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Sunday, September 7, 2008
Bea Alonzo Preview Covergirl
Bea Alonzo is Preview's September 2008 Covergirl, just in time for I Love Betty La Fea, which premieres today.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
TV5's Hush Hush: Filipino Showbiz' Illusion
TV5's Hush Hush starring Bernard Palanca, Bruno Folster, and the rest of the cast whose names I don't know, hehe, is an amazing show, with an amazing concept. But this is how I view show business:
Filipino Showbiz
by R. Arce, Filipino Cultured
Many viewers of Philippine TV sort of watch their TV screens blindly, because they don't realize that there are certain aspects of Filipino showbiz that are real, but there's a lot of it that is illusion. And this show's concept talks about an aspect of Philippine showbiz that I've noticed for a long time, but to see it in a show is fascinating.
This is showbiz, and trust me, I've seen it with my own two eyes: The leading man hunk that is portrayed as a womanizer in the media and that all the girls fawn for - travels overseas to visit his boyfriend in the States. The girl who is the country's sweetheart and is portrayed by the media as the sweetest girl on earth - is the rudest person to those who work for her, and to the people around her. The actor and actress who are part of one of the hottest love team in the country, smile and swoon and sing to each other on camera, but once the cameras stop rolling, can't stand each other in real life.
But that's something that the "masses" as they say, many times are not aware of. It's a publicity machine meant to capitalize on money. And the added aspect of Philippine clanism, you have to side with one network or the other, and if you move to another network, you're forced by social pressure to cut off your friends on the other network. The fanaticism for one network over another starts out as social pressure, until it becomes reality for the actors as they continue to work for their current network and feel indebted to them for the career opportunities. But that's when it also becomes delicado, because if that person switched sides, we've all seen what happens.
The concept of love teams is another unique thing that one can't find in any other country in the world. In the Philippines, the network forces, I don't want to say the word force, but to be truthful, that's exactly what they're doing, the network forces an actor and actress to be together, create kilig, create a movie, a tv series together, and at the end of the day - provide profits for the network and the actors. They aren't forced negatively, this is the Philippines, people force other people to do things with a smile, and the social pressure to do it is so strong - as an actor of the network, you either flirt and make kilig with your love team, or you go back to living in poverty if you don't do what the network expects you to - to be part of a love team that the public adores.
This is something that people who are critical thinkers will see clearly, but to be realistic, a lot of viewers don't. And in the Philippines, the illusion of showbiz, kilig, and love teams is a means for the masses to endure their own daily struggles, even if at the end of the day, it's an illusion. But the masses don't know it's an illusion, and it provides them joy, and giving joy to people, even if it is manufactured, can only be a good thing, especially in the Philippines where life is hard.
But there are certain aspects of Philippine showbiz that are real, an actress' emotions regarding the intrigues that are thrown at them, the feeling of accomplishment actors feel after finishing a challenging product, the feeling of comraderie with your fellow actors and actresses. But again, there's a lot of it that really is illusion. The other side of it is it's a publicity machine to make money. The masses get kilig on love teams, spend their money on movies, tv, and music to support their favorite love teams, and the networks and the actors generate the income, from advertisers on a high rating TV show, and from merchandise bought by the fans.
The actors know it's a machine (as do the press who are secretly paid by the networks themselves to create a buzz about their talent) but that's why they're actors, they pretend like it's not, that's their job, and that's what they're getting paid to do, to make kilig with their love team, and please the audiences, or else the illusion is cracked. It's either that, or go back to living in poverty, and that's why they do it, because who wants to go back to struggling to make money in life and taking a jeepney, when if you pretend to fall in love with your love team partner, you're driven around everywhere and living in a nice penthouse. Sometimes, the love team becomes real, but regardless of whether it becomes real, the way a love team starts is always a network decision which the actors follow due to social pressure for their careers to survive.
The only thing is, what the public doesn't know sometimes is that the social pressure in Philippine showbiz is so strong, which I think has it's roots in our culture, the social pressure of pakikisama, they often sacrifice a part of themselves, and reality is blurred, and sometimes the actors and actresses lose themselves, and the essence of themselves in the end. How far will they go in the end for success? Is success worth sacrificing who you are, or for the many, many, many Filipino actors with a special secret, is your public persona, money, and showbiz career worth sacrificing love? For many, it is.
But that's just the way it is, and it will never change, because it's a formula that works. That's why it's called show business. It's a business at the end of the day. And it's a show, because a lot of it is not real.
And I know it's not real. But at the end of the day, I just view it as a toy. You play with it, it entertains you, showbiz is fun. The glitz and the glamour is an illusion, but it's an illusion that people welcome into their lives.
Filipino Showbiz
by R. Arce, Filipino Cultured
Many viewers of Philippine TV sort of watch their TV screens blindly, because they don't realize that there are certain aspects of Filipino showbiz that are real, but there's a lot of it that is illusion. And this show's concept talks about an aspect of Philippine showbiz that I've noticed for a long time, but to see it in a show is fascinating.
This is showbiz, and trust me, I've seen it with my own two eyes: The leading man hunk that is portrayed as a womanizer in the media and that all the girls fawn for - travels overseas to visit his boyfriend in the States. The girl who is the country's sweetheart and is portrayed by the media as the sweetest girl on earth - is the rudest person to those who work for her, and to the people around her. The actor and actress who are part of one of the hottest love team in the country, smile and swoon and sing to each other on camera, but once the cameras stop rolling, can't stand each other in real life.
But that's something that the "masses" as they say, many times are not aware of. It's a publicity machine meant to capitalize on money. And the added aspect of Philippine clanism, you have to side with one network or the other, and if you move to another network, you're forced by social pressure to cut off your friends on the other network. The fanaticism for one network over another starts out as social pressure, until it becomes reality for the actors as they continue to work for their current network and feel indebted to them for the career opportunities. But that's when it also becomes delicado, because if that person switched sides, we've all seen what happens.
The concept of love teams is another unique thing that one can't find in any other country in the world. In the Philippines, the network forces, I don't want to say the word force, but to be truthful, that's exactly what they're doing, the network forces an actor and actress to be together, create kilig, create a movie, a tv series together, and at the end of the day - provide profits for the network and the actors. They aren't forced negatively, this is the Philippines, people force other people to do things with a smile, and the social pressure to do it is so strong - as an actor of the network, you either flirt and make kilig with your love team, or you go back to living in poverty if you don't do what the network expects you to - to be part of a love team that the public adores.
This is something that people who are critical thinkers will see clearly, but to be realistic, a lot of viewers don't. And in the Philippines, the illusion of showbiz, kilig, and love teams is a means for the masses to endure their own daily struggles, even if at the end of the day, it's an illusion. But the masses don't know it's an illusion, and it provides them joy, and giving joy to people, even if it is manufactured, can only be a good thing, especially in the Philippines where life is hard.
But there are certain aspects of Philippine showbiz that are real, an actress' emotions regarding the intrigues that are thrown at them, the feeling of accomplishment actors feel after finishing a challenging product, the feeling of comraderie with your fellow actors and actresses. But again, there's a lot of it that really is illusion. The other side of it is it's a publicity machine to make money. The masses get kilig on love teams, spend their money on movies, tv, and music to support their favorite love teams, and the networks and the actors generate the income, from advertisers on a high rating TV show, and from merchandise bought by the fans.
The actors know it's a machine (as do the press who are secretly paid by the networks themselves to create a buzz about their talent) but that's why they're actors, they pretend like it's not, that's their job, and that's what they're getting paid to do, to make kilig with their love team, and please the audiences, or else the illusion is cracked. It's either that, or go back to living in poverty, and that's why they do it, because who wants to go back to struggling to make money in life and taking a jeepney, when if you pretend to fall in love with your love team partner, you're driven around everywhere and living in a nice penthouse. Sometimes, the love team becomes real, but regardless of whether it becomes real, the way a love team starts is always a network decision which the actors follow due to social pressure for their careers to survive.
The only thing is, what the public doesn't know sometimes is that the social pressure in Philippine showbiz is so strong, which I think has it's roots in our culture, the social pressure of pakikisama, they often sacrifice a part of themselves, and reality is blurred, and sometimes the actors and actresses lose themselves, and the essence of themselves in the end. How far will they go in the end for success? Is success worth sacrificing who you are, or for the many, many, many Filipino actors with a special secret, is your public persona, money, and showbiz career worth sacrificing love? For many, it is.
But that's just the way it is, and it will never change, because it's a formula that works. That's why it's called show business. It's a business at the end of the day. And it's a show, because a lot of it is not real.
And I know it's not real. But at the end of the day, I just view it as a toy. You play with it, it entertains you, showbiz is fun. The glitz and the glamour is an illusion, but it's an illusion that people welcome into their lives.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
TV5's Rebelde
RBD's 'Tu Amor' is the Music Video of the Week, and is being used as the theme song for TV5's Rebelde, the Argentinean telenovela about a group of teens at a private boarding school that entertains Filipino viewers daily at 3pm and 1:30 a.m. RBD is the hit musical group comprised of actors that were part of the cast of the remake of the original telenovela from Argentina, so it fits, and it's a great song. It's in English.
Group members (L-R): Dulce Maria, Alfonso Herrera, Anahi, Christopher Uckermann, Maite, Cristian
Here's the scoop on this group. Since their introduction in 2004, RBD has sold over 11 million albums worldwide. The blonde, Anahi, is a recovered anorexic and says she came public with it to inspire other girls who are suffering also from anorexia and bulimia. Cristian Chavez came out of the closet, married his boyfriend in Canada, and became the first openly gay celebrity in the entire Spanish speaking world. Dulce Maria released a book, Anahi released a clothing line, and Alfonso Herrera and Christopher Uckermann are also rumoured to be gay, Uckermann was photographed at a gay club in Miami, and Alfonso is said to have a boyfriend, but the musical group's livelihood depends on them maintaining appearance. The group will supposedly break up, and Maite is already starring in her own hit telenovela. Anahi has released a few solo albums already and will go solo a la Thalia as well.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Richard KC For The First Time
Richard Gutierrez and KC Concepcion team up for the first time together in Star Cinema's For The First Time, which is also the first movie of KC.
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Sam Milby's butt exposure in Dyosa? "Ayaw niya [Sam] kasi. Kahit na noong gawin yun, ayaw niya talaga. Madaldal lang talaga ako kaya nasabi ko, pero dapat hindi yun ma-publicize. Ang sa akin naman kasi, Terminator... Konti lang naman, sa gilid at saka yung butt talaga. Nakatalikod naman, butt nga, e! At saka full shot," says director Wenn Deramas.
Robin Padilla on Katrina Halili: "Si Katrina, nakita ko na marami siyang tagahanga at sobra kung paano niya i-accommodate ang mga ito. Kaya para sa akin, tama lang na si Katrina ang partner ko. Gusto ko kasing makatrabaho ang isang artista na may magandang puso para sa maraming tao."
- TV5 unveiled via grand press launching
- Mark Bautista still weighing options whether to sell his house or not
- Katrina Halili's health starting to suffer because of too much work
- London-based stage actress Joanna Ampil comes home to perform in "West Side Story"
- KC Concepcion shows her other side in "For The First Time"
- FIRST READ ON PEP: Jomari Yllana denies rumored split-up with girlfriend Pops Fernandez HOT
- Gian Magdangal does not deny girlfriend Sheree's "six times a week sex" claim
- Christian Bautista okay if ex-girlfriend Rachelle Ann Go starts dating other guys
- Carmi Martin maintains youthful look without cosmetic surgery
- Robin Padilla handpicks Katrina Halili to be his leading lady in "Sundo"
- Director Wenn Deramas talks about Sam Milby's reported butt exposure in "Dyosa"
- Anita Linda’s tribute film joins 33rd Toronto International Film Festival
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Acapulco, Cuerpo y Alma - Patricia Manterola
Patricia Manterola's 'No Controles' is the Music Video of the Week, just because I love her, she's hot, I love this song, watch it, she's a sexy rock goddess in the video, and it's about surviving a relationship with someone, and she's saying "You don't control me anymore". Filipinos will remember her from 'Acapulco, Cuerpo, y Alma' a hit telenovela aired back in the day in the Philippines.English Translation and Bonus Live Performance video of Paty performing at the Fox Sports Awards in Miami after the jump.
Paty Manterola is now conquering Hollywood, and is starring in two major English-language films coming out this year 'The Perfect Game' and 'The Singer.'
English Translation by R. Arce, Filipino Cultured:
You don't control the way I dress
Because it's hot
And everybody in the world likes it
You don't control the way I think
Because it's great
And everybody likes it
Chorus:
You don't control what I wear
You don't control what I think
No No No No No No!
You don't control the way I dance
Because it's hot
And it excites everybody
You don't control the way I see things
Because it's fantastic
And everybody falls in love
when they look into my eyes
Chorus
Paty Manterola - Live at the Fox Sports Awards
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Sampaguita's 'Bonggahan'
Sampaguita's 'Bonggahan' is the Music Video of the Week. The Reyna of Rock and Roll.Lyrics after the jump.
Bonggahan
Panahon na para magsaya
Forget mo na ang problema
Pa-dance dance, para sumigla
Rock 'n' roll hanggang umaga
Wa ko type ang magpa-cry cry
Type ko ay todo bigay
Kaya join na lang kayo
Let's all have a good time.
Refrain
Di ko say na magwala ka
Ang say ko lang ay magpabongga ka
Stop ka na sa pagdurusa
Ride ka lang sa problema.
Di ko trip ang magpasabog
Hate na hate ko ang matulog
Trip ko lang na umiksena
Heto ay sobrang pilya
Wag ka say na lang, kumadre
Bow ka lang ng bow
Pa-sing sing ka lang
Para ikaw ay sumaya.
Repeat Refrain & 1st verse
Kaya join na lang kayo
Let's all have a good time
Kaya join na lang kayo
Let's all have a good time.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Sharon Cuneta on Gabby Concepcion
Piolo Pascual on Angel Locsin and Claudine Barreto: "If there's anything I'd like to say, gusto ko magkaaayos sila kasi napakaliit ng industrya, more so ng ABS-CBN, para hindi sila magkita. So, ang wish ko lang, ang prayer ko is talagang for them to patch things up and sana magkapatawaran and magkabati kasi mahirap ding lumugar. Dahil nga kung may isyu nagkakaroon ng ilangan."
Dolpy: "With Tito Dolphy, there are no network lines to be drawn, as Kapamilyas, Kabarkadas, Kapusos unite to celebrate with the one and only King of Comedy," says ABS-CBN President Charo Santos-Concio.
Dingdong Dantes and Marvin Agustin are the leading men in Dyesebel and Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan, the top-rating primetime and daytime programs this week.
- Indie actor Coco Martin gaining renown for his edgy roles
- Sensational Charlie Green of "Britain's Got Talent" is in town!
- FIRST READ ON PEP: Sharon Cuneta explains missed encounter with ex-hubby Gabby Concepcion HOT
- Ynna Asistio makes claim to fame by her stellar acting in "Concerto"
- Rhian Ramos vows never to cry again over intrigues
- TV Ratings (July 21-24): "Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan" climbs back to the top; "Dyesebel" still on top-
- Joross Gamboa confirms "friendly date" with Katrina Halili
- Sid Lucero would rather bare in films than in pictorials and fashion shows
- ABS-CBN will honor Comedy King Dolphy with a grand tribute on July 31
- Vilma Santos begs off from playing lead role in Raya Martin's "Independencia"
- Comelec picks Robin Padilla to endorse automated polls in ARMM
- Mark Anthony Fernandez reveals secret in looking good on camera
Monday, July 21, 2008
Bea Alonzo, Betty La Fea Starstudio Cover
ABS-CBN Las Tontas
Las Tontas No Van Al Cielo (Clumsy Girls Don't Go To Heaven) debuted on ABS-CBN yesterday. The hit mexicanovela starring Jacqueline Bracamonte of Rubi fame, Jaime Camil, and Valentino Lanus airs weekdays after El Cuerpo del Deseo.Las Tontas - Opening Credits
The hit comedy-telenovela is still airing in Mexico, and is the 2nd highest rating primetime TV series in the country next to Fuego en la sangre, the Mexican remake of Colombia's Pasion de Amor. The Philippines is getting an exclusive, because this show has not even aired yet in the US, Spain, Asia, and most parts of Latin America.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Marian Rivera FHM's Sexiest Woman 2008
Marian Rivera’s drawing power as a product endorser continues to grow. Only recently, the young actress signed up as the new endorser of Facial Care Centre.
Gary Valenciano: It was a Valenciano family affair last night at the Gary V: His Love concert of Gary Valenciano. Gary sang with his children, Paolo (top), Gabriel (bottom, left) and Kiana. Wife Angeli Pangilinan-Valenciano was in the audience watching.
Billy Crawford on German Moreno "Kuya Germs": "Wala po siya rito kaya wala akong chance na kausapin siya. I tried, pero halata pong iniiwasan niya ako. I will wait na lamang ng time na makausap siya, sana bago ako bumalik sa States."
Dolphy and Zsa Zsa Padilla: For his 80th birthday, Comedy King Dolphy wants to get married to his longtime partner Zsa Zsa Padilla. "Matagal ko nang wish ‘yan, nahihiya na rin ako sa sarili ko na ang nakalagay sa passport ko ay single pa rin ako pero ang dami ko nang anak ‘tsaka apo."
- Lucy Torres: "I always say every month, ‘I think I’m pregnant.’"
- Marian Rivera keeps her promise to attend FHM event
- Dolphy wishes to marry partner Zsa Zsa Padilla for his 80th birthday
- Lucy Torres-Gomez wants to see hubby Richard in a movie with Sharon or Dawn again
- TV Ratings (July 15-17): "Dyesebel" and "Magdusa Ka" still rule in Mega Manila
- Marian Rivera endorses beauty-cosmetic clinic
- Billy Crawford still being avoided by Kuya Germs
- Isabelle Diaz Daza undecided about joining Bb. Pilipinas but prefers to pursue studies
- Gary Valenciano's "Gary V: His Love" concert is both entertaining and spiritually enlightening
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Saturday, June 28, 2008
Asero: Richard Gutierrez, Heart
Richard Gutierrez and Heart Evangelista star in GMA7's upcoming telenovela 'Asero'. Sneak pic preview thanks to HeartWorld.Richard Gutierrez on KC Concepcion: "Kami ni KC ngayon, we're taking things step by step. Kami ni KC , hinahayaan namin na mag-enjoy kami sa company ng isa't isa. Nagkakaalaman kami nang husto. So sa movie namin, there's a big possibility na magkakilala kami nang husto. Kaya we're just taking it slow. Let it flow."
Christian Bautista to Dingdong Dantes: "Gusto ko ay yung magkausap kami like two gentlemen because I will be working with Karylle in this musical from September to October of this year. I just want to say that I will be taking good care of Karylle and he has nothing to worry about."
- Richard Gutierrez dismisses reports that he and KC Concepcion are already an item
- Lani Mercado speaks up about reported "winking" of Gretchen Barretto at Bong Revilla
- Bong Revilla on Jolo-Lovi love affair: "The more na pigilan mo, lalong magpipiglas ‘yan."
- Ai-Ai delas Alas and Paolo Contis win top acting honors in 24th Star Awards for Movies
- Newcomer Victor Aliwalas weighs options between acting career and N.Y. job
- Sheena Halili happy to work with Regine Velasquez in "Ako Si Kim Samsoon"
- Veteran comedian Tessie Tomas returns to TV after long vacation via "Kim Samsoon"
- Lea Salonga: "I don’t miss intrigues, but I do miss doing films."
- Christian Bautista wants to assure Dingdong Dantes he'll take good care of Karylle
- Claudine Barretto on daughter Sabina: "God's will yung pagdating niya sa buhay namin."
- Chariz Solomon denies threatening to slap Marian Rivera
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