From Hong Kong to Jaime Velasquez Park, the value of art fairs
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By Sam L. Marcelo
A scant few days after participating in Hong Kong Art Week, local galleries were out and about again for Art in the Park (AIP), an affordable fair that places a P50,000 price limit on works.
Team Iron Man or Team Captain America?
MARVEL SUPERHERO FANS can now take their sides at the cinema, well before the latest installment of the Captain America film series hits theaters.
Celebs’ art on face of Kiehl’s face cream for a cause
By Zsarlene B. Chua
THE PHILIPPINE COUNTERPART of American cosmetics brand Kiehl’s has embarked on what a company official described as its biggest charity event so far, partnering with celebrities to raise funds for the Payatas Orione Foundation.
Richard Yap now also endorsing Manulife-China Bank venture
MANULIFE CHINA BANK Life Assurance Corp. (MCBL) has named actor Richard Edison Yap the first ambassador of the joint venture between Manulife Philippines and China Banking Corp.
11.22.63: James Franco goes back in time to save JFK
The Binge
Jessica Zafra
From Chris Marker’s sublime short film La Jetée to James Cameron’s Terminator, from Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure to Back to the Future, time travelers have been finding that you can’t just go back to the past to correct the present. You end up with a whole new set of problems. The latest to grapple with these complexities is Jake Epping, a high school English teacher who is convinced to go back to the Sixties in order to stop the assassination of John F. Kennedy. As Epping is portrayed by James Franco, this comes with special circumstances. When Franco’s character emerges in the Sixties, won’t strangers accost him on the street to ask for James Dean’s autograph? And which James Franco will show up: the performance artist who churns out endless versions of himself, the disinterested emcee at the Oscars, or the amazingly empathetic actor who made us feel like our own arms were being sawed off in 127 Hours?
Taste the Feeling
Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco
RAUL M. CASTRO, chairman and CEO of McCann Worldgroup, Phils., Inc., dramatized in no uncertain terms how Coca-Cola’s brand new television commercial lures the young to “taste the feeling” of Coca-Cola — even if it’s indeed the best-known brand in the whole wide world.
Drive
By Noel Vera
JAFAR PANAHI’S Taxi would be remarkable just for existing — it’s the third feature the filmmaker has done since the Iranian government prohibited him from directing and writing for 20 years (Aside from the ban he may or may not serve a six-year jail sentence — the threat hangs over his head like a constantly raised axe).
Tisyu boxes stress votes’ importance
TO SPREAD AWARENESS on how to choose the right candidates at the May national polls, Tisyu has come up with limited-edition tissue boxes, “each bearing an important reminder about the primacy of each vote in building a stronger nation.”
Keeping pets safe this long hot summer
EVERY YEAR People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia receives reports about animals who experience horrifying deaths after being left in hot cars during the summer months. As temperatures around the country soar, PETA is offering guidelines for taking care of animal companions during hot weather.