NAKAW Made It To Cannes!

It was a few months ago that we featured Nakaw as part of Manila Spanish Film Festival. This movie directed by Arvin Belarmino and Noel Escondo is a short film spanning 7 minutes showing a tale of a young boy stealing a wallet led to a chain of events, is now part of the short film category of the Cannes Film Festival happening on May.

Nakaw also appeared in festivals like Dia Mas Corto, and PeliKultura and also applied for Metro Manila Film Festival  2016.  The film stars Kristoff King, Duke San Juan, Frabk Ferguson, Shieka Aljunaibi, and Angelo Gammad, and is produced by Cut Print Productions.

The Cannes Film Festival will run from May 17 to 28, 2017 and is also joined by other Filipino short film entries like Ayo-Ayo and Love Remembers. 

Meghan Trainor Releases New Song, Video for "Smurfs: The Lost Village"

GRAMMY® Award-winning superstar MEGHAN TRAINOR has just released her new song “I’m a Lady” from Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming film Smurfs: The Lost Village on Epic Records worldwide. The accompanying music video premieres March 3 and may be viewed at http://youtu.be/XyL3YKK_1BI.

Trainor also announced that she will be voicing one of the new characters from Smurfs: The Lost Village, SmurfMelody, in the fully animated film.

“I’m so excited to be singing ‘I’m a Lady’ for this movie,” said Trainor.  “It’s a song that I love and am very proud of, and I can’t wait for the world to finally hear it! Getting to play a small part in the film with my character, SmurfMelody, makes this all the more exciting! So happy to be a part of the Smurfs family!!!”

An American Evil Takes Form in "Get Out"

Universal Pictures’ Get Out, the film Variety calls a “bombshell social critique” that “proves positively fearless,” and The Hollywood Reporter raves is “one of the most satisfying thrillers in years,” is arriving in Philippine cinemas on March 15, coming off a smash No.1 opening in the US.

Watch the film’s trailer at https://youtu.be/bw_c4Bfjzsg.

From Blumhouse (producers of The Visit, Insidious series and The Gift) and the mind of writer-director Jordan Peele, when a young African-American man visits his white girlfriend’s family estate, he becomes ensnared in a more sinister real reason for the invitation.

Watch the New Trailer of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge"

The new trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge, the fifth installment in the hugely successful Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, has been released by Walt Disney Pictures. (The film is alternately titled Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.)

Watch the film when it opens in the Philippines in May 24, 2017 and check out the new trailer at http://youtu.be/Hgeu5rhoxxY.

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar (Bardem), escape from the Devil’s Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea…including him.  Captain Jack’s only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas.

New Categories Added to Readers Digest Trusted Brands 2017

For nearly two decades, the Readers Digest Trusted Brands (RDTB) Awards honored the brands, companies and services that consumers believe in the most.

This year, as the market continues to become more diverse, the Trusted Brands survey adds six new categories to reflect the changing habits of the consumers and to give recognition to the brands they support.

Among the new categories are Bakery/Pastry Shop; Dog Food; Remittance Center; Pawn shop; Coffee Shop/ Café; and Optical Shop.

“For the past 19 years, the Reader's Digest has approached ordinary consumers to ask their opinions on what brands of products and services are important to them.  The addition of these new categories is a reflection of how the market has changed and to acknowledge the new brands,” said Sheron White, ‎Reader's Digest ‎Group Advertising and Retail Sales Director for Asia-Pacific.