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Exclusive: Following its work on premium series The Bagman, Philippines production outfit Rein Entertainment is launching a slate of films and series here at Busan’s Asian Contents and Film Market (Acfm) headed by crime drama series Drug War: A Conspiracy Of Silence and Lino Cayetano’s ‘Neo-Western’ movie Salvageland.

Drug War: A Conspiracy Of Silence, directed by Shugo Praico, follows a sharp-minded priest from a privileged background who works with a conscience-stricken policewoman to uncover the circumstances behind the death of his missing protégé.

Currently in production, the 6 x 60-minute series stars Ian Veneracion, who won best actor at the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival for Rein Entertainment’s A Silent Night (Nanahimik Ang Gabi), also directed by Praico.

Salvageland stars Richard Gomez and Elijah Canlas in the story of an idealistic police officer and his father, a cynical veteran of the force. Father and son are forced to confront...

Hold your breath for a medical drama like no other in “Chicago Med” Season 9 Episode 7, titled “Step on a Crack and Break Your Mother’s Back.” Airing at 8:00 Pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, on NBC, this episode delves into the intricate world of healthcare, unraveling gripping tales of compassion, conflict, and the relentless pursuit of healing.

In this installment, Ripley and Charles take center stage as they grapple with a patient battling obsessive-compulsive disorder, adding a layer of complexity to the medical narrative. Meanwhile, Asher and Archer face a challenging case involving a woman with a foreign object lodged in her heart, testing their skills and resolve.

As if the medical dilemmas weren’t enough, Marcel finds himself in a clash with the chief of oncology, promising a dose of interpersonal drama within the hospital walls. “Step on a Crack and Break Your Mother’s Back” guarantees an episode that...

The early 90's was for Philippine cinema a period for transition from the hard-hitting dramas and actioners to the sugary and light romances that are still popular up to today. Carlos Siguion-Reyna's Hihintayin Kita sa Langit (I Will Wait For You in Heaven, 1991), the quintessential Filipino film adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights starring Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta as lovers doomed by both man and fate's cruelty, represented what could probably be the last hurrah for mature romantic tearjerkers, paving the way for stories of teenagers and their first romances. Cathy Garcia-Molina's adaptation of Bianca Bernardino's She's Dating the Gangster, the Nicholas Spark-esque novelette about another lovesick girl falling for the coolest guy in the campus, could have gone the way all the...

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We're back with another installment of Radio 66.6! This week features the latest news, music, videos and tour dates from the likes of Nine Inch Nails, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, Newsted, Protest the Hero, Behemoth, Iwrestledabearonce, Cradle of Filth and more.

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News

Dream Theater will release their self-titled album on September 24th via Roadrunner Records.

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted's new band, aptly named Newsted, will release their full-length debut, also appropriately titled Heavy Metal Music, on August 6th.

Protest the Hero drummer Moe Carlson has left the band to go back to school. Lamb of God's Chris Adler is filling in on their new album, which is due out in the fall.

Guitarists Devin Shidaker (ex-Oceano) and Richard Gomez have joined The Acacia Strain.

Iwrestledabearonce will release Late For Nothing on August 6th via Century Media Records.

Music

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Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story and other winners of the 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines (Mmff-p) Awards have been released. The 37th Annual Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines “is the annual film festival held in Manila. The festival, which runs from the 25th of December to the first week of January, focuses on locally-produced films…During the course of the festival, no foreign movies are shown across the Philippines. Moreover, only films approved by the jurors of the Mmff will be shown. One of the festival highlights is the parade of floats during the opening of the festival. The floats, each one representing a movie entry for the festival, parade down Roxas Boulevard, while the stars for films ride on them.” This year’s awards ceremony was held at the “Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila in Pasay City”.

The full listing of the 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival Awards winners is below.