"Lights Out" - How a New Director Turned His Viral Short Film Into Full-Length Horror Feature‏

Barely two years ago, 35-year-old Swede David F. Sandberg was a debt-ridden wannabe filmmaker who had never held a steady job, let alone made a feature. He had been rejected by the Swedish Film Institute even for a relatively modest shorts investment. He and his wife, Lotta Losten, got by in part on her salary as an employee.

But a short film the couple made in their apartment in Sweden — about a woman who sees a scary supernatural creature only when the lights are out — changed their fortunes. The piece was made for a contest run by the horror website Bloody Disgusting. Less than three minutes long, with no dialogue or budget (Losten played both the woman and the apparition), “Lights Out” unexpectedly went viral via Reddit — nearly a year after they made it.

Philippines makes its mark as global entertainment destination

The Philippines once again made its mark in the global entertainment scene as over 26,000 fans from across the globe gathered together for some explosive dance music performed by renowned local and international pop icons in this year’s biggest music event, the MTV Music Evolution Manila 2016.

Presented by the Department of Tourism (DOT), and the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), the one-night-only outdoor live music event, with the theme Can’t Stop Movin!, presented the amazing evolution of pop music and its dance influences. The Concert Grounds of SM Mall of Asia was basically on fire as fans danced, cheered and sang their hearts out on hit after hit of iconic and contemporary pop dance music.

Melissa McCarthy Takes On the Paranormal in "Ghostbusters"‏

Oscar-nominated comedienne Melissa McCarthy (“Spy,” “The Heat”) is Abby Yates, a scientist who believes in the paranormal and she won’t let the non-believers grind her down, in Columbia Pictures' new action-adventure “Ghostbusters” (in Philippine cinemas Friday, July 15).

(Watch the featurette “Meet Your Ghostbuster: Abby!” at http://youtu.be/QRs9N86dYPY.)

Mia Wasikowska Back in Wonderland Through "The Looking Glass"

In Disney's new fantasy adventure “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” Mia Wasikowska (“Crimson Peak,” “Alice in Wonderland”) is back as Alice Kingsleigh, the head-strong young woman raised in Victorian London who is a dreamer and a noncomfortist. Now on the cusp of adulthood, she continues to struggle with balancing her inherent curiosity and conforming to other people’s expectations.

“Alice is a great character because she’s very much her own person, and after returning from her travels where she was captain of her own ship has gained more confidence and is filled with a sense of inspiration and excitement,” says Wasikowska.

Adds director James Bobin, “Alice, as written by Lewis Carroll, was very forward-thinking for the time and almost out of place because she’s a strong female character in a very patriarchal, Victorian society…sort of a modern woman in an old-fashioned society.”

Avida Launches The Country’s First Interactive Showroom in BGC

Today’s young go-getters are all about self-expression, letting their unique personalities shine through in everything that they do. They play by their own rules and go beyond the average, pursuing the passions and interests that define their individuality.

Now, young professionals and families can get a preview of how living in their very own home would look and feel like as Avida Land, an Ayala Land subsidiary, introduces the Interactive Showroom, located at Market! Market! in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

A first in the Philippines, the Avida Interactive Showroom is equipped with a touchscreen kiosk where prospective homeowners can log into their Facebook account. Once logged in, the system will access their most recent publicly-posted photos and display them on the digital picture frames located in the model unit of Avida Towers Turf BGC, thus providing an interactive peek into how the home would look and feel like when it’s theirs.

Pinoy/Cebu-Born Galen Tan Chu is Co-Director In Blue Sky's “ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE”

Cebu-born Galen Tan Chu helms the latest instalment of the global “Ice Age” hit franchise - “Ice Age: Collision Course” as co-director with acclaimed filmmaker Michael Thurmeier.

Galen Tan Chu spent his early (11) years in the Philippines before migrating to the US where he studied illustration and animation at Pratt Institute.  Chu is a true veteran of the “Ice Age” franchise and Blue Sky Studios, having started his career at Blue Sky Studios as an animator on “Ice Age” (2002).  He then became a lead animator on Blue Sky's second animated feature “Robots” (2005).   On “Ice Age: The Meltdown” (2006), he was promoted to supervising animator and then served as supervising animator on “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!” (2008), “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” (2009), “Rio” (2011) and “Epic” (2013).   He also directed the direct-to-DVD short “Surviving Sid” (2008).

Dads and engineering students take over the Dremel Roadshow and Power Tools Festival

Dremel ambassador Kenny Ansis; 

Bosch, the leading power tool brand, together with Dremel, the leading rotary tool brand, closed another thrilling activity that celebrated the month of Fathers. Along with handyman Dads, budding craftsmen and future engineers from Mapua Institute of Technology, Polytechnic University of the Philippines and Technological University of the Philippines dominated the recently-concluded Dremel Roadshow and Power Tools Festival at the Handyman store in Robinson’s Place Ermita, Manila.

Bosch Cordless Tools ambassador and DIY specialist Paco Pili, and Dremel ambassador Kenny Ansis led the week-long festivities and showcased their handicraft prowess with the use of Bosch Cordless Tools and Dremel Rotary tools through product demonstrations and presentations.

Dads and mechanical engineering students were treated with exciting games and cool prizes. With the use of Bosch Cordless Tools and Dremel Rotary Tools, participants were able to experience the power of the tools through hands-on activities such as Wooden Robot Making contest, Wood Engraving contest, Top Making contest and Lampshade Making contest.

Music Video for "Star Trek Beyond" Song Premieres in PH IMAX Cinemas‏

The video for Rihanna’s new single “Sledgehammer,” written for director Justin Lin’s highly anticipated film “Star Trek Beyond” from Paramount, Skydance and Bad Robot, has premiered exclusively in IMAX theatres in the Philippines.

“Sledgehammer” marks the first music video shot entirely with IMAX® cameras. Director Floria Sigismondi used the new ALEXA IMAX® camera, the same camera that was used to film the key battle sequence in “Captain America: Civil War.” The ALEXA IMAX 65mm camera is a next-generation revolutionary 2D digital camera developed through a partnership between ARRI and IMAX for use by today's leading filmmakers working in the IMAX® format. The camera, when combined with IMAX’s digital re-mastering process, delivers the highest level of digital image capture and playback resulting in stunning lifelike images with pristine clarity, incredibly fine detail, vivid colors and a higher dynamic range for superior contrast. The “Sledgehammer” video is produced by Maavven.

"Pete's Dragon" Elliott in Full View in New Trailer‏

The newest trailer for Disney’s “Pete's Dragon,” the live-action reimagining of the cherished family film, is now online, revealing Elliott, the titular character. Watch the trailer here at http://youtu.be/fPOamb6d_20.

In Philippine cinemas starting Sept. 07, “Pete’s Dragon” is the adventure of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who just so happens to be a dragon. The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard (“Jurassic World”), Oakes Fegley (“This is Where I Leave You”), Wes Bentley (“The Hunger Games”), Karl Urban (“Star Trek”), Oona Laurence (“Southpaw”) and Oscar® winner Robert Redford (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier”).

Second Installment of J.K. Rowling's 'Magic in North America' Announcement Release‏

‘Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,’ the second instalment in a collection of new original writing by J.K. Rowling entitled Magic in North America, will be published today exclusively on pottermore.com. ‘Ilvermorny’ (Ill-ver-morn-ee’) provides a vivid and captivating backstory of the great North American school of magic, founded in the 17th century.

The new writing, and the short video that accompanies it (https://youtu.be/4DCHPvGhRZg), provide a rich background for the upcoming Warner Bros. feature film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which will be released 17 November, 2016 (in the Philippines). The film, which marks J.K. Rowling’s screenwriting debut, is an all-new adventure starring Eddie Redmayne as magizoologist Newt Scamander who arrives in New York in 1926.