No Other Woman Rated "A" by CEB

No Other Woman Rated "A" by CEB

Star Cinema and Viva Films' recent sexy-drama movie "No Other Woman", which is currently smashing Philippine box-office despite typhoon Pedring and tropical storm Quiel, has been graded "A'" by the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB) making it 100% free from entertainment tax.

Topbilled by Anne Curtis, Derek Ramsay and Cristine Reyes, the movie also stars Matt Evans, Tirso Cruz III, John Arcilla, Ricci Chan, Nina Dolino, Ron Morales, Kat Alano, Kitkat, Peter Serrano, Marlann Flores, Fred Payawan, Melvin Lee and Carmi Martin.

Under the direction of Ruel S. Bayani, "No Other Woman" is still showing in more than 100 theaters nationwide.

Phil Younghusband Will Not Join Angel Locsin in Showbiz

Phil Younghusband Will Not Join Angel Locsin in Showbiz

Phil Younghusband said he has no plans to enter the show business despite several acting proposals and influenced by her rumored girlfriend Angel Locsin.

“I’m an athlete. Athlete ako.” he confirmed.

Despite the loss of her mother weeks ago, Phil confirmed that he and his brother James will be playing at the Long Teng Football Cup in Taipei on September 30.

He explained that their top priority at the moment is to look after their youngest sibling Keri, so it is important that they get back on the field.

“It’s a difficult time at the moment, but we just need to keep working. We have a youngest sister to think about so it’s important we get back to real life and start thinking about our youngest sister,” Phil said.

Fried Egg Nebula Photo and Video

Fried Egg Nebula Photo and Video

Fried egg nebula is a massive yellow hypergiant star surrounded by a dusty double shell which was captured on a very large telescope by The European Southern Observatory.

The best image of the cosmic Fried Egg Nebula, the predecessor of the “Running Chicken” was captured by the European telescope which is considered the rarest classes of stars in our universe. It was called “Fried Egg Nebula” by astronomers because the cosmic scene resembles a sunny side up fried egg.

The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, at the Paranal Observatory in Chile, spotted the monster star, which is called a yellow hypergiant. The star is located about 13,000 light-years away from Earth, but is the closest yellow hypergiant found to date.

The hypergiant star dubbed by ESO scientists as the Fried Egg Nebula is so large it has a width that is about 1,000 times larger than our sun. In fact, if the Fried Egg nebula were placed at the center of our solar system, the Earth would be positioned deep within the star itself. The orbit of the planet Jupiter would be just above the star’s surface.

The extreme activity of yellow hypergiants shows that the star will likely die an explosive death, potentially as one of the next supernova explosions to occur in our galaxy. Supernovas blast often spur the creation of newborn stars, the agency said.

Photo: AFP Photo/Gemini Observatory

Agnieszka Miszkiewicz from Poland is Miss Bikini International 2011 winner | Philippines in the Top 12 Read more: Agnieszka Miszkiewicz from Poland is Miss Bikini International 2011 winner | Philippines in the Top 12

The Miss Bikini International 2011 pageant has concluded just last Wednesday night, September 28, 2011, in Qingdao, China.


Miss Poland Agnieszka Bozena Miszkiewicz was crowned as Miss Bikini International 2011 winner, beating 69 other candidates.

Miszkiewicz is 18 years old, stands 5'8" and a fashion model in Poland.

She also won the Miss Body Beautiful award.

Miss Philippines Angelee Caludett Delos Reyes was voted Miss Internet Popularity which earned her an automatic slot in the Top 12. She also won 3rd Place Best in Evening Gown.

Here's the official results of the 36th Miss Bikini International 2011:

MISS BIKINI INTERNATIONAL 2011 - Poland, Agnieszka Bozena Miszkiewicz
1st Runner Up - Peru, Marie Giselle Vilma Patron
2nd Runner Up - Uzbekistan, Ekaterina Polyakova

TOP 7 FINALISTS:
Miss Winter - Russia, Sofya Denmentyeva
Miss Spring - Australia, Martin Tegan Jade
Miss Summer - Latvia, Elina Grundane
Miss Fall - China, Zhao Qian

TOP 12 SEMI-FINALISTS:
Croatia, Amela Zekovic
Ecuador, Maria Jose Maza Solorzano
Indonesia, Sinta Rani
Italy, Eliana Catherina Calicchia
Philippines, Angelee Caludett Delos Reyes

SPECIAL AWARDS:

Miss Internet Popularity - Philippines, Angelee Caludett Delos Reyes

Best in Evening Gown - Hungary, Dorottya Farsang
(2nd Place - Australia, Martin Tegan Jade; 3rd Place - Philippines, Angelee Caludett Delos Reyes)

Miss Body Beautiful - Poland, Agnieszka Bozena Miszkiewicz
(2nd Place - Turkmenistan, Daria Kulina; 3rd Place - Moldova, Cristina Tcacenco)

Miss Talent - Uzbekistan, Ekaterina Polyakova
(2nd Place - Taiwan, Yeh Shih Ya; 3rd Place - Latvia, Elina Grundane)

Miss Charming - Italy, Eliana Catherina Calicchia
(2nd Place - Peru, Marie Giselle Vilma Patron ; 3rd Place - Denmark, Maja Leth Simonsen)

NON-WINNING CANDIDATES:
Albania, Silvi Adhami
America, Geisy Hernandez Cervantes
Angola, Nadia Nalumia De Vasconcelos
Armenia, Mariam Melyan
Austria, Niedermeier Pia
Bahamas, Shellcea Rayne Armbrister
Belarus, Diana Borisova
Belgium, Madina Hamidi
Bolivia, Veronica Heredia Suarez
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Edita Ploco
Brazil, Osyanne Pilecco
Bulgaria, Kalina Yordanova Stoyanova
Canada, Celine LaFlamme
Costa Rica, Olga Elena Correa Usuga
Czech Republic, Tereza Fajksova
Estonia, Enika-Jevgenia Lauri
Ethiopia, Ruth Araya
France, Belkacem Ines
Germany, Viviane Dorothea Stutz
Greece, Paraskevi Antonopoulou
Japan, Omachi Ai
Kazakhstan, Yelena Pletnyova
Kenya, Francesca Franny Adhiambo
Korea, Jeeyeun Kim
Lithuania, Rasa Vaitiekunaite
Macedonia, Maja Lazarovska
Malaysia, Winny Chan Sook Yee
Mexico, Lizbeth Fernanda Gutierrez Gomez
Mongolia, Amarzaya Purevdorj
Netherlands, Dian Biemans
New Zealand, Bronte Hannah Chadwick
Nicaragua, Darling Yaneth Trujillo Balmaceda
Norway, Nina Hansen
Panama, Arleth Mary Villa Ramos
Paraguay, Maria Alejandra Zaldivar Rojas
Portugal, Betty Abrew Rodrigues
Romania, Oana Burlacu
Scotland, Sarah Finlay
Serbia, Iva Zunic
Siberia, Yulia Badmaeva
Singapore, Celestine Tan Mei Hao
South Africa, Louise Muller
Spain, Carolina Veronica Armero Letzguss
Sweden, Sabine Malmberg Zasada
Switzerland, Wira Noemie
Tajikistan, Viktoriya Anissimova
Tatarstan, Iana Starikova
Thailand, Phatvarhameorne Singsomboon
Uganda, Pierra Akwero
Ukraine, Tetyana Nekrasova
Uruguay, Evangelina Lechini Silveira
Venezuela, Karynell Suarez Montilla
Wales, Angharad James

Photos courtesy of Miss Bikini International (MBI)

The TV Series Poster of 'Padre De Pamilya!'

Check out the TV series poster of the upcoming family-oriented TV series called "Padre De Pamilya" starring Piolo Pascual, Jericho Rosales, and Christopher De Leon!

Here it goes:

Though Piolo and Jericho already worked together before as members of the sexy boy group The Hunks and in the sitcom "Bora," "Padre De Pamilya" is their first-ever TV series together!

This is also the first time that Piolo, Echo, and the veteran actor Christopher De Leon to work together in one big soap! For Piolo and Christopher, this is their reunion TV series since they both starred in the Philippine adaptation of "Lovers in Paris!" Piolo and Christopher already played as father and son in "Lovers in Paris."

Joining the three most sought-after leading men in Philippine showbiz are Paulo Avelino, Maricar Reyes, Rafael Rosell, Denise Laurel, Jeffrey Santos and Rey PJ Abellana. The Queen of Philippine Movies Ms. Susan Roces might return to the Kapamilya network and join the cast.

"Padre De Pamilya" will air soon in ABS-CBN's top-rating Primetime Bida! Great one!

Boy Abunda on Erik Santos: "He didn't left us. We fired him."

Contrary to reports that Erik Santos was the one who left Boy Abunda's talent agencyBackroom Inc., the talent manager and host decided to speak about the truth and bares the true reason why they decided to cease the talent - manager relationship between him and the Prince of Pop.

Read below excerpts taken from Boy Abunda's article titled "Why Backroom fired Erik" on his Direct Line column at Philippine Star:

I wanted a peaceful ending after all Erik was not only my talent, he was a friend. And I don‘t fight with my artists. I don’t quarrel with my friends. It is not my style and it is not in my nature. I have been in the celebrity business long enough to know that everything is fleeting, that fame is ephemeral, that memories are short and fickle, that gratitude should either be mandated by law or integrated into the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program of the DSWD.

But not always, I would constantly remind myself. There are those who love without conditions, there are those who are grateful even if they have given more than they have received. Some of the best people I’ve known are friends in the entertainment industry.

After the meeting with the new Backroom management, Erik sought me out. We talked over the phone. I was disappointed and mildly angry but not seething. I told him that I didn’t want to go into details so that wounds wouldn’t be so bad, healing would be easier. I delivered the message that he said some bad things about me and the office. “Patawarin nyo po ako kung ano man po ang aking nasabi o nagawa,” he meekly pleaded. I accepted his apologies. I thought it was the beginning of the Peace Process in Iraq.

However, immediately after my conversation with him he started to blabber, “Ano ba nagawa ko? Wala naman akong ginawang masama. Wala akong kasalanan. Bakit ako lang ang pinaalis nila?” Ironically, he was venting his feelings and ruminations to a common friend with whom he would share his complaints against me and the Backroom staff. I thought it didn’t make sense but he was perhaps coping with rejection, a pernicious blade to the ego of any royalty, more so to the Prince of Pop. It was beyond his ego that he was fired politely and claiming that there was no apparent reason for his expulsion was protecting his newly acquired designer “ego.”

But it was a chit-chat between friends and I understood. I do it. Others do it. Then the flowers and notes came from the Prince of Pop for his subjects in the office and his former chief servant, who was me. Classy act, I murmured. But then again I was told that he was whining, “Wala man lang nag-text nag-thank you, bakit? Nakapatay ba ako ng tao?” So the Prince of Pop was kvetching again because his subjects were ingrates and were sordidly déclassé for not responding properly to their master.

And then there was a press conference for Erik’s album. Trouble started to brew again in paradiso. According to one article, “Boy Abunda is sulking because of Erik’s departure from Backroom.” One said, “Boy is hurting because Erik left Backroom.”

It was time to go to (a just) war in red stilettos. It was time to tell the true story, and it’s a short, simple story. Erik Santos was badmouthing me and Backroom. “Mag-isa lang akong nag-iisip. Wala naman nagpaplano para sa akin.” So everyone was a useless nincompoop watching him steer his career towards the Pacific Ocean. Backroom as a talent management office may not be the best. It has many failings and shortcomings. There was an incident on the Sunday show ASAP where he was being taken out of his production number. Of course, he raised hell. It was no way to treat anyone, more so the Prince of Pop.

Unfortunately, there was no Backroom staff with him. “Mag-isa lang ako. Para akong tanga,” he ranted. This was a valid complaint I told Rowena Salido. “Kung hindi ko pa tinawagan si Tito Boy, he wouldn’t have called Joyce Liquicia (business unit head for ASAP).” This one was a lie. I called Joyce after the incident was reported to me by Rowena, then I called Erik to let him know that I already spoke to Joyce.

And then there were things he didn’t like in the office. For out-of-town gigs, he didn’t like Andy because he snores, Bettina overpowers, Liza doesn’t mind him. He only likes Leo because he unpacks his luggage like a dutiful geisha. Having confirmed that he had been talking behind my back and against the office, we decided to politely release him.

I took a break from Backroom because I want to take care of my Nanay. Backroom is now being run by the very people who helped me build it through the years — before and after Erik is long gone. That office is small and simple. It operates on no-frills policies. It takes care of its employees. It’s far from being a wealthy talent management house, but it is sturdy because it’s built on a solid foundation of love, humility and integrity.

I used to tell Erik that, “what sets you apart is that you’re a good person.”

Even in pain, I still believe he is a good guy who works hard for his family. He is devoted to his mother.

This is perhaps just a phase when we need to be shaken to be reminded that we all go back to dust in the end.

After I’ve said what needs to be said, I forgive Erik. I also know in my heart that one day he will realize his little mistakes and learn from them. I also wish that he finds it in his heart to forgive our little sins borne and burnt out of too much zeal and love for the people we work for.

It’s a thankless job I know but sometimes it is worth it despite the noise and posturings when someone whispers “thank you.”

I may have been hurt but I’m not broken. I pray to God that Erik, the Backroom management and staff, and I will come out better people after “bleak razzmatazz.”

Below letter by Bon Abunda was handed to Erik Santos personally by Rowena Salido, Backroom’s new President, after he was told that Backroom was releasing him as an artist.


Dear Erik,

Thank you for being part of Backroom for six years and seven months. Now that Backroom is moving towards a new direction and we are letting you go with best wishes, all of us will treasure the good things and learning we have gone through together.

I’m taking a break from my management chores because Nanay needs me — being the most important reason among many others.

But as I say thank you, I hope you find it in your heart as well to be grateful not to me but to the people (in the office) who were with you from the beginning. These are the people who gambled with you in the process, people who believed in the infinite possibilities, people who had so much faith in your talent.

It’s a small thing that I’m asking you. Please say thank you to them. They are not perfect. But they truly have done so much for you, for me and for all of us. Let’s not forget easily.

You are who you are because of your hardwork and talent, God’s guidance, the hardwork of many people, the support of the public, the press, and many others.

Your story (as the Prince of Pop) does not start today.

It started six years, seven months ago, long before your houses and BMW, long before your famous and beautiful friends, long before the designer clothes and shoes.

For you to get to where you want, it is important that you don’t forget. Remain humble and simple. We are all on borrowed time and everything is fleeting.

Be grateful. Thank you.

I will see you soon.


Sincerely,

Boy Abunda

Vice Ganda's Praybeyt Benjamin - Movie Poster and Trailer

After he played an ill-mannered Petra who turned into a white horse because of the curse put upon him by the Goddess of horses in his highly successful launchingfilm "Petrang Kabayo", Vice Ganda is back in Star Cinema and Viva Film's action comedy film "Praybeyt Benjamin" opposite Derek Ramsay.

Praybeyt Benjamin tells a story of a gay son of an ex military commander who was forced to train like a military in order to save the country and his family from a national crisis.

Produced by Star Cinema and Viva Films and directed by Wenn Deramas, Praybeyt Benjamin also stars Kean Cipreano, DJ Durano, Vandolph, Carlos Agassi, JimmySantos and Mr. Eddie Garcia.


Praybeyt Benjamin - Movie Trailer:

Praybeyt Benjamin opens in theaters nationwide on October 12, 2011.

Lorna Tolentino Signs an Exclusive Contract with TV5

Lorna Tolentino is now a certified Kapatid.

The Philippine movies' grandslam queen signed a 1-year contract with TV5 yesterday afternoon, September 27, at the Batanes function hall of EDSA Shangi-La Hotel in Mandaluyong.

Present in the contract signing were TV5 President and CEO Atty. Ray Espinosa, TV5's Executive Vice President and COO Roberto Barreiro, and TV5' Head of Creative and Entertainment Production Perci Intalan and Lorna's manager Lolit Solis.

Lorna is scheduled to star in 3 teleserye which include "Glamorosa" co-starring Alice Dixon, a movie with Studio 5 - a film company of TV5, and a hosting stint in a lifestyle show.

The Making of 'No Other Woman'

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Anne Curtis looks smoking hot on Rogue Magazine's October 2011 cover

Anne Curtis spices up the October 2011 issue of Rogue Magazine by gracing super hot and sexy on its cover and pages. Check out Anne Curtis' cover photo below:

Anne Curtis' Rogue Magazine October 2011 Cover

As you can see on the cover's layout, Anne is seen holding a cigarette. Will it spark a new controversy as well just like Nora Aunor's Yes! Magazine cover? Hmmmm...

Apparently shot in Paris, France while the actress was there with her boyfriend Erwan Heussaff for avacation recently, the cover was photographed by Mark Nicdao. Check out below the behind-the-scenes of the shoot (Warning: VERY HOT):

Behind-the-Scenes of Anne Curtis' Rogue Shoot

Anne Curtis' movie "No Other Woman" is now being shown in several theaters nationwide starting today. The film also stars Derek Ramsay and Cristine Reyes. According to recent reports, cinema tickets are selling like pancakes.

Anne has also released recently her first studio album entitled "Annebisyosa."

Mario Maurer in Manila This October!

Finally the much awaited visit of the Thai hunk heartthrob Mario Maurer in the Philippines is set! This coming October 2011, Mario will be here in Manila!

Mario will visit our country for the ad campaign of the local clothing brand Penshoppe since he is the newest endorser of it after the Hollywood hunk Ed Westwick! He will also have an event called meet and greet for his Pinoy fans!

According to reports, the hunk model-actor will first attend a photo shoot by renowned Hollywood photographer Darren Tieste, who will be flying in from Los Angeles and the campaign is expected to appear in magazine covers and billboards across the country.

Afterwards, Mario will have a fan gathering which will be held on October 28, 2011 (Friday) 1PM at the PICC Plenary Hall in Manila (gates open at 11AM). The FanCon will be hosted by Thai presenter VJ Utt with special live performance by pop Asian girl group Blush and co-presented by official media partner ABS CBN. Mechanics for the FanCon entry can be found on Penshoppe’s official Twitter and Facebook pages.

Mario now becomes a household name and favorite of many after his 2010 teen romance movie "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"aired in ABS-CBN and dubbed in Tagalog! But before that said film, Mario is already popular after leading the controversial movie"Love of Siam" in 2007 which is also his first movie!

Well, are you now more excited for the coming of Mario Maurer this October in Manila?! Definitely! Go, go, go Oh Mario

Featured Hunk-Paulo Avelino

Our Featured Hunk is the hot stud from the just concluded Cosmo Bachelor Bash, Paulo Avelino. This young daddy is now in demand after he switch network from a kapuso to a kapamilya. Paulo is now visible in ABS-CBNprograms and he is set to do more projects and may have the same career paths as Jake Cuenca, Joseph Marco and Coco Martin. There's no debate thatPaulo Avelino's year is 2012 and he is ending this year with a big network switch, a movie entitled "Aswang", major magazine exposures, Bench ads andteleserye projects from ABS-CBN. Check out how hot Paulo is, see below!

photo credits to cosmo, benchtm and rddantes.