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FUELED BY GLOWING REVIEWS, ‘ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE’ IS #1 MOVIE IN THE WORLD

Posted on: June 6th, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

WITH great reviews…

 

 

Overwhelmingly positive critics’ reviews and passionate fan recommendations have led to amazing box-office numbers for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. The sequel to 2018’s Academy Award-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse pulled US$ 208.6 million in box office receipts on its first weekend of play, making it the #1 Movie in the World.  

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KVx-SObsNIM

 

 

Hailed as “the best Spider-Man film ever made” and “one of the best superhero movies of all time” Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse shows a 95% Certified Fresh rating and 96% audience score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.  

 

 

See what raving critics are saying: https://youtu.be/DYbqiqTXhbc

 

 

Owen Gleiberman from Variety writes that “the images in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse have an intoxicating unpredictability. The film makes you feel like you’re dropping through the floors of a modern art museum on acid, yet there’s a thrilling moment-to-moment logic to it all… This feels like it could have been the first movie designed to earn a thumbs up from Andy Warhol and Stephen Hawking.”

 

 

Writing for The Los Angeles Times, Katie Walsh raves, “A breathlessly beautiful achievement not just in animation but also comic book movie storytelling, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is willing to shred the lore from top to bottom and weave it back together again in new, surprising and wildly entertaining ways. It’s simply spectacular.”

 

 

Watch the film’s final trailer: https://youtu.be/yEU_jRepaQg   

 

 

Local critics and fans are applauding, too. 

 

 

Film critic Vives Anunciacion raves, “Once in a while, a film comes along and resets its genre. Call it the Empire Strikes Back or The Godfather Part 2 of the Spider-Verse. I call it amazing in any universe.”

 

 

Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Ramon De Veyra explains what makes Across the Spider-Verse work so well. “The story is intriguing, with the dialogue compelling and natural, peppered with great jokes and asides, delivered by great performers doing some of their best work,” he says. “It can be dense and then stop for a breathtaking vista that the characters admire in silence, giving the audience room to breathe, before ratcheting up the tension once again.”  

 

 

ANCX’s resident reviewer Andrew Paredes declares, “If Into the Spider-Verse showed us what superhero movies could be, Across the Spider-Verse shows us what they should be. If the first movie debuted an animation style that unabashedly embraces its comic-book origins… this installment takes it even further pushing the limits of its animation into something even more stunning, something even more tactile, something that morphs moment by moment with the emotional beats of its storytelling… what you’re seeing is the future of superhero movies.”

 

 

The local geek community can’t contain their excitement, as well. 

 

 

“You can’t miss it on the big screen because movie franchises like these only come once in a generation. DO NOT wait for it to stream. PLEASE GO SEE IT NOW because it’s absolutely AMAZING!” raves Jiggy Cruz of Geek Speak, who calls Across the Spider-Verse “a feast for the eyes every second.” 

 

 

For Abby Maravilla, geek content creator Coach Abby on TikTok, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a feast for the eyes, the heart, and the soul, so don’t miss it.” Besides lauding the film’s animation, she gives high praise to the characterization. She adds, “It’s a coming-of-age movie and a superhero movie, but what really surprised me was how well the characters are fleshed out and how relatable they all are. I definitely saw parts of myself in the different Spider-Persons there.”

 

 

FlipScience’s Mikael Francisco calls the movie “a multiversal masterpiece of stylistic storytelling – the kind that only a character as powerful and meaningful as Spider-Man can carry…  no matter what kind of Spider-Man fan you are, you will find something in this two-hour masterpiece that will make you say, ‘I am so glad I watched this movie.’”

 

 

About Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

 

 

Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, the screenplay for the film is by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and David Callaham, based on the MARVEL Comic Books.

 

 

Produced by Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Christina Steinberg.

 

 

 

The film’s cast is led by Shameik Moore and Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya, Jason Schwartzman, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Greta Lee, Rachel Dratch, Jorma Taccone, Shea Whigham and Oscar Isaac.

 

 

Now showing in Philippine cinemas, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Connect with the hashtag #SpiderVerse

(ROHN ROMULO)

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Posted on: June 6th, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

May dalawang teleserye na dapat abangan: LEANDRO, ipinagmamalaki ang inukit sa kahoy na ‘Voltes V’

Posted on: June 6th, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

ANG bongga naman nang inukit na Voltes V figure ng dating sexy actor na si Leandro Baldemor na pinost niya ang finish product sa kanyang Facebook na punum-puno ng detalye.

 

 

Ayon kay Leandro nasa 5’2” ang taas nasabing figure na pinagawa ng isang Voltes V collector, na humigit-kumulang ay dalawa’t kalahating buwan na ginawa nila.

 

 

Kuwento ng aktor na may matinding proseso na pagdaraanan muna ang kahoy.

 

 

Sa tsikahan namin noong Hunyo 3, Sabado sa Obras de Paete gallery niya sa Paete, Laguna.

 

 

“Pagka-block ko sa kahoy, ipinorma naming maigi yung posisyon ni Voltes V. Kasi, hindi basta inukit, e.

 

 

“Makikita mo, naka-action siya, e. May dala siyang sword.

 

 

“Maraming proseso yun kung paano mong mabubuo nang maayos. Tapos, ang ginawa namin, pagkakuha dun sa styro, ipe-papier-mache para hindi matutuklap yung styro.

 

 

“Naka-papier-mache siya, tapos habang inuukit yan, nakaporma siya diyan. Para lahat ng scaling dun sa styro, lahat ng sukat, mapoporma na sa kahoy.

 

 

“So mas madaling proseso. Yun nga lang, medyo mahaba pero mas smooth yung takbo. Kasi mas matigas yung kahoy. Kung doon ka mag-a-adjust nang mag-a-adjust, mas mahirap.

 

 

“Ngayon, in-adjust muna namin sa styro para kung makapal, kung manipis, nandun na lahat. Pag kumpleto na siya, saka namin inukit sa kahoy, sa kamagong.”

 

 

Lumang kahoy yung kamagong na ginamit niya sa pag-ukit kay Voltes V.

 

 

Sabi pa niya, “Stock ko yun, e. Pag may nagbebenta sa akin ng mga old wood na kamagong, bili ako!”

 

 

“Narra. Kasi, ang mga ibinebenta ngayong narra, mga bata pa. So mangyari, dapat ang narra, pula lang.

 

 

“Pag may nagbebenta, bili ako sa tamang presyo. Stock-stock lang yan para halimbawa may special na gustong magpaukit, o di maganda yung kahoy na iano mo sa kanya.

 

 

Nakita namin sa bahay niya ang mga sample vintage lamp posts, na kung saan na nakakuha siya ng kontrata na ilalagay sa kahabaan ilang lugar sa Laguna, tulad ng Pagsanjan hanggang Luisiana.

 

 

Sa ngayon ay nakakontrata siyang mag-deliver ng 100+ vintage lampposts na mas malalaki kesa sa lampposts ng Jones Bridge sa Manila.

 

 

Pero kahit kilala na si Leandro bilang mang-uukit, ‘di pa rin niya maiwan ang showbiz.

 

 

“Hinahanap ko nung una, ayaw ko magpaka-impokrito, kailangan ko ng showbiz dahil sa… iba na kasi ngayon ang kliyente.

 

 

“Ang kliyente ngayon hindi na pupuntahan ang shop mo most of the time, kung ‘di ka nila makikita.

 

 

“Pag siyempre artista ka, nakilala ‘yung page mo, kaya yung page ko 30K followers na yan, ‘yung Paete Handicraft by Leandro Baldemor.

 

 

“Pag kasi artista ka, tatawagan ka sa telepono, ‘di ba ikaw si Leandro’ papakilala ka na para break agad yung ice, tiwala, ok na agad so malaking bagay ‘yung active ka sa showbiz kasi alam nilang may hahabulin sila,” kuwento pa niya

 

 

May dalawa siyang teleserye na gagawin sa GMA 7. Yung isa with Jillian Ward na kukunan partly sa South Korea and hopefully matuloy siya sa isa pang serye na magtatambal ang dalawang bigating Kapuso stars.

 

(ROHN ROMULO)

LANA CONDOR TAKES TITULAR VOICE ROLE IN DREAMWORKS’ ANIMATED ADVENTURE FILM “RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN”

Posted on: June 3rd, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

IT’S krakens vs. mermaids in DreamWorks’ latest action-adventure and coming-of-age animated film “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” starring a stellar voice cast that includes Lana Condor, known for “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” franchise, in the titular character, along with Oscar® nominee Toni Collette (as Ruby’s mom), Academy Award® winner Jane Fonda (as Ruby’s grandmother) and Emmy winner Annie Murphy as Chelsea. 

 

 

The movie also stars an extraordinary supporting cast that includes Emmy winner Colman Domingo (Fear the Walking Dead) as Ruby’s supportive dad, Emmy nominee Sam Richardson (Veep) as Ruby’s enthusiastic uncle and Blue Chapman (Council of Dads) as Ruby’s cool little brother.

 

Directed by Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Kirk DeMicco ( “The Croods”), “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” is a sweet, awkward 16-year-old who is desperate to fit in at Oceanside High, but she mostly just feels invisible. She’s math-tutoring her skater-boy crush (Jaboukie Young-White from Ralph Breaks the Internet), who only seems to admire her for her fractals, and she’s prevented from hanging out with the cool kids at the beach because her over-protective supermom and has forbade Ruby from ever getting in the water.

 

But when she breaks her mom’s #1 rule, Ruby will discover that she is a direct descendant of the warrior kraken queen and is destined to inherit the throne from her commanding grandmother, the Warrior Queen of the Seven Seas.

 

 

The krakens are sworn to protect the oceans of the world against the vain, power-hungry mermaids who have been battling with the kraken for eons. There’s one major, and immediate, problem with that: The school’s beautiful, popular new girl, Chelsea just happens to be a mermaid. Ruby will ultimately need to embrace who she is and go big to protect those she loves most.

 

 

“As a filmmaker, I’ve always been interested in subverting expectations in my storytelling,” DeMicco says.

 

 

“When it came to Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, one of the things that excited me most was the opportunity to do just that with the mythology of the krakens and mermaids. Traditionally, the kraken has been portrayed as a monstrous creature, something to be feared and avoided at all costs.

 

 

“But in this film, we wanted to explore the idea of krakens as powerful and benevolent protectors of the sea. Similarly, we wanted to take the traditional image of mermaids and turn it on its head, creating a more complex and nuanced mythology that challenged audience expectations.”

 

 

The result is a visually stunning, emotionally resonant—and very funny—aquatic coming-of-age tale about a girl searching for a sense of belonging in the world and learning more than she could have ever imagined.

 

 

“DreamWorks Animation has a long, comic tradition of subverting the hero’s journey, whether it’s an ogre who saves a princess, a panda that becomes a warrior, or a progressive Viking teen and his injured dragon who change the course of their community,” says DreamWorks Animation President Margie Cohn.

 

 

“Ruby Gillman represents a new chapter to that tradition: a teen girl with unexpected and extraordinary powers.”

 

 

A DreamWorks film and Universal Pictures presentation, “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” swims in Philippine cinemas on June 28.

(ROHN ROMULO)

Hinuhulaan pa rin kung kailan ang kasal: ARJO at MAINE, nanggulat sa pasabog na photoshoot para sa cover ng magazine

Posted on: June 3rd, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments
ANG bongga ng photoshoot ng magkasintahan na Maine Mendoza at Cong. Arjo Atayde na suot formal wear para sa Mega magazine.
Nakasuot ang aktres at ang representative ng Kyusi ng traditional wear para sa isang magazine cover para buwan ng Hunyo na kinunan ng photographer na si Mark Nicdao sa Palacio de Memoria, Parañaque City.
Si Maine ay nakasuot ng berdeng Pina Filipiniana na may burda, na likha ni Dennis Lustico. Samantala, nakasuot si Arjo ng cream na suit.
“A safe space doesn’t always have to be a certain location. Instead, it can also be in the form of a person who protects you, provides for you, and supports your dreams and aspirations. And for #MaineMendoza, it’s none other than #ArjoAtayde,” ayon sa Instagram caption ng magazine.
Ang kanilang cover story na nakalagay ang mga kataga “Arjo’s Maine event: Perfectly fitted for ever after” ay nagsasalaysay ng kanilang hindi inaasahan ngunit magandang kuwento ng pag-ibig at naglalabas ng mga detalye tungkol sa kanilang pagsasama ngayong nagbabalak na silang magpakasal.
Kinumpirma nina Maine at Arjo ang kanilang relasyon noong 2019. Inanunsyo nila ang kanilang engagement noong Hulyo 2022.
May lumabas na balita na baka raw next month na ang kanilang kasal.  Pero manggugulat na lang ang ArMaine kung kailan nga ba ang pag-iisang dibdib nila sa taong ito.
(ROHN ROMULO)

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Posted on: June 3rd, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

COVID-19 sa Metro Manila, bumaba – OCTA

Posted on: June 3rd, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

PATULOY ang pag­baba ng COVID-19 weekly positivity rate sa Metro Manila batay sa latest data ng OCTA Research Group.

 

 

Ang positivity rate ay ang bilang ng mga nagpopositibo sa COVID-19 makaraang masuri sa virus.

 

 

Batay sa inila­bas na datos ni OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David, nitong May 28 ay bumaba sa 2.2% ang positivity rate sa Metro Manila mula sa 25.2% noong May 21.

 

 

Maging ang reproduction number o bilis ng hawaan sa rehiyon ay bumaba rin sa 0.97 nitong May 26 data.

 

 

Gayunman, naitala naman ng OCTA Re­search ang bahagyang pagtaas sa hos­pital occupancy rate na nasa 29.1% nitong May 28.

Magla-live na raw ang ‘Eat Bulaga’: TVJ, kino-contest pa rin na makuha ang title ng show

Posted on: June 3rd, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

PINAG-UUSAPAN lalo na nang magpaalam na nga ang TVJ na sina Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto at Joey de Leon sa 43 years nilang noontime show na “Eat Bulaga” noong May 31.

 

 

Nasundan pa ito ng mass resignation naman ng halos lahat ng host at staff ng show.

 

 

Naiwan ang TAPE Incorporated ni Romeo Jalosjos.

 

 

Sa ngayon, dalawang araw na replay ang napapanood sa ‘Eat Bulaga’. Balitang sa TV5 kunsaan, ang magiging producer ay si Cong. Albee Benitez daw ang magba-blocktimer sa kanila. 

 

 

May chika rin sa amin na dalawang Linggo raw pinagpapahinga muna ang ibang staff pa na naiwan (yes meron pa rin naman daw naiwan!) at ibang host tulad nina Carren Eistrup… so, parang 2 weeks na replay?

 

 

Pero ang latest na nasagap namin at aabangan namin kung totoo nga, ngayong Sabado, live na raw ang Eat Bulaga with a new set of host.  

 

And yes, katulad ng mga kumakalat na balita, most of them are Sparkle artists.

 

 

So, abangan….

 

 

Mukhang mahaba-habang “serye” pa ito dahil kino-contest pa rin ng TVJ na ang title ng show ay makuha nila.

 

 

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NAGING special guest ng ‘Marites University’ na napapanood sa YouTube ang Star For All Season na si Ms. Vilma Santos.  

 

 

Ang dami niyang chika na nakakatuwa talaga at iba talaga kapag mga veteran stars ang kausap tulad ni Ate Vi.

 

 

After seven years, ngayon na lang sila muling nagkasama sa pelikula ng kanyang “ka-loveteam” na si Christopher de Leon at sey nga niya, ‘yung chemistry raw talaga sa kanila na hindi naman naaaral, talagang nando’n.

 

 

Light drama ang kanilang reunion movie na “When I Met You in Tokyo” na ang theme song ay ang kanta ng Apo Hiking Society na “When I Met You.”  

 

 

Masaya rin si Ate Vi na after ilang decades in the industry, heto’t talagang nakaka-adapt siya sa social media era. Talagang pina-follow at masasabing isa sa well-loved social media personality na rin si Ate Vi ngayon na ang Tiktok dance nga niya ay umabot na sa halos 8 million views.

 

 

Kuwento niya, ang pagsasayaw naman talaga ang isa sa paborito niyang ginagawa. Na kahit daw noong pandemic na minsan nagkaka-anxiety siya, sinasayaw lang daw niya at ito ang nakatulong din sa kanya to ease the anxiety na dulot ng pandemic. 

 

 

Lalo na nga naman during that time, ilan din sa mga kakilala at kaibigan niya ang nawala.

 

 

Abangan na lang sa YouTube ang kabuuang interview na ito ng Marites University kay Ate Vi.

 

(ROSE GARCIA)

Kaligtasan ng pasahero, rider ¬titiyakin sa motorcycle taxis law

Posted on: June 3rd, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

SISIGURUHIN  umano na ligtas ang mga rider at mga pasahero bukod sa mananatiling mababa ang bilang ng mga naaksidente kapag nagkaroon ng batas na gaga­wing legal at magkokontrol sa motorcycle taxis sa bansa.

 

 

Sa naunang pagdinig ng Senate Committees on Public Services and Local, tumutok ang diskusyon sa training, skills at kaalaman ng mga rider sa paggamit ng motorsiklo para masigurong ligtas sila sa mga aksidente sa lansangan.

 

 

“We need to legalize to reflect the reality on the ground but we also need the highest safety standards to make this a true mobility alternative,” ayon kay Sen. Grace Poe, chair ng Senate committee on public services.

 

 

Sa ginanap din na pagdinig ay sinuring mabuti ang Angkas, JoyRide at Move it, ang mga kumpanyang pinayagang mag-operate sa ilalim ng tatlong taong pilot program ng Department of Transportation, tungkol sa safety training na kanilang ibinibigay sa kanilang mga drayber.

 

 

Nababahala naman si Sen. Raffy Tulfo sa bilang ng mga aksidente na kinasasangkutan ng Angkas, ang market leader na humahawak ng 30,000 slot sa 45,000 sa ilalim ng pilot program, kung saan may naitalang 7,500 aksidente noong 2022 lamang.

 

 

Ito ay dahil marami umanong natatanggap na reklamo si Tulfo na ang mga pasahero muna ang nagpapaluwal ng pera dahil ang hirap kausap ng mga nasabing kumpanya.

 

 

Nais din umano ni Tulfo na kapag may naaksidente na rider na may pasahero ay agad-agad pupunta ang nasabing kumpanya sa ospital at babayaran ang gastusin doon.

 

 

Ayon kay Grab Senior Executive Vice President Lim Yew Heng, sa Thailand, Vietnam at Indonesia kung saan sila nag-o-operate rin, gumagamit sila ng teknolohiya para ma-monitor ang ugali at driving skills ng kanilang mga drayber bukod pa sa kaligtasan at tamang pagsasanay ng mga Grab driver.

Rank 9th top most wanted person, timbog sa Caloocan

Posted on: June 3rd, 2023 by @peoplesbalita No Comments

NABITAG ng pulisya ang isang mekaniko na listed bilang 9th top most wanted sa kasong panggagahasa sa isinagawang manhunt operation sa Caloocan City, kamakalawa ng hapon.

 

 

Kinilala ni Caloocan police chief P/Col. Ruben Lacuesta ang naarestong akusado bilang si Alfonso Ruiz Jr, 55, mekaniko ng 499 Tullahan Road, Sepa St., Barangay 162, Sta. Quiteria.

 

 

Sa kanyang report kay Northern Police District (NPD) Director P/BGen Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr, nagsagawa ang pinagsanib na mga operatiba ng IDMS – Warrant and Subpoena Section (WSS) sa pangunguna ni PMAJ Jeraldson Rivera at Sta. Quiteria Police Sub-Station 6 sa pangunguna ni P/Cpt Marlon Landong ng manhunt operation kontra wanted persons.

 

 

Natimbog ng mga operatiba ng WSS sa nasabing police operation ang akusado dakong alas-3:50 ng hapon sa kahabaan ng Libis Baesa, Sta. Quiteria, Brgy. 160.

 

 

Ani Major Rivera, ang akusado ay dinakip nila sa bisa ng warrant of arrest na inisyu ng FC Branch 1, ng Caloocan City noong May 11, 2023, para sa kasong Rape.

 

 

Pansamantalang nakapiit ang akusado sa custodial facility unit ng Caloocan CPS habang hinihintay ang pagpapalabas ng commitment order ng korte.

 

 

Pinuri naman ni P/MGen Edgar Alan Okubo, RD, NCRPO ang operating team sa kanilang walang tigil na manhunt operation alinsunod sa pinaigting na kampanya ng PNP laban sa mga wanted person na pinaghahanap ng batas. (Richard Mesa)