Ever since quarantine started, food is one of the few stuff or things that keep us sane. While foreign dishes, cuisines, and snacks are really popular these days, we might have been setting aside our own foods also. Think about it, when was the last time you ate your favorite kwek-kwek, calamares, fishball, fried tofu on stick and other tusok-tusok? Just by imagining those, I’m sure our mouths are starting to water ‘no? I’m certain that I am not the only one who’s missing those! Especially the bonding time you’re experiencing while eating them with your friends or colleagues. Photo...

After the success of cult hit “Barbarian,” writer-director Zach Cregger set out to do something even more frightening. “I wanted to make something that felt a lot more ambitious,” says Cregger in a new featurette about his latest horror/thriller, “Weapons.”   So Cregger set out to “write something that was just going to be an escalation from everything I did in ‘Barbarian,” he continues. “‘Weapons’ is scarier than ‘Barbarian,’ but it’s also a much more fascinating story.” Aside from writing the story, Cregger also directed, produced and co-composed music for the film.    Take a look behind the scenes of...

  The heartfelt duet, featuring Indonesian singer-songwriter Raisa, reimagines the South Border classic as a soulful pop-R&B ballad blending Christian Bautista’s smooth baritone with Raisa’s velvety vocals in a lush, emotionally charged arrangement that captures the kind of longing and connection that lingers long after the last note.   “‘Rainbow’ is one of those songs that’s always stayed with me,” says Bautista. “It resonates deeply, not just in the Philippines, but also in Indonesia. Working on it with Raisa gave it new energy and meaning, and it felt right to share it in this way now.”   “Simply because I love this...

August is supposedly one of the most-awaiting months for film enthusiasts as people gather at the Cultural Center of the Philippines to witness masterpieces from independent filmmakers and directors. But, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, for the first time in its 16-year running, the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival will push through online this year, as the country’s biggest independent film festival will be screened on Vimeo— an online video platform. Although unlike the usual, the festival will feature 10 short films this year instead of full length films. In an interview of CNN with Cinemalaya festival director Chris Millado,...

The Rest Is Noise PH, a music curator and events production outfit based in Manila, will be celebrating its 8th anniversary with a show that highlights the rich and diverse backgrounds, cultures, and styles of music artists from the Philippines.   The event serves as the bi-monthly production’s 37th edition, and will take place on Friday, August 12, 2023, at Balcony Music House, Makati City.   Headlining the lineup are some of the most notable Filipino acts from the past to the present, including Baguio’s very own Dilaw, who will be performing for the very first time on the TRIN...