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Daniel Padilla Releases Debut Album 'Hinahanap-Hanap Kita'

Kapamilya teen sensation Daniel Padilla conquers Philippine music scene as he releases his first album titled "Hinahanap-Hanap Kita."

From working his charms on TV like in the defunct Sunday teen-oriented series, "Growing Up" and in the current top-rating primetime 'royal teleserye,' "Princess and I," Daniel finally took his chance to serenade his very supportive fans, to whom he dedicates his album.

"It's always been my dream to have my own album that's why I am really happy that I was given this opportunity. I am really enjoying this chance not just for me, but for my fans as well," he said.
 
Now as an official recording artist, many are curious about his musical taste.Daniel shared that his ultimate singing idol is international big band crooner Michael Bubble. And when asked about his dream duet, Daniel candidly answered, "I am willing to work with anyone." 

Released by Star Records, "Hinahanap-Hanap Kita" features six tracks that will surely capture the hearts of 'Danielistas,' and KathNiel (Kathryn Bernardo andDaniel) fans. 

Aside from its carrier single "Hinahanap-hanap Kita," completing the tracklist are "Pagsubok," "Paniwalaan Mo," "Prinsesa," "Grow Old With You," and the song "Ako'y Iyo Ika'y Akin Lamang" which Daniel specially dedicates to his onscreen leading lady Kathryn.

The tracks of "Hinahanap-Hanap Kita" are available for download onwww.starrecords.com.ph, www.musicstore.ph, and on iTunes inwww.amazon.com. Meanwhile, Daniel's debut album will be available in record bars nationwide starting on May 28 (Monday).

For more information visit Star Records' Facebook fanpage atwww.facebook.com/starrecordsphil or follow @starrecordsph on Twitter.

First-Look: 'Skyfall' Teaser Poster

             Columbia Pictures has just revealed the teaser poster for the highly anticipated James Bond film, "Skyfall" – the 23rd adventure in the longest-running film franchise of all time. The poster launch teases the global launch of the first trailer, which unveils in the afternoon of May 21st in the Philippines.

             Daniel Craig once again stars as the British super spy, his third Bond movie in a row coming off "Quantum of Solace" and "Casino Royale."

             Joining Craig in the cast are Javier Bardem, Dame Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw and Bérénice Marlohe.

             In "Skyfall," James Bond's loyalty to M (Dench) is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

             "Skyfall," from Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, is directed by Academy Award® winner Sam Mendes ("American Beauty," "Road to Perdition").

             The screenplay is written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and John Logan. "Skyfall" opens October 31 in the Philippines and on November 9 in the United States.

             "Skyfall" is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Visit www.columbiapictures.com.ph to see the latest trailers, get free downloads and play free movie games. Like us at www.Facebook.com/ColumbiaPicturesPH and join our fan contests.

Kristen Stewart twilight’s turning into Snow as White

In Snow White and the Huntsman, a breathtaking new vision of the legendary tale begins. Kristen  Stewart  plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron).The casting of Ravenna's nemesis was slightly trickier than finding her pursuer.  The filmmakers were searching for an actress who could capture both sides of the archetypal character: the innocence, naiveté and tenderness that Snow White demonstrates in the first half of our story, and the tough, physical warrior princess that she becomes in the second half.  They discovered a number of younger actresses who could play the first half of the movie brilliantly but had trouble convincing the team that they could carry off the tougher persona.  Likewise, when older actresses auditioned, they could well portray the battle-hardened soldier but were unconvincing as the recessive captive that the film's early scenes demanded. 

            After a worldwide search for a performer who could fulfill the demands of this expansive role, Kristen Stewart, known for her role as Bella Swan in the blockbuster Twilight saga, was cast in the much coveted role of Snow White.  Comments director Rupert Sanders of the team's choice: "Kristen is such an incredible talent.  She has obviously done amazing work in her projects to date, but this opens her up to an even larger audience and gives her a classical role.  She's previously been in films that are of our era and not done a film quite like this.  This is her chance to rise, and to shine as well.  The two track well together."

            Producer Joe Roth gives a bit of background on her casting: "We all felt convinced that Snow White was not shy but somebody who was an aggressive, assertive, positive Joan of Arc-like figure.  We originally were looking for an unknown to play the character, in the same way we did on Alice in Wonderland, where we found Mia Wasikowska.  However, Rupert and I decided to fly down to New Orleans, where the last Twilight film was being shot, and sat and talked to Kristen.  We felt great about casting Kristen.  She really did her homework for this role.  She spent four months riding horses and four months with an English accent."

Stewart introduces us to a young woman we thought we had long known: "We're not trying to take Snow White and turn her on her side; we stay very true to who she is in the story.  She represents a reminder of just how great people can be to one another."  Agreeing with Theron, the actress appreciated the material's thoughtful take on beauty and power.  Stewart says: "It's been interesting to play a young girl who is completely unaware of any vanity.  She just has none.  In almost every other role you play, you're at least aware of yourself and might have to play a girl dealing with vanity as she grows into a woman.  The fact that Snow White has absolutely none of that, and Ravenna has the ultimate opposite, says something very nice about what people find beautiful in life."

The performer appreciated the writers' take on Snow White, a character initially trapped in a forest that draws its strength from any weakness.  Stewart reflects: "I do admire strong characters, but this wasn't strong for the sake of strong.  It was so feminine and so human, and I love playing a character who is someone that you're going to root for and throw your drink on the ground and stand up and go, 'Yeah!'"

This part represented Stewart's first time as an action heroine, albeit a conflicted one.  She says: "Snow White is initially this disconnected martyr.  After she escapes, she's becoming this human being again, but she's not necessarily fighting for herself.  It's like there's a hole that can't be filled.  Most action characters are so self-righteous and vindictive, but she won't do that.  I've never seen that before, and I think it's awesome."

Stewart knew there would be much stunt work involved in a production of this size and scope, and she was more than ready for the challenge.  For example, during Snow White's escape scene, the actress was required to be literally up to her shoulders in an enclosed sewer set with dozens of live rats.  As well, she had to jump off of a two-story building into a pool on a chilly London day to make this daring escape.

 

"Snow White and the Huntsman" is released and distributed by

United International Pictures through Solar Entertainment Corp.

Showing on June 1, 2012 nationwide.

 

Velvet Exclusively Airs the Comedy Awards 2012

The writers, directors and performers who enhanced the laugh track of our lives, the funny TV shows that made us rush home to watch and the talented stand-up comedians that made as think as we laugh all deserve tribute for their commitment in comedy. And because they take their craft seriously, these men and women will be awarded in a ceremony where there are no formalities, dull acceptance speeches and boring monotonous voices. The extremely hilarious yet truly highly regarded Comedy Awards 2012 will be shown exclusively on fun party channel Velvet.  Viewers are given front-row seats to the Comedy Awards 2012 that premieres on May 26 (Saturday) at 10:00p.m.

Now on its second year, the Comedy Awards will tickle everyone's funny bone, celebrating the serious art of being funny. The event brings together America's best comedians as they toast each other's achievements in the past year, where hilarity is the order of the day. Among the celebrities who made the presenters' list this year include Chris Rock, Will Arnett, Tracy Morgan, Maya Rudolph, Adam Scott, Ed Helms, Jim Carrey and Jon Stewart, to name a few.

Awards will be given out in major categories in acting, film and television. In the "Comedy Film" category, leading the way are "Bridesmaids" and "Crazy, Stupid, Love," with five nominations each, "Midnight in Paris" and "Horrible Bosses" with four and the Academy-award winning "The Artist" with a total of three. Jean Dujardin of "The Artist," who recently bagged a Oscar for his performance, is again nominated in the "Best Performance by AN Actor" in film category, along with Jason Bateman for "Horrible Bosses," Steve Carrell for "Crazy, Stupid, Love," Zach Galifianakis for "The Hangover Part II" and Owen Wilson for "Midnight in Paris." Emmy award-winning actress Jennifer Aniston, who dropped her girl-next-door persona to play bawdy sex addict dentist in "Horrible Bosses", competed for the Best Actress trophy against Emma Stone for "Crazy, Stupid, Love," Cameron Diaz for "Bad Teacher," Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig both for "BRIDESMAIDS." For television, last year's winner  "MODERN FAMILY" is nominated anew for Best Comedy Series, along with "30 Rock," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Parks and Recreation" and "Happy Endings."

The comedy awards will also be honoring two of the greatest comedic names in the industry. Academy award-winning actor Robin Williams is the recipient of the prestigious "Stand-Up Icon" award,  in recognition of an individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to stand-up comedy and whose impact and innovations have changed the landscape and inspired future generations of entertainers. "Robin Williams is a comedic force of nature whose intensity and explosive free-associating style as stand-up comedian made him a superstar. Robin used stand-up comedy to literally change the world with 'Comic Relief'. "...He is one of the most important comedic voices of our time," said Casey Patterson, executive producer of The Comedy Awards. Veteran comic Don Rickles will also be awarded the "Johnny Carson" Award. Rickles is known for his comedic insults and he was a frequent guest on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" where he got his big break in 1965.

A YouTube page (www.youtube.com/ComedyAwards) was created to exclusively host the nominees and voting for the Best Viral Original, where fans can watch all of the contenders. The world wide web also cast its net over the Comedy Awards with digital categories, including Best Comedy App, Best Comedy Podcast, Best Remix, mash-up or Supercut and Funniest Person on Twitter.

Don't miss the Comedy Awards 2012 exclusively on Velvet. Be entertained as comedians bask in the glory of their craft. Velvet (SkyCable Channel 53) is available on SkyCable Platinum, SkyCable Gold, SkyCable Silver and other quality cable operators nationwide. For updates, log-on to http://www.facebook.com/VelvetChannel.

Q&A with Barry Sonnenfeld, Director of 'Men in Black 3'

             Fifty-nine-year-old filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld returns this week with the eagerly anticipated third instalment in the billion-dollar Men In Black franchise, bringing back the original tandem of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.

In the film, Agents J (Smith) and K (Jones) are back... in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him -- secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

             Question: When did you settle on time travel as the backdrop for the movie?

             Barry Sonnenfeld: It was Will Smith's idea on the set of Men In Black 2. One night Will Smith came up to me and said – he calls me 'Baz' he said, 'You know, Baz, I've got an idea for Men In Black 3. I think that I should go back in the past and do something that has to do with saving Agent K. And by doing that we learn secrets that we didn't know and J learns secrets about K. It would be great to do a time travel version.' And I said, 'Let's get through 2!' Then we all went off and did our own thing for many, many years but when Sony decided to do Men In Black 3, we all decided it shouldn't be another episode of some villain on the loose, so the idea of time travelling came up again. It is such an exciting idea. They called me to ask me what era we wanted, and 1969 seemed perfect, especially as that was the advent of space travel, the start of our own adventure visiting planets in our own solar system. Also the music was great and the era was great. What I personally did not want to do was a movie that took place in '69 with hippies and drugs.

             Q: Scripting a time travel movie must be very difficult…

             Sonnenfeld: Yes, to begin with only the first act was really good. With the second and third acts, especially with a time travel movie, we were constantly thinking that we had it all done and then one of us would wake up in the middle of the night and go, 'Wait a minute, if we kill this guy then that guy is dead'. We watched Back To The Future dozens of times because that was our Bible for how a movie set the rules of time travel and succeeded. Also, we all felt that it was really important that we had Will Smith's next movie after him having several years off as a producer. He was circling a bunch of movies but we wanted the next Will Smith movie and I knew that we'd get there. Will and I always said that the only way we could screw up is if we didn't, in the past, have someone that was so good that you didn't miss watching Will and Tommy, because the movie is about that great relationship.

             Q: You obviously work terrifically with Will Smith, but what's it like directing Tommy Lee Jones?

             Sonnenfeld: It is funny because it was a little bit difficult directing Tommy Lee Jones on the first movie. We had a difference of opinion about his performance but the second and third movies were joyful. Tommy was always happy. He loves working with Will. He totally trusts me. I have photos of Tommy Lee Jones and me laughing! Miracles can happen! It wasn't fake, because Tommy won't fake anything. He loves the role, because the reaction shot is always funnier than the action shot. I was the cinematographer on When Harry Met Sally and as funny as Meg Ryan is faking an orgasm, every time you cut to Billy Crystal doing nothing it becomes funnier.

             Q: Was Tommy upset that he's not in all of Men In Black 3?

             Sonnenfeld: I think Tommy wished he was in the whole movie but I think a) Tommy respected the script, b) he respected Josh [Brolin] as an actor and c) he loves the final result, has seen the movie and thinks it is really good. He wishes he was in the whole movie but understands the plot did not allow for that. It worked great because I think the audience does not view it as Tommy or Josh. I think they just view Agent K and it's not like 'I didn't like Tommy but I liked Josh', or 'I didn't like Josh but did like Tommy'. We were saying that Josh might not get the praise he deserves because some people will think that they saw the one same guy play the whole movie!

             Q: Was it difficult convincing Josh Brolin to take on Tommy's character?

             Sonnenfeld: It was easy to convince him to play the character. I always knew that I wanted Josh as soon as I read the script. I saw him in W and thought he was extraordinary. He played George Bush and he wasn't doing an impersonation. He really created a version of George Bush. That wasn't exactly his accent. He created this amazing tension by eating in every scene inW. If you see it again, there's this tension of him eating French Fries and talking or eating a tuna sandwich. It was extraordinary. I said, please let's hire Josh Brolin.

             Q: Men In Black 3 has great emotional depth. Do you worry about where you might take the franchise afterwards?

             Sonnenfeld: I don't worry about where we are going afterwards. It does feel like the end of a trilogy and it is kind of fun to go back and watch the first movie with the knowledge of what we now know at the end of the third movie. In fact, it is kind of fun to watch this movie again with the knowledge of what is going to come! I think the second movie didn't have enough emotional depth so maybe this one makes up for the previous one. And Brolin is pretty great.

             Q: Is it true that shooting the first scene on Men In Black 3 made you cry?

             Sonnenfeld: The truth is, I did break into tears, tears of joy when I watched the first scene of Will and Josh together, which is the scene where Will is being interrogated at HQ by Josh. I was weeping because it had worked. I was weeping saying, 'Oh, my God, we've got a movie!'

             (Opening across the Philippines on May 23 in 3D and regular theaters, Men in Black 3 is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Visithttp://www.columbiapictures.com.ph for trailers, exclusive content and free downloads. Like us atwww.Facebook.com/ColumbiaPicturesPH and join our fan contests.)

'Survivor Season 25: Philippines' - Trailer

The upcoming two seasons of the hit reality program “Survivor” are going to be filmed in the Philippines, at the Caramoan Islands to be exact!

The Mark Burnett-produced reality game show for CBS already announced that the location of Survivor seasons 25 and 26 is the secret paradise in Camarines Sur called Caramoan which is still unexploited from commercial tourism. This was the same location used by non-US Survivors like the Survivor Koh-Lanta of France, Survivor Israel, Survivor Serbia and Survivor Bulgaria.

Watch the trailer here:

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American Idol 2012 Top 3 Results (Video)

The judges say their final thoughts on the Top 3.

After nearly 90 million votes, Joshua Ledet is eliminated.

Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips are season 11's Top 2!

Final Result & Elimination by IdolxMuzic

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Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet and Phillip Phillips - 'Got to Get You Into My Life'

American Idol Season 11 Top 3 Jessica, Joshua and Phillip performed “Got To Get You Into My Life” by the Beatles during the show's result show.

Opening Group Number - Got To Get You Into My... by IdolxMuzic

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Kimmy Dora and The Temple of Kiyeme - Full Trailer

"Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme" is the sequel to the 2009 hit comedy movie "Kimmy Dora" starring Eugene Domingo and directed by Joyce Bernal. It follows the story of twin sisters Kimmy and Dora, both played by Eugene Domingo in their quest to find love in South Korea

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