The Hopeful Romantic - Introducing PepeRitz With Hilarious Comedy

It may be time for a new line of stars to be introduced to new films as we might have grown used to the usual love teams and themes. They recently made a strong statement with the the launch of a new team up of Pepe Herrera and Ritz Azul. With both gained fans and followers on FPJ's Ang Probnsiyano, people were wanting to see them beyond the series, and this is a perfect opportunity for the both of them.

Though even before Probinsyano, Pepe Herrera was already known for his role in Rak of Aegis as Tolits for his comedy and singing skills. Ritz has been through many series with TV5, GMA, and currently with ABS-CBN where she is known to do sexy comedy. With comedy being the common denominator, this looks like a great pairing for a romantic comedy which brought them to this film by Topel Lee, The Hopeful Romantic.

The Hopeful Romantic is a story of valet attendant Jess (Herrera) who still awaits his "true love"  where he could give his all to her. Then came Veronica (Azul) who loves to be around rich guys in order to get what she wants. With an unexpected reward, he was able to live the life of luxury for a few days and encounters Veronica along the way, but Jess went to pretend to be a big shot just to convince her to fall for him. The fun comes with expensive shopping spree, lengths to show wealth, and the complicated reasons which involves friends and family.

Feel the thrill of “The Predator” and “A Simple Favor” in SM Cinema

Prepare yourselves to witness a hunt and solve some mystery with the two latest movie features of SM Cinema, “The Predator” and “A Simple Favor”.

From the bloody R-Rated franchise, “The Predator” brings the universe’s most lethal hunters back on Earth. 

Set in a small town, a young boy accidentally triggers a signal that called the Predators and landed on their area. Now, a group of ex-soldiers and a science teacher will have to face the Predators, who evolved and became stronger, smarter and deadlier after they upgraded their DNA with other alien species.

“The Predator”, directed and co-written by Shane Black, features lead actors Olivia Munn, Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key and Sterling K. Brown

Blue Ant Entertainment To Roll Out Fresh CBS Studios International Dramas FBI and Charmed, And Brand New Seasons Of Its Top Titles Across Asia Starting This September

FBI and Charmed will debut on the channel together with the latest seasons of The X Factor UK, Bull, Entertainment Tonight, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Blue Ant Media, an international content producer, distributor and channel operator announced today a multi-year licensing agreement for the new Dick Wolf-produced drama, FBI, the reimagining of the hit series, CHARMED and the UK’s most talked about reality TV show, THE X FACTOR UK and a beefed up programming line-up for the network’s international channel, Blue Ant Entertainment across Asia.

The top-rated British talent show, which has been airing exclusively and same day as the UK on Blue Ant Entertainment, will remain with the network until 2020.

This deal further enhances the channel’s primetime offerings catering to the reality talent show fans. In the Philippines and Malaysia, Blue Ant Entertainment is the exclusive broadcaster of The X Factor UK.

The latest chapter of James Wan’s Conjuring universe breaks record for All-Time Biggest Opening Weekend for a Horror Film

“The Nun,” the terrifying new chapter in New Line Cinema’s and James Wan’s Conjuring universe, scared up a four-day opening weekend gross of P129.9-M at the Philippine box office in only 296 screens nationwide. The announcement was made today by Francis Soliven, General Manager of Warner Bros. Philippines which distributed the film. 

Daring audiences to brave an encounter with the demonic nun Valak, the new supernatural thriller exorcised the record for All-Time Biggest Opening Weekend for a Horror Film Industry-Wide (surpassing Feng Shui), as well as the Year’s Biggest Opening Weekend for a Warner Bros. Title (outgrossing “Crazy Rich Asians”) and Biggest Opening Weekend for The Conjuring Universe (beating “The Conjuring 2”).

SNEAK PEEK: Trailer for this weekend’s new episodes of Korean drama series ‘Mr. Sunshine,’ from the creators of ‘Goblin’ and ‘Descendants of the Sun’

Lee Byung-hun as Eugene Choi on Mr. Sunshine, two new episodes launching this weekend, only on Netflix. 

“Please protect Ae-sin,” says Ae-sin’s grandfather in the trailer for this weekend’s upcoming new episodes of Mr. Sunshine. “It must be someone who would protect her no matter what. Someone who would do it with utmost perfection.” It is not clear to whom he is speaking but shots of Eugene Choi (Lee Byung-hun) and Goo Dong Mae (Yoo Yeon-seok) are shown in between. And towards the end of the trailer, Kim Hee-sung (Byun Yo-han) is shown with streaks of blood on his face. 

"Smallfoot" Director Takes Inspiration from Looney Tunes

An animated adventure for all ages, with original music and an all-star cast, “Smallfoot” turns the Bigfoot legend upside down when a bright young Yeti finds something he thought didn’t exist—a human.  Animation film veteran Karey Kirkpatrick (Over the Hedge, Chicken Run, James and the Giant Peach) directs the Warner Bros. comedy adventure and talks about it in the following interview.

Cameras Roll On The True-Life Drama “JUST MERCY”

Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson star in the film, which brings one of the most important stories of our time to the big screen

Principal photography began this week on Warner Bros. Pictures’ inspiring drama “Just Mercy,” based on the award-winning nonfiction bestseller by Bryan Stevenson.  The film stars Michael B. Jordan (“Black Panther,” “Creed,” upcoming “Creed II”) and Oscar winners Jamie Foxx (“Ray,” “Baby Driver,” “Django: Unchained”) and Brie Larson (“Room,” “The Glass Castle,” upcoming “Captain Marvel”).  Award-winning filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton (“The Glass Castle,” “Short Term 12”) is directing “Just Mercy.”

Witness the rise of a new empire when ‘Narcos: Mexico’ premieres globally November 16, only on Netflix

¡Bienvenidos a México!

Diego Luna on Narcos: Mexico, premiering globally November 16, only on Netflix. 

Narcos: Mexico will explore the origins of the modern drug war by going back to its roots, beginning at a time when the Mexican trafficking world was a loose and disorganized confederation of independent growers and dealers. Witness the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel in the 1980s as Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna) takes the helm, unifying traffickers in order to build an empire. When DEA agent Kiki Camarena (Michael Peña) moves his wife and young son from California to Guadalajara to take on a new post, he quickly learns that his assignment will be more challenging than he ever could have imagined. As Kiki garners intelligence on Félix and becomes more entangled in his mission, a tragic chain of events unfolds, affecting the drug trade and the war against it for years to come. 

Narcos: Mexico is produced by Gaumont Television for Netflix. Eric Newman is Executive Producer and showrunner. José Padilha, Doug Miro, and Carlo Bernard are Executive Producers.

Netflix To Bring Korean Romance Series Love Alarm

Netflix, Inc., the world's leading entertainment service, announced that Love Alarm, the Korean original series based on the popular webtoon by comics author Chon Kye-young, will go into production this year and bring a unique romance story into the Korean original series lineup. Love Alarm will be available only on Netflix globally in 2019. 

The story of Love Alarm revolves around a mobile application that alerts users when someone within a 10-meter radius has romantic feelings for them. While the app becomes a social fascination, people are still interested in the true, natural feelings for each other that existed before everyone was using the app. 

Love Alarm is the hit webtoon series by Korea’s top comics author Chon Kye-young, and has been recognized for its unique drawing style and in-depth emotional expressions within the story. Chon has been well known for her work including Unplugged Boy and Girl in Heels, and Love Alarm’s popularity has been continuing for 7 seasons since its debut in 2014. 

The new Netflix original series will be directed by Lee Na-jeong, recognized for the popular romantic comedy Fight My Way, and writers will include Lee Ah-youn and Seo Bora. The 8-episode Netflix original series will be produced by Studio Dragon.  

Puregold Kaindustriya Brings Food Lovers, Experts, and Entrepreneurs In One Event

Puregold Price Club brings to the public KAINdustrya Convention, and as expected it will be bigger and better for all. The convention is widely attended by the public especially Aling Puring Members who experiences a lot of great deals, promos and even competitions that they can take part of.

For this year, they added a differ a different flavor to its yearly food event by catering to the young and thriving market and launching competitions that are set to spark the millennials' inner entrepreneur To encourage a new breed of entrepreneurs, this year's KAINdustriya Convention with the theme "Ang Panalong Sangkap for Success," will hold the second year of KAIN U: An Interschool Food Business Competition that features promising food ideas and businesses of college students; and MIX MASTERS: Flairtending and Mixing Competition that features young and talented mixologists and flairtenders in the country.