THE CULTURAL Center of the Philippines (CCP) Arthouse Cinema will start screening films onsite again after an over two-year hiatus.

THE LATEST project of TBA Studios — the movie production outfit behind such films as Goyo and Heneral Luna — is a crime thriller titled Grace, the film company announced on their Facebook page on April 20.

TWO icons in the Philippine music scene, Sharon Cuneta and Regine Velasquez-Alcasid last performed together in a sold-out show in Oct. 2019. The show went on to earn an Aliw Award for Best Collaboration in a Concert. A rerun planned for 2020 was one of the many casualties in the live events industry when the coronavirus pandemic shut down the country. But now that the pandemic is waning (for now), they are finally getting back together.

A FEW years ago, not having a 10-step skin regimen meant taking a gamble for getting beautiful skin. But now a homegrown brand founded during the height of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic aims to simplify skincare regimens from 10 or 11 steps to a plain old three, while still giving the same results.

UNIQLO’s Final Fantasy 35th Anniversary UT collection will be released on May 6, to celebrate the internationally renowned role-playing game series.

IT isn’t fair that beneficial choices like sustainable living aren’t always within reach. Global furnishings giant Ikea, which opened in the Philippines late last year after years of planning, has ways to help reduce the gap between high expenses and more conscious choices.

Over half of travelers (59%) are interested in “philantourism” and immersive community experiences. According to panelists at the 2022 World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Summit, travelers can help improve a community’s quality of life without being patronizing if they approach things with humility. 

CONTENT provider ABS-CBN, entertainment company KROMA, and corporate venture builder 917Ventures have teamed up to introduce what they call “tradigital” viewing to Filipinos through PIE, the Philippines’s first real-time and multi-screen interactive channel that will officially launch in May.

A LAWYER for Alec Baldwin said on Thursday that an investigation by New Mexico has cleared his client of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting on the set of Rust, pointing out that its report stated the actor believed his gun held only dummy rounds.

THREE weeks after welcoming over 16,000 guests at the hybrid Art Fair Philippines, the fair’s affordable counterpart, Art in the Park, opened on April 24. Ongoing until May 1 at www.artinthepark.ph, the art fair will feature one day of physical activities on April 28 at the Jaime C. Velasquez Park in Makati City.

IN Nicolas Cage’s latest film, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Cage plays a character called … Nick Cage. This meta-commentary on fame and celebrity, wrapped around a thriller plot, is full of Cage-inspired “Easter eggs” and knowing nods to the audience.

LOS ANGELES — Universal’s kid-friendly caper The Bad Guys pulled off a heist for the ages, capturing the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office.