Going back in time with the Int’l Silent Film fest
UNLIKE PREVIOUS years when the Philippines’ contribution to the International Silent Film Festival (ISFF) were experimental films, this year it will be a 37-minute documentary filmed in 1913 on the Cordilleran Kalinga tribe titled Native Life in the Philippines. It will open the 13th ISFF at SM Aura in Taguig on Aug. 30.
OFW film in search of PHL audience
THE PRODUCERS of Still Human, a film about a Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong and her relationship with her disabled employer, are hoping to get a more widespread theatrical release in the country after its Philippine premiere in the recently concluded Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.
RWM marks 10th year with shows, food promos
RESORTS WORLD MANILA (RWM) is celebrating its 10th anniversary with dining and accommodation deals from its signature restaurants and partner hotels alongside a slew of musical performances in its venues.
Concert supports special needs inclusion
ENJOY MUSIC from artists like Ice Seguerra, the Itchyworms, and more while supporting a worthy cause on Sept. 13 at the Music Museum in Greenhills, San Juan.
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By Anthony L. Cuaycong
Mighty Switch Force! Collection
Xbox One
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Avel and Alden join forces for online athleisure line
AFTER last year’s successful collaboration with actor Matteo Guidicelli, fashion designer Avel Bacudio is back with another collaboration, this time an “affordable athleisure” line...
Fashion titans sign pact to curb environmental harm
FASHION giants including Nike, H&M, Armani and Chanel have signed onto an agreement intended to curb the apparel industry’s environmental impact.
Why luxury fashion is walking the runway in recycled-plastic heels
ON A full moon at high tide each spring, schools of grunion fish flop out of California’s coastal waters to spawn in the sand.
No longer in hiding, the scent of cannabis joins the perfume counter
“REEKING OF WEED” used to be a bad thing. Now high-end beauty influencers are embracing fragrances designed to highlight the aroma of cannabis.
Rustan’s affair with Morocco
THE love affair between Morocco and Rustan’s began with the founders of the retail giant, Gliceria Rustia Tantoco and Bienvenido Tantoco, Sr. Their daughter, Marilen Tantoco, Vice-President for Home Merchandising recalls that her parents lived in Morocco at the invitation of then-King Hassan II, sometime after the EDSA Revolution of 1986.
Toilet Talk
SOMETIMES, a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do.
ArteFino at Rockwell
NEW artisanal creations presented by over 100 brands will be showcased at the ArteFino Fair on Aug. 29 to Sept. 1 at The Fifth at Rockwell, Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Center, Makati.