The latest episode of YouTube Channel THE FIRST TAKE has been announced.     Episode 449 welcomes SB19, a five-member boy band from the Philippines, to make its first appearance on THE FIRST TAKE.   SB19 is the very first Southeast Asian artist to be nominated as Top Social Artist at the 2021 U.S. Billboard Music Awards, and they will be performing their song “GENTO,” which became a hit on TikTok for its addictive phrase and unique dance moves.   Enjoy the song, which expresses the message that “it is the accumulation of small efforts that leads to success,” in...

This July, the epic studio disaster genre returns with an adrenaline-pumping, seat-gripping, big-screen thrill ride that puts you in direct contact with one of nature’s most wondrous—and destructive—forces.  “Twisters,” a current-day chapter of the 1996 blockbuster, “Twister.” storms into Philippine cinemas starting July 17.  Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the Oscar-nominated writer-director of “Minari,” “Twisters” stars Golden Globe nominee Daisy Edgar-Jones (“Where the Crawdads Sing,” “Normal People”) and Glen Powell (“Anyone But You,” “Top Gun: Maverick”) as opposing forces who come together to try to predict, and possibly tame, the immense power of tornadoes.   For director Lee Isaac Chung,...

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY SEASON 4   The Hargreeves siblings have scattered after the climactic showdown at the Hotel Oblivion led to a complete reset of their timeline. Stripped of their powers, each is left to fend for themselves and find a new normal — with wildly varying degrees of success. Yet the trappings of their uncanny new world prove too hard to ignore for very long. Their father Reginald, alive and well, has stepped out of the shadows and into the public eye, overseeing a powerful and nefarious business empire. A mysterious association known as The Keepers holds clandestine meetings...

Netflix announced the following cast members will appear in roles in the upcoming second season of ONE PIECE:    Daniel Lasker (Raised by Wolves) as Mr 9 Camrus Johnson (Batwoman) as Mr. 5  Jazzara Jaslyn (Warrior) as Miss Valentine David Dastmalchian (Late Night With The Devil) as Mr. 3  Werner Coetser (Getroud met rugby) as Dorry Brendan Murray (Raised by Wolves) as Brogy Clive Russell (Game of Thrones) as Crocus Callum Kerr (Monarch) as Smoker  Julia Rehwald (Star Wars Young Jedi Adventures) as Tashigi Rob Colletti (The Many Saints of Newark) as Wapol Ty Keogh (24 Hours To Live) as...

Pageant fans can get up close with their favorite Binibining Pilipinas 2024 candidates through the Glam Shot and National Costume Photo Exhibit at the Gateway Mall Activity Area in Araneta City.   The exhibit showcases the latest batch of Binibinis in 7-feet portraits shot by official lensmen Mr. Raymond Saldana and Mr. Owen Reyes of Klickbox Studios. In each portrait, the girls were styled by Patrick Henry Mergano, wore outfits by Manny Halasan and Allan Laserna, and glammed by a special team of hair (Jodi Flong Katalbas, Kurt Andrie, Jey Flores, and Nelson Maui Ilo.) and makeup artists (Jessie Maghuyop, Ash Lie...