Kapamilya Stars Become Boxers in ‘I Dare You’

What does it take for someone to be in the spotlight?

Surely a great deal of suffering and discipline for boxers who want to make it big in the arena. This week in “I Dare You,”

Kapamilya challengers Bangs Garcia, Jason Francisco, and Paul Jake Castillo pay tribute to boxers who have endured and prevailed over their struggles in and out of the ring. Paul Jake and Bangs face the hurdles of training.

Meanwhile, Melai keeps an eye on Jason Francisco as they help an aspiring boxer, Jesame Dela Cerna and a boxing hotshot with a short-lived fame, Domingo “Pretty Boy” Lucas.

Catch them battle face to face for the benefit of the Bidang Kapamilya boxers in “I Dare You,” on weekday afternoons after “Kapamilya Blockbusters” on ABS-CBN. Get updates by following it on Twitter via @idareyou2011.

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Ben Affleck Directs and Stars in WB’s Upcoming Thriller ‘Argo’

Principal photography has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures’ and GK Films’ dramatic thriller “Argo,” directed by and starring Academy Award® winner Ben Affleck (“The Town,” “Good Will Hunting”).

The film is being produced by Academy Award® winner George Clooney (“Syriana”), Oscar® nominee Grant Heslov (“Good Night, and Good Luck.”) and Affleck.

Based on true events, “Argo” chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis—the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades.
On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage. But, in the midst of the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of the Canadian ambassador. Knowing it is only a matter of time before the six are found out and likely killed, a CIA “exfiltration” specialist named Tony Mendez (Affleck) comes up with a risky plan to get them safely out of the country. A plan so incredible, it could only happen in the movies.

“Argo” also stars Oscar® winner Alan Arkin (“Little Miss Sunshine”), Bryan Cranston (TV’s “Breaking Bad”) and John Goodman (“You Don’t Know Jack”). The main cast also includes Kerry Bishé, Kyle Chandler, Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham, Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Victor Garber, Zeljko Ivanek, Richard Kind, Scoot McNairy, Chris Messina, Michael Parks, and Taylor Schilling.

Affleck is directing the film from a screenplay by Chris Terrio, based on a selection from Master in Disguise by Antonio Mendez. David Klawans, Chris Brigham, Graham King, Tim Headington, Chay Carter and Nina Wolarsky are serving as executive producers.

The behind-the-scenes creative team includes Oscar®-nominated director of photography Rodrigo Prieto (“Brokeback Mountain”), production designer Sharon Seymour (“The Town”); Oscar®-nominated editor William Goldenberg (“Seabiscuit,” “The Insider”); and Oscar®-nominated costume designer Jacqueline West (“The Social Network,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”).

Filming on “Argo” began in Los Angeles. Future locations include Washington D.C. and Istanbul.

Slated for release in 2012, “Argo” is a presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with GK Films, a Smoke House Pictures production, to be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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Disney Fashion Show Will Feature ‘Shake It Up’ Stars

Disney fans should not miss the fashion event of the year for tweens – the Disney Fashion Show to be held at D23 Expo.

The fashion event will feature back-to-school and fall fashions plus holiday looks, and a sneak preview of spring 2012 styles. Also not to be missed are fashion-forward, dance-ready styles inspired by various Disney Channel characters including CeCe and Rocky from Disney’s hit comedy series Shake It Up.

Aside from Bella Thorne (CeCe) and Zendaya (Rocky), other celebrity guests from Shake It Up that will make a special appearance include Adam Irigoyen (Deuce Martinez); Davis Cleveland (Flynn); Kenton Duty (Gunther); Roshon Fegan (Ty); Caroline Sunshine (Tinka) and R. Brandon Johnson (Gary Wilde).

Stardoll.com, on the other hand, will stream the event online for fans who can’t attend the Expo. The fashion magic happens Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. PDT in the D23 Expo Arena.

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‘Way Back Home’ Stars Shares Fashion and Fitness Secrets on ‘Us Girls’

Get to know more about the “Way Back Home” lead stars–Kathryn, Julia, Sam and Enrique–on Us Girls.

Get intimate with the lead stars of “Way Back Home” Julia Montes, Kathryn Bernardo, Sam Concepcion and Enrique Gil as they share their secrets on fashion, diet, beauty and fitness in “Us Girls” this Thursday (August 18).

Iya Villania, Chesca Garcia-Kramer, and Angel Aquino will hunt for hangout spots and inexpensive dining places with good food and great value, while radio’s popular DJs like Jasmin of Tambayan 101.9 and Papa Jack will offer their warm advice for our Kabarkadas’ romance and relationship problems.

All these and more in “Us Girls” this Thursday (August 17), 9:30pm on Studio 23. If you miss it, you can watch it online on Studio 23's Catch Up TV via www.studio23.tv.

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Jillian Ward Stars in Primetime Soap ‘Daldakina’

Jillian Ward‘s next project on GMA-7 is a primetime soap opera with a working title “Daldakina.”

According to a report by Nitz Miralles of Pilipino Star Ngayon, “Daldakina” is going to replace “Futbolilits” and it will reunite Jillian Ward with her “Trudis Liit” director Don Michael Perez.

The new primetime soap will have a story conference on August 18 and taping will begin some time in October.

Joining Jillian in the new teleserye are Ogie Alcasid, Gelli de Belen, Elmo Magalona and Julie Ann San Jose.

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Kapamilya Stars Grace the 2011 London Barrio Fiesta

Rain or shine, John Lloyd Cruz, KC Concepcion, Erik Santos, Yeng Constantino and Pooh sang their hearts out for Euro-Pinoys.

“Marry me, Yeng!” exclaimed an eager fan of Multi-platinum Recording Artist Yeng Constantino amid tens of thousands of Filipinos who flocked to the Lampton Park, Hounslow for the 27th Barrio Fiesta sa London.

A total of 45,000 people arrived on July 16 and 17 from as far as Amsterdam and other parts of Europe just to see Yeng and their other favorite Kapamilya stars like “Imortal” sensation John Lloyd Cruz, “The Buzz” co-host KC Concepcion, “ASAP Rocks” mainstay Erik Santos and “Banana Split” wacky comedian Pooh. Neither the rain nor the ongoing train maintenance at the Picadilly line servicing Central London stopped Euro-Pinoys from travelling all the way to Hounslow.

The Prince of Pop, Erik Santos, headlined the Saturday show while John Lloyd, KC, Pooh and Yeng did the jam-packed Sunday show. Pooh let loose his comic impersonation of Manny Pacquiao. John Lloyd, who was recently proclaimed by a Philippine magazine as this year’s Most Beautiful Star, plunged into the sea of people so as not to disappoint those who wanted to have an up-close-and-personal encounter with him. In a sweet banter with KC, John Lloyd tickled the audience’s fancy, as if hinting an upcoming love team. In her solo performance, KC made the male crowd go “ooh” with her lovely voice and sexy moves. But, it was Yeng Constantino, the First Pinoy Dream Academy Grand Star Dreamer, who proved to be the biggest surprise of the TFC Show. Her back-to-back rendition of the Beatles medley and the Air Supply medley brought the house down.

“It’s a great feeling to be here to witness how our Kapamilyas just love our stars so much that they came to watch and stayed despite the rain,” said Mr. Raffy Lopez, the Chief Operating Officer of ABS-CBN Global who experienced the magnitude of the London Barrio Fiesta first hand.

“We’re thankful to the Philippine Centre for trusting us once again to be its partner in mounting the biggest event in the region, to the presentors Western Union, SMDC and Lebara Mobile and the major sponsors Ericsson Money Services, Sta. Lucia Properties, LBC, and Globe Telecoms, and to all of our Kapamilyas who have been supporting TFC for many, many years,” said Mr. Edgardo Garcia, the Managing Director of ABS-CBN Europe and Middle East.

As supporters leave the Lampton Park, bringing home wonderful memories of this year’s highly successful Barrio Fiesta, they can only expect more next year when another star-studded show from TFC comes to Europe to warm their hearts and brighten an otherwise rainy day.

Photography by Mickey Munoz

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Gretchen Barretto Leads the Pack of Stylish Stars in ‘Metro’ Magazine Celebrity Issue this August

Gretchen Barretto is on the cover of Metro Magazine’s August 2011 issue.

She dons pieces from Prada and Miu Miu’s Autumn/Winter 2011 collection, all of which were exclusively flown in for her. Iconic fashion divas and rising style mavens open up their fashion black books for us, while three of today’s hottest young leading ladies took on our challenge of road testing the season’s top trends. We also shine the spotlight on the independent film industry’s movers and shakers, and take you beyond the velvet ropes of the best celebrity hangouts in the city.

Watch out for Metro’s August issue in bookstores and on newsstands for your dose of celebrity style! To get “Metro” on the iPad, just go to the App Store and search for Metro Magazine. For more information log on to http://www.facebook.com/Metro.Magazine

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YouTube Stars Now Have Klout

Klout now factors in YouTube activity as part of its scoring system for social influence.

The feature, which rolled out on Monday evening, allows a user to sync his or her YouTube and Klout accounts. Once synced, Klout will then analyze comments, engagement, likes, subscriber counts and other information in a user’s YouTube account and factor it into a user’s final Klout score. Klout uses social data from Twitter, Facebook and other social media services in order to score a user’s social influence from one to 100.

While some people may not care about a score of their social influence, more and more brands do. Businesses have been using Klout to identify social influencers in order to offer them perks and freebies. Most recently Klout partnered with Spotify to offer invites to users with high Klout scores.

The San Francisco-based startup has been on a roll in recent months. In June it added LinkedIn, and in July it started factoring in Foursquare data into Klout scores. It also launched a +K button to identify topical experts across social media. The startup has also announced that it will add Google+ once the search giant releases an API for its social network.

Klout has raised $10 million in three rounds of funding from Kleiner Perkins, Greycroft Partners, Mayfield Fund, ff Venture Capital, Lucid Ventures and a host of angel investors including Paige Craig and Bobby Yazdani.

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YES! 100 Most Beautiful Stars 2011 – The Hits and Misses

48 Kapamilya, 43 Kapuso, 8 Kapatid stars and basketball player James Yap comprised YES! Magazine’s “100 Most Beautiful Stars in the Philippines for 2011.”

The “100 list” was revealed on YES! Magazine’s latest issue with John Lloyd Cruz on the cover as the “most beautiful star” this year.

Here are the HITS (in alphabetical order):

Albie Casiño
Alden Richards
Alex Gonzaga
Aljur Abrenica
Andi Eigenmann
Angel Locsin
Angelica Panganiban
Anne Curtis
Azkals
Barbie Forteza
Bea Alonzo
Bea Binene
Bela Padilla
Belle Daza
Bianca Gonzalez
Bianca Manalo
Carl Guevarra
Carla Abellana
Chris Tiu
Coco Martin
Derek Ramsay
Dingdong Dantes
Ejay Falcon
Ellen Adarna
Elmo Magalona
Empress Schuck
Engchong Dee
Enrique Gil
Erich Gonzales
Eugene Domingo
Francheska Farr
Geoff Eigenmann
Gerald Anderson
Glaiza de Castro
Gretchen Barretto
Gwen Zamora
Heart Evangelista
Iza Calzado
Jackie Rice
Jake Cuenca
James Yap
Jasmine Curtis
JC de Vera
Jennylyn Mercado
Jericho Rosales
Jessy Mendiola
Jewel Mische
Jhake Vargas
Jillian Ward
Jm de Guzman
John Estrada
John Lapuz
John Lloyd Cruz
John Manalo
Joseph Marco
Joshua Dionisio
Julia Montes
Kathryn Bernardo
KC Concepcion
Kim Chiu
Kris Aquino
Kris Bernal
Kristine Hermosa
Kristofer Martin
Kylie Padilla
Lauren Young
Louise delos Reyes
Lovi Poe
Lucy Torres-Gomez
Marian Rivera
Maricar Reyes
Mark Herras
MArtin del Rosario
Matteo Guidecelli
Mikael Daez
Ogie Alcasid
Oyo Sotto
Paolo Contis
Paulo Avelino
Piolo Pascual
Pokwang
Priscilla Meirelles
Rayver Cruz
Regine Velasquez
Richard Gomez
Richard Gutierrez
Rocco Nacino
Ruffa Gutierrez
Ryan Eigenmann
Sam Milby
Sam Pinto
Sarah Geronimo
Shalani Soledad
Sid Lucero
Solenn Heussaff
Toni Gonzaga
Vice Ganda
Xyriel Manabat
Yen Santos
Zsa Zsa Padilla

And here are the MISSES (the stars who are missing in action in the list this year):

Claudine Barretto
Christian Bautista
Dennis Trillo
Diether Ocampo
John Prats
Jolina Magdangal
Judy Ann Santos
Karylle
Katrina Halili
Mariel Rodriguez
Miriam Quiambao
Precious Lara Quigaman
Rachelle Ann Go
Robin Padilla
Shamcey Supsup
Sharon Cuneta
Venus Raj
Vilma Santos
Zaijan Jaranilla
Zanjoe Marudo

Can you name more stars who’s not in the list this year?

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John Lloyd Cruz Covers YES! Magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful Stars 2011 Issue

After Judy Ann Santos, Marian Rivera, KC Concepcion and Kim Chiu, a male star was chosen to be on the cover of YES! Magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful Stars issue.

During the presscon-launching held earlier today, July 28, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, John Lloyd Cruz said that he was intrigued for being chosen to banner this year’s list of the most beautiful stars in the country.

“It’s a very intriguing and interesting recognition but I’m hoping na there’s more to this handsome face and godly body kaya niyo ako pinili,” he said.

He also shattered the rumors that his relationship with Shaina Magdayao is on the rocks saying that his girlfriend is the most beautiful woman in his life.

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