EntertainmentNews (04/04/23)

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Ortigas Malls adjust schedules for Holy Week

Ortigas Malls has adjusted its schedules in Greenhills Mall, Estancia Mall, and Tiendesitas in observance of Holy Week. The Holy Week break is longer than usual, stretching through five days from Maundy Thursday to Monday, Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor. From April 3 to 5, Greenhills will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Estancia will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Tiendesitas will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. All three malls will be closed on Maundy Thursday (April 6) and Good Friday (April 7). The malls will resume regular operations on Black Saturday (April 8) and Easter Sunday (April 9). Greenhills Mall will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Estancia Mall from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Tiendesitas from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Ortigas Malls has numerous restaurants that offer seafood and vegetarian dishes that are appropriate for Holy Week, such as 101 Korean Hotdog at Estancia, and Sweet Ecstasy at Greenhills; Modern Table, Ebi 10, Southbank Cafe + Lounge and the pet-friendly Kandle Cafe at Estancia. For the Catholic faithful who want to do the Stations of the Cross, Capitol Commons will have the 14 Stations of the Cross spread out at the park from April 4 to 9. They can also visit the Chapel of the Holy Family inside V Mall in Greenhills Mall. Holy Week ends on Easter Sunday and the Ortigas Malls have their own activities that day for kids and kids at heart. Greenhills goes to the farm with its Barn Eggsploration on Easter Sunday. Children can go hunting for Easter eggs with farm animals at the mall. Guests can register by scanning the barcode on their Ortigas Community Card, and spending an accumulated or single purchase worth P1,500 from March 17 to April 9 to register and participate. They may claim their tickets at the concierge area on the second floor of Centermall. At Tiendesitas, Easter Sunday takes on a Hawaiian luau theme. The Hawaiian Eggventure will feature balloon twisting, and egg and face painting from 1-2 p.m., an egg hunt from 2-3 p.m., and a luau mini musical show from 3-4 p.m. Guests can register by scanning the barcode on their Ortigas Community Card, and spending an accumulated or single purchase worth P1,000 from March 17 to April 9 to register and participate. Meanwhile, Estancia Mall will feature Pororo and Friends for an Easter Eggventure where kids hunt for eggs with them. Guests can register by scanning the barcode on their Ortigas Community Card, and spending an accumulated or single purchase worth P2,000 from March 17 to April 9. Tickets can be claimed at the concierge area at the ground floor of the East Wing. Register for an Ortigas Community Card via the Ortigas Malls app.

The Night Agent gets a second season

Netflix has renewed The Night Agent for a second season of 10 episodes. The series, which is produced by Sony Pictures Television Studios, premiered on March 23, and immediately reached Netflix’s Top 10. The series debuted in the No. 1 spot on the English TV List with 168.71 million hours viewed, making it the most viewed title this week. The action-thriller ranks No. 3 for premiere week of viewing across all Season 1 TV and appeared in the Top 10 in 93 countries. Based on the novel by Matthew Quirk, The Night Agent is a character-based, action-thriller centering on a low-level FBI Agent who works in the basement of the White House, manning a phone that never rings — until the night that it does, propelling him into a fast moving and dangerous conspiracy that ultimately leads all the way to the Oval Office.

Looney Tunes mark Warner Bros. Studios’ 100th anniversary

This April, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote and the rest of the Looney crew will spend the month celebrating with Looney Tunes ACME Fools as part of the celebration of Warner Bros. Studios’ 100th anniversary on April 4. In true Looney Tunes style, they will be amping up their shenanigans and pranks, this time across some of Warner Bros.’ most iconic and prized franchises. From April 1 onwards, the Looney Tunes characters will be inserting themselves into Scooby-Doo, Superman, The Flintstones and The Wizard of Oz, and will go live on the Cartoon Network Asia social pages. There will also be an ACME Fool’s dedicated livestream on Cartoon Network Asia’s YouTube channel where fans can go on adventures with Cartoon Network’s best jokesters. On April 4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Cartoon Network Asia’s social pages, a Looney take on some of the most iconic Warner Bros. moments can be seen every hour, on the hour. These will be amplified across DC Asia and HBO GO pages as well. Cartoon Network and streaming service HBO GO will also be giving top billing to the Looney Tunes with weekend marathons and specially chosen episodes of Looney Tunes Cartoons, Teen Titans GO! and Tom and Jerry. To top it all off, several regional brands are partnering with Warner Bros. Discovery including Skechers, which is launching a Looney Tunes apparel range, and mobile phone cases and accessories from Rhinoshield. Looney Tunes ACME Fools runs for the whole month of April.