REEL DEAL: Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons Lends Voice In Dreamworks Animation's "HOME"

Five-time Emmy winner Jim Parsons, also widely known as Sheldon from the hit television sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” stars as the voice of a purple alien called Oh, in the delightful and colourful family film, “Home,” from DreamWorks Animation.

Oh’s race, the Boov are looking for a new home. They invade Earth, take over the planet and dispatch all the humans to a far-flung community. But Oh, who is quite different from the other Boov, makes a big mistake that could lead to an intergalactic catastrophe. Hiding out from the rest of his species, led by the weak and vain Captain Smek (Steve Martin), Oh encounters Tip (Rihanna), the last human girl on Earth. She has avoided capture but is separated from her mother Lucy (Jennifer Lopez). Both are on the run, team up and embark on a thrilling road trip … in a bright red flying car!

Take a Sweet Bite of One Direction With Villa Del Conte

With the upcoming concert of the phenomenal boyband One Direction here in the Philippines this March, premium chocolate maker Villa Del Conte launches limited edition chocolate bars with the members of the band. Available in 6 variants, with individual bars and one group bar, fans will able to collect to show their love and support for the band.

You may be a Directioner and/or Chocolate lover, you will love this new offering by Villa del Conte. Simply name the band member and you will have it! Harry and Niall come in dark chocolate and caramel, while Liam, Louis and Zayn variants come in milk chocolate with cereals. There's also a complete ID group shot in milk chocolate bar with hazelnut chips. There has been inquiries of fans who bought the whole set and even inquiries from Europe and the US.

REEL DEAL: Anne Hathaway Starret "SONG ONE" Helms By First-Time Director Kate Barker-Froyland

The music came before the images in the upcoming endearing romantic movie “Song One” starring Anne Hathaway directed by Kate Barker-Froyland who also worked as an assistant to the director in “Devil Wears Prada.”

“Song One” tells the story of how music connects and transforms people.  Anne Hathaway brings a soulful characterization of Franny in the movie where she plays an anthropologist doing research in Morocco and returns to New York when her brother Henry (Ben Rosenfield), a young musician, suffers an accident that leaves him comatose.  Being emotionally and geographically distant from Henry and their mom Karen (Mary Steenburgen), Franny finds herself reconnected to her family and begins to understand and appreciate the depth of her brother’s commitment to music.  She eventually sought out the performers and venues that Henry loved, in the course of her quest, she meets James Forester (Johnny Flynn), Henry’s idol whose success and fame belie a shy and private man.  Soon, a strong romantic connection sparks between Franny and James, set against the backdrop of Brooklyn’s modern-folk music scene.

DepEd, Embassy of Spain, and Fundacion Mapfre Initiates Turnover of Road Safety Teaching Aids for Public Elementary Schools in PH

Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines, H.E. Luis Antonio Calvo, with DepEd Undersecretary of Programs and Projects Dina Ocampo, and Mapfre Insular president and CEO, Javier Warleta, initiated the turnover of Road Safety Teaching Aids for public elementary schools in the country, between Fundacion Mapfre and the Department of Education (DepEd). 

The materials were given to improve the teaching-learning process in schools so that students may be aware of how to safely navigate Philippine roads, particularly the busy streets of the metro.

Soft copies of the program’s materials will be stored in the DepEdPortal to provide easier access for the teachers. 

Earth Hour Philippines to Give the Gift of Light Organizers ask for help in deploying solar lamps

Polar lamps to light up off-grid island communities will help children study better at night, says Earth Hour organizers in the Philippines. 

Around 15 million Filipinos lack regular access to electricity, relying instead on flammable and expensive kerosene lamps to illuminate their homes. “I must earn an additional PHP150 (USD3.5) each month to buy half-a-gallon of kerosene,” says Joys Dominguez, a 35-year old fisherman from the island community of Beton in Northern Palawan. “I have four small kids. If they tip over just one of the lamps, our wooden hut can burn down. I need safe lights for my family.”

REEL DEAL: Robot-Centric Action Thriller "CHAPPIE" Open In IMAX, 2D Cinemas March 5

IMAX Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment and MRC announced recently that the futuristic action-thriller “Chappie,” the third feature film from visionary director Neill Blomkamp (“District 9,” “Elysium”), will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® format and released into IMAX® theatres in the Philippines on March 5, 2015.  It will also open in 2D cinemas nationwide on the same date.

REEL DEAL: Gothic Horror Film "CRIMSON PEAK" Unveils Trailer

Universal and Legendary Pictures have unveiled the first trailer for writer/director Guillermo del Toro’s gothic horror romance, “Crimson Peak” which may be viewed at http://youtu.be/Ys8o5H34UiU?list=UU9vXJYvgswrEHfNveILWM2Q.

Legendary Pictures’ “Crimson Peak,” a co-production with Universal Pictures, is a haunting gothic horror story directed by the master of dark fairy tales, Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Hellboy” series, “Pacific Rim”), written by del Toro and Matthew Robbins and starring Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston and Charlie Hunnam.

In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds…and remembers.