bale scored a well-deserved Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his staggering performance as quirky fund manager Mike Burry, in Paramount Pictures' critically acclaimed cautionary tale, “The Big Short.”

(Watch the featurette “Meet Mike Burry” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XveXN52rnGQ.)

The film itself received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Adam McKay), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing.

Araneta Center Welcomes Our Ms. Universe With Homecoming

Everyone is excited for the homecoming of Pia Wurtzbach, the new Ms. Universe which gave the Philippines the most coveted beauty title after 42 years. Now that Pia had won the crown, the nation is extremely happy with her victory and is looking forward as she comes home wearing the crown.

As part of Binibining Pilipinas, she is also part of the Araneta Family and one of the highlights of her itinerary will be a celebration at Araneta Center. And we have below the schedules of her trip here as well as the route around Araneta.

Beyond the bekis, pageant fans, and supporters, the whole nation will indeed look forward as she shows the world, the universe rather, that she is indeed confident with a heart.

Join in the conversation with #ConfidentlyBeautiful and #MostBeautifulDay

Ryan Gosling, the Honest Opportunist in "The Big Short"

Oscar-nominated actor Ryan Gosling plays slick Deutsche Bank dealmaker Jared Vennett, in the critically acclaimed real-life cautionary tale, “The Big Short” from Paramount Pictures.

Based on the true story and best-selling book by Michael Lewis (“The Blind Side,” “Moneyball”), “The Big Short” also stars Academy Award-honorees Christian Bale, Steve Carell and Brad Pitt. Adam McKay directs from a screenplay by Charles Randolph and McKay.

In the film, when four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything.

Gosling’s Jared Vennet plays a key role in bringing Wall Street crusader and hedge fund manager Mark Baum (Steve Carell) into the fold of those shorting mortgage-backed bonds.

Teen Actor Nick Robinson, from "Jurassic World" to "The 5th Wave"

Coming off the global blockbuster “Jurassic World,” young actor Nick Robinson stars opposite Chloe Grace Moretz in Columbia Pictures' new action-adventure “The 5th Wave.”

(Watch a TV spot for “The Fifth Wave” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xv6hVDoR4g.)

Based on Rick Yancey’s imaginative 2013 young adult novel, “The 5th Wave” focuses on a young girl, Cassie Sullivan (Moretz), who is bidding to survive in a world that has been decimated by four waves — huge, earth-shattering events, from tidal waves to pestilence — which are unleashed upon the planet by some unknown force. Robinson plays a high school kid called Ben Parish.