More than a ‘nice cake’ and family dinner

All Julia Montes wanted for her 18th birthday was a nice cake and a simple celebration with her family.

All Julia Montes wanted for her 18th birthday was a nice cake and a simple celebration with her family.

Julia Montes, who’s celebrating her 18th birthday today (Tuesday, March 19), sees being of legal age both exciting and daunting.

Julia Montes was never the girly-girl type who’s into Disney princesses. But for her coming 18th birthday next week (March 19), the young actress, for a change, wants to feel like one. And so her coming-out party will have a fairy-tale theme. “It’s a big moment in every girl’s life,” she told Inquirer. “I want it to be special.”

The current film, “A Moment in Time,” has a particularly heart-rending conflict for viewers to consider: “What would you do if you found yourself falling in love with the young woman who, years ago, accidentally ran over and killed your beloved mother?”

“A Moment in Time” is weighed down by a shifty sequence of events and an awkward mix of situational humor and pathos—but, there’s much to like about Emmanuel Palo’s romantic tearjerker as it follows the love story of Patrick Javier (Coco Martin), a poor painter grappling with grief, and guilt-stricken violinist, Jillian Linden (Julia Montes).

“I was super-duper nice! I’m at a point where I’m not too concerned with money—I’m no longer materialistic. We all get to that point where we spend a lot on ourselves.

Julia Montes and Coco Martin had the time of their lives in Europe. From London, they took the train to Paris. The “Walang Hanggan” love team shared a “crepe moment” as they sat across the Eiffel Tower. Will their next teleserye be a remake of “Lovers in Paris?” Did they have a French kiss-moment, too? [...]

Two stations are experiencing dizzying reshuffles in the top-executive levels. A mole tells Rushes that Big Studio’s Trusted Lieutenant, second-in-command in a profitable division, had resigned because of very personal reasons.

Is Closeted Benefactor getting tired of Troubled Hunk, whose erratic behavior has been disturbing coworkers?

Frasco Santos Mortiz insists he never used his unique position as son of actor-director Edgar Mortiz and nephew of ABS-CBN president Charo Santos-Concio to get to where he is now as a film and TV director.

Actor Enchong Dee is dead set on winning the heart of teen star Julia Montes. The former swimming champ said he’s willing to wait until Julia turns 18 next year, when she’s allowed to entertain suitors. “I respect her grandmother’s request—no suitors till she’s 18. I have to wait only seven more months,” Enchong said at a media gathering for the movie “The Reunion,” where Julia is a costar.

Comparisons are inevitable in show biz. And while flattered, teen star Eula Caballero admitted that she feels pressured about being seen by some as TV5’s answer to ABS-CBN’s Kathryn Bernardo or Julia Montes.