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Sam scores a ‘first’
FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo
Philstar.com
Friday, May 16, 2008

Sam Concepcion: Kung Fu FightingThis piece of good news was first relayed to Funfare by Romy Berona, publicist of United International Pictures (UIP), and formally announced at a presscon three days ago:

Sam Concepcion has recorded his own version of Kung Fu Fighting which is included in the soundtrack of the animated film Kung Fu Panda (opening across the US and in the Philippines early next month) and will be distributed in the Asian Region. More Sam scores a ‘first’ (Photo: Philstar.com)
 

A euphoric show like no other
FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo, philstar.com
Thursday, May 15, 2008

Lani MisaluchaSeveral issues ago, Funfare reported that Flamingo (in Las Vegas) “pulled the plug” on the SOS (Society of Seven) which had been performing there for years, with Lani Misalucha joining them around three years ago. On the group’s farewell show a few weeks ago, they had Martin Nievera as special guest.

What actually happened was that the producer’s contract with Flamingo had expired, so it wasn’t right to describe the incident as “pulling the plug,” etc. Taking over the group’s slot are Donnie and Marie Osmond. More A euphoric show like no other (Photo: philstar.com)
 

Charice’s ‘baptism of fire’
FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Charice PempengcoThe Showbiz Wheel of Fortune turns in strange but otherwise predictable ways. You know how it goes: When a starry-eyed hopeful is just struggling in the jungle world of showbiz, nobody bothers with him. But when he starts to make a name, everybody gravitates toward him. All of a sudden, he finds himself swamped with kith and kin extending to the sixth degree.

Case in point: Charice (minus Pempengco because her absentee father had stopped her from using that surname). More Charice’s ‘baptism of fire’ (Photo:philstar.com)
 

Pinoy chosen to sing theme song of DreamWorks' 'Kung Fu Panda'
Mario Dumaual, TV Patrol World
5/14/2008 12:39 AM
 
Sam ConcepcionTeenage pop star Sam Concepcion was chosen by American film studio DreamWorks to sing the theme song of its latest animated film, "Kung Fu Panda".

Concepcion will record the song "Kung Fu fighting" for the movie.

The actor-singer said he was delighted to hear the news from his manager, Carlo Orosa, and Film Distributor Selena de Venecia that he was chosen by Dreamworks to sing the theme song for the movie. More Pinoy chosen to sing theme song of DreamWorks' 'Kung Fu Panda'  (Photo:abs-cbnnews.com)
 

2 RP films penetrate the 61st Cannes Film Festival
Philippine Entertainment Portal
05/13/2008 | 12:38 PM

SerbisThe much-awaited 61st Cannes Film Festival opens May 14 with the Philippine entry in competition, Brillante Mendoza's Serbis, screening on May 18. Yet, plane tickets, lodgings, and travel documents were still being confirmed for most until three days ago. When we left Manila a week ago, Serbis was still in post-production, having been accepted on the basis of a rough edit without any sound. It seems that the film is finally finished and on its way. More 2 RP films penetrate the 61st Cannes Film Festival
 

Pinoy indie films at Sydney Film Fest
DFA, Gmanews.tv
05/13/2008 | 07:22 PM

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Philippines - Two Filipino independent movies will be screened at the 55th Sydney Film Festival, which will be held from 4 to 22 June 2008.

"Slingshot" (Tirador) is an indie film about daily life in Manila slums and shows off Mendoza's impressive skill in presenting a narrative on Manila's constant unpredictability and transforming its ground-level chaos into art. More Pinoy indie films Tirador

(Photos:photobucket.com, clickthecity.com)
 

A Mindanao film for the nation
By Bienvenido Lumbera
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 18:37:00 05/12/2008


Earth's WhisperMANILA, Philippines—“Earth’s whisper.” The English translation of “Hunghong sa Yuta” — the title of Arnel Mardoquio's film about war and peace in Mindanao — easily cues us on how to read this story about a clutch of deaf-mute children in a mountain community consisting of Christians, Muslims and Lumads, and the teacher from the city who introduces them to the alphabet and numbers.

War between rebels and the military has devastated the community of Hinyok, More A Mindanao film for the nation (Photo:images.inquirer.net)
 
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