Desires Come With a Price in "Blumhouse's Fantasy Island"

In Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island, any fantasy could come true… but fantasies come with a price.

In this terrifying suspense thriller, the enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious and remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies become nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.

(Watch the film’s new spot at https://youtu.be/_fM4DDojPj8.)

Imago Drops Unplugged Collection Of All Time Hits

OPM rock band Imago is back to give new flavor to the hits of their past with the release of "Imago: Unplugged." Produced by Buddy Zabala, the EP is a collection of stripped-down versions of songs the band popularized over their storied career. The EP features six tracks, including the hits "Sundo," "Akap," "Taralets," and one of their latest singles "Pag-ibig na Walang Balik," sung by the band's newest vocalist Kiara San Luis. 

Talking more about the EP, the band says "A majority of the songs of Imago started with an acoustic guitar and we wanted to show these songs in that birthing state where it had shape and form already while being raw and bare. " 

On top of the "Unplugged" EP, the band is also busy creating new tracks to continue their evolution, including their latest single "Partida (featuring BenteDos)." This new track blends together San Luis' sweet vocals and a surprising hip-hop twist with featured artist BenteDos, exploring themes of the risk-taking involved when heading into a romantic relationship.

Pepsi Taste Challenge At Trinoma Welcomes Kathryn Bernardo

For quite some time now, it has always been Daniel Padilla seen as the face of Pepsi in the Philippines. With all of the success of the brand and DJ as an actor and performer, it seems that there is something missing to make it complete. And who would be more better to be paired up with Daniel is his queen, Kathryn Bernardo.

For 2020, Pepsi has also launched a new campaign that aims to get the public opinion on which is the better tasting cola with the Pepsi Taste Challenge. Alongside their campaign of #SundinAngPuso which has been very successful in getting people engaged with their tour around the country. 

Filipino Franchise Business Expo 2020 To Push Through Challenges

Business may have faced challenges at the start of the new decade with the explosion of Taal and the threat of the COVID-19  (NcoV) scare, there is still a positive outlook for people getting into franchises. This year the  Association of Filipino Franchisers, Inc. (AFFI) continues their anticipated annual event called the Filipino Franchise Business Expo which will take place this year at the World Trade Center.

The year 2020 also draws more demands for new business models, brands, and even innovations that will define the success of businesses. The AFFI believes that the 3 I’s—Improvement, Integration and Innovation will be the most important factors that investors and businessmen should take note of. In this age that technology and the internet are one of the biggest factors to marketing and customer service, both old and new companies should be able to adapt.

Kapuso star Bianca Umali visits children affected by Taal Volcano eruption

Kapuso star Bianca Umali joined child-focused NGO World Vision in Laurel, Batangas last February 7 to visit and help distribute learners’ kits to about 400 school-aged children from Grade 1 to 7. Each kit contains a school bag, school supplies, and art materials to help hundreds of children who temporarily stopped schooling due to the eruption.

As World Vision’s Youth Ambassador for Education, Bianca Umali hoped to inspire the children with a message of hope amidst difficult times brought by Taal Volcano eruption. 

Timothee Chalamet, a Dashing Disruptor in "Little Women"

When the March sisters discover they have a dashing young neighbor, Theodore “Laurie” Laurence, he becomes both an honorary member of their circle and a disruptor who will ultimately fall in love with two of the sisters, in Columbia Pictures’ Little Women.  Taking the role is Timothée Chalamet, who caught the global spotlight with his Oscar®-nominated role in Call Me By Your Name, as well as Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird.

(Watch the film’s new spot at https://youtu.be/xAYl8n0Zluo.)

For director-screenwriter Gerwig, Laurie and Jo (Saoirse Ronan) are mirror images.  “Jo is a girl with a boy’s name and Laurie is a boy with a girl’s name,” she notes.  “He is the gender-flipped twin of Jo.  And what Timothée did with him was magical.  As female viewers, we all have had this experience of imagining ourselves as boys, because so many main characters are boy, and we project ourselves into a boy’s journey. But through Timothée we see a boy projecting himself into a female world, which makes for something really special.”  

Catriona Gray joins Smile Train as its newest Global Ambassador

Smile Train Global Ambassador and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray visited Smile Train’s partner hospital, Philippine Band of Mercy, where she met with cleft patients and their families.

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray joins Smile Train, the world’s leading cleft organization, as its newest Global Ambassador.