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Po Becomes Teacher Of The Furious Five In Kung Fu Panda 3

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The student is now a teacher in “Kung Fu Panda 3” where Po (voiced by Jack Black), the dragon warrior had been tasked by their master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) to take on the responsibility of further training the Furious Five. As Po faces the insurmountable challenge of training his idols, the “best of the best” Kung Fu warriors in all of China – Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Monkey (Jackie Chan), Viper (Lucy Liu), Crane (David Cross) and Mantis (Seth Rogen), he then meets his biological father Li Chan who made his way to the Valley of Peace looking for his long lost son. “Kung Fu Panda 3” brings Po in full circle as he continues his evolution as a hero, leaving his comfort zone to become a teacher and finally become the Panda he was meant to be - bringing together his biological family and his kung fu family to become a master of the past and the future. As Po attempts to instruct his idols – Tigress, Monkey, Viper, Crane and Mantis – in the finer points of kung fu, chaos reigns in th...

Meet The Trolls This October 26 In Cinemas Across The Nation

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DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox’s recent reveal (via Twitter) of the full voice cast for DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls as well as pics showing the actors off with their respective fuzzy-headed onscreen counterparts have followed it up with the latest trailer reveal here: DreamWorks Animation’s “Trolls” is an irreverent comedy extravaganza with incredible music! From the genius creators of “Shrek,” “Trolls” stars Anna Kendrick as Poppy, the optimistic leader of the Trolls, and her polar opposite, Branch, played by nine-time Grammy and four-time Emmy Award winner Justin Timberlake who is also on board the movie as its executive music producer and performing multiple songs on the soundtrack. Also starring are “The Late Late Show” host James Corden (Into the Woods) as Biggie, comedian Russell Brand (Get Him to the Greek) as Creek, music superstar Gwen Stefani (The Aviator) as DJ Suki, YouTube personality GloZell Green as Grandma Rosiepuff, Kunal Nayyar (“The Big Bang The...

Three, Two, One, Arai

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CLASSICAL GUITAR ARTISTS FROM JAPAN SETS ONE NIGHT CONCERT ON MARCH 20 - 5:30 PM UP ABELARDO HALL UP COLLEGE OF MUSIC, DILIMAN QC Independent Philippine Art Ventures, Inc., presents an afternoon of contemporary and classical guitar music with three outstanding artists from Japan who will play solos, duets, and trios at 530 pm on March 20, at the Abelardo Hall Auditorium in UP Diliman. Concertgoers are encouraged to enjoy the UP campus that bustles with activity on Sundays. People hike, bike, walk, picnic, fly kites. The family-oriented concert will be a good way to cap a Sunday. Featured artists: Tomonori Arai and Duo Trussardi TOMONORI ARAI was born in Shibuya, Tokyo. He started guitar studies at the age of six with his father Kazuo Arai. In 1991, he began to take lessons from Yoshinobu Hara. Tomonori won First prize at Junior Guitar Competition, Student Guitar Competition, and Spanish Guitar Music Competition that year. In 1992, he entered the Cologne Music Universit...

Last Chance to Catch Egg Theater Company's Schism on February 28!

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If you ever felt like leaving everything you love, you should watch the last two performances of Egg Theater Company's production of SCHISM (Adapted from Moliere's The Misanthrope) for ‪Fringe Manila. Date: February 28 - Sunday at 3:00 and 8:00 PM. Venue: Pineapple Lab Appropriated from Moliere’s “Le Misanthrope Ou L'Atrabilaire Amoureux”, the play directed by Geroge de Jesus III, is a comedic satire that explores how hypocrisy and pretension can polarise and divide artists. After creating a brutally honest theater production that has created a schism in his community, a playwright finds himself at a crossroads in finding what art really means: an expression of his own ideals or a reflection of what society expects. The cast are as follows: Tuxqs Rutaquio as Alex, the playwright; Angeli Bayani as Helen, an actress; Jojo Rigerra as Jim, an actor; Ron Alfonso as Don, the upcoming playwright and director; Roence Santos as Arnie, a veteran actress; Kyla Rivera as...

Mother Brings Back Son From The Dead In The Other Side Of The Door

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Alexandre Aja, known for horror genre films such as “The Hills Have Eyes,” “Horns’ and “Piranha 3D” produces another yet spine-tingling thriller in “The Other Side of the Door” where a mother who lost her son and can’t bear to lose him has done something terrible that is about to destroy her family just to get him back. As a producer, Aja explains he first looks for a story with a real heart because spectacle and action mean little without it. Starring Sarah Wayne Callies as Maria, the grieving mother, begins to lose touch with rationality and turns towards unconventional and ultimately horrific measures to deal with her loss. “When the supernatural is the only solution in her life, Maria decides to try it,” says writer Riera. “She thinks the supernatural is superior to any of her previous coping mechanisms and will change her life forever.” “By exploring these supernatural elements, Maria is opening a Pandora’s box she cannot close,” adds Callies. “She goes down a slippery ...

Behind the Silver Hair - A Quick Brain Pick with Trisha O'Bannon

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This Saturday, February 27, The Lifedrawing Setup will be back and only 25 slots are available. This male and female nude life drawing event will also feature the beats of Ulzzang Pistol, No Rome, and Local Disk (C:). The female model for the night is 21-year old Trisha O'Bannon. I was given the privilege to have a quick interview with Trisha recently and here's our Q and A: Which form of art is your favorite?  Literature is and always will be my first love! Tell me the story of your hair color.  I've always thought black hair was too boring for me, and I wanted my hair color to reflect my actual personality. I went for silver hair because it makes me look and feel like a unicorn! Which tattoo is your favorite?  My half-geometric half-skull cat tattoo on my forearm. How did you get involved in Shibari? What made you curious about it? How can one be part of the Shibari culture?  My rope artist was a Facebook friend, and she posted looking for models...

Rousing Action and Stunning Visual Effects in Gods of Egypt

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The power of ancient myths and the imagination of today’s most gifted storytellers have come together for the action fantasy adventure movie “Gods of Egypt,” a grandly entertaining spectacle that transports audiences into a vivid universe of larger-than-life figures locked in epic battle. In this “Gods of Egypt,” the survival of mankind hangs in the balance as an unexpected mortal hero Bek (Brenton Thwaites) undertakes a thrilling journey to save the world and rescue his true love. In order to succeed, he must enlist the help of the powerful god Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) in an unlikely alliance against Set (Gerard Butler), the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt’s throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict. As their breathtaking battle against Set and his henchmen takes them into the afterlife and across the heavens, both god and mortal must pass tests of courage and sacrifice if they hope to prevail in the spectacular final con...

ICYMI: Allegiant - Part 1 Trailer And Character Posters Have Been Released

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The feature film adaptation of “The Divergent Series: Allegiant – Part 1”, the third installment of the blockbuster “Divergent” action adventure franchise takes Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) into a new world, far more dangerous than before. Starring Golden Globe® nominated Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Academy Award® winner Octavia Spencer, and Academy Award® nominated Naomi Watts. Golden Globe® nominated Jeff Daniels joins the cast. Returning cast members include Ray Stevenson, ZoĆ« Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Keiynan Lonsdale and Jonny Weston, as well as Mekhi Phifer and Daniel Dae Kim. Other new cast members also include Nadia Hilker and Bill SkarsgĆ„rd. Based on author Veronica Roth’s New York Times best seller, the film is directed by Robert Schwentke from a screenplay by Noah Oppenheim and Adam Cooper & Bill Collage and Stephen Chbosky. After the earth-shattering revelations of INSURGENT, Tris must escape with Four and go beyond the ...

R-Rated Superhero Deadpool Tops Philippine Box Office Weekend At P145 Million

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The hyper-hero “Deadpool,” the latest Marvel superhero everyone’s talking about and can’t get enough of has landed number one at the Phils.’ box-office with an impressive haul of P 145 million on its first five days of release (opened Feb. 10). Dominating a crowded week and despite its R-rating, “Deadpool” has seen new and repeat viewing cineastes such that its box-office dominance carried on over the red-hot Valentine’s weekend. Its opening weekend grossed a total of P 145M, surpassing that of “Fifty Shades of Grey’s” opening weekend at P94M. “Deadpool” now holds the Biggest Opening Weekend for an R-rated film all-time industry-wide. So far, with its remarkable opening weekend, “Deadpool” now stands as the Biggest Opening Weekend for the year industry-wide, beating “Everything About Her” and is now the 2nd Biggest Fox Opening Weekend all-time, outranking “Taken’s” P106.8M and next to “X-Men: Days of Future Past’s” PhP175M. With the nation’s penchant for a good laugh and crav...

Opening March 9: Kung Fu Panda 3 Is Po's Biggest Adventure!

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One of the most successful animated franchises in the world returns with its biggest comedy adventure yet, “Kung Fu Panda 3.” When Po's long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new panda characters. But when the supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep across China defeating all the kung fu masters, Po must do the impossible—learn to train a village full of his fun-loving, clumsy brethren to become the ultimate band of Kung Fu Pandas! The film marks the return of the plump black-and-white bear who has only one aspiration – to become an expert in a martial art that requires agility, mental prowess and lightning-fast reflexes. It was a formidable, if not impossible quest. But then Po doesn’t know the word “impossible.” He’s always striving to be the best he can be…to be his own hero. “Kung Fu Panda 3” takes full advantage of DreamWorks Animation’s breakthrough technical advances, while making ...

ICYMI: Trisha O'Bannon and Zie Naval will Model for #lifedrawingsetup

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Last February 4, WHOAREMARO revealed Trisha and Zie as their figure models this upcoming The Lifedrawing Setup. For details, check the event page here:  The Lifedrawing Setup Don't forget to register, only 25 slots are available! This is Zie: And this is Trisha: More photos here: This is Zie Naval. Featured model and Multimedia Arts student for the upcoming The #lifedrawingsetup by WHOAREMARO.... Posted by Unsaulicited.com on  Thursday, February 4, 2016 Meet Trisha O'Bannon. She is one of WHOAREMARO's figure models for round two of The #lifedrawingsetup Be part of the... Posted by Unsaulicited.com on  Thursday, February 4, 2016

#SuperNerda2016 Trended! Here's Why

So this starts with 3 reasons to watch Super Nerda. Read on and see why you should catch the last 2 shows today! [ View the story "#SuperNerda2016" on Storify ]

Immerse Yourself In the Soul-Expanding Experience that is Constellations

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What was the last decision that you have taken for granted? As simple as what that could have been, maybe, just maybe, that extra five minutes you took before getting out of bed, that playlist choice for your morning ride, or the restaurant you chose your lunch, maybe one of those could have significantly altered the coming days, months, years. Constellations is a play written by Nick Payne that explores the infinite multiverse. Two people meet and you are presented with multiple flavors of loving, hurting, breaking down, affliction, clarity, uncertainties. Scenes from the lives of Roland and Marianne, brilliantly played by JC Santos and Cris Villonco, play and replay with variations of what could have beens. In one variation, Marianne could be bitchy, in the other Roland could have coy, in yet another Marianne appeared to be shy, Roland a bit apprehensive. The excellence of Rem Zamora's directing shine in how flawless the "life snippets" transitioned even as the ...

See the Asian Premiere of Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, New Theater Company Twin Bill Theater's First

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Last night was a great night for new theater company Twin Bill Theater as their first show was packed with the Press. For their maiden production, Twin Bill Theater presents Bert Royal's Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead. The team behind it are Steven Conde, Francis Matheu, Joseph Matheu, Jay Pangilinan, Winter David, Josephus Gayona, Bryan Ladim, and Micky Torres. The actors include Nel Gomez, Sarah Facuri, Gab Medina, Vince Lim, Maronne Cruz, Kathleen Francisco, Brian Sy, and Camille Velicaria. Dog Sees God explores how Peanuts characters would have grown up as teenagers. Mature themes such as angst, bullying, abuse, substance and otherwise, are tackled with references from Schultz' franchise. Being an unauthorized parody, fans can easily connect who might have grown up to be who but the narrative can easily stand up on its own. Twin Bill Theater aims to bring theater to the non-theater going audience by staging it in unconventional locations. Staple...

Yes! You Should See Deadpool Today! But Read This

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The Good: I won a Deadpool shirt yesterday. The Bad: It's medium. The Great: I might give it away. Who's interested?

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: The Life Drawing Setup #lifedrawingsetup

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February 27 is the date to block so that you can join WHOAREMARO's The Lifedrawing Setup. Restock will host electronic beats, great food and drinks, and of course, your talent! There are only 25 slots so check go and reserve now! Click here for more details: February 27 is the date block so that you can join WHOAREMARO's The Lifedrawing Setup. Restock will host electronic... Posted by Unsaulicited.com on  Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Choose Art This Valentine's Day With @BalletPH's #OperaBalletPH

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As a special Valentine’s treat, young professionals aged 30 and below may avail of a 30% discount on the 6pm shows of Ballet Philippines’ Opera - February 13 and 14 at the CCP Main Theater. Tickets may be purchased with this discount at the CCP Open House, the Pasinaya Festival on February 7, the Ballet Philippines office or through BP at 5511013. Ballet Philippines “Opera” is choreographed by French dance maker Redha based on Gabriel Barredo’s acclaimed installation of the same title. The unique show seamlessly merges contemporary art and dance into a new groundbreaking production. “Opera is a special production for lovers of contemporary art and dance, it breaks many barriers and transcends our expectations of a dance show” muses BP’s Artistic Director, Paul Alexander Morales. “We are offering this special promotion for the young art loving generation to give them a special option for Valentine’s”. The original “Opera” exhibition was first presented at Silverlens Galleries i...