Nestor Cuartero On March 8, my first movie book, PH MOVIE CONFIDENTIAL, a slim volume of 130 glossy pages, will be launched at the FDCP Cinematheque in Manila in cooperation with the Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (SPEED)....
sacredheartbayside.org At the start of New Year 2021, I am grateful to 2020 in many ways. With plenty of time in my hands, courtesy of this long and winding pandemic, I was able to: Focus on family matters. All four of us are practically...
Hallmark Philippines JUST A THOUGHT: "City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style, in the air, there's a feeling of Christmas…" 'Silver Bells' XX LOST ART: Thanks, but no thanks, to social media, the old practice of greeting people on important occasions has been made faster, also...
Scarlet Snow Belo JUST A THOUGHT: I dwell in possibility.— Emily Dickinson COOKING AND VLOGGING: With one network closed down and the other slowing down on production schedule, our actors are finding ways and means to keep themselves busy, income- generating, or at least, visible to keep fans and...
JUST A THOUGHT Frankly, I don’t mind not being President. I just mind that someone else is Edward Kennedy VIRTUAL MEETINGS: Like it or not, much has changed in the way we live, entertain ourselves, and conduct business these days. Such change, triggered by COVID-19 pandemic, has impacted heavily...
JUST A THOUGHT: “Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” Christopher Reeve Xx Nora Aunor in 'Himala' (YouTube/Screengrab) SAVING FILIPINO FILMS: Hope the closure of ABS-CBN will not end our quest to restore good old Filipino movies. The network’s Sagip-Pelikula effort has seen the...
Celeste Legaspi JUST A THOUGHT: “I dwell in possibility.”— Emily Dickinson KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Performers have rights. Or didn’t you know? For every song they put on record, for every tear they fall in a film or TV series, they are entitled to a certain pay scale every time their song or that...
JUST A THOUGHT: “To travel is to take a journey into yourself.” –- Danny Kaye Xx THAT LATIN CHARM: A certain mystique surrounds the countries that make up South America, also known to some as Latin America. The predominantly Spanish-Portuguese speaking continent is relatively strange to us in...
JUST A THOUGHT: “The best education I have ever received was through travel.” – Lisa Ling Xx TRAVEL PASS: If anything, this lockdown of more than 100 days thus far, and counting, has allowed me to travel the world. I didn’t need a travel permit or health clearance and rapid testing to do...
Ricky Davao (file photo) JUST A THOUGHT: “The future ain’t what it used to be” - Yogi Berra xxx TELESERYES RETURNING : Slowly but surely, a few Filipino teleseryes are making a comeback on our screens following an extended lockdown caused by Covid-19 that started in March. Their absence led...
Angel Locsin (Instagram) JUST A THOUGHT: “Where flowers bloom, so does hope.”— Lady Bird Johnson XX ACTORS’ DIRECTION: With the unexpected closure of ABS-CBN, television as a playing field has become even narrower. In an instant,...
Kim Chiu in character on 'Love Thy Woman' JUST A THOUGHT: “Remember no storm will ever last a lifetime. Just hold on, be brave and have faith. Before you know it, the storm will be gone.” — Dianerste Ross xxx ONE STEP AHEAD: Life goes on for ABS-CBN, despite the 70-11...
