Elmo Magalona scores GOLD RECORD for debut album

Elmo Magalona's debut album ELMO is now certified GOLD! Elmo received his Gold Record Award last September 3 on ASAP Chillout from Universal Records General Manager Kathleen Dy Go. This surprise came after the performance of his debut single "Kay Dali." Elmo's debut album includes the hits "Kay Dali," "Tayo Na," "Huwag Kang Matakot," and "Alam Mo Ba" with Janella Salvador.

Catch Elmo LIVE at the following mall shows:

September 15 - Walter Mart, Taytay

October 21 - Walter Mart Balayan, Batanga

Action-fantasy film 'Vamps' opens September 20 in the Philippines

The newly released action-fantasy film Vamps from Russia is finally coming to the Philippines on September 20. Watch the full trailer below.

Directed by Sergey Ginsburg, Vamps is about a young man living in exile in a monastery located in the Carpathian Mountains who is faced with something strange, frightening and unusual that his rational mind is not able to explain.

"The story takes place in 18th century Russia. Empress Elizabeth’s confessor, monk named Lavr, is exiled to a monastery in a haunted mountainous region, taking his secret ancient knowledge with him. Years later, the Empress sends her godson Andrey to bring the monk back. Andrey travels to the ill-famed place and meets with Lavr, but before they can return to St. Petersburg they must face evil forces and creatures of the dark side."

Its cast members include Russian actors Michael Porechenkov, Konstantine Krukov, and Aglaya Shilovskaya.

Released by Purple Media, Vamps opens September 20, 2017 in cinemas nationwide.

Full local trailer: https://www.facebook.com/cinemabravo/videos/394229447646567/

The final chapter begins. #FiftyShadesFreed

Universal Pictures has just launched an announcement video and poster heralding the 2018 Valentine’s Day opening of Fifty Shades Freed.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/bEedMLO6kmM

Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson return as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Freed, the third chapter based on the worldwide bestselling Fifty Shades phenomenon. Expanding upon events set in motion in 2015 and 2017’s blockbuster films that grossed almost $950 million globally, the new installment arrives for Valentine’s Day 2018.

Fifty Shades Freed is directed by Fifty Shades Darker’s James Foley (Fear, House of Cards) and once again produced by Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti and Marcus Viscidi, alongside E L James, the creator of the culture-spanning blockbuster series. The screenplay is by Niall Leonard, based on the novel by James.

Fifty Shades Freed is distributed by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.

New Line Cinema's "IT" a Monster Hit at PH Box-Office

New Line Cinema’s IT, the critically lauded big-screen adaptation of Stephen King’s perennial best seller, floated to the top of the Philippine box office on its opening weekend, earning P50.18-million across 213 cinemas, and still climbing.

Directed by Andy Muschietti (Mama), the much-anticipated horror thriller has surpassed the opening figures of recent horror blockbusters, The Conjuring (P39-M) and Lights Out (P36.7-M).

In making the announcement, Francis Soliven, General Manager, Warner Bros. Philippines, said, “IT is the film that everyone is talking about, whether fans of the genre or not, driving moviegoers across the country to brave the cinema for their own encounter with Pennywise. We couldn’t be more thrilled with the results, and congratulate New Line Cinema, director Andy Muschietti and his phenomenal cast and crew on this fantastic opening.”

Gosling, Ford Get "Blade Runner 2049" Character Posters

Columbia Pictures has unveiled the character posters of Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford for Blade Runner 2049.

Check out the one-sheets below and watch Blade Runner 2049 in Philippine cinemas Friday, October 6, 2017.

The highly awaited sequel to Ridley Scott's 1980S original classic, Blade Runner 2049 is directed by Academy Award-nominee Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, Arrival) and opens

Grand Dads Enter the Picture in "Daddy's Home 2" First Trailer

Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for the new Mark Wahlberg-Will Ferrell comedy Daddy’s Home 2 (in Philippine cinemas November 29.

Watch the trailer at the links below:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uipmoviesph/videos/1687958031278590/

YouTube: https://youtu.be/T7EWuefHNOw

The film also stars Mel Gibson, John Lithgow, Linda Cardellini, John Cena, and Alessandra Ambrosio.

Universal Pictures has just launched the new trailer for its upcoming suspense thriller The Snowman, opening in Philippine cinemas on November 22. Watch the trailer in the links below. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uipmoviesph/videos/1686705418070518/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/2fDn5Llz_H8 Michael Fassbender (X-Men series), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Independence Day: Resurgence), Val Kilmer (Heat) and Academy Award® winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) star in The Snowman, a terrifying thriller from director Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), based on Jo Nesbø’s global bestseller. When an elite crime squad’s lead detective (Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. With the help of a brilliant recruit (Ferguson), the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall. The Snowman is produced by Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner (The Theory of Everything, Les Misérables), as well as Piodor Gustafsson (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Robyn Slovo (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy). A Working Title Films production—in association with Another Park Film—the thriller is executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Alfredson, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Liza Chasin and Amelia Granger. The film was shot entirely on location in Norway in the cities of Oslo and Bergen and the area of Rjukan. The Snowman is distributed in the Philippines by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.

Universal Pictures has just launched the new trailer for its upcoming suspense thriller The Snowman, opening in Philippine cinemas on November 22. Watch the trailer in the links below.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uipmoviesph/videos/1686705418070518/

YouTube: https://youtu.be/2fDn5Llz_H8

Michael Fassbender (X-Men series), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Independence Day: Resurgence), Val Kilmer (Heat) and Academy Award® winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) star in The Snowman, a terrifying thriller from director Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), based on Jo Nesbø’s global bestseller.