Author: Team Orange

Enigmatic actress Eva Green who starred in blockbuster testosterone-filled movies such as “Kingdom of Heaven,” “300: Rise of an Empire” and “Casino Royale” takes lead role in “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.” “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” is based upon the debut novel by Ransom Riggs, published in 2011, an instant global hit and topped The New York Times best-seller list selling more than 3.1 million copies. A sequel, “Hollow City,” was published in 2014, followed by the final book in the trilogy, “Library of Souls.” The book and movie’s heroine, Miss Peregrine is the protector of the…

“Hidden Figures” tells the remarkable story of three brilliant women who accomplished the extraordinary against all odds. During the turbulent 60s, battling discrimination at home and in the workplace, Katherine Johnson, (Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominated Taraji P. Henson) Dorothy Vaughan (Oscar winner Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Grammy nominated Janelle Monáe), all stellar mathematicians, were undeterred in their pursuit of academic excellence. Instrumental in helping America to eventually win the space race, they broke down barriers, laying the groundwork for future generations. Oscar winner, Kevin Costner, plays their supervisor at NASA. The exciting and engrossing film was directed…

Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has partnered with Endemol Shine Group, the global production powerhouse behind Big Brother and MasterChef, and with Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, for a new structured reality series entitled The Ultimate BROcation. The show will premiere exclusively on CTE’s top-rated action entertainment channel, KIX. The Ultimate BROcation is a structured reality series set in one of the most vibrant and trendy cities in the world, Hong Kong. The five-episode series will follow the adventures of four celebrities from four different Southeast Asian countries as…

Another Filipino brand has made it to the global stage. This year, SM Supermalls was given the prestigious Brand of the Year Award under the National Tier 2016-2017, during the World Branding Awards ceremonies held in an exclusive black tie gala dinner at the iconic Kensington Palace in London. The award, given by The World Branding Forum, was the only one conferred to a local brand from the Philippines in the Shopping Mall category. Aside from SM, other winning brands include ICBC (China), Bang & Olufsen (Denmark), Hermes (Frances), Nivea (Germany), Chow Tai Food (Hong Kong), Prada (Italy), Sukiya (Japan),…

The first-ever competition for married women and moms who are residents of Bacolod was recently launched in the City of Smiles. The event is being held under the auspices of Mrs Philippines Globe, a licensee of the world-renowed Mrs Globe competition which is touted as one of the biggest international beauty pageants for married women and single mothers.

PIAYA NETWORK is a television network on Sky Cable’s Channel 35 based in Bacolod City, launched on August 2014. Owned by Anthony Leo Aguirre and produced by ATP Productions, the network consists of various original TV programs and specializes in broadcast syndication all around Negros. With the vision to be one of a kind in crafting the media art experience in Negros and beyond, Piaya Network specializes in digital production that brings pleasure, creativity and professional advertising that satisfy its customers. Director/ line producer Elaine Lozano is also the network’s Consultant. HISTORY: On January 2014, the idea of creating Piaya…

A natural talent, with a striking presence, Haley Bennett is quickly establishing herself as one of Hollywood’s most dynamic actresses. She is poised to become the breakthrough talent of 2016 as she stars in two highly anticipated films this season Columbia Pictures’ “The Magnificent Seven” (in cinemas Sept. 21) and “The Girl on the Train” (opens Oct. 05) from Universal Pictures. In “The Magnificent Seven,” she plays Emma Cullen, wife of a murdered farmer, and who takes charge in finding the righteuos mercenary Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington) and convincing him to defend her town from a greedy industrialist. Bennett had…

AXN has one ‘Gy’ to save the world this September with MacGyver, a dynamic re-imagining of the iconic hit television series that was hugely popular in the eighties. Set to premiere September 29, first and exclusively on AXN, this modern-day take is an action-adventure drama that features Angus “Mac” MacGyver who forms a clandestine organization within the U.S. government. Here MacGyver utilizes his extraordinary talent making inventive use of ordinary objects in a matter of minutes to decipher seemingly unsolvable problems. The action-packed series follows the unconventional exploits of our young hardware hero as he undertakes high-risk missions to save…

Ayala Malls Cinemas opens its screens at Glorietta 4 and Trinoma for the first edition of German Film Week on September 22 – 27, presented by the Goethe-Institut Philippinen. The German Film Week 2016, marks the first all-German film event in the Philippines in recent years. Opening the event is the premiere of “Who Am I No System Is Safe” (Who Am I Kein System ist sicher) by director Baran bo Odar on September 21 at Glorietta 4 cinemas, Ayala Center, Makati City. The film is about a gifted hacker who only feels at home in the virtual reality who…

Expect big things to come when media and retail converge to provide viewers and shoppers with the best in entertainment and retail.   ABS-CBN Corporation, the country’s largest media and entertainment company, will give its followers an immersive experience of its shows, characters, and stories as it tied up with Ayala Malls, the premier lifestyle mall in the country, to open the first ABS-CBN Experience Store in Trinoma Mall in Quezon City in 2017. ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo Katigbak and chief operating officer of broadcast Cory Vidanes signed the agreement with Ayala Land head of commercial business, Jose Emmanuel Jalandoni…

In three to five years, Philippine television is expected to shift from analog broadcast to digital, said the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) last May. The shift promises consistently clear audio-visual quality no matter the distance from the station, on top of having more channels to watch from local networks. The transition does come with a catch: homes will need to upgrade their analog TV setups. This is currently being satisfied by “digi-boxes,” or external digital tuners, offered by cable providers to subscribers. For households that are only after local programs, having to pay for an external digital tuner along with…