TEASER POSTER ARRIVES FOR “INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY”

COLUMBIA Pictures has unleashed the teaser poster for its upcoming horror-thriller Insidious: The Last Key, in Philippine cinemas in January 2018.

The creative minds behind the hit Insidious trilogy return for Insidious: The Last Key. In the horror thriller, which welcomes back franchise standout Lin Shaye as Dr. Elise Rainier, the brilliant parapsychologist faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet: in her own family home.

The film is written by co-creator Leigh Whannell (Saw), who wrote the trilogy and directed Chapter 3; produced by Insidious regulars Jason Blum (The Purge series, Split), Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity) and co-creator James Wan (The Conjuring, Furious 7); and directed by series newcomer Adam Robitel (The Taking of Deborah Logan).Shaye is joined in the cast by Angus Sampson, Whannell, Josh Stewart, Caitlin Gerard, Kirk Acevedo, Javier Botet, Bruce Davison, Spencer Locke, Tessa Ferrer, Ava Kolker and Marcus Henderson.

Insidious: The Last Key is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.

FIND YOUR VOICE WITH NEW TRAILER OF DISNEY-PIXAR'S “COCO”

DISNEY and Pixar have released the new trailer for their upcoming animated feature Coco about a young boy who visits the Land of the Dead.

Check out the trailer at http://youtu.be/bvomHFZO0mk and watch the film in Philippine cinemas starting November 22 in 3D!

Take your first look as well at the film's main's poster art below.

Disney-Pixar's Coco is the animated adventure which follows a young aspiring musician and a charming trickster on an extraordinary journey through the Land of the Dead.

Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector (voice of Gael García Bernal), and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

The film is directed by Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3), co-directed by Adrian Molina (story artist Monsters University) and produced by Darla K. Anderson (Toy Story 3).

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“TOMB RAIDER” UNLEASHES FIRST OFFICIAL TRAILER, POSTER

WARNER Bros. Pictures has unleashed the official teaser trailer and poster for the new action-adventure, Tomb Raider, the story that will set a young and resolute Lara Croft on a path toward becoming a global hero.

Check out the one-sheet and trailer in the links below. Tomb Raider opens in Philippine cinemas March 15, 2018.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warnerbrosphils/videos/vl.523788924643394/1813088172054049/?type=1

YouTube: https://youtu.be/IKWXAg-wMR8

The film stars Oscar winner Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina, The Danish Girl) in the lead role, under the direction of Roar Uthaug (The Wave), with Oscar-winner Graham King (The Departed) producing under his GK Films banner. The film’s production began on the heels of the 20th anniversary of the wildly popular videogame franchise from Square Enix, Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal.

In the film, Lara Croft is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished when she was scarcely a teen. Now a young woman of 21 without any real focus or purpose, Lara navigates the chaotic streets of trendy East London as a bike courier, barely making the rent, and takes college courses, rarely making it to class. Determined to forge her own path, she refuses to take the reins of her father’s global empire just as staunchly as she rejects the idea that he’s truly gone. Advised to face the facts and move forward after seven years without him, even Lara can’t understand what drives her to finally solve the puzzle of his mysterious death.

Going explicitly against his final wishes, she leaves everything she knows behind in search of her dad’s last-known destination: a fabled tomb on a mythical island that might be somewhere off the coast of Japan. But her mission will not be an easy one; just reaching the island will be extremely treacherous. Suddenly, the stakes couldn’t be higher for Lara, who—against the odds and armed with only her sharp mind, blind faith and inherently stubborn spirit—must learn to push herself beyond her limits as she journeys into the unknown. If she survives this perilous adventure, it could be the making of her, earning her the name tomb raider.

Tomb Raider also stars Dominic West (Money Monster, 300), Walton Goggins (The Hateful Eight, Django Unchained) and Daniel Wu (AMC’s Into the Badlands).

Tomb Raider is distributed in the Philippines by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

Pinoy Artist's Tribute Poster for “mother!” Officially Selected by Paramount

IN conjunction with the release of its psychological thriller m o t h e r !, Paramount Pictures worked with Talenthouse, a leading open-source creative platform whose artists from around the world were invited to translate Darren Aronofsky's new film.

Each artist was given the audio from the first trailer as inspiration and the results are astounding. One of the 12 artists is Philippines' own Edz Gatula whose tribute poster for m o t h e r ! appears below.

Edz Gatdula is a talented artist who joined Talenthouse only a couple months ago and caught the Talenthouse and Paramount teams’ attention right away with beautiful, dynamic pieces. Edz’ work has gained instant popularity by other artists on Talenthouse, gathering lots of loves and comments commending his creations. Edz has been very grateful, humble and respectful amid all the attention.

Gatdula explains his process in creating his own m o t h e r ! poster: “As I saw the promotional poster of the movie, the first thing that came up in my mind is to use the ESSENCE of a classical art nouveau for my poster, but in a simpler form by having a limited color palette and flat shades, which I normally do in most of my artwork.”

Now playing in Philippine cinemas, the film revolves around Mother (Jennifer Lawrence) and Him (Javier Bardem) who live in a seemingly idyllic existence in a secluded paradise. But the couple’s relationship is tested when man (Ed Harris) and woman (Michelle Pfeiffer) arrive at their home uninvited. Answering that knock disrupts their tranquil existence and as more and more guests arrive, mother is forced to revisit everything she knows about love, devotion and sacrifice.

mother! is distributed in the Philippines by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.

JOSHUA, pinalakpakan at nangibabaw ang kahusayan sa pag-arte

ANG husay husay ni Joshua Garcia sa The Good Son, na kung saan ipinapanood ang first three days sa special screening na ginanap sa Dolphy Theater.

Una kaming nagalingan kay Joshua sa Barcelona: A Love Untold na kung saan gumanap siya bilang anak ni Aiko Melendez na si Tonying.

Kasunod ang remarkable performance niya sa 2016 MMFF entry na Vince & Kath & James and recently sa blockbuster hit na Love You to the Stars and Back na muli niyang naka-partner si Julia Barretto, na kung saan pareho silang hinangaan sa pag-arte.

Sa telebisyon naman, una siyang nagpamalas ng galing sa pag-arte sa Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita at nasubaybayan namin ang kanyang pagganap bilang 'Z', ang nag-iisang apo ni Nanay Gloria sa The Greatest Love, na kung ilang beses niya kaming pinaiyak.

Bukod pa sa single performance niya sa Maalaala Mo Kaya at Ipaglaban Mo.

At sa first three episodes ng The Good Son, pinalakpakana at nangibabaw nga ang kahusayan ni Joshua at walang takot na nakipagsabayan sa magagaling sa artista na kasama sa serye.

At sa ipinakita na mga susunod na episodes lalo pang tumindi ang mga eksena na tiyak na aabangan at lalo pa niyang pahahangain ang mga manonood.

Kaya sama-samang imbestigahan ang kakaibang kaso ng pagmamahal para sa pamilya at ang paglaban ng tatlong anak para sa kanilang karapatan sa The Good Son, ang inaabangang serye ng ABS-CBN na mag-uumpisa ngayong Lunes (Sept. 25) sa Primetime Bida.

Magiging isang malaking palaisipan sa mga manonood ang mga magiging tagpo sa The Good Son dahil iikot ito sa kwento ng magkakapatid mula sa dalawang pamilya na naghahanap ng katotohanan sa pagkamatay ng kanilang ama.

Pinangungunahan ang serye ni Joshua Garcia na gaganap bilang Joseph, ang responsableng anak ni Racquel (Mylene Dizon) na gagawin ang lahat para mabigyan ng maayos na buhay ang kanilang pamilya. Kasangga naman niya ang kanyang maabilidad na kapatid sa ina na si Obet (McCoy De Leon) na siyang nagdadala ng saya at nagpapatibay sa puso nila sa oras ng kagipitan.

Masaya silang namumuhay kahit pa hindi nila nakakapiling ang ama nilang si Victor (Albert Martinez) at itinuturing lamang sila nitong pangalawang pamilya. 

Dahil sa pangalang pina-ngangalagaan, pilit silang itinatago ni Victor mula sa mata ng mga tao, sa tulong ng tunay niyang asawang si Olivia (Eula Valdes) at mga anak nitong sina Enzo (Jerome Ponce) at Calvin (Nash Aguas).

Ngunit pilit silang pagtatagpuin ng tadhana dahil isang trahedya ang gugulantang sa kanilang lahat, mamamatay si Victor sa ika-40 nitong kaarawan.

Dito mag-uumpisang gumulo ang kanilang mga buhay dahil bukod sa mabubulgar na ang katauhan ng pangalawang pamilya ni Victor, kabilang sa mga suspek sa pagkamatay niya ang mga anak.

Sino nga kaya ang tunay na pumatay kay Victor? Ano na nga kaya ang kahahantungan ng kanyang mga naiwang pamilya?

Maipaglaban kaya ng apat na anak kung sino sa kanila ang tunay na “good son?”

Matutunghayan din sa The Good Son ang mga tinitingalang teen stars ngayon na sina Loisa Andalio, Elisse Joson, at Alexa Ilacad, kasama ang mga batikang aktor na mahuhusay din ang pagganap na sina John Estrada, Ronnie Lazaro, Jeric Raval, Alex Medina, at Kathleen Hermosa. 

Ito ay sa ilalim nang napakahusay na direksyon nina Manny Palo at Andoy Ranay.

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(Published @ People's Balita - September 20, 2017)

VINA, SHEILA, SHERYL at SHAINA, maalaga at marespeto sa mga empleyado

ANO kaya ang sikreto ng business ng magkakapatid na Magdayao?

     Ang Ystilo Salon nila ay tumagal na ng 19 years na kung saan ang first branch ay itinatag noong Aug. 8, 1999 ng magkapatid na Vina Morales at Sheila Magdayao-Moreno sa Fairview, Q.C..

    And later on, naging bahagi na rin ang iba pang kapatid na sina Sheryl at Shaina Magdayao.

    “Well I give all the credits to my sisters, it’s ate Sheila and ate Vina who’s running the business. Kailan lang kami naging investor ng Ystilo.

    “So from the very beginning, ‘yung passion nila, they turned it into business kasi nga puro babae kami, so lahat mahilig magpa-hot oil, magpamasahe, magpa-foot spa.

    "So ‘yung passion nila, ginamit nila iyon and I guess hindi nila in-expect na magbu-boom, pero nu’ng nag-boom, they grab the opportunity at nag-aral talaga sila ate ng haircut.

    “Oo, magaling sila. Si ate Sheila ang magaling mag-haircut, si ate Vina, I’m not so sure kung nag-aral din siya but you know gaya ng lahat ng nangyayari sa mundo ay nag-e-evolve and one thing na nakikita ko sa Ystilo ay nag-e-evolve siya,” pagkukuwento ni Shaina.

    Ang vision daw ng Ystilo ay, "to provide excellent customer service in every Filipino Community Worldwide.

    “And our mission is to be the leader in the salon industry by providing the trendiest and updated hairstyles, providing reasonably priced products and offer excellent customer.”

    Dagdag kuwento pa ni Shaina, “Yung mga senior hairstylist namin we bring them to Hongkong and other countries to attend seminars, trainings din.

    "Kasi ‘yung training centers din ng staff, we handle it mismo, pero ‘yung mga loyal staff namin from the very beginning, pinapadala namin kasi siyempre, iba ‘yung tips and tricks na nakukuha nila.

    “So, I guess more than running the business properly siguro ‘yung pag-aalaga nina ate Sheila at ate Vina sa mga empleyado namin kasi we have employees from the very beginning, nandoon na sila.”

    Sa kasalukuyan, uma­bot na sa 500 employees ang inaalagaan ng magkakapatid na Magdayao.

    Ilan sa mga branches ng Ystilo ay matatagpusan sa SM Mall of Asia, Shoppesville Greenhills, SM City Fairview, SM City San Lazaro, Festival Mall, Nepo Mall, Dagupan City, Mabini St, Tanauan City Batangas, SM City Tarlac, SM City Calamba, Robinson’s Place Lipa Batangas, Abreeza Mall Davao City, at marami pang iba.

    Magbubukas sila ng branch sa SM GenSan, Ystilo City Mall Koronadal, Ystilo Robinson’s Place Iloilo Jaro at Ystilo Manaoag, Pangasinan.

    May mga maipagmamalaking awards din na nakamit ng Ystilo.     Nandiyan ang Most Outstanding Spanish Salon 2017, Star Brand Philippine Social Media Awards, Best Choice Awards 2015 for Trusted Beauty Salon (National), Entrepreneur for Beauty and Salon Industry, Outstanding Entrepreneurial Achievement Award for Excellent Customer Service 2015.

    Nanalo rin sila ng Ten Most Outstanding Entrepreneur for 2010, Best Homegrown Franchise, at marami pang iba, sa Entrepreneur magazine.

    At bilang regalo sa mga loyal customers nila, may 50 % off sa lahat ng Premium Services at Hair Treatment tulad ng Hair Rebond, Hair Color, Kera Glaze, Aroma Hair, Remedy/Ultrasonic Iron and Keratin Treatment simula September 8-30, 2017.

    Sa mga gustong mag-franchise ay maa­ring mag-email sa franchise@ystilosalon.com.ph o maaring tumawag sa (02)927-7532/445-0222 at 0917-3124208.

(Published @ People's Balita - September 5, 2017)

Wish 107.5's WISHcovery to Conquer the Digital Space

       

Filipinos are known to be good singers, avid music aficionados, and social media savvy. And all-hits FM radio station Wish 107.5 eyes to hit three birds with one stone with its latest unique endeavor -- WISHcovery.

WISHcovery is the country's freshest and hippest singing competition that aims to discover aspiring Filipino singers with phenomenal talents and star-like charisma.

Slated to conquer the digital space via the Wish 107.5 YouTube channel on September 9, 2017, the online contest will give music lovers and netizens a weekly dose of amazing performances from rising singers.

Wishful 20

WISHcovery's inaugural season will feature 20 contenders who will vie for the championship tilt.

The finalists were gathered from across the archipelago during the on-ground and online auditions held throughout June, July, and early August. The audition period witnessed thousands of talents, 18 years old and above, who wish to become the country's next musical sensation.

From those who auditioned, a pre-screening committee selected 90 pre-qualifiers who showcased their vocal chops through live performances during their respective radio guestings
inside Wish 107.5's radio booth.

A stellar panel of "reactors" - composed of hitmaker Jungee Marcelo, The Company's Annie Quintos, and the Philippines' King of RnB Jay R - trimmed down the number to get the competition's Wishful 20.

YouTube-based, WISHclusive-inspired

WISHcovery will be broadcasted every Saturday on Wish 107.5's YouTube page, which currently has more than 1 million-strong subscribers popularized by its top-notch "WISHclusive" videos.

The WISHclusives, which boast high-definition audio and video quality, highlight the performances of different music acts on board the Wish 107.5 Bus. These frequently viral videos are being reacted upon by YouTubers from different parts of the globe, helping the channel reach more audience outside the Philippines.

Taking inspiration from this concept, WISHcovery viewers will see an array of performances by the Wishful 20 recorded live inside the FM-on-wheels. These videos will be judged YouTube reactor-esque style, where the panel's reactions and comments will be presented in a rather raw, spontaneous, and untreated manner.

Wishers' power to vote

A batch of Wishfuls will be competing every Saturday. A week prior to the elimination, the contestants' performances inside the Wish Bus will be uploaded on the Wish YouTube channel.

The accumulated views garnered will comprise 30 percent of a contender's total score. This gives the audience, fondly called as Wishers, the power to make their favorite WISHcovery finalist the first-ever grand winner of the competition.

The remaining 70 percent will come from the cumulative votes of the reactors.

What's at stake?

The first WISHcovery grand champion is poised to become the Philippines' next biggest musical star and the winner of some amazing prizes.

After a half-year run of the online competition, the first placer will win two million pesos' worth of cash and WISHclusive contract with Wish 107.5, a house and lot, a brand-new car, and a chance to sing his/her very own hit on board the Wish 107.5 Bus.

WISHcovery is just one of the many contributions of the FM station to the local music scene. It is also known for the Wish Bus, its WISHclusive YouTube video series, and the annually-held Wish 107.5 Music Awards.