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MANILA, Philippines – He is one of the most acclaimed balladeers of his generation. His songs — The Way You Look at Me and Color Everywhere — have become pop classics. He is a recognized Asian Sensation with a following in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Christian Bautista (photo) has achieved a lot of things in his years in the business, but there are some that are more memorable than others, and one of them is getting the chance to perform alongside musical legends in the Valentine concert Only You: An Evening of Romantic Hits with Matt Monro Jr. and the Fabulous Sounds of… The Platters. The concert is set at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) on Feb. 14 and at the Newport Performing Arts Theater at Resorts World Manila, Feb. 16, both shows start at 8 p.m. Presented by GMA, the show is produced by Royal Chimes Concerts and Events, Inc. According to Christian, he welcomes any opportunity to perform with artists like The Platters because it teaches him how to appreciate old love songs. During the concert, Christian will have his own portion in which he will perform his hit songs. (Tickets to Only You: An Evening of Romantic Hits with Matt Monro Jr. and the Fabulous Sounds of…The Platters are available at Ticketworld, SM Tickets and Ticketnet.)

Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort in a scene from the movie “The Wolf of Wall Street.” (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures) Complete list of 87th annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday: 1.Best picture: “American Sniper”; “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”; “Boyhood”; “The Grand Budapest Hotel”; “The Imitation Game”; “Selma”; “The Theory of Everything”; “Whiplash.” 2. Actor: Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher”; Bradley Cooper, “American Sniper”; Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game”; Michael Keaton, “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”; Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything.” 3. Actress: Marion Cotillard, “Two Days, One Night”; Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”; Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”; Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”; Reese Witherspoon, “Wild.” 4. Supporting actor: Robert Duvall, “The Judge”; Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”; Edward Norton, “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”; Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher”; J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash.” 5. Supporting actress: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”; Laura Dern, “Wild”; Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”; Emma Stone, “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”; Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods.” Entertainment ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 6. Directing: Alejandro G. Inarritu, “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”; Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”; Bennett Miller, “Foxcatcher”; Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”; Morten Tyldum, “The Imitation Game.” 7. Foreign language film: “Ida”; “Leviathan”; “Tangerines”; “Timbuktu”; “Wild Tales.” 8. Adapted screenplay: Jason Hall, “American Sniper”; Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game”; Paul Thomas Anderson, “Inherent Vice”; Anthony McCarten, “The Theory of Everything”; Damien Chazelle, “Whiplash.” 9. Original screenplay: Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr. and Armando Bo, “Birdman Read More …

MANILA, Philippines – Just got a letter from Cynthia Ugalde, 1962 Miss Philippines who represented the country in that year’s Miss International pageant. Cynthia relayed the sad news that Dr. Oscar Pelaez Tan (inset), her husband of 49 years, died at age 76 of cardiac arrest due to complications in October last year in Ormoc City where the family is living permanently after many years in the US. Photo shows Cynthia with daughter Camille and son Omar, with daughter-in-law Natasha.

Anita Linda in the 2008 film Adela directed by Adolfo Alix Jr. As is the established pattern of Philippine movies, veteran actors need to kiss their careers goodbye once they reach within shouting distance of becoming a senior citizen. The premium on youth is such that there is an expiration date on young stars who are launched at 16, and after playing grandmother in the movies slowly fade away. This is a pattern accepted with happy exceptions like Gina Pareño, Eddie Garcia and Anita Linda. At her advanced age, Anita (Alice Lake in real life) had been content to live her life with daughter Francesca and her three children in Alabang Hills where Anita has stayed for 20 years, tending the garden and caring for her two cats. This was the schedule of her day-to-day life until Adela came along and changed her life immensely. Adela was the Cinemalaya entry of a woman going 90 and who celebrates her birthday alone when her children fail to visit her. The film directed by Adolfo Alix Jr. opened the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and went on to win the young Critics Circle Best Film of 2008. It gave Anita the Best Actress awards in the Southeast Asia Film Competition category of the Cinemanila International Film Festival and at the Gawad Tanglaw Awards by academicians. Anita winning the 1952 Maria Clara Best Actress award for her title role in Sisa The last movie where she was lead was the 1998 Ang Babae sa Bubungang Lata directed by the Read More …