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Heart Evangelista and Chiz Escudero exchanged wedding vows on Feb. 14 last year
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he date is getting closer for the first wedding anniversary of Senator Chiz Escudero and wife Hear Evangelista. They were married Feb. 15 last year at Balesin Island. The couple is set to renew their marital vows on the same day this year and will have a simple reception for families – this time with the Ongpaucos who didn’t attend their wedding last year – and friends. One of the reasons the couple is holding a first year anniversary renewal of vows is their desire to have a photograph with Heart’s parents. The celebration, which falls a day after Heart’s 31st birthday, is also the couple’s way of thanking everyone as their relationship as married couple becomes even stronger as well as the cordial relatonship between the in-laws. “I like being married a lot! I feel very much secure. I feel like I have a solid home. I feel that even there is ‘gulo’ outside your world or whatever
you go through like controversies, at the end of the day, you have this home and not everybody gets this solid home. It’s comforting,” Heart shared in a recent interview. Heart is grateful to her husband as he is very supportive of her endeavors as an actress and her other projects like the book she wrote and the time she spends to pursue painting. “I don’t have a selfish husband and I think that’s a huge factor. I don’t know if because he’s older but he allows me to do whatever I want, so that’s why I kind of spread my wings a bit more now that I got married. I’m like, ‘I’m ready for the world!’” Heart says. This is Me, Love Marie is the beauty book published by Summit Books which was made available at National Bookstore branches nationwide. She is looking forward to her next exhibition of her painting. The exhibit will be called Oceans Apart and held at Ayala Museum from Jan. 30 till Feb. 9.
‘Vinyl’ Debuts Hbo Richie Finestra, the founder and president of American Century Records, is trying to save his company and soul without destroying everyone in his path. With his passion for music and discovering talent gone by the wayside, and American Century on the precipice of being sold, he has a life-altering event that reignites his love of music, but severely damages his personal life. Kicking off its ten-episode season same time as the US, Monday, Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. on HBO, with a same day primetime encore at 10 p.m., Vinyl debuts with a pilot directed by Martin Scorsese, from a story by Rich Cohen & Mick Jagger & Martin Scorsese and Terence Winter, and teleplay by Winter and George Mastras. New hour-long episodes debut every Monday on HBO at the same time, or catch them anytime anywhere on HBO GO. Vinyl is a ride through the sexand drug-addled music business of 1970s New York at the dawn of
Vinyl stars Bobby Cannavale and Olivia Wilde
punk, disco and hip-hop. Vinyl stars two-time Emmy® winner Bobby Cannavale (HBO’s Boardwalk Empire), as Richie Finestra, SAG Award nominee Olivia Wilde (HBO’s Doll and Em) and multiple Emmy® winner Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond). Richie Finestra’s wife, Devon (Olivia Wilde), a former actress and model who was part of Andy Warhol’s Factory scene in 1960s New York City, is now a suburban mother of two. Richie’s personal and professional crises
put additional stress on their relationship, inspiring a desire to return to her Bohemian roots. Meanwhile, as head of promotions and a partner at American Century, Zak Yankovich’s (Ray Romano) experience in the industry and hundred-dollar handshakes make him an invaluable part of the company, though he works in Richie’s shadow. Their professional relationship is strained by disagreements over how to guide the company through the music landscape of 1973.
Assassination Classroom
AnimAx kiCks off 2016 The festive season may just be over, but fans in Asia can continue to rejoice at the spectacular line-up on Animax. The first 24-hour anime channel in Asia is serving up a fresh crop of anime including express-from-Japan series Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn, GRIMGAR, Ashes And Illusions, and blockbuster series Assassination Classroom and The File of Young Kindaichi R. That is not all – fans of the hit Durarara franchise will also get to catch the final chapter of the new season on the same day as Japan, on Animax. Unleashing the chaos, one final time Adapted from the light novel of the same name, Durarara is popular among anime lovers for its engaging storytelling – each event is retold in different perspectives, making for more episodes to look forward to. Back to stir up trouble in the dangerous Ikebukuro underground are the franchise’s distinct and eccentric characters – the headless rider Celty Sturluson, Mikado Ryugamine, leader of the notorious colour gang Dollars, and his childhood friend Masaomi Kida, who incidentally is the head honcho of another gang, the Yellow Scarves. With some new characters and the return of original director Takahiro Omori, the stage is set for what’s been described as “an ending that no one will see coming”. Durarara x2 3rd Arc premiered on the same day as Japan, 10 p.m, last night. Premiering first is the highly-anticipated television anime adaption of Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn. The sci-fi action series follows Nanakorobi Nene, a cybernetically-enhanced girl who moves to Cenancle, where she will learn that there is more to the island than meets the eye. When a super-powered terrorist attacks the island, she teams up with her new-found friends and discovers powers she never knew she possessed. Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn premieres at
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11.30 p.m. on Jan. 23 and airs every Saturday. The next title to premiere is Grimgar, Ashes And Illusions. The anime centers on the adventures of Haruhiro. His world is surrounded by darkness – purpose and mission undefined. He remembers nothing but his name. And when he emerges from the darkness, he is greeted by a world that seems like a scene out of a video game. To survive the seemingly dangerous and uncharted world of Grimgar, Haruhiro has to form an alliance with like-minded people and equip themselves with essential fightin abilities. Grimgar, Ashes And Illusions premieres 8 p.m. on Feb. 2 Feb. and airs every Tuesday. Also on Animax is the absolute hit of a manga turned anime series Assassination Classroom, which is about an endearing homeroom teacher who is also an octopus-like alien plotting to ruin Earth. With a plot like that, it is no wonder that the series is already expecting another season PLUS its second film. Assassination Classroom premiered on Jan. 4 and airs with two back-to-back episodes 10 p.m. every Monday and Tuesday. Everyone’s favourite detective Kindaichi is back. Fans of renowned mystery manga Kindaichi Case Files will soon get to go on more adventures with their favourite detective. In the latest anime adaptation Files of Young Kindaichi R, the high school student has to solve the mystery of his missing friend Miyuki Nanase, who has been kidnapped while pursuing stardom as a movie body double in Hong Kong. The File of Young Kindaichi R starts Mar. 21 and airs 8 p.m. every Monday and Tuesday. Animax is seen on SKYCable Channel 46, Cignal Digital TV Channel 34 and Dream Channel 07.