Oscar winner wears piña by Oliver Tolentino

Fil-Am Oscar winner Ronnie del Carmen, who co-directed and co-wrote “Inside Out,” wore a piña tuxedo by Hollywood Filipino designer Oliver Tolentino at the 88th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 28. “Inside Out” won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film. Co-director Pete Docter and producer Jonas Rivera collected the award. Del Carmen personally was…

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Catching up with Marc Anthony Nicolas

Producer receives fourth Daytime Emmy nomination for ‘The Talk’   The glitz and glamor of Hollywood can be captivating to many, but reaching that level of success is not exactly an easy feat. For Marc Anthony Nicolas, breaking into the entertainment industry is still very much surreal. The Filipino-American is best known for his work…

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2015 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Award Winners

New York, NY [April 23, 2015]  – The 14th annual Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by AT&T, announced the winners of its competition categories tonight at a party hosted by Michael Rapaport at TFF’s creative hub, Tribeca Film Festival at Spring Studios. The Festival runs through…

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Sony hack: Emails expose uglier side of Hollywood

North Korea suspected in vicious cyber attacks Let the hacking commence. Last month’s crippling cyber-attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment revealed confidential information of business practices, employee pay disparities and personal data, unpublished scripts, sensitive contracts, and ugly personal feuds between actors and executives. Experts say these secrets could damage the Hollywood studio for years to…

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YouTube to launch paid streaming service

YouTube announced on Wednesday, Nov. 12 that it will launch a paid service called “Music Key” that will allow customers to stream millions of high quality songs, ad-free starting at a promotional rate of $7.99 per month. “You’ve watched, shared, remixed, invented, parodied and whatevered your favorite songs, making YouTube the ultimate place for artists…

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Blood Ransom: Anne Curtis stars in her first US film

NY premiere on Oct. 31, showing in select cinemas GLENDALE—Dubbed as the Philippines’ National Sweetheart and considered one of the brightest stars of today, Anne Curtis is leaving her duties back home for awhile to promote her first American film—”Blood Ransom.” On Monday, Oct. 27, the cast and crew of “Blood Ransom” held a press…

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Death of G.R.L. pop singer ruled suicide

Pop singer Simone Battle, 25, was found dead in her West Hollywood home on Friday, September 5th. The death was ruled a suicide by hanging, according to a Los Angeles County coroner. Cause of death was determined two days after Battle’s body was discovered by her boyfriend in the closet of their shared apartment. He…

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Of sashes and tiaras: Binibining Pilipinas 2014 winners

During the question and answer portion of Binibining Pilipinas 2014, Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler asked candidate #25 Mary Jean “MJ” Lastimosa: For you, what is the greatest advantage of being a woman? Answering Isler’s question with confidence, Lastimosa said: “The greatest advantage of being a woman is being able to compose ourselves. Just like…

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Bayahnihan Dazzles Audiences in NY, DC

Despite Hurricane Sandy’s wrath, the shows went on. The Bayanihan, the national dance company of the Philippines, performed before sold-out audiences in New York and Washington, DC on the same week that Sandy ravaged most of the eastern seaboard. The dance group succeeded in putting the country back on the American stage as it sang…

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Oktoberfest and significant October bashes

The month of October greets us with tons of excitement and brings us weeks loaded with grandiosely conceptualized events and pompously celebrated occasions that literally filled up our calendar, aside of course, from enjoying the globally celebrated Oktoberfest which originated in Germany. Oktoberfest was established in 1810 with the marriage of King Ludwig I of…

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