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Sharon show at Solaire
In 2014 when he assumed the position as The Theater at Solaire’s Director of Entertainment, theater luminary Audie Gemora had proposed a possible concert for actress and singer Sharon Cuneta. The...
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Three weddings and a double twinning
HERBO OR HIDALGO? In the column titled “The curious case of the doppelganger paintings” on Sept. 24, 2016, Lead revealed that the oil on canvas of the same size as Leon Herbo’s painting Fillette au...
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Legalize marijuana to fight criminality
CONGRATULATIONS! Vincent “Chot” Reyes is the new president and chief executive officer of TV5 Network and president of Media5 Marketing Corp. effective October 2016. The network turns into a sports...
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Hipolito: Art and misinformation
“Dante Hipolito’s painting, Salubong, was intended to be a welcome gift for Pope Francis when he visited the Philippines in 2015,” wrote Spot in “10 Controversial Works by Filipino Artists” dated Nov....
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Bob Dylan loves to turn the Beatles on...
The Nobel Prize in Literature given to Bob Dylan places him in the ranks of laureates Thomas Mann, Samuel Beckett, Doris Lessing, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Toni Morrison, Saul Bellow, Albert Camus,...
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A self-regulating body for art auctions
You have not heard the end of the furious cases of the alleged fake Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo work Una Damita and Allysa Calderon’s plagiarized The Promise.UNA DAMITA. First reported by this writer on...
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‘Dayaw’ on ANC celebrates culture and heritage of original Filipinos
Sen. Loren Legarda expressed her profound regret when asked by Tempo entertainment editor Nestor Cuartero for her reaction to the violent dispersal of protesters that included Indigenous People (IPs)...
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Karelasyon, Halloween stories refreshed
How about provocative “love” stories such as Assunta de Rossi as a widow who brings home her dead husband’s uncorrupted corpse? Only in Karelasyon with Carla Abellana whose gentle and quiet hosting...
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Anthony Diaz set to break into Sundance
Sundance is the most prestigious film festival in the world,” says Filipino-American filmmaker Anthony Diaz V, who is set to break out with Break, his Sundance-bound, full-length feature film debut as...
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Mum about 2016 MMFF submissions
“Yes, the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival’s (MMFF) ‘Reelvolution’ is pushing through,” clarified Stephanie Henares, marketing manager of SM Lifestyle and Entertainment Inc. “They will have their MMFF...
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Langit Lupa replaces Be My Lady
Be My Lady, ABS-CBN’s long-running romantic comedy headlined by Erich Gonzales and Daniel Matsunaga, ends this November 25.Other stars in the series, developed by Ruel Bayani with a pool of writers,...
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One Giga launch
MAKE ARJO ATAYDE THE AXE BRAND AMBASSADOR.Axe, globally popular male fragrance brand, has invited actor Arjo Atayde, who is currently known for his role as Police Senior Inspector Joaquin Tuazon of Ang...
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Coldplay is hot game!
BIBSY CARBALLO BROUGHT HOME. Bibsy worked at the Saturday Mirror Magazine under editors Eric Giron and Tirso Rodriguez in the mid-1960s. She was also curator of Gallery Indigo, Bencab’s gallery...
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Riveting all the way
MS. EUGENE DOMINGO, ANG BABAE SA 2016 MMFF. Among the full-length features that Lead shortlisted as furtively submitting entries to the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival, it is only the entralling Ang...
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For Mel Mendoza del Rosario, hearth is heart
“That an old-fashioned Filipina in the character of Pinang is timeless,” replies writer/creative manager Mel Mendoza-del Rosario when asked what she learned from doing the exceptional ABS-CBN family...
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Virtual Christmas filmfest kicks off today
“An escape from reality is just what we need in these emotionally disconcerting times,” observes Random Minds president/managing director Allan Villegas.The way it developed, the 2016 Metro Manila Film...
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Authentic Hidalgo goes on the block today
The botched sale of La Damita, surreptiously attributed to Felix Resurrection Hidalgo, sure put the credibility of a local auction house under fire. It is disconcerting that a fake can be put on the...
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Entertainment options outside of 2016 MMFF
“Embrace the change,” life coach Rikka Infantado advises on the not-your-usual Metro Manila Film Festival menu this year. Film critic Mario Hernando describes it as “without the insults, grossness and...
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Alice Dixon plays Santa in Happy Life
“For the December 25th episode, I will go to Bacolod on December 7th to (film) 200 children in an orphanage. There will be gift-giving in a Christmas party. Three siblings will receive special gifts...
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Saving Sally, MMFF for millennials
Saving Sally, director Avid Liongoren’s 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival official entry for Rocketsheep (starring Rhian Ramos, Enzo Marcos, TJ Trinidad, Bodgie Pascua, Carme Sanchez, Shamaine Centenera...
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