ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
(MANILA, Philippines) 20 December 2021 – Have you ever felt stuck, depressed, or hopeless during the pandemic? Umikot ka mundo, nandito pa ako. Well, you’re not alone. Leading video streaming service Viu Philippines understands the struggles that many Filipinos have been going through and has created its new Viu Original musical series, Still to tell …
PCCW (SEHK:0008) – THE PHILIPPINES, NOVEMBER 18, 2021 – Viu, PCCW’s leading pan-regional OTT video streaming service, proudly launches its first original musical narrative series featuring a powerhouse cast of Filipino artists from the country’s music, film and theater scene. STILL was created by Palanca-awardee Pat Valera, who is known for award-winning shows Dekada ‘70 …
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“Yorme: The Isko Domagoso Story” with all the songs and music written, and the movie, by director Joven Tan is all set to bring on the silver screen, the aspirational and inspirational life of Francisco Domagoso, popularly known as Isko Moreno. Director Joven Tan begins: “It has always been a dream of mine to direct …
On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates love, friendship, and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City. Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with tick, tick…BOOM! Watch the official trailer below: Synopsis: Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner …
MANILA, 13 SEPTEMBER 2021 – For musical fans across the country, In the Heights, a cinematic event where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big is now streaming on HBO Go. Set in the New York neighbourhood of Washington Heights, In the Heights fuses Lin-Manuel Miranda’s kinetic music and lyrics with …
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Netflix releases “Keep The Beat” song clip from the upcoming animated musical movie Vivo. Watch it below: Vivo, a musically gifted kinkajou (aka a rainforest “honey bear”) embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to deliver a song to his cherished owner’s long-lost love, with the help of Gabi – an energetic tween who bounces …
Filipino creatives are still here, and they’re bursting at the seams. Top creatives in cinema, music, and theater are all fired up to keep creating despite all the frustrations brought about by seemingly endless restrictions. The need to make their voices heard and amplified triggered the creation of “Still”. “Still” is an 8-episode musical narrative …
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“Sing 2”, the new chapter in Illumination’s smash animated franchise arrives with big dreams and spectacular hit songs as the ever-optimistic koala, Buster Moon, and his all-star cast of performers prepare to launch their most dazzling stage extravaganza yet …all in the glittering entertainment capital of the world. There’s just one hitch: They first have …
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Award-winning actor, singer, songwriter, rapper, director, producer, and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda directs for the first time, Andrew Garfield in the film adaptation of ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ from Netflix. Watch the teaser below: About tick, tick…BOOM! Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with tick, tick…BOOM!, an adaptation of the …
The generation-defining Broadway phenomenon becomes a soaring cinematic event as Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being A Wallflower, Wonder), the …
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