January 30, 2015

The complete dysfunctional family of 9WT's La Cage Aux Folles

Here is the final set of cast in 9 Works Theatrical's adaptation of the Broadway and Tony Award winning production La Cage Aux Folles. A mixture of veterans and rookies in theater and entertainment scenes, presenting you a great work in the performing arts.
Playing George and Albin are Michael De Mesa and Audie Gemora, the gay couple raising their son, Jean-Michel played by former Johnny Casino in 9WT's Grease, Steven Silva. What would they do if they learned that their son is about to marry a politician's daughter?
Would this conservative family accept their daughter's fiance's family? Raul Montesa is Edouard Dindon and Sheila Francisco is Marie Dindon. Their daughter is Anne alternately played by Missy Macuja Elizalde and Joni Galeste.
Joining in this musical comedy with a pink touch are Noel Rayos playing Jacob -- Albin's assistant and would rather call himself maid than a butler, and Analin Bantug playing Jacqueline, the owner of "Chez Jacqueline."
Noel Rayos as Jacob
Opening February 28 - March 29 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in RCBC Plaza, Makati City, La Cage Aux Folles is directed by Robbie Guevarra with 9 Works Theatrical's Managing Director and Executive Producer Santi Santamaria. Music with the 9Works Philharmonic Orchestra.

Ticket prices:
P2,300 Orchestra Center
P2,000 Orchestra Side & Loge Center
P1,900 Orchestra Center Zone 2 & Loge Rear
P1,500 Orchestra Side Zone 2 & Loge Side
P900 Balcony

For inquiries, contact 0917-5545560, 586-7105 or email us at info@9workstheatrical.com.
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January 27, 2015

The flock of La Cage

Completing the flock of birds in 9 Works Theatrical's La Cage Aux Folles are Chesko Rodriguez, Dindo Divinagracia and shifting from a macho and astig role to a playful and gay performer, Rafa -Siguion-Reyna as Mercedes.
Probably the most macho set in the latest reveal of the production. Wait for more soon.
Chesko Rodriguez as Chantal
Dindo Divinagracia as Hanna
Rafa Siguion Reyna as Mercedes

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January 26, 2015

more cast revealed for 9WT's La Cage

Three new cast members appear in the second reveal of 9 Works Theatrical's La Cage Aux Folles that is lead by Audie Gemora and Michael De Mesa. James Stacey, Mara Javier and Carlos Deriada join the fabulous cast.
La Cage Aux Folles is a story on the life of a gay couple in support of their son who is about to marry. What do we expect when the family of the bride finds out what her fiance's family background is? Freakish riot and amusing dialogues. La Cage Aux Folles by 9 Works Theaterical opens February at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City.
Carlos Deriaga as Phaedra
James Stacey as Francis
Mara Javier as Angelique
Robbie Guevara directs this musical about love, respect and life. For more information, visit www.9workstheatrical.com or call 0917-554-5560, 586.7105 or 557-5860.
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January 22, 2015

New cast revealed for 9 Works Theatrical's La Cage

9 Works Theatrical reveals a new set of cast in their latest fabulous production, La Cage Aux Folles that will play February at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City.
Half drag and half in their selves honoring the Leland Bobbe photography concept are Cheeno Macaraig, JP Basco and Randi De Guzman. The three play Babette, Derma and Tabarro respectively. They join Audie Gemora and Michael De Mesa in this musical about the life of a gay couple in support of their son who is about to marry.
Cheeno Macaraig as Babette
JP Basco as Derma
Randi De Guzman as Tabarro
Robbie Guevara directs this musical about love, respect and life. For more information, visit www.9workstheatrical.com or call 0917-554-5560, 586.7105 or 557-5860.

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January 19, 2015

ANNIE movie review

Quvenzhane Wallis and Jamie Foxx in this year's movie adaptation of Broadway musical and winner of several Tony Awards, Annie which opens in Philippine theaters, January 21, distributed by Columbia Pictures and directed by Will Gluck.
Annie (Quvenzhane Wellis), as interpreted as a black foster kid of the cruel Ms. Hannigan (Cameron Diaz), shows a tough girl of New York City. In the events that she look forward to meeting her long lost parents, it has been a hard knock life. And getting into an encounter with mayoral candidate Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx) that will make her life change, maybe forever.

The newest Annie gives us a hip-hop take about the Broadway musical and set in a contemporary time that takes out her red jumper dress. Her great singing talent with the graceful moves makes Annie more street smart.

Cameron Diaz doesn't deliver that much terror to Annie as Ms. Hannigan should have been. And why is she casted with that voice? They could have sent another actress to play the part. I can totally agree when you say "Little Girls" arrangement is awful. Jamie Foxx as Will Stacks presents a commoner despite his stature. Pleasing the

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January 13, 2015

New badass The Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer

Many and many more people are getting excited for The Avengers: Age of Ultron which will be in theaters, May 2015 in theaters worldwide. The Avengers: Age of Ultron is distributed by Walt Disney International through Columbia Pictures.
The movie once again feature earth's mightiest superheroes, Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Black Widow (Scarlett Johannson) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) as the Avengers under Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Warner Bros' $3B and announcing their 2015 films

A great hats off to Warner Brothers Pictures for surpassing $3-billion mark in earnings from their 2014 lineup of movies and also raking in great reviews and movie-after-movie box office as announced by Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. See the estimated earnings of the following movies:

The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies - $400 million
Interstellar - $467 million
Godzilla - $327 million
Edge of Tomorrow - over $200 million
The LEGO Movie - over $200 million
300: Rise of an Empire - over $200 million
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - over $200 million
Annabelle - $171 million

Total earnings include Into the Storm, The Judge and movie adaptations of Japanese manga Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno and The Legend Ends.

For the new year, Warner will roll-out another batch of potential blockbusters led by “Jupiter Ascending” (Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis), “In the Heart of the Sea” (Chris Hemsworth), “Mad Max: Fury Road” (Tom Hardy, Charlieze Theron), “San Andreas” (Dwayne Johnson), “Pan” (Hugh Jackman) and “Man from U.N.C.L.E.” (Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer).
“American Sniper” (Bradley Cooper) headlines the studio's dramatic and thriller offerings for 2015, followed by “Focus” (Will Smith), “Magic Mike XXL” (Channing Tatum), “Black Mass” (Johnny Depp), “Midnight Special” (Joel Edgerton), “Run All Night” (Liam Neeson) and the horror suspense “The Gallows.”
The comedy genre in Warner's 2015 slate is reprented by “Get Hard” (Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart), “Don't Mess with Texas” (Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara), “Entourage” (Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven), “The Intern” (Anne Hathaway, Robert De Niro), “Vacation” (Ed Helms, Chris Hemsworth) and “Arms & the Dudes” (Jonah Hill, Miles Teller).

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January 10, 2015

MAD MAX: Fury Road action-packed trailer

Watch the highly-anticipated trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road, the fourth in the film franchise.
Haunted by his turbulent past, Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa (Charlize Theron).

They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne), from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.

“Mad Max: Fury Road”—the fourth in the franchise’s history—stars Tom Hardy (“The Dark Knight Rises”) in the title role, alongside Oscar winner Charlize Theron (“Monster,” “Prometheus”) as the Imperator, Furiosa. The film also stars Nicholas Hoult (“X-Men: Days of Future Past”) as Nux; Hugh Keays-Byrne (“Mad Max”, “Sleeping Beauty”) as Immortan Joe; and Nathan Jones (“Conan the Barbarian”) as Rictus Erectus. Collectively known as The Wives, Zoë Kravitz (“Divergent”) plays Toast, Riley Keough (“Magic Mike”) is Capable, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”) is Splendid.
They are joined by supermodel Abbey Lee as The Dag and Courtney Eaton as Fragile, both of whom are making their big screen debuts. Also featured in the movie are Josh Helman as Slit, Jennifer Hagan as Miss Giddy, and singer/songwriter/performer iOTA as Coma-Doof Warrior. The cast is rounded out by well-known Australian actors John Howard and Richard Carter, supermodel Megan Gale, Angus Sampson, Joy Smithers, Gillian Jones, Melissa Jaffer and Melita Jurisic.

Opening across the Philippines in 2D and 3D theaters on May 2015, “Mad Max: Fury Road” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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January 9, 2015

SPECTRE started filming in Austria

Daniel Craig's latest Bond film seem to have a ski chases set in Austria.
ON Productions, MGM and Sony Pictures have released official cast images of Daniel Craig, Lea Seydoux and Dave Bautista in the Austrian alps during filming of scenes there for "Spectre," the 24th entry in the James Bond franchise.

Filming took place over the weekend on the cold waters of Lake Altaussee where Craig was seen filming a scene standing alone on a long wooden boat on a lake, surrounded by a snowy forest.
These shots were snapped in Solden, Austria - a place known for its skiing, especially around the Rettenbach glacier. The production is expected to film scenes along the glacier road and tunnel, along with making use of a cable car system.

“Spectre” is directed by Sam Mendes and is set for global release on November 6, 2015. The film also stars Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci and Andrew Scott.

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January 8, 2015

Testing my own LOUDBASSTARD amplifier

It is a great way to end 2014 winning some promos I joined online. It was a very musical December when I saw Ely Buendia's concert in Antipolo and to cap off, I won Manila Concert Junkies' online giveaway with a Loudbasstard Bamboo amplifier! I claimed it last night and tried my new gadget baby to the test.
Enclosed in a bio case that is just smaller than a shoe box, I cannot imagine that this thing is huge, about a foot in length. All natural and very unique, I also like its blue green paint. Kudos to the people of Cebu for making this  unique accessory for all music lovers like me.

Testing, the difference from playing music straight from the phone and with a Loudbasstard is quite noticeable. The sound is louder and more pleasant. I can't wait to listen with it with nature sounds via Spotify.

For more info about Loudbasstard, you can check their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/loudbasstardTM. Again, thank you Manila Concert Junkies for this New Year gift.

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January 7, 2015

Marvel releases first full teaser for Ant-Man

After the miniature and human-sized trailers, Marvel releases the full teaser of Ant-Man.

A new addition to Marvel's cinematic universe is the original founder of The Avengers. Paul Rudd plays Scott Lang and Ant-Man!
Armed with a super-suit that has an ability to make the wearer shrink and increase in strength, Scott Lang helps his mentor Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world. Directed by Peyton Reed and will open in theaters July 22 2015. Watch the trailer here:
Also stars Michael Douglas as Dr. Hank Pym,Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Corey Stoll as Dareen Cross / Yellowjacket and more.

Marvel also released the minute Ant-Man in this incredible poster.
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Prepare for the upcoming disaster: SAN ANDREAS

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson faces new danger in a magnitude 9 earthquake in new film "San Andreas" by New Line Cinema and Village Roadshow Pictures.
The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that extends roughly 810 miles (1,300 km) through California in the United States (Wiki). And a pilot (Johnson) and his estranged wife are on their way to save their only daughter from the place where the earthquake hits. They would think that the danger may be over but it just had started. Watch the trailer here:
The film reunites Dwayne Johnson and director Brad Peyton and producer Beau Flynn, following their collaboration on the global hit “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.” The film also stars Carla Gugino (“Night at the Museum”), Alexandra Daddario (“Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters”), Ioan Gruffudd (“Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer”), Archie Panjabi (TV’s “The Good Wife”), Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Australian TV’s “Home and Away”), Art Parkinson (TV’s “Game of Thrones”) and Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti (“Cinderella Man”).

Opening across the Philippines in both 3D and 2D format in May 2015, “San Andreas” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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January 6, 2015

ENGLISH ONLY, PLEASE movie review

Thanks to the power of Facebook, English Only, Please has effectively marketed itself and gained applause for both moviegoers and critics alike. I also congratulate the MMFF entry for bagging 7 major awards, a great achievement to the actors, director and production team that some people wouldn't think that a romcom may get. Call me biased but EOP is just one of the movies that I really look forward to at the festival along with Kubot which I have yet to see.
Playing Tere Madlansacay is Jennylyn Mercado, a self-supporting woman through her earnings in tutoring foreigners to learn the English language. Who also gets her money raked in by her sex fling (played by Kean Cipriano) who also gets me irritated by the nerves. She gets hired by a Fil-Am businessman Julian Parker (Derek Ramsay) to translate his anger letter for effective delivery to her ex (Isabel Oli) which left him years ago. Comforting Tere is her bestie Cai Cortez, a single mother taking her chances on love through Tinder and Facebook but usually fails. The story revolves in the reality of our time where people check each other out then gone.

Whether romantic or not, the movie affects many kinds of people. The phrase "Traffic sa EDSA" has become a trend to poke people of becoming late. Teaching us to be professional and respect other people's times which you wouldn't know might be our future. Tere also raises the points of the bread winners and the working class, that sometimes they get tired of giving but they do it because of love. Derek's character also mirror those people who keep their secrets, thus "Don't ask" also became a powerful line in the movie.
We all know that the jeepney bay scene is one of the memorable scenes and that giving a resbak to the barker served all recently-attached people out there. Jennylyn's viral scene will surely plant in our heads and would stay forever. I also liked the inserts of vocabulary giving a funny twists to the meanings of each word or phrase.
English Only, Please I would say really deserves the MMFF awards it has received. If you haven't seen it yet, let's hope that the cinemas continue to screen it.

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NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: Secret of the Tomb movie review

For one last time, Larry the night guard takes us to an adventure discovering an ancient secret of the tablet of Ahkmenrah. As something weird happens to our wax friends, the tablet corrodes and soon the magic will be gone forever. Larry and our friends of the museum have to go across the globe to solve it and keep the magic that makes us enjoy every Night at the Museum.
In this final installment, Larry reconnects with the three old men from the first movie. It appears that they build the connection on how to solve the secret of the tablet. And there, Larry continues his adventure to London and opening new life at the London Museum with the tablet. We'll meet new characters like Ahkmenrah's parents and Sir Lancelot. A tour at myths and other legends. With the first two movies teaching us about historical characters, this gives more fun like adding Rebel Wilson to the cast. Even I was surprised when Hugh Jackman makes his appearance as himself and played with his Wolverine character.

It's just sad to say that this will be Robin Williams' last movie. And still we're getting a very quotable quote from the inspirational 26th President of the United States of America which sir Lancelot has no idea about.
Opening January 8 in theaters nationwide, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb is distributed by 20th Century Fox.

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January 5, 2015

ENTOURAGE teases new poster and trailer

HBO original and award-winning series ENTOURAGE reunites original cast and Warner Bros. Pictures is proud to adapt the series into film opening across the Philippines on June 10, 2015.
Chase, E, Turtle and Johnny take the big screen with new ambitions but bonds remain unchanged. Ari joins the gang as they navigate the capricious and sometimes cutthroat world of Hollywood. Watch the trailer below.
The film reunites the show’s original cast, led by Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven. Also starring are Billy Bob Thornton and Haley Joel Osment as father and son, Larsen and Travis McCredle. Returning cast from the series also includes Perrey Reeves as Ari Gold’s wife; Emmanuelle Chriqui as Sloan; Rhys Coiro as Billy Walsh; Debi Mazar as Vince’s publicist, Shauna; Rex Lee as Lloyd; Constance Zimmer as Dana Gordon; and Nora Dunn as Dr. Marcus. Emily Ratajkowski appears as herself. Rounding out the cast are Alan Dale, who appeared in the series, rapper Scott Mescudi, and Rhonda Rousey.

“Entourage” is distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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January 3, 2015

Meeting the characters of Disney On Ice Dare to Dream

I'm glad to see this year's Disney On Ice Dare to Dream. It was a very magnificent show with the Disney Princesses with Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy in a wonderful retelling of our loved fairy tales on ice.
This year, they highlighted the stories of Tiana from the Princess and the Frog, Cinderella, Snow White and Rapunzel in Tangled. Their stories rolled in to one magnificent presentation and the best part was of Rapunzel's! An amazing aerial show that we saw in between skates gave a new feeling to Disney On Ice. Watch the video here.
I also like to share that we had a short meet and greet with Cinderella and her Prince Charming. Thank you Magnolia Chocolait for the opportunity to see this.
Disney on Ice is presented by Feld Entertainment and runs until tomorrow, January 4 2015, only at Smart Araneta Coliseum. To purchase tickets, visit www.ticketnet.com.ph or call 911-5555 for inquiries.

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January 2, 2015

SEVENTH SON off to thrill January 8

Raised from a farm and totally innocent from his legendary powers, the seventh son (Ben Barnes) fulfills his prophecy after being found by the remaining warrior of the mystical order (Jeff Bridges) to put an end to the curse of a dark queen (Julianne Moore). United International Pictures gives us a vision based on the novel by Joseph Delaney, Seventh Son takes us to the adventure starting January 8.
The final trailer shows more fantasy, dragons and epic battles which opens a great opening for 2015.
Seventh Son also features Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Antje Traue, Djimon Hounsou and is directed by award-winning filmmaker Sergei Bodrov, director of the Oscar®-nominated foreign language films “Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan” and “Prisoner of the Mountains.” It will also be released in IMAX 3D.

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Aicelle Santos in Class A concert

2014 Aliw Awards Best Actress in a Musical Aicelle Santos serenades PETA Theater in a concert entitled Class A which will be held on February 25 2015.
Aicelle is recently seen in PETA's Rak of Aegis which also won Best Musical Production and major acting awards.

Here is a teaser of Aicelle's concert, Class A.
For ticket inquiries, contact 09162239000.

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January 1, 2015

Welcome 2015 with Disney's movie line up

It will be a fantastic 2015 for moviegoers as Disney presents cool movies this 2015! We'll have Into The Woods, Cinderella, Inside Out, Tomorrowland, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Good Dinosaur, and The Jungle Book. 2015 also ushers an action-packed Marvel movies, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Ant-Man.
Here is the schedule of films. Click each title for related topics.

January - Into The Woods
March - Cinderella
May - Avengers: Age of Ultron / Tomorrowland
June - Inside Out
July - Ant-Man
October - The Jungle Book
November - The Good Dinosaur
December - Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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