2013 10/18-10/24
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MISS PHILIPPINES EARTH U.S.A. 2014
Coronation Night
on November 2, 2013
(Saturday Night)
@ San Ramon Performing Arts Center
10550 Albion Road, San Ramon, CA 94582
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
ANGELICA GALINDEZ of San Pablo, CA is one of the candidates in the ongoing search for the next MISS PHILIPPINES EARTH (USA).
Grand Finals and Coronation to be held Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:00PM @ San Ramon Performing Arts Center.
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GUEN ERICA PAGUIO of Milpitas, CA is one of the candidates in the ongoing search for the next MISS PHILIPPINES EARTH (USA)
CAMILLE MATUE of San Pablo, CA is one of the candidates in the ongoing search for the next MISS PHILIPPINES EARTH (USA).
RIZZA-BELEN DIAZ of San Jose, CA is one of the candidates in the ongoing search for the next MISS PHILIPPINES EARTH (USA).
UTAH TEENER JOINS
MISS PHILIPPINES EARTH (USA)
TO-BE SEEN IN THE CITY
(SAN RAMON, CA) – Filipino American ANGELICA GALINDEZ not your regular 19-year old girl from Salt Lake City, Utah. Born from a Caucasian mother, Patricia Natividad from Adrian, Oregon and a Filipino Father, Erick Galindez originally from Hermosa, Bataan, Philippines, Angelica is one of the candidates in the ongoing MISS PHILIPPINES EARTH-USA (the ONLY "GREEN" pageant in the world today!
Prior to flying in to San Francisco to join, she asked the pageant organizer a simple question that did not struggle for an answer “Can I NOT wear my wig on the pageant?” The organizer’s answer was a quick and simple yes. But when she emailed the organizer her pictures, that’s when the serious conversation began to happen as people and the media more especially, are going to be asking the obvious – “What happened to all her hair?”
She is joining the Miss Philippines Earth (USA) pageant not only to be a Green Ambassador but also to raise the level of awareness in the rare medical condition called ALOPECIA AREATA (it causes all your body hair to fall out).
According to the Alopecia Areata Foundation website, there are three (3) types of alopecia areata: alopecia areata, alopecia totalis and alopecia areata universalis.
In all forms of alopecia areata, the hair follicles remain alive and are ready to resume normal hair production whenever they receive the appropriate signal. In all cases, hair regrowth may occur even without treatment and even after many years.
The first, Alopecia areata, is the most common variation of the autoimmune disease. It presents itself as round, smooth patches of various sizes. The 2nd type, Alopecia totalis presents itself as total loss of hair on the scalp. The 3rd one is is what Angelica has, since she was 15 years old - Alopecia universalis. It is the rarest form of alopecia areata and presents itself as the loss of hair over the entire scalp and body.
The Miss Philippines Earth (USA) Pageant Coronation Night and Grand Finals set on Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:00PM @ San Ramon Performing Arts Center to be emceed by Bay Area’s finest talents – Mitch Franco of Sacramento, Binibining TFC Alexandra Drechsler from San Jose and Keesa Ocampo of San Mateo. Scheduled to perform are The Perkins Twins (Jesse and Christian Perkins) singing their first single under Star Records – “IKAW NA,” Raq Filipina, Gemma Franco and Divo Bayer.
There are six (6) crowns to be awarded – Misses Philipines USA 1) Earth, 2) Air, 3) Water, 4) Fire, 5) Eco Tourism and 6) Teen. Special awards are also to be awarded for Best in Swimsuit, Miss Photogenic, Miss Congeniality, Miss Social Media, Miss Popularity and Miss Talent.
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Megastar Sharon Cuneta becomes Madam Chairman
Kapatid TV5’s upcoming primetime series Madam Chairman is the first-ever dramedy barangay-serye and top bills Megastar Sharon Cuneta in her very first weeknight TV series. Directed by award-winning director Joel Lamangan, with acclaimed director-scriptwriter Joey Reyes as head writer, this light family drama is set to capture the hearts of Pinoy viewers as they follow the inspiring story of an all-around wife, mother and friend who becomes the leader of an amusing community of diverse and quirky personalities.
In Madam Chairman, the Megastar takes on the role of Elizabeth “Bebeth” de Guzman, a simple and loving wife and mother who is entrusted with the position of barangay chairman and later on struggles to become the Madam Chairman of both her household and the whole of Barangay Sta. Clara.
Madam Chairman premieres this October 14 on Kapatid TV5 and will air from Monday to Friday on these timeslots: PST 4:30pm, EST 7:30pm, KSA 7pm, UAE 8pm, UK 5pm, Guam 2am, MY/SG 12mn. Replays will be on these timeslots: PST 8pm, EST 11pm, KSA 1pm, UAE 2pm, UK 11am, Guam 8pm, MY/SG 6pm.
Martin Escudero acting prowess tested again in Kapatid TV5’s HIV-themed series, POSITIVE
After being recognized for his award-winning portrayal as Remington in the independent film, Zombadings I: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington, highly acclaimed actor Martin Escudero returns to the small screens to play yet another challenging and controversial role as a person who is diagnosed positive with HIV in Kapatid TV5′s daring move to discuss one of the most relevant yet silenced issues we face today.
POSITIVE revolves on the story of Carlo – a young and successful professional who lives his almost perfect life as an Operations Manager of a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company and as a family man happily married to his pregnant wife, until he was diagnosed positive of HIV. He begins tracing his steps backward, from his times as a promiscuous teenager who lives a life of party and drugs, to know where he got the disease.
Positive is set to premiere on October 18 on Kapatid TV5 and will air every Fridays on these timeslots: PST 6:30pm, EST 9:30pm, KSA 8pm, UAE 9pm, UK 6pm, Guam 3am (Fri), MY/SG 1am (Fri).
Replays will be on these timeslots: PST 1:30pm (Sat), EST 4:30pm (Sat), KSA 2pm (Sat), UAE 3pm (Sat), UK 12nn (Sat), Guam 9pm (Sat), MY/SG 7pm (Sat).
Derek Ramsay plays controversial role in Kapatid TV5’s ‘For Love or Money’
Derek Ramsay, today’s most sought-after leading man, returns on TV with a controversial role that brings to light the complications and moral issues entailed when people have to make the difficult choice between love and an indecent offer that comes with an opportunity of a lifetime.
In Kapatid TV5’s upcoming weekly primetime drama For Love or Money, Derek teams up anew with TV5 drama princess Ritz Azul as they play a loving couple who face the ultimate test of love and morality when a rich and beautiful woman (portrayed by Alice Dixson) presents an indecent proposal to pay ten million pesos in exchange for a few intimate days with the husband.
Directed by renowned movie and TV director Mac Alejandre, For Love or Money is set to premiere this October 17 on Kapatid TV5 and will air every Thursdays on these timeslots: PST 6:30pm, EST 9:30pm, KSA 8pm, UAE 9pm, UK 6pm, Guam 3am (Fri), MY/SG 1am (Fri).
Replays will be on these timeslots: PST 12:30pm (Sat), EST 3:30pm (Sat), KSA 2pm (Fri), UAE 3pm (Fri), UK 12nn (Fri), Guam 9pm (Fri), MY/SG 7pm (Fri).
WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMY NICHOLL FELLOWSHIPS
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Four individual writers and one writing team have been selected as winners of the 2013 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. Each winner will receive a $35,000 prize, the first installment of which will be distributed at an awards presentation on Thursday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. For the first time, the event will also feature a live read of selected scenes from the fellows’ winning scripts.
This year’s winners are (listed alphabetically by author):
Frank DeJohn & David Alton Hedges, Santa Ynez, CA, “Legion”
Patty Jones, Vancouver, BC, Canada, “Joe Banks”
Alan Roth, Suffern, NY, “Jersey City Story”
Stephanie Shannon, Los Angeles, CA, “Queen of Hearts”
Barbara Stepansky, Burbank, CA, “Sugar in My Veins”
The winners were selected from a record 7,251 scripts submitted for this year’s competition.
Fellowships are awarded with the understanding that the recipients will each complete a feature-length screenplay during their fellowship year. The Academy acquires no rights to the works of Nicholl fellows and does not involve itself commercially in any way with their completed scripts.
Directed by Rodrigo Garcia (“Albert Nobbs,” “Mother and Child,” “Nine Lives”) and produced by Julie Lynn ( “Albert Nobbs,” “Mother and Child,” “The Jane Austen Book Club”), the awards presentation and live read, which is supported by Lexus, will include members from the Academy’s Actors Branch performing scenes from the five winning scripts. Casting for the live read will be announced. Tickets to the event are available to the public atwww.oscars.org.
Lexus will engineer a new and innovative extension of the fellowship for the first time. One of the top five winners will be presented with a grant which will allow them to write and produce a short film that will appear on certain Lexus creative platforms such as LStudio.com.
The Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee, chaired by producer Gale Anne Hurd, is composed of writers Naomi Foner, Daniel Petrie Jr., Tom Rickman, Eric Roth, Dana Stevens and Robin Swicord; actor Eva Marie Saint; cinematographer John Bailey; costume designer Vicki Sanchez; producers Peter Samuelson and Robert W. Shapiro; marketing executive Buffy Shutt; and agent Ronald R. Mardigian.
Since 1986, 133 fellowships have been awarded, including one to 2010 winner Destin Daniel Cretton who recently wrote and directed “Short Term 12” from his Nicholl Fellowship-winning script. Creighton Rothenberger co-wrote “Olympus Has Fallen,” which opened in theaters this past March. Rebecca Sonnenshine is a writer and executive story editor on “The Vampire Diaries.” Andrew Marlowe is a writer and executive producer, and Terri Edda Miller is a writer and consulting producer on “Castle.”
Los Angeles press screening will take place on Wednesday October 23 at 11AM at the Sundance Sunset Cinemas.
Please see below for more information. It's amazing on the big screen!
SYNOPSIS: From the 2011 overthrow of a 30-year dictator, through military rule, and culminating with the forced military removal of the Muslim Brotherhood president in the summer of 2013, we follow a group of Egyptian activists as they battle leaders and regimes, and risk their lives to build a new society of conscience. The Egyptian Revolution has been an ongoing roller coaster. Through the news, we only get a glimpse of the bloodiest battle, an election, or a million-man march. At the beginning of August 2013, we witnessed the second president deposed within the space of three years.THE SQUARE is a truly immersive experience, transporting the viewer deeply into the intense emotional drama and personal stories behind the news. It is the inspirational story of young people claiming their rights, struggling through multiple forces: from a brutal army dictatorship willing to crush protesters with military tanks, to a corrupt Muslim Brotherhood using mosques to manipulate voters. THE SQUARE continues to wow audiences and critics as the winner of the Sundance 2013 Audience Award and the Audience Award at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. As the revolution continues in Egypt and around the globe, the theatrical release of THE SQUARE is right on time to keep the dialogue going.FILMMAKER JEHANE NOUJAIM and her producer Karim Amer are available for interviews upon request.View Trailer: http://thesquarefilm.com
Announcing the Los Angeles Theatrical Premiere of the Acclaimed Film
Never before has a documentary film won the Audience Award at both Sundance and Toronto Film FestIval
THE SQUARE
A FILM BY JEHANE NOUJAIM
OPENING IN THEATERS
NOVEMBER 1, 2013
SUNDANCE SUNSET CINEMAS
LAEMMLE'S PASADENA PLAHOUSE 7
Other Select Cities Nationwide Throughout the Year
(NEW YORK - FILM FORUM - OCTOBER 25)
PRESS SCREENING
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23
11 AM
SUNDANCE SUNSET CINEMAS
8000 SUNSET BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90046
CINEMABILITY - A JENNI GOLD FILM
The filmmaker JENNI GOLD is a wheelchair bound/disabled 40 year old DGA member living with Muscular Dystrophy and is qualifying the film for the Oscars and needs all the support we can give her. She missed getting her New York reviews because she was too late in letting everyone know about her opening and she had no one working with her. So, we are reaching out to you to see if you will join us in helping this film and the filmmaker get out to the audience through a review and/or a feature on the film and filmmaker.
The distributor is Gold Pictures. It's actually playing around the country right now and she's on tour driving from city to city with the film with special screenings in over 20 cities. Her theatrical run in LA starts November 8 at Laemmle Town Center 5 Encino.
Also - her personal story as a disabled wheelchair bound female director and DGA member is a great story. She has a lot of support in Hollywood too from actors to producers and heads of studios like Ron Meyer over at Universal and Gale Anne Hurd and Vince Gilligan. It might be worth a feature on a director who has defied all the odds of disability and is living her dream to make films and develop media. She's currently driving across the US screening the film for everyone and REGAL THEATRES has jumped on board to sponsor her screenings as part of their commitment to the disabled and handicapped. When you meet her, her presence is amazing. I was in awe that this person has not let being wheel chair bound or living with Muscular Dystrophy hold her back from pursuing her dream.
GOLD PICTURES Presents A JENNI GOLD Film “CINEMABILITY”
Cinematography by D. SCOTT DOBBIE Editor CHRIS LORUSSO Original Score by ERIK LUNDMARK
Co-Producers JANE SEYMOUR SEAN MICHAEL ARTHUR TRACIE FISS Executive Producers DAVID F. ALFONSO
JEFF MAYNARD D. SCOTT DOBBIE JAMES WALCHLE Produced by JENNI GOLD and JEFF MAYNARD
Written by JENNI GOLD and SAMUEL W. REED Directed by JENNI GOLD
OPENS EXCLUSIVELY NOVEMBER 8
LAEMMLE'S TOWN CENTER 5 ENCINO
17200 VENTURA BLVD., ENCINO, CA
CINEMABILITY is developed and conceieved by a disabled handicapped 40 year old woman who is wheel chair bound and has limited mobility in her arms and her neck and head due to Muscular Dystrophy.
The film is a documentary about the representation of disabled and handicapped portrayals in film and television. The film covers the inspiring history of the films dating back from 1930's to now. Jane Seymour narrates the film and interviews include: Ben Affleck, Jamie Foxx, William H.Macy, Marlee Matlin, Geena Davis, Beau Bridges, Gary Sinise, Kyle MacLachlan, Garry Marshall, Taylor Hackford, Michael Apted, The Farrelly Brothers, Gale Anne Hurd, Tom Sherak, Marc Cherry, Vince Gilligan, Camryn Manheim, Kellie Martin, Geri Jewell, Robert David Hall, Ken Howard, and Peter Bogdanovich just to name a few.
What's even more extraordinary is Jenni's story - She is a member of the DGA and has been for a while since 1999. She's been mostly producing and this is her 2nd feature film and one that is very near and dear to her. She is a woman living with Muscular Dystrophy and the disease continues to be debilitating. When she was a young girl on a telethon at the age of 8 years old, she decided that she wanted to be behind the camera and make films and entertainment. And now, here she is with her 2nd film.
Her determination and passion is infectious and inspiring. And it seems like Hollywood thinks so too. She's qualifying the film for the OSCARS and putting it in theaters and REGAL THEATERS has come on board to play her film theatrically around the country and provided her with her New York qualifying engagement at the Regal E-Walk Cinema in Times Square early this month. In addition, RON MEYER of Universal and producer GALE ANNE HURD are huge fans of the film and are sharing the film with their friends and colleagues. The MPAA loves the film and the film received an MPAA rating of PG13.
The film's website: http://www.cinemability.com lists all of the people who have supported her from TODD AO to SOUND DELUX to REGAL, etc…
CINEMABILITY: THE SYNOPSIS
From the early days of silent films to present day, from Chaplin to X-Men, disability portrayals are ever changing. This dynamic documentary takes a detailed look at the evolution of “disability” in entertainment by going behind the scenes to interview Filmmakers, Studio Executives, Film Historians, and Celebrities, and by utilizing vivid clips from Hollywood’s most beloved motion pictures and television programs to focus attention on the powerful impact that entertainment and the media can have on society.
Do disability portrayals in the media impact society or does the media simply reflect our ever-changing attitudes? This important documentary aims to find out if the media has had a hand in transforming the societal inclusion of the disabled and determine if an enlightened understanding of disability can have a positive impact on the world.