Cinematografo Originals winner “Yellow Rose” selected as LA Asian Pacific Film Festival Opening Night Film

One of the first two winners of ABS-CBN Cinematografo Originals Contest seed grants, YELLOW ROSE, will hold its World Premiere as the chosen Opening Night film of the prestigious 35th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF).

Iñigo Pascual Teams Up With YouTuber Wengie For The Song "Mr. Nice Guy."

This is an exciting time for Iñigo Pascual as he soars in his career in showbiz, particularly in music since he made several hits with his songs. Now he elevates his craft by going international with a special collaboration with Australia's most popular YouTuber, Wengie, for a new single entitled "Mr. Nice Guy." 

The song will be part of his upcoming album which will be under ABS-CBN Music International. A bold statement of the record label to go global with local talents now ready for a bigger stage and also an opportunity for them to work with big international stars.

Wengie is a Chinese Australian lifestyle vlogger-singer, who currently has 13 million subscribers on her main, self-titled YouTube channel. She also has several other channels, including Wengie Music, featuring her own hit singles like "Oh I Do," "De Ja Vu," and Cake.

“BREAKTHROUGH” Is The Latest Testament Of Mother's Boundless Love And The Power Of Prayer

The adage “love and prayers can move mountains” once again proves true in the upcoming “Breakthrough” faith-based movie which is also based true events.

Considered by its filmmakers a “modern-day resurrection story”, “Breakthrough” puts the power of prayer and a mother’s undying love for her son at the core of the movie when a boy was pronounced dead but defied experts when he miraculously came back to life after her mother uttered an earnest prayer.

Also produced by basketball star Stephen Curry, “Breakhtrough” is based on a true story of a mother, Joyce Smith (from whose book initially published as “The Impossible” the movie was based), who prayed her son back to life after he fell through a frozen lake and died and how this miracle impacted an entire community. John Smith was underneath the ice for 15 minutes, with no oxygen. When EMS workers rescued him, he had no pulse. They rushed him to the emergency room and worked on him for another 45 minutes. The doctors could not bring him back to life.

Vivo V15 Pro unveiled with premium features that level up user experience

Innovative mobile phone developer Vivo has finally unveiled the V15 Pro through an event that truly leveled up to expectations by showcasing the cutting-edge features of its flagship smartphone.

Vivo vice president Cyrus Wu and vice president for channel sales Hazel Bascon welcomed the guests, including Vivo’s trade partners, to the grand launch which encouraged everyone to “Level Up with V15 Pro”.

"We must continue to elevate our product and we exhausted all possibilities in smartphone technology to bring the best user experience to consumers," said Bascon in her welcome remarks

Some of the country’s most sought-after young celebrities, as well as mobile phone and photography enthusiasts, gathered to witness the unveiling at the Grand Ballroom of Shangri-La at The Fort in Bonifacio Global City.

MARIA Redefines Pinoy Action Movies

A great way as we end Women's Month is show how powerful women can be and can par with men with the most nerve-wracking situations and tasks. Pedring Lopez's MARIA wants to prove that to the Pinoy movie goers. Starring Cristine Reyes, the movie is a revenge film of a former assassin that have embraced a new life got caught in the web of her former organization.

The film is something that wants to prove a lot of things. First, that women can also do hardcore action just like Anne Curtis in Buybust. Second, it redefines pinoy action not exclusive to be led by male protagonists but also by female actresses who can handle the very tough environment of high octane scenes. Finally it also aims to raise pinoy action to compete with international action films in Southeast Asia primarily.

The Witch Is Back

Double double boys and trouble. The trailer has arrived for Part 2 of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, launching globally April 5, only on Netflix.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina re-imagines the origin and adventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch as a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror, the occult and, of course, witchcraft. 

Part 2 finds Sabrina exploring her darker side, curious to learn more about her heritage, while struggling to maintain her friendships in the mortal world. Romantically, Sabrina is caught in an unholy love triangle with between sexy warlock Nicholas Scratch and salt-of-the-Earth mortal Harvey Kinkle. Meanwhile, The Dark Lord, Madame Satan, and Father Blackwood continue to conjure chaos in the Spellman household and the town of Greendale. And they aren’t the only ones trying to raise hell. Everything is in question…relationships, identity, true intentions…when the devil’s work is at hand.

Stream, download and enjoy Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 2 anytime, anywhere, from April 5. 

"A Dog's Purpose" Sequel "A Dog's Journey" Drops First Trailer

The story of 2017’s global hit A Dog’s Purpose continues in Universal Pictures’ eagerly anticipated sequel, A Dog’s Journey, with returning cast Dennis Quaid, Marg Helgenberger and Josh Gad as the voice of Bailey.

Check out the film’s newly launched trailer below and watch A Dog’s Journey in Philippine cinemas May 15.

YouTube - https://youtu.be/dxl2Rp74MMU 

Dumbo - We Are All Ears For This Live Action

As one of he first Disney movie that I have seen and touched my heart as a child, Dumbo becomes part of the the live action films made by Disney. For this year, it will also be one of the three adaptations for this year along with Aladdin and Lion King.

Dumbo has a great concept originated with from an American story. With this version directed by Tim Burton, it is expected that the movie will have his signature dark yet imaginative production design. And it was also kind of a reunion for the Butron's Batman with several cast like Danny DeVito and Michael Keaton are part of it.

Burton version was indeed full of creative details which is like what he did in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and made some changes in the plot which was good and gave it a more realistic approach with humans intervening for Dumbo instead of animals talking to each other.

Building the future of our nation by planting trees

What does it take to build a nation? There are many possible ways, and one of them is helping the environment become sustainable and healthier in the future by planting more trees. If every Filipino plants one tree a year, we can be shielded from calamities while having more than enough supply to meet the demands of our forest industry.

Planting trees act as life support for ecosystems. Forests are known as the lungs of our planet. These absorb more carbon dioxide and other potentially harmful gasses, including sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide, from the air and release oxygen. Aside from this, it also provides habitat and food for animals ensuring the diversity of flora and fauna on our planet.

Thriller "Us" Puts Lupita Nyong'o Front and Center of Shocking Tale

Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o stars in Universal Pictures’ new horror thriller Us, playing the film’s central character is Adelaide Wilson, a woman hiding an inexplicable childhood trauma from her past.  She discovers that her attempts to push down and suppress the incident now threatens to destroy not only herself, but her husband and her children.

For such an expansive and complex dual role, director-writer Jordan Peele and his fellow filmmakers quickly turned to Nyong’o.