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Armi Millare
Armi Olbes Millare is a Filipino singer best known as the lead vocalist/keyboardist of the award-winning Filipino alternative rock band Up Dharma Down. On December 26, 2021, Armi left the band to continue as a soloist. Life Since 2006, her band released four albums and toured extensively around the world (including Asia, the Middle East, US and Canada). The BBC tagged them as the "Asian band to most likely to cross over North American shores" while '' Time'' has called the band's music "genre-defying" as well as "both thoughtful and sensual." Her band has garnered critical praise from artists such as Tim Bowness of No-Man, Curt Smith of Tears for Fears, and a collaborative track with Scotland's Paul Buchanan of The Blue Nile. Last year, she launched Startup Series where she plays her unreleased tracks, as well as the beloved hits she has created with UDD in new cities, and kicked it off in Berlin and in the UK. Stoa Sound, the music-producing body of Stoa Studios was founded b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NU Rock Award
The NU Rock Awards was an annual accolade presented from 1994 to 2010 by the Metro Manila-based radio station NU 107, known for prominent performances by the most influential pinoy rock artists of each year. History The first NU 107 Rock Awards was held at The Music Hall in Annapolis St., Greenhills on November 15, 1994. Originally meant to be a small gathering to give recognition to the rock community, it slowly became a much anticipated annual event. Pepe Smith won the Rock Legend Award. and the Dawn won the Rock Achievement Award. The first "Song of the Year Award" was given to Alamid for "Your Love". The song went on to heavy airplay and was the first NU 107 exclusive to cross over to other formats. Afterimage was very first winner of the Artist of the Year award. The first Album of the Year award was presented to the Eraserheads' first album ''Ultraelectromagneticpop!''. The Eraserheads received the Album of the Year award in the following two years with their albums ''Cir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bipolar (Up Dharma Down Album)
''Bipolar'' is the second album by Filipino independent band Up Dharma Down, released on 24 October 2008 by Terno Recordings. After the critical success of their debut album '' Fragmented'', Up Dharma Down was seemingly pressured to avoid the " sophomore slump"; the band made sure that when ''Bipolar'' was released, they would "all be happy with it." The lyrics of the album are inspired by themes such as painful experiences and "growth". The band did not label ''Bipolar'' with a specific genre; one critic described the album as "genre-defying". Armi Millare and Paul Yap wrote the lyrics to the songs, but all of the music was composed by the whole band. Despite not charting anywhere, the album received positive reviews from critics. Recording After releasing their debut album ''Fragmented'', Up Dharma Down had been called "band most likely to cross over to North American shores" by the BBC and was featured by '' Time Asia''. It "earned them a spot in the usicindustry" since severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is the 41st edition of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival held in Metro Manila and throughout the Philippines. It organized by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA, a government agency. During the festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine theaters (except IMAX, 4D, and large format 3D theaters). The festival began on December 23, 2015, kicking off with the traditional Parada ng mga Artista (''Parade of the Stars'') float parade from Mall of Asia in Pasay to Quirino Grandstand in Manila. Showings are from December 25 until January 7. The Gabi ng Parangal (''Awards Night'') was held on December 27 at the Kia Theatre, Araneta Center, Quezon City, hosted by KC Concepcion and Richard Gutierrez. Both the Parade of Stars and the Awards Night are aired via delayed telecast on TV5 thru a co-production with Viva Entertainment. Metro Manila Film Festival reported that the total earnings of the festival was 1 billion p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Only, Please
''English Only, Please'' is a 2014 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Dan Villegas and starring Jennylyn Mercado and Derek Ramsay. Produced by Quantum Films, in association with MJM Productions, Tuko Film Productions and Buchi Boy Films it is an official entry to the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival. Plot Julian Parker (Derek Ramsay) comes to Manila from New York with one goal: to perfectly dictate a Filipino translation of his angry letter to his half-Pinay ex-girlfriend Megan with the help of the perky Filipino-English tutor he hired online. Tere Madlansacay (Jennylyn Mercado) is a top-notch Filipino-English tutor. She is strict and feisty and takes pride in teaching English and/or Filipino to more than 142 Americans, Fil-Ams, Koreans since 2006. Cast Main Cast *Jennylyn Mercado as Tere Madlansacay, a Filipino tutor from the Philippines *Derek Ramsay as Julian Parker, a Filipino-American from the States *Kean Cipriano as Rico, Tere's "gold-digging, on-and-off" boyfrien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Manila Film Festival Award For Best Musical Score
The Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Musical Score is an award presented annually by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). It was first awarded at the 1st Metro Manila Film Festival ceremony, held in 1975; George Canseco won the award for his musical score in ''Batu-Bato sa Langit'' and it recognizes the finest or most euphonic sound mixing or recording, and is generally awarded to the production sound mixers and re-recording mixers of the winning film."Metro Manila Film Festival:1975" ''IMDB''. Retrieved 2014-04-09. Currently, nominees and winners are determined by Executive Committees, headed by the Metropolitan Manila Develop ...
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2014 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 40th Metro Manila Film Festival was the edition of the annual film festival that is held in Metro Manila, Philippines and is organized by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA). During the film festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine cinemas and theaters (except IMAX theaters) in order to showcase locally produced films. The film festival began on December 23, 2014 and was kicked off by the yearly Parade of Stars' float parade starting from the Quirino Grandstand. It is expected to run until January 7 of the following year. The awards night commenced on December 27, 2014 at the Philippine International Convention Center, and was hosted by Edu Manzano and Kris Aquino. It was also aired via delayed telecast on ABS-CBN. Entries Official entries The official list of entries were announced on June 21, 2014. From the 13 submissions, 8 were chosen for the festival; New Wave entries MMDA started to accept entries for the New Wave category until October 7, 2014. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sana Dati
''Sana Dati'' ( en, If Only) is a 2013 Philippine romantic drama film written, directed, edited, and scored by Jerrold Tarog. The film stars Lovi Poe and Paulo Avelino. It is the final installment to Tarog's ''Camera trilogy'' which include ''Confessional'' (2007) and '' The Blood Trail'' (2009).. This was produced by GMA Network and distributed by GMA Pictures. It is one of the entries of Cinemalaya 2013 under the Director's Showcase, where it won eight awards including Best Film. Synopsis The film is a love story about a woman named Andrea (Lovi Poe) whose wedding is thrown into disarray when a mysterious guy, Dennis (Paulo Avelino) arrives and reminds her of the man she really loves. Cast * Lovi Poe as Andrea Gonzaga * Paulo Avelino as Dennis Cesario * TJ Trinidad as Robert Naval * Benjamin Alves as Andrew Cesario * Chinggoy Alonzo as Eugene Naval * Carla Martinez as Vivian Gonzaga * Liesl Batucan as Baby Gonzaga * Ria Garcia as Jamie Gonzaga * Nico Antonio as John * Gee Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Screen TV Awards
Golden Screen TV Awards is a yearly awards night that recognizes the outstanding programs and personalities from different TV networks in the Philippines including ABS-CBN, TV5, GMA Network, among others. It was created in 2004 by the Entertainment Press Society (ENPRESS), a group of entertainment writers from newspapers. Before the awards night (usually held in March), the ENPRESS members are taking reviews and deliberations of the nominees for three months. List of Awards *Outstanding Educational Program & Program Host *Outstanding Lifestyle Program & Program Host *Outstanding Magazine Program & Program Host^ *Outstanding Public Affairs Program & Program Host^ *Outstanding Public Service Program & Program Host^ *Outstanding Game/Talent Program & Program Host *Outstanding Celebrity Talk Program & Program Host *Outstanding Documentary Program & Program Host^ *Outstanding News Program^ *Outstanding Male/Female News Presenter^ *Outstanding Showbiz Talk Program *Outstanding Male/F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysiakini
''Malaysiakini'' (meaning in English: "Malaysia Now") is an online news portal published in Malay, English, Chinese and Tamil. Malaysiakini receives over 2.3 million page-views per day on desktop and mobile. Alexa ranked ''malaysiakini.com'' as the 13th most popular web site in Malaysia (first in term of online news portal) in 2015. In Malaysia, traditional print and broadcast media are tightly regulated and controlled by the government. Malaysiakini has attempted and largely succeeded in achieving an independent voice by allowing editors and journalists the full freedom to practise professional and ethical journalism, without interference from the shareholders, advertisers or government. Founding ''Malaysiakini'' was founded by Premesh Chandran and Steven Gan in November 1999. Frustrated with the constraints that he experienced while working for '' The Sun'' newspaper, Gan decided to use the Multimedia Super Corridor pledge to create a space for uncensored journalism. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMA Network (company)
GMA Network, Inc., commonly known as GMA, is a Philippine media company based in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. It is primarily involved in radio and television broadcasting, with subsidiaries dealing in various media related businesses. The majority of its profits are derived from publicity and marketing incomes associated to television distribution. GMA is the largest media company in the Philippines in terms of market capitalization, net income, revenue, reach, audience share and number of stations. Founded on June 14, 1950, it currently owns and operates two national television networks (GMA Network and GTV), three digital television channels (Heart of Asia, Hallypop, and I Heart Movies), two national radio stations ( Super Radyo DZBB 594 kHz and Barangay LS 97.1), two regional radio networks (Super Radyo and Barangay FM), and one regional tv network, It also operates three international channels (GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV and GMA News TV International), along with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basil Valdez
Basil Salvador Valdez (; born 8 November 1951) is a Filipino singer. He has received several Tinig Awards and the 1991 Tanglaw ng Lahi Award from Ateneo de Manila University. Biography Like many Filipino singers in the 1970s, Basil S. Valdez started on a solo career as a folk singer. In 1972, he joined the Circus Band and soon after it disbanded, he released his first solo album entitled ''Ngayon at Kailanman''. While in the Circus Band, he met Ryan Cayabyab, who was then part of another band. When Valdez was preparing tracks for the album ''Ngayon at Kailanman'', he asked Cayabyab to collaborate with and write a few songs for him, which the composer did. Cayabyab then became Valdez's musical director for 27 years. In the 1980s, Valdez re-invented himself as a singer of movie theme songs. Among the most memorable were "Paano Ba ang Mangarap", "Muling Buksan ang Puso" and "Paraisong Parisukat". Valdez had throat cancer which sidelined his singing career in 1990. However, he recove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
