Balitanghali December 20 2016

Balitanghali December 20 2016 Full Episode Replay
SHOW DESCRIPTION: Balitanghali ("Noontime News"; a portmanteau of the Filipino words Balità, "news" and Tanghalì, "noon") is the noontime newscast of GMA News TV in the Philippines. It is produced by GMA Network's News and Public Affairs division. The newscast is also heard simultaneously on Super Radyo DZBB 594 every weekends. The newscast is anchored by Connie Sison and Raffy Tima during weekdays and Mariz Umali and Jun Veneracion during weekends. It also aired worldwide via GMA Life TV.

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Mano Po 7: Chinoy', An Entertaining Well Crafted Dramas About Family Relationships That Touches Your Heart

'MANO PO 7: CHINOY' follows the same formula of past films in the franchise, notably that of a poor Chinese who gets rich and later has a problematic family life (like Eddie Garcia in the first "Mano Po" in 2002 where he won the MMFF best actor award, and Christopher de Leon in "Mano Po 2: My Home".) Richard Yap as Wilson Wong is now the beleaguered Chinese patriarch and real estate magnate who rose from rags to riches in "Mano Po 7".

But as we all know, wealth doesn't necessarily equate with happiness. His wife Debbie (Jean Garcia) feels lonely and gets attracted to a younger man, Marco (Jake Cuenca). His eldest son, Wilson Jr. (Enchong Dee) doesn't feel loved and turns to drugs. He forces his daughter Carol (Janella Salvador) to be a cellist when she wants to be a voice major. It's the only small youngest daughter (Jana Agoncillo) who doesn't have a problem of her own. Add to this Wilson's elder brother, Johnson (Eric Quizon), who was ostracized by his parents for being gay.



Enchong and Janella are given subplots of their own. Enchong meets his love interest, Jocelyn (Jessy Mendiola), while he is in rehab. Janella meets her own love interest, Henry (Marlo Mortel), a classmate in music class who becomes a knight in shining armor when her professor (Kean Cipriano) tries to molest her. But we wish they were given more "kilig" scenes for the sake of their MarNella fans as their love story is so underdeveloped.

The movie starts with a big party scene, the 25th wedding anniversary of Wilson and Debbie, and ends with another big party scene, the grand debut of Carol who gets to deliver the film's message. She says their family is not perfect since they all have misunderstandings, but they stick with each other. In the end, there is forgiveness and we see Wilson and Debbie several years later in an epilogue, old and gray, but still committed to each other.

"Mano Po 7" is quite slow moving and makes you feel you've seen it all before, but it's fairly well crafted with good production values, from the glossy production design and other fine technical credits that are well handled by former indie director Ian Lorenos doing his first mainstream movie. You'd wish, though, that he's more brisk in his storytelling. What really redeems the movie is the generally splendid acting of most of the actors. Enchong Dee has the flashiest role that requires him to rant and display an entire range of emotions from desperation and grief to love and joy, and he does it all quite convincingly even if the way his love story ends leaves much to be desired. As Mother Lily herself says, he's underrated by ABS-CBN.

But it's Jean Garcia who handles her role as the erring wife with much nuanced restraint even in her most melodramatic scenes, making her portrayal so heartfelt. Richard Yap's performance is quite uneven. He does his rage and anger scenes well, but the scenes that need more internalization of emotions are wanting, especially his reunion scene with Eric Quizon who's already a veteran and manages to convey his feelings without contorting his face but just quietly shedding a tear or two. Jake Cuenca as a man spurned twice gives excellent support in what's really a very small role, handling all his scenes with much persuasion. All in all, it's a fairly entertaining melodrama with scenes about family relationships that manage to touch your heart.
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FILMS I WILL WATCH IN THE MMFF 2016: Erik Matti's SEKLUSYON

Lol, definitely, politics gave more laughs in 2016 with the antics of what could be our tackiest comedian yet, the hopefully un-Senatored ASAP, Leila de Lima, but still, the year saw the release of some great Pinoy movies. I just hope there will be more this 2017.

 Sometimes I watch a movie because of the director. Among the local ones, Erik Matti is a shoo-in. Since I first watched Tiktik Chronicles, I haven't failed to watch an Erik Matti movie. I will surely include this in my list for the MMFF 2016.

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Arci Munoz, Jessy Mendiola & Coleen Garcia Are Ex-Convicts Who Are Recruited To Be Spies By Day And Spa Workers At Night In 'Extra Service'

ARCI MUNOZ, JESSY MENDIOLA and COLEEN GARCIA are together for the first time in a sexy action comedy that opens the new year 2017 for Star Cinema and Skylight Films, "Extra Service", directed by Chris Martinez. Arci is paired with Ejay Falcon, Jessy with Enzo Pineda who's from GMA-7 and Coleen with Vin Abrenica, a transferee from TV5. They play convicted felons who meet in jail and recruited by Carmi Martin to be secret agents. They are named Au, Em, Gee and work undercover as masseuses at the Touch Mahal Spa of Tessie Tomas. So they're spa workers by night and spies by day.

"I play Au, short for Aurora," says Arci. "Nabilanggo ako sa for robbing a bank. I'm called the Kapitana kasi sobrang strong ng personality ko."

"I'm Em for Emerald," says Coleen. "I'm called Maldita. Ako yung hothead sa amin, laging nang-aaway, fierce. Lagi kong kinokontra si Au kaya lagi kaming nag-aaway."

"I'm Gee na nabilanggo naman for hacking," says Jessy. "Ako yung pinakamatalino sa'min, tech savvy, but bobo rin kasi I'm not streetsmart. I'm called Genia."

Chris Martinez says the script is written by Alpha Habon and echoes "Charlie's Angels" and "Mission Impossible," but with a very Pinoy flavor. Carmi Martin as the girls' boss speaks carabao, Visayan-accented English. "I'm glad to be part of this film kasi I started in showbiz as one of Dolphy's Angels," says Carmi. "Nakaka-relate ako sa kanila kasi sila ang modern version ng Dolphy's Angels."

So how did the girls prepare for their roles? "As masseuses, may totoong masahista sa set to teach us what to do sa massage scenes," says Arci.

"Mahirap yung roles namin kasi maraming action scenes," adds Jessy. "So may standby rin na fight instructor to guide us in our stunts and fight scenes."

"We guarantee the viewers they will have a good time watching 'Extra Service'," says Coleen. "It's a combination of fun, adventure and yes, plenty of sexy scenes dahil kami ang Ultimate Sexy Squad dito. So don't miss it when it opens in theaters on January 11 to welcome 2017."
 
Is there no sapawan or scene stealing between them while shooting the movie? "None," it's Direk Chris who answers. "This is a team effort and everyone collaborated well. First time nilang mag-comedy like this at magaling silang lahat."
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Who Wore It Better: Liza Soberano vs. Lauren Reid

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