Neocolors Signs With Universal Records

One of the biggest names in the OPM scene, Neocolours, will finally release new songs this year. To jumpstart this awaited music launch, the band signed up today with its record label, Universal Records. Universal Records’ top executives led by VP Ramon Chuaying , General Manager, Kathleen Dy-Go and Operations Manager, Peter Chan welcomed the members of the band during the contract signing.

Neocolours' songs have been a mainstay of many Filipino listener's playlist. Their songs such as Maybe, Kasalanan Ko Ba, Hold On, Say You'll Never Go and Tuloy Pa Rin have transcended generational barriers and repeatedly re-recorded by some of the country's top recording artists. With the release of new songs starting this March, the band hopes to continue this artistic and musical tradition. Aside from the completion of a new album, Neocolours' other music activities includes a 30th year anniversary show at the Music Museum on April 28, as well as a national tour for the rest of the year.

Star Cinema presents Sin Island starring Coleen Garcia, Xian Lim, and Nathalie Hart.

“The greatest sin in love is to not fight for it. But, how far will you go to fight for love?”

Directed by Gino Santos and with a screenplay by Jancy Nicolas, Sin Island is a sexy romance film that seeks to find out if a marriage could truly survive two infidelities. 

The story revolves around picture perfect married couple David (Lim) and Kanika (Garcia) whose paradise in each other’s arms will be put to the test as Kanika enters into a dangerous affair shortly after the career of David tanks into a downward spiral. As David discovers Kanika’s transgressions, he flees to Sinilaban Island where he meets and engages in a carnal affair with a girl named Tasha (Hart). Despite their mistakes, David and Kanika decide to rekindle their relationship but Tasha refuses to let go of David. 

Unlock the Secrets of Wakanda at SM Cinema

To celebrate the theatrical release of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther in cinemas from February 14, SM Cinema gives Marvel fans a sneak peek into the kingdom of the Black Panther, Wakanda. Visitors can check out an immersive experience, “The Secrets of Wakanda” in select SM malls.

Step into ‘The Secrets of Wakanda’ and be welcomed by the entrance arch, signaling the crossover into Wakanda.

Meryl Streep Breaks Own Record for Most Oscar Noms with "The Post"

For almost 40 years Meryl Streep, has portrayed an astonishing array of characters in a career that has cut its own unique path. She has won three Academy Awards and just days ago, in a record that is unsurpassed, she earned a 21st Academy Award nomination for her role in Steven Spielberg's, The Post (in Philippine cinemas February 21).

Marking their historic, first-ever on-screen collaboration, Spielberg directs Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in The Post, a thrilling drama about the unlikely partnership between The Washington Post’s Katharine Graham (Streep), the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks), as they race to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned three decades and four U.S. Presidents. The two must overcome their differences as they risk their careers – and their very freedom – to help bring long-buried truths to light.

Ishin Denshin International Music Fest Rocks Moa on Feb 10

Building bridges, bridging cultures.

What else could be a better way to foster camaraderie and strengthen ties between two nations than through music? After all, it is THE universal language that transcends age, race or creed.

This is the heart and soul of the ISHIN DENSHIN International Music Festival, which will be held this coming Saturday, February 10, 9:00 p.m. at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Open Grounds.

Envisioned as an intercultural celebration between Japan and the Philippines, the 12-hour music festival is inspired by its adage —an embrace of meanings beyond words. “Ishin denshin” literally translates to “what the mind thinks, the heart transmits,” a Japanese idiom.

Netflix Picks Up Myx TV’s “Eat Your Words”

Myx TV, the leading English-language Asian American entertainment network, scored a milestone this January.  Netflix has ordered two seasons of the show, “Eat Your Words”, Myx TV’s food competition show that challenges participants to recreate dishes that they didn’t enjoy at a given restaurant.

“We’re very proud of this accomplishment,” said Myx TV General Manager Miguel Santos.  “Myx TV has been producing reality shows of late that are out of the box and out of the ordinary.  We offer a different palette of storytelling, perspective and experience that appeal across the board and I’m glad that Netflix saw something new and special in one of our works.”

Nominated for six major Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor, Focus Features' historical drama Darkest Hour will be shown exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas (Trinoma, Greenbelt 1) starting February 14.

Directed by Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), Darkest Hour is the dramatic and inspiring story of four weeks in 1940 during which Winston Churchill’s courage to lead changed the course of world history.