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By Marinel R. Cruz and Ramon H. Royandoyan
In under four hours, we had: 1) crawled into a small-scale mine in Nueva Vizcaya with 13-year-old Ongan and followed him around till he held a speck of raw gold in his palm, fruit of his day-long labor; 2) witnessed the grueling life of Bobby, a fisherman/padyak tricycle driver; 3) took in some opera classics as performed by Tsinoy singers; 4) sang along with high school students as the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra played Eraserheads hits; 5) and marveled at a verbal joust in verse.
Posted: February 10th, 2013 | in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Matikas Santos
The National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines announced Thursday that they have began accepting nominations for the 2012 National Artist Award.
Posted: September 27th, 2012 | in Latest Entertainment Stories | Read More »
By Emmie G. Velarde
Claire Lyon, classically trained Australian soprano, foresees “passionate love” more than the usual mad mentor-protégé bond between Phantom and Christine, lead characters in “The Phantom of the Opera,” for the enduring musical’s Manila run that starts this week. At the recent press launch of the Lunchbox Theatrical Productions presentation, Lyon told the Inquirer: “The [...]
Posted: August 22nd, 2012 | in Editor's Pick,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Bayani San Diego Jr.
Not even howling winds and incessant rains could stop indie filmmaker Kidlat Tahimik from donning his bahag (g-string) and leading a “ritual” to inaugurate an exhibit of his art installation, dubbed “Ay Apo … May Shooting ng BambooCam” at the Cultural Center of the Philippines recently. Announced during the occasion was his latest achievement—winning [...]
Posted: August 16th, 2012 | in Editor's Pick,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Emmie G. Velarde
True to form, The Phantom sneaked into his new lair in Manila when he was least bound to be noticed—Tuesday last week, while a bizarre nonstorm challenged established parameters of possibility and danger.
Posted: August 12th, 2012 | in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories | Read More »
By Bayani San Diego Jr.
Avid film memorabilia collector Danny Dolor aptly put it: “It was as if the brightest stars came down from heaven and descended on the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).”
Posted: August 2nd, 2012 | in Editor's Pick,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
Cinemalaya will pay tribute to comedy king Dolphy on Saturday night at the Little Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, said Laurice Guillen, competition director of the annual film festival which opens on Friday. The festival may screen Lino Brocka’s “Ang Tatay kong Nanay,” which starred the late comedian with Niño Muhlach.
Posted: July 17th, 2012 | in Editor's Pick,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories | Read More »
By Michael Ubac
Hinting of a possible posthumous award for Dolphy, Malacañang announced on Wednesday that the late actor was “deemed nominated” for this year’s Order of National Artists.
Posted: July 11th, 2012 | in Latest Entertainment Stories | Read More »
By Marinel R. Cruz
Swiss-American graphic designer Ralph Guggenheim, producer of the Pixar animated franchise “Toy Story,” will be the guest speaker at the annual Cinemalaya Film Congress slated this month. “He’ll be coming over to dialogue with local animation artists and producers of gaming productions, as well as share his experiences in animation storytelling and story-selling,” said Chris [...]
Posted: July 4th, 2012 | in Editor's Pick,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Totel V. de Jesus
A special film retrospective for the late filmmaker-playwright Mario O’ Hara is included in the 2012 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition, which will take place from July 20 to 29 in three venues, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Greenbelt 3 Makati and Trinoma Quezon city.
Posted: June 28th, 2012 | in Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories | Read More »
By Jaymee T. Gamil,
Jerome Aning
The National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is now processing the nomination of the seriously ill comedian Dolphy as national artist.
Posted: June 23rd, 2012 | in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Bayani San Diego Jr.
French Ambassador Gilles Garachon and wife Isabelle opened their home in Forbes Park, Makati, on June 6 to host a welcome dinner for two visiting filmmakers from France: Olivier Assayas and Stéphane Rybojad.
Posted: June 14th, 2012 | in Editor's Pick,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Entertainment Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »
