Cheer Factor
Docu on Arnel Pineda wins in Palm Springs
Ramona Diaz’s documentary on Arnel Pineda, “Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey,” won the audience award at the 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival held in California from Jan. 3 to 14. The docu chronicles Pineda’s rise from YouTube sensation to frontman of US rock band Journey. Bayani San Diego Jr.
Who wrote that?
The catchy five-note piano tune that accompanies the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board’s (MTRCB) ratings advisory preceding TV shows and films was composed by musician Francis “Brew” Reyes, according to former MTRCB chair Grace Poe-Llamanzares in an interview on “Gandang Gabi Vice” on Sunday.
On his Facebook page on Monday, the former member of The Dawn and current guitarist of Peso Movement posted:
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