REEL DEAL: The Bourne Legacy - Director Tony Gilroy SPOTLIGHT

Manila According To Tony Gilroy

During preproduction, of The Bourne Legacy director Tony Gilroy toured Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) in Vietnam, Jakarta in Indonesia, and Manila in the Philippines.  Ultimately, Manila’s history as a shooting location won over the team.  Major Hollywood features, such as Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July and Brokedown Palace, were shot in the Philippines in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s.  “They had a 25-, 30-year run of making movies there,” says Gilroy, “and they have this huge infrastructure that was built up from all the films made about Vietnam.”

Julie Ann San Jose Upcoming Album

Kapuso pop star and singing sensation Julie Ann San Jose will be launching her first solo album on the first week of August (tentatively August 5). The Album is entitled " Julie Ann San Jose" contains 10 tracks (originals and covers). The carier single of Julie Anne's album is "I'll Be There." The album is under GMA Records. She was known with her covers like "Super Bass" and a trending topic on twitter with his loveteam Elmo Magalona.

REEL DEAL: The Healing BLOGCON

The star for all seasons, Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto is back with a new movie with Star Cinema. This time she goes with the new suspense thriller THE HEALING. Written by Roy Iglesias and Directed by Chito Roño. Gov. Vilma tells the bloggers that this wold be her first suspense thriller in her career. She mentions that even though she is a seasoned actress, she still learns a new style of acting just to satisfy the high standards of director Chito Rono. She is also happy working with a wide array of actors from different generations which she says makes her young with the youthful spirit.

REEL DEAL: The Dictator REVIEW

The Republic of Wadiya makes its mark not by terrorism but the wacky and super crazy movie The Dictator starring Sacha Baron Cohen. Though he might be known with his very controversial film Borat. The Dictator tells the story of General-Admiral Aladeen who leads the nation of Wadiya which is rich in oil however lives under the Tyranny of the "Supreme One" who also is spoiled with almost everything he wants. However he still feels a sense of loneliness.


The Dictator is actually based from a novel of the fallen leader Saddam Hussein entitled, "Zabibah and the King". They made a modern twist to this story plus the fact that Cohen is a genius in making insanely controversial comedy that requires an open mind and sense of humor to greatly enjoy the film.


There would be a lot of stereotypes, racial slurs written in a comedic way that in the end you would laugh and forget the insulting script. Though I can say pertains to politics, the society wherein it serves as an eye opener to the issues of the world which also shows the irony that many have failed to portray. The long wait was indeed worth it!

Aiza Seguerra Celebrates 25 Years in Show Business with BENTE SINGKO: The Anniversary Concert

Stars shine in show business but many personalities flicker after their first fifteen minutes of fame. Longevity is only reserved for a few and in the exceptional young age of 28, Aiza Seguerra has already shared with us 25 years of musical and artistic craftsmanship.

From her young career as Vic Sotto’s daughter in Okey Ka Fairy Ko and more than thirty movies, the former child star has blossomed into one of the country’s most respected acoustic singer-songwriters and guitarist with hits such as Pagdating ng Panahon and Akala Mo.

Aiza wishes to share her gratitude for her silver milestone with BENTE SINGKO: Aiza Seguerra Anniversary Concert on September 28 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, a production from Blackbird Music Creations, That’s Ntertainment Productions and line produced by MediaNation Inc.

HEALTHY LYF: EPIC Asia Study about COPD

New Survey Reveals Heavy Burden of COPD and COPD Lung Attacks in Asia, including Philippines

• 1 of 4 of those with COPD symptoms in surveyed countries remain undiagnosed

• COPD poses a heavy burden burden in Asia, particularly in the Philippines: Among the Filipino respondents, 62% were unable to work, and 70% of those able to work full-time or part on average miss 14 days at work

• Majority of sufferers worry about COPD lung attacks affecting their quality of life

• Once daily tablet, roflumilast, a first-in-class treatment is launched to target the underlying cause of COPD and reduce risk of COPD lung attacks

COPD is a debilitating disease which poses a significant burden in Asia. Key findings from the new landmark “Epidemiology and Impact of COPD in Asia” Survey  (EPIC Asia Survey) show that COPD affects the quality of life and impacts work productivity. Yet the disease is still largely underdiagnosed and sub-optimally treated with almost half of those surveyed with COPD symptoms still undiagnosed. 

MUSIC LYF :Sabrina - Acoustc Love Notes Album Launch

SABRINA “ACOUSTIC LOVE NOTES” LAUNCH—A SUCCESS!

Asia’s Acoustic Sweetheart SABRINA recently held a successful launch of her latest album “Acoustic Love Notes” at Megaworld Lifestyle Malls last July 13 at Eastwood Mall Open Park, July 14 at Venice Piazza at McKinley Hill and July 15 at Lucky Chinatown Mall. She was joined by special guests- popular radio and TV personality Joe D’Mango and up and coming singer Anj Sulit who are both featured in Sabrina’s album.

Sabrina displayed flair on her spiels and demonstrated how vocally gifted she was throughout the 3 day launch and was backed up by a four-piece band with back-up singers. The 12 song set includes her carrier single “Somewhere Down The Road”; all-time love hits like “The Art of Letting Go”, “Insensitive”, “Cry”, “Officially Missing You” and “One Last Cry” among others as well as her original songs “Sa Bawat Paghinga”, “One True Love”, “Over For Now But Not Forever” and “Again”—her duet with talented singer Anj Sulit. The show was made special by the presence of Mr. Joe D’Mango who, in between songs, gave his love advice on-stage like his famous program “Love Notes”. Though it rained during the first day of the launch at the Eastwood Mall Open Park, fans still trooped and bought albums of Sabrina. She was also able to attract and impressed new fans during her shows at Venice Piazza at McKinley Hill and Lucky Chinatown Mall. MyPhone raffled off brand new Q88 cellphones for album buyers.