A Guide to the Terrifying "Escape" Rooms in the New Suspense Thriller

Are you ready to play for your life?

In Columbia Pictures’ new suspense thriller Escape Room, directed by Insidious: The Last Key’s Adam Robitel, six strangers (Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine, and Nik Dodani) who have chosen to be part of an escape room experience find themselves in a room — no windows, only one door — and it’s locked.  The madman games master (Yorick van Wageningen) who’s locked them in has set up a series of fiendishly clever and difficult puzzles that, when solved in the correct order, will lead to the key and their salvation. And to add to the difficulty, he’s set a ticking clock, with one hour to complete the puzzles and escape… or face the consequences.

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Makes First Ever Philippine Stop to Kick off 11th Season

The biggest event of the season makes its highly-anticipated debut in the Philippines! Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series kicks off its 11th season in El Nido, Palawan, on April 12th – 13th, 2019. This year, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series makes its regional debut in three brand new locations on its seven-stop global tour:

• April 13  – El Nido, Palawan, Philippines – (NEW)
• May 12 – Dublin, Ireland – (NEW)
• June 2 – Polignano a Mare, Italy
• June 22 – São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
• July 14 – Beirut, Lebanon – (NEW)
• August 24 – Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• September 14 – Bilbao, Spain

Twenty-four (24) professional male and female cliff divers from eighteen (18) nationalities take off for the clear emerald waters of the Small and Big Lagoon in Miniloc Island, including record champions Rhiannan Iffland (AUS) and Gary Hunt (GBR). However, each stop will feature four (4) wildcard divers seeking to earn their way up the ranks.

2018 NDAA Digital Art Awards Winners Revealed!

The 2018 NDAA Honors Digital Arts Winners at the NDAA Awards Night Pasig City, 26 February 2019 — The National Digital Arts Awards (NDAA) honored the Winners of the 2018 NDAA during its awards night, held at the Jose Rizal Room, Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila. Since 2013, the National Digital Arts Award has been recognizing the deserving Filipino digital artists who showcase their exemplary creations and world-class talent on six digital categories, namely Digital Art in Print, Character Design, Animation, Digital Short Movie, Website usage experience and Drone Movie experience. A panel of renowned award judges — which includes Ali Silao, Avel Bacudio, Jobert Monteras, JM Matienzo,Vincent Aseo and internationally acclaimed short-film director Arvin Bellarmino, Jaime "Joel" Santos and Alvin Tan selected the winners of this year's Php 3.0 million worth of cash and prizes. 

ABS-CBN Global among the business ‘gems’ recognized by the Optical Media Board

ABS-CBN Global, Ltd. is among the business “gems” recognized by the Optical Media Board (OMB) for being a compliant exporter in the Philippines, in the recently held “OMB Appreciation Night” at the Winford Hotel in Sta. Cruz, Manila. For two consecutive years, the company was recognized for adhering to OMB’s mandate of securing licenses and permits before exporting content, which is part of the Philippine agency’s efforts in regulating the production, use, and distribution of optical media. OMB Chairman and CEO Atty. Anselmo Adriano said: “You are truly the gems of OMB. Your compliance and support of OMB’s mandate is greatly appreciated. It is no secret that regulating the businesses involved in optical, magnetic and other storage devices is not an easy job. This is the reason why we give recognition to those who had been religiously compliant.” ABS-CBN Global Ltd. is the subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation, the world’s largest Filipino media and entertainment company, that reaches out to Filipinos overseas through its wide variety of Filipino movies and programs online, on mobile, on IPTV, on cable and satellite, through ad sales solutions, through produced and partnered events, through online retail, through community engagement and partnerships, and through its philanthropic arm, ABS-CBN Foundation International.

ABS-CBN Global has also previously partnered with OMB globally for its “Bawal Kumopya” (Copying is Illegal) anti-piracy campaign.

Renowned swimmers, to teach in the ‘New Home of Champions’

Santé Fitness Lab and Santé Lacuna Swim School announce today its partnership in a bid to strengthen their drive in sports development particularly in swimming at Relish Luxe Café in Pasig City. 

Joey Marcelo, CEO of Santé, believes that the Santé Lacuna Swim Class is a step towards the fulfillment of Santé Fitness Lab’s vision of creating champions in sports particularly in the field of swimming as well as being a global leader in providing holistic and innovative fitness programs and sports rehabilitation.

"Abominable," "Ma" & "Yesterday" Launch New Posters

Universal Pictures has just unveiled the new one-sheet artworks for three of its highly anticipated films of the year -- the suspense thriller Ma starring Octavia Spencer, the rock-and-roll comedy Yesterday and the animated comedy adventure Abominable.

Check the posters below and watch Ma in Philippine cinemas on June 19, followed by Yesterday on June 26 and Abominable in September 25.

Ma, Yesterday and Abominable are distributed in the Philippines by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.  Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/uipmoviesph/; Twitter at https://twitter.com/uipmoviesph  and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/uipmoviesph/  

Have you Heard Of AQ? Know Them with Your Kids Through ZooMoo

We know IQ is Intelligence Quotient, EQ is Emotional Quotient, but AQ is a new term I just encountered. And this one is important to kids because it means Animal Quotient. Yes, we need to have an awareness of how we know animals and how to take care of them. Raising kids having good knowledge and values towards living things is indeed a great trait for every child.

Since TV is one of places where kids learn and understand the world, we continue to look for child-friendly channels and shows suited for them. Since the online world is a very risky place, we would resort to TV particularly cable. 

Good thing that ZooMoo is now available in SkyCable which is dedicated for child-safe shows and entertainment meant to develop their AQ. Think of it as a combination of your favorite animal channels cater made for your children. Plus since we usually don't have access to zoos and the wild, this is the best place where they can learn about animals, conservation, nature, and their participation in the future.

New, Exciting Actors Form an Unlikely Team in "Escape Room"

Meet the men of Columbia Pictures’ Escape Room, the new suspense thriller from the director of last year’s worldwide horror hit, Insidious: The Last Key, and produced by the team behind the Fast & Furious series.

In Escape Room, six strangers have chosen to be part of an escape room experience and, they will discover, there’s a mystery that links them all together. Because each of the characters has an independent and unconnected back-story in the narrative, the casting goal of the filmmakers was to find an eclectic group of performers. Playing the men of Escape Room are Logan Miller, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine, and Nik Dodani, whose characters have to work as a team (together with the characters played by Deborah Ann Woll and Taylor Russell) to successfully escape the mysterious rooms overseen by games master Woo Tan Yu, played by Yorick van Wageningen.

Ortigas Art Festival Now On Its Second Year With More Artists

Estancia in Capitol Commons continues its passion for the arts with staging an art exhibit that features more than 100 artists. Dubbed as Ortigas Art Festival, the celebration of artistry through paintings, sculptures, and photography showcases various art groups with diverse themes, designs, and mediums.

This 2019 is the second year of the art fair and it wanted more artists to come on board and spread their works for mall goers to see. Estancia is also the perfect place with their wide walkways and spaces that can host  the numerous artworks.

Solve the puzzle and survive “Escape Room” at SM Cinema!

Get ready for a mind-blowing psycho thriller as the latest SM Cinema offering, Escape Room, showcases puzzles, screams, and deaths.

Everyone definitely loves to join a game with a huge cash prize, but what if in the middle of the game, you discover that your life is at stake, and there is no way out? This is where Escape Room starts.

Six strangers take a challenge, and enter a mysterious escape room where they have to solve a series of puzzles in order to win a huge amount of money. However, as they continue to solve the puzzles, the simple game turns out to be an elaborate life-threatening trap. How will they survive this deadly game?

Directed by Adam Robitel, Escape Room features actors Taylor Russell as Zoey Davis, Logan Miller as Ben Miller, Deborah Ann Woll as Amanda Harper, Jay Ellis as Jason Walker, Tyler Labine as Mike Nolan, and Nik Dodani as Danny Khan.

Catch Columbia Pictures’ Escape Room starting February 27 at SM Cinema branches nationwide. Book your tickets through the website, www.smcinema.com or download the SM Cinema mobile app.  You may also follow /SMCinema on Facebook and @SM_Cinema on Instagram for updates!