Joey Paras is "Bekikang: Ang Nanay Kong Beki" - Full Trailer

Joey Paras is "Bekikang: Ang Nanay Kong Beki" - Full Trailer


Cinemalaya 2013 Best Supporting Actor and well-acclaimed theater, singer and comedy star Joey Paras will  soon get his much-deserve long-overdue big break as he is about to be launched as one of the country's major comedy actor in the movie "Bekikang: Ang Nanay Kong Beki".



Supporting Joey in this comedy film is a bunch of well-known and award-winning actors like Tirso Cruz III, Janice de Belen, Malou de Guzman, Maricar de Mesa, Nikki Valdez, Carla Humphries, Lassy, Atak, JM Ibanez, and Tom Rodriguez. With special participation of Dingdong Dantes, Iza Calzado and Ms. Maricel Soriano.

Plot:
Bekikang/Vittorio opens with his line of thoughts on where gay people come from. He highlights his comical points of view on his inquiry from the book of Genesis to Darwin’s theory of “Evolution.” Bekikang, who was born on a rainy night next to a rice paddy, is the son of Gorio and Maristela. Although being bullied outside their home, Bekikang grows up in a happy and supportive family. When Bekikang’s mother dies, his father takes on a new love in the house named Anacleta who becomes Bekikang’s cross to bear. As Bekikang grows, he never stops fighting the people who taunt him. One day, Bekikang meets another person subjected to bullying named Fortunato. It is love at first sight for Bekikang. Fortunato becomes the man who gives colour and meaning to Bekikang’s world.  Bekikang and Fortunato become good friends. Bekikang’s colorful life turns black and white when Natalie meets Fortunato. Natalie who desires to work and live in Jap an is a food assistant in a small canteen. Fortunato falls madly in love with Natalie and not long after, a love blossoms between the two. Natalie is already pregnant when Bekikang hears about the relationship between Natalie and Fortunato. Following the birth of the child they named Potpot, Natalie decides to fulfill her dreams of going to Japan. Natalie decides to leave Potpot to Fortunato who is also planning of going abroad. Fortunato then seeks the help of Bekikang and leaves Potpot to him with the promise of a monthly support. The promises eventually get broken, but Bekikang continues to nurture the love for Potpot. Withstanding the hardships of a single parent, Bekikang makes Potpot the center of his world. Trying to give the child the most of what he can, Bekikang works hard to give a happy home to Potpot. Few days following Potpot’s seventh birthday, Bekikang sees Fortunato. Bekikang finds out that Fortunato and Natalie are together again living in luxury and this time, demanding for Potpot’s custody. With no legal power, Bekikang has to give up Potpot. Potpot becomes depressed and decides to run away and look for Bekikang. Will Natalie and Fortunato give up their child once they realize that Bekikang has been an ideal parent for Potpot?
Trailer:

Produced by Viva Films and under the direction of blockbuster director Wenn Deramas, "Bekikang: Ang Nanay Kong Beki" will be shown soon in theaters nationwide.

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"Be Careful with My Heart" to be Replaced by "Kaleidoscope World"

"Be Careful with My Heart" to be Replaced by "Kaleidoscope World"

A dance-musical that pays tribute to OPM icon Francis Magalona is now set to compete in this year's Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), following the withdrawal of the film version of "Be Careful With My Heart" from the race.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairperson Francis Tolentino announced Wednesday that "Kaleidoscope World," which shares the title of the Magalona hit, has been selected to complete the eight-film line-up of the 39th MMFF.
Produced by iACT Production, the big-screen musical, according to Tolentino, stars Sef Cadayona, Yassi Pressman, Pia Pilapil, and Alma Concepcion.
"Kaleidoscope World" joins seven other earlier announced entries: the action/thriller films "10,000 Hours" and "Boy Golden"; the comedy-adventures "Torky and My Little Bossing," "Kimmy Dora: Ang Kiyemeng Prequel," and "Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy"; the horror flick "Pagpag"; and the biopic "San Pedro Calungsod: Batang Martir."
Directed by Chito Roño and starring ER Ejercito, "Boy Golden" is similarly an additional entry, as it replaced the Bong Revilla-starrer "My Super Kap" after it was pulled out from the MMFF.
Both "Kaleidoscope World" and "Boy Golden" were among the 15 film submissions to the MMFF announced in June, qualifying them to join the competition in place of official entries withdrawn before the Christmas Day opening.
Tolentino cited this rule in explaining why Star Cinema, the film outfit behind "Be Careful With My Heart," was no longer allowed to submit a different story to replace the daytime series' big-screen version.
Tolentino earlier appealed to Star Cinema to reconsider its decision to pull out "Be Careful With My Heart," but according to him, the ABS-CBN film arm instead proposed a new project.
"For a while, I mulled the possibility of opening the final slot to new movies, including 'My Husband's Lover' (GMA-7 series). But it is in violation of the existing rules of the MMFF," Tolentino said.
With the completion of the eight official entries to the MMFF, Tolentino expressed confidence that the 39th edition of the annual event will surpass last year's gross sales. - ABS-CBNNews.com

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Battle of the Cosmo Hunks: Kapamilya vs. Kapuso

Battle of the Cosmo Hunks: Kapamilya vs. Kapuso



Whose clique is hotter, juicier, meatier? Kapamilya or Kapuso Cosmo Hunks

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Angel Locsin and Marian Rivera Lead "100 Most Beautiful Women in the Philippines 2013" Poll

Angel Locsin and Marian Rivera Lead "100 Most Beautiful Women in the Philippines 2013" Poll




Angel Locsin and Marian Rivera are currently leading the Facebook poll of “100 Most Beautiful Women in the Philippines 2013” by the leading entertainment blog Starmometer.

Angel Locsin is currently leading the Facebook poll of #100MostBeautifulPinays with total votes of 437,755. Marian Rivera is running in second position while Karylle gets a strong showing at third.
Capturing fourth and fifth places are Bea Alonzo and Sarah Geronimo, respectively.
Here are the current Top 20 in the Facebook poll of “100 Most Beautiful Women in the Philippines for 2013″ as of 1:00pm, September 25, 2013:

HOW TO VOTE ON FACEBOOK:
1. Go to Pinoy Power’s Facebook Page. Click “LIKE”:


2. Proceed to the “Photos” section, then click “Albums” and then proceed to the album titled “100 Most Beautiful Women in the Philippines for 2013.” The pictures of the 20 finalists will be displayed.
3. Click the image of your favorite female celebrity to enlarge the photo.
4. Under the photo, simply click on the word “like,” share or even post a comment to vote. We reserve the right to delete inappropriate comments. Here are the equivalent number of votes for each task:
1 like = 1 vote 1 comment = 1 vote 1 share = 3 votes
To fast-track to the voting page, click below:



5. The Facebook and Twitter polls and Online Ballot will end 11:59pm of October 25, 2013.

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Kimbery Peirce Talks About Remaking Classic Horror Tale "Carrie"

Kimbery Peirce Talks About Remaking Classic Horror Tale "Carrie"

From director Kimbery Peirce (TV's “The L Word”) comes Columbia Pictures' new thriller “Carrie” based on the Stephen King novel and starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore.
“Carrie” is a reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, Margaret (Moore). The teenaged girl unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.  
The filmmaker talks about the eagerly anticipated remake in the following interview.
Question. What was your reaction when you first heard about the opportunity of shooting a new version of “Carrie”?
Kimberly Peirce. I loved [Brian] De Palma’s version of the movie. So, out of respect for a friend and a fellow director who had made a classic with this material I called him and expressed my interest in doing a contemporary version. And he said, “You’ve got to do it!”
Q. What appealed to you about this story that made you want to direct it?
Peirce. When I re-read King’s amazing book I was hit by the sheer fun and power of the story and his storytelling and the delight he takes with all his characters. I wanted to bring the audience as deeply as possible inside Carrie’s journey - inside her intense longing and effort to be a normal teenager amidst the mockery of her peers; inside her discovery and use of these amazing powers; inside her strange and deep bond with her religious and protective mother, Margaret; and inside the fatal conflicts that arise as Carrie ventures into the world to become a woman.
Q. How do you see Carrie?
Pierce. I see her as someone who is poor, self-sheltered, innocent and desperately curious about the world.
Q. Why did you choose Chloe Moretz for the main role of Carrie in this new film?
Peirce. There are many kids that try to be actors every year, but Chloe is someone who has been consistently cast in movies and done good work. And she has great screen presence! So, that’s where we started with her…
Q. And what has she been like to work with?
Peirce. Chloe Moretz is amazing! Obviously any director is going to say that about their main actor, but what is unique about her is that she is a wonderful performer that has beautifully been able to play a really precocious adult aged-up girl. She is on the verge of blossoming, and this is the story of a girl who blossoms. So, we also had youth on our side.
Q. What is her relationship with her mother Margaret like in your eyes?
Peirce. Margaret and Carrie’s profound mother/daughter relationship is the heart and soul of the movie as Margaret tries to prevent her daughter from growing up and using her powers. From there you widen out to include all the other characters that help to push Carrie to her ultimate end. I wanted to make an emotional, modern and very fun version of this story.
Q. How did you encourage Chloe to go through that transformation?
Peirce. By telling her that she had to have a teenage rebellion. That got her interested… And, in acting terms, she did it!
Q. And what can you say of Julianne Moore, who plays Carrie’s mother?
Peirce. Julianne is a dream to work with! She has experience and great command of her craft. And she also has fantastic instincts, a wild side, and a willingness to go over the edge where you want and need her to go to bring the character to life. As a writer/director you write material, you imagine how it will be performed and, if you’re lucky, you get an actor of Julianne’s caliber and talent who takes it to a whole new place which is deeper, more real and more specific than you imagined. She is mesmerizing and the soul of this movie with Chloe.
Q. Do you believe that being a woman helped you identify even better with Carrie and her story?
Peirce. I like to think that men and women can direct the same movies; but certainly, as a director, you draw from your own experience. I have a mother, and there are some mother/daughter issues that are mind-blowing in this movie. And I can also identify with being a teenage girl that had a rebellion! So, you grab what you can from your experience but also leap forward to tell your story.
Q. Was it a big undertaking to tell a story that has so many fans from its past incarnations?
Peirce. I didn’t initially see the connection between my work and a horror remake, but when I re-read the book it hit me on such a personal and deep level. Like my other films this one is a protagonist-driven story, yet it is also a rich ensemble piece. Carrie draws a number of vibrant characters that both aid and obstruct her into her journey. And, as she comes into conflict with each of them, their fates collide into a wonderfully emotional and physically violent climax. What thrilled me about doing Carrie was being able to continue this kind of work and amplify it using genre, fantasy, and Visual FX into a new and thrilling landscape.
Q. Did you embrace the opportunity to work with visual effects in this film then?
Peirce. It’s exciting as a filmmaker to be able to play with newer and bigger tools, but the key for me is to remain constantly grounded in story and character. I hope you’re madly in love with and engaged by Carrie, her mother, the other characters and the story, furthered by the effects.
Q. How did you shoot the famous scene where they dump blood on Carrie during her prom?
Peirce. Usually you cover action sequences with multiple cameras because you typically get only one or two chances with it. We needed the blood dump to be as impactful, terrifying and fun as possible. So, we did months of research and development, tested dozens of blood dumps, and found every possible problem. A straightforward bucket pour misses the target; but, using a chute, which guarantees a direct hit, it causes the human head to act like an umbrella, sending liquid flying off. Thin blood falls off; thick blood is gross and gooey; too little blood runs out; too much is an avalanche. We went from 3 to 4 to 5 gallons, settled on 5 feet above, chose a 45-degree cascading pour, and set the viscosity and thickness to get the right look. And still we had no guarantees it would work when Chloe was under the rig. We were literally all holding our breath, and then it worked! People have asked me how much blood we used in making the movie… I would guess about 1000 gallons!
Opening across the Philippines in October 16, 2013, “Carrie” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.

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Gab Valenciano Super Selfie Video Series Goes Viral

Gab Valenciano Super Selfie Video Series Goes Viral

Gab Valenciano, who temporarily leaves showbiz to study abroad, proves he is not just Gary Valenciano's son. He has his own identity, and a talent far from what his surname is well known about. 
Though he can sing and dance very well just like his father, Gab is also starting to conquer the online world when his series of "Super Selfie" video on YouTube are getting a lot of attention from netizens worldwide.
In an interview, Gab said his "super selfie" videos is all about letting loose and just tearing it up.
Check out some of the videos below:
Super Selfie - Tune Squad

Super Selfie - The Dark Knight Dances


Super Selfie - Jump


Super Selfie - Happy Birthday, MJ

Video: Gabriel Valenciano on YouTube

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Cherry Mobile Owners Talk About Their Endorsers John Lloyd, Kim Chiu, Willie Revillame, Kris Aquino Etc.S

WE JUST RETURNED from visiting our daughter Hannah and her family at Cagayan de Oro. We met at a gathering on the beach in Opol the owners of Cherry Mobile, Roger and Yvette Chiu, who have really gone big time because of the huge success of their reasonably priced cellphones.

They said their very first endorser is John Lloyd Cruz and they’ve been renewing his contract with them for four years now. Then they also got Kim Chiu, Robin Padilla, Willie Revillame and Sarah Geronimo. They say Sarah’s commercial jingle, Click tayo sa Cherry Mobile, is really a big hit with the public.

They’re signing up Kris Aquino as their latest endorser. For the bagets crowd, they also got Kylie Padilla and Jasmine Curtis Smith. They’re not renewing the contracts of some endorsers and they have some very funny and interesting anecdotes with one of them, but they told us not write about it. Sayang.

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Maja Salvador Celebrates 25Th Bday & 10Th Anniversary With 'Maja Unveils @ 10' Concert Tour

MAJA SALVADOR is celebrating her 25th birthday on October 5 and her 10th year in showbiz with a concert tour, “Maja Unveils @ 10”, that started in April yet at Glorietta Makati. Since then, she and her guests Cacai Bautista, Thou Reyes and Young JV have also performed in District Mall Imus, Mindanao Civic Center Lanao del Norte, Metro Gaisano Cebu, SM Baliwag, SM Rosales, SM Batangas, Solana Gym Cagayan Valley, Bataan People’s Center and NCC Mall Palawan. Their next stop is SM San Lazaro on September 28, Saturday, then at Kadayawan Hall Davao on October 5 with Rayver Cruz as special guest, and in KCC Convention Center in Gen San in November 9.

It seems only yesterday when Maja was discovered in 2003. Her first soap was “It Might Be You”. In 2006, she won as most promising star by the Guillermo Mendoza Awards and the best new female star in the Golden Screen Awards and Star Awards for her role as a psychic girl in “Sukob”. Other films she did were “First Day High”, “One More Chance”, “Cinco”, “Villa Estrella” and “24/7”. On TV, she was launched in 2009 in “Nagsimula sa Puso”, then did other soaps like “Impostor”, “Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin”, “Lumayo Ka Man sa Akin”, “Binondo Girl” and “Ina Kapatid Anak”. She was launched with her then BF Matteo Guidicelli in “My Cactus Heart” but she won best actress in the Urian and Luna Awards for her title role performance in “Thelma”.

What would she say are the highlights of her ten-year career? “Siempre, big blessing na tumagal ako ng ten years kahit very tough ang competition sa showbiz,” she says. “Highlight din my winning the best actress award, then my dancing in ‘ASAP’ kunsaan ako nahasa sa pagsasayaw and doing ‘Ina Kapatid’ kasi nagmarka talaga sa tao yung role ko as Margaux. This concert tour is definitely a big highlight kasi umikot na kami sa buong Pilipinas and now, there are now negotiations to stage it abroad. I myself conceptualized it with Gerry Telan. Since it’s my 10th anniversary, I want to give back to the people so I’m sharing the proceeds to Ephesus, a home for abandoned children in Bulacan.”

Doesn’t she consider her colorful lovelife a highlight, since she was linked to several guys? Coco Martin and Matteo Guidicelli even exchanged blows at a Star Magic Ball because of her. “Sino bas a tingin nyo ang biggest highlight sa kanila?” she asks us.

We tell her it’s definitely the one who’s her present, Gerald Anderson, as it even affected her friendship with Kim Chiu and she got a late of hate mail from bashers. How did this affect her? “Wala ka namang magagawa sa ganun. Tanggapin mo na lang kaysa sagutin sila, para lang hindi na humaba. Respetuhin na lang ang opinion ng ibang tao. Basta ang importante, kilala mo ang sarili mo.”

What’s her latest projects? “I finished a movie with Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, ‘Tatay’, directed by Joey Reyes. It starts na para kaming aso’t pusa then we become best friends. Patapos na rin ang ‘Status: It’s Complicated’ sa Regal, directed naman by Chris Martinez. I play a conservative girl looking for Mr. Right pero ang natagpuan ko, si Jake Cuenca na super babaero. Kasama rin namin dito sina Eugene Domingo, Solenn Heussaff and Paulo Avelino. On TV, I’m about to start a new soap, ‘Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin’, with Angel Locsin, Jericho Rosales and JC De Vera.”

What’s her birthday wish? “Now na 10 years na ako, I want to do something new. Since nakilala na ako sa acting and dancing, I now want to be a singer. I’m taking voice lessons and may offer na rin to do an album. Kaya nga enjoy ako in performing sa concert ko as a singer-performer dahil I get to sing live. Dream ko na kasi noon pa na mag-perform talaga sa harap ng maraming tao and now natutupad na yung pangarap na yun in ‘Maja Unveils @ 10’.”

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Raymart Santiago Releases Photos of Claudine Barretto's Drug Addiction

Raymart Santiago Releases Photos of Claudine Barretto's Drug Addiction

On Tuesday, September 24, Raymart Santiago filed a 22-page counter-affidavit refuting the domestic violence accusation filed against him by estranged wife Claudine Barretto in the Office of the City Prosecutor of Marikina City.
Aside from his sworn statement, the actor also released several photos as evidence that he was the one suffering from physical abuse as a result of her wife's drug addiction.

Raymart's photos showing bruises on her body allegedly caused by Claudine:
   

Claudine being sent to rehab according to Raymart:
 

Claudine, as revealed by Raymart, is hook to drug addiction and even doing it infront of their kids:
 
Photos: MJ Marfori, interaksyon.com

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Miley Cyrus Rolling Stone Cover: Love it or Hate it?

Miley Cyrus Rolling Stone Cover: Love it or Hate it?

Miley Cyrus poses topless by the pool with her tongue out for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine’s October 10 issue.
What do you think of the photo, like it or hate it?

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