REEL DEAL: “ANNABELLE” Earns More Than $150 Million Worldwide

BURBANK, CA – October 19, 2014 – New Line Cinema’s “Annabelle” has surpassed the $150 million mark at the worldwide box office, earning more than $166.1 million to date and counting. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President, International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

(In the Philippines, “Annabelle” also continued to make a killing at the box-office, grossing P139.54-million nationwide, as of Oct. 19, 2014. That further tightened its grip to the national record of all-time highest-grossing foreign horror film).

ABS CBNmobile launches FAITH for the Lee Min Ho Festival

Lee Min Ho fans rejoice as Lee Min Ho charm will captivate you with the launch of the Lee Min Ho Festival in ABS CBNmobile as an exclusive event in iWanTV. Subcribers to the mobile app with their ABSCBNmobile account can access the 6 episodes of the Historical Fantasy Drama FAITH.

And this got fans excited especially for those die-hard fanatics who followed Lee Min Ho early like his series like Boys Over Flowers, and City Hunter. This new mobile series is exclusively shown only on ABS-CBNmobile beginning October 20.

“Faith” is the story of Choi Young, a royal bodyguard of a king in the past, and Yoo Eun-soo, a female doctor in modern times. When the queen was seriously injured, Choi Young was sent by the king to go through the magical portal to get “heaven’s doctor,” which happens to be a doctor from the future named Eun-soo.

MUSIC LYF: Christian Bautista celebrates birthday, sings theme of new GMA series

Asia’s Romantic Balladeer Christian Bautista, who is celebrating his birthday today, October 19, has been tapped by GMA to sing the theme of the Kapuso Network’s biggest Korean series “Empress Ki.” The series’ theme song is “Up Where We Belong,” a cut from the soon-to-be-released album of Christian under Universal Records entitled “Soundtrack.”

The series will start airing today, October 20, on GMA Telebabad. The series is reminiscent of GMA hit Korean dramas like “Jewel in the Palace.”

Currently, Christian is busy taping for the primetime series “Strawberry Lane,” hosting “Marian,” and performing on “Sunday All Stars.”

Next month, Christian will launch his newest album “Soundtrack,” which contains memorable themes from the most romantic films of all time. He will be joined by some of the hottest female recording artists in the album.

REEL DEAL: Young Cast of “AS ABOVE/SO BELOW” Endures Tough Shoot

The core cast in Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures' horror thriller “As Above/So Below” consists of six characters who become trapped by their most intimate fears inside the Catacombs, an astonishing 220 feet belowground in Paris. Leading the young cast is Welsh actress Perdita Weeks, best known for the acclaimed TV series “The Tudors” starring opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Henry Cavill.

For director John Erick Dowdle, it was important to find just the right actors to create the story they were looking to tell...and getting the performers to trust them with an unorthodox process.

Rest Well In Heavenly Peace At Aeternum Garden Columbary

Aeternum is a Latin word which means Eternity. Located at the heart of Heritage Park Area 2 of Fort Bonifacio Taguig City, Aeternum Garden boasts its grandiose and inviting facilities such lush greenery, manmade lagoon and waterfalls, the viewing chapel where funeral services take place and the peaceful columbarium.

Jan Vincent Mercado, President of The Fort Park Estate Inc. who introduced the country's first True Garden Columbary, "Aeternum": The Park Estate Columbary discussed how they stumble upon the idea of putting up Aeternum Garden. He and his family received an offer before from the local city government to buy the property which then was just a piece of land. It was bought, developed and now became the country's first true garden columbary. "Living the life you want is very important but you need to live it well without harming other people." This is one of the inspiring lines from Vincent Mercado which people need to live by.

GMA First Bayani Serye ILUSTRADO Airs Tonight!

It is not Independence Day, nor it is Rizal Day but GMA Network paved way for a whole new series that is different from their drama line up this year. As My Destiny of Tom Rodriguez and Carla Abeliana came to a close last week, the new Bayani Serye will now take over the time slot starring Alden Richards as the most notable hero of the Philippine Revolution duiring the Spanish regime, Dr. Jose Rizal in ILUSTRADO.

Some people only know the stories of others tell them, but for the first time in Philippine television history, GMA News and Public Affairs brings one of the nation's heroes to a new light - one that portrays him as human, someone people could understand, and most of all, love once again.

Ilustrado takes a step back and shows the man that embodied the positive qualities that Filipinos aim to be. The series showcases Jose Rizal's journey from his childhood, his colourful travels in Europe, his adventures in love, and most of all - the sacrifices he made for the love of his country.

Suspense and adventure-filled movies at SM Cinemas this October!

SM Cinema through its CinExclusive program continues to bring movie-lovers an exciting line-up of action-filled stories this October. This month’s suspense and adventure-filled movie list includes Little Azkals: Pursuit of the World Cup Dream, Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper, Tumbang Preso (In the Can), and The Pirates.

Little Azkals: Pursuit of the World Cup Dream

A story of dreams against the odds, “Little Azkals : Pursuit of the World Cup Dream,” is a documentary film which showcases the stories of 22 young boys from all over the Philippines and their once in a lifetime opportunity to be trained in a football camp in England for the sole purpose of qualifying for the 2019 World Cup.

Little Azkals will have its regular cinema premiere from October 25-26 at selected SM Cinemas (MOA, SM Megamall, SM South Mail, SM Sta Mesa, SM Fairview, SM Manila, SM Marikina, SM Bacoor, SM Iloilo, SM Cebu, SM North Edsa).