I WAS THRILLED when my son IC told me that Tito Dolphy has sent me his regards. IC was equally ecstatic to interview the Comedy King for ?Juicy,? his show on TV 5 with Alex Gonzaga. Tito Dolphy is my all-time idol. If there?s one MMFF entry I?ll find time to watch, it?s his ?Nobody Nobody but Juan.?
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Jolina Magdangal harbors no ill feelings toward GMA-7 even if she has no projects at the moment. ?May tiwala ako sa network,? she says.
Isn?t she thinking of going back to ABS-CBN? ?I leave that to my manager Perry Lansigan.?
Her career plans may be in limbo, but Jolens? love life is ?heaven,? with her new inspiration, Mark Escueta of Rivermaya.
?We?re not officially a couple yet,? she says. ?We?re just both happy to discover new things about each other everyday. Maybe we will collaborate on a song soon.?
Have Mark?s ex, Danica Sotto-Pingris, and Jolens compared notes? ?We saw each other at the baby shower of a friend but we didn?t talk about Mark.?
Deadma to the ex factor!
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PLDT MyDSL?s Watchpad brought to Cebu two of the country?s top indie-film directors?Brillante Mendoza and Pepe Diokno. They gave talks and workshops and screened their award-winning films ?Kinatay? (which won for Brillante the Best Director plum in Cannes) and ?Engkwentro? (which made Diokno the Best Director in Venice).
Their movies are featured in the myFlicks movie central section of Watchpad in its exclusive channel myView (log on to www.pldtwatchpad.com).
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Among Bembol Roco?s films, the fave of his son Felix is ?Maynila Sa Kuko ng Liwanag.? He?s open to doing a remake of it. ?I look up to my dad,? Felix says.
?But I?d rather not ask him for tips on acting. I want to learn by myself and be known on my own merits.?
Could he and his twin brother ever fall for the same girl? ?Looks like that will never happen,? he muses. ?Magkaiba ang type namin.?
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Dingdong Dantes urges everyone to help the less fortunate this Christmas via his ?Project Aklat? (till Dec. 31). The book drive encourages loyal National Book Store (NBS) patrons to buy and donate books for as low as P30.
Both NBS and Dong?s Yes Pinoy Foundation support education for the youth. A case of the sum of the parts creating a bigger whole.
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Catch the special screening of ?Avatar? on Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m. at SM Megamall Cinema 3 (call 0917-6270255), for the benefit of Bahay Pag-asa and reformation of Children in Conflict With the Law nationwide.
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Child singer Rhap Salazar?s debut album is out in the market. He made us all proud when he wowed Ellen DeGeneres on her show. The album includes Jackson 5 hits like ?Ben,? ?One Day in Your Life,? ?Got to Be There? and the carrier single ?Music and Me.? It?s RHAPture when he sings!
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