The Erotica-Thriller Called ADAN

I was a bit shocked to tell you honestly when I saw their trailer play during a premiere night of one of the films I watched about a week ago. Why you ask? It’s because it felt erotic, a little more matured than the usual, which made others a bit startled and uncomfortable in the cinema. ALIUD Entertainment + ImaginePerSecond and Viva Films is apparently banking on this project with lead stars Cindy Miranda (Bb. Pilipinas Tourism 2013) and Rhen Escaño in a showcase of love, lust and lies with the movie called ADAN. It’s an erotic thriller.

Director Roman Perez Jr. and Yam Laranas have been working on this for a few months now. Direk Yam says “More than just the usual stories, we went with love. This is not cliche, we did what we wanted to do and we are so thankful to Viva and Aliud for trusting us. The loyalty is to the film.”

Direk Perez on the other hand says “The answer is simple, do you need an ADAN in a relationship? In love? Or could it be just a representation of heart? The two women would be here, without a male figure, and these are women who dictate the story. Is there a need for a man in their lives? It’s a story of love, to do what they do for it.”

Cindy says “We didn’t show anything not tasteful, but you will understand what we have shown when you watch the film. Come back to us if you feel violated because this is classy, it’s not a bold movie. We want to tell a story. We really had to be in the mountains, I am lucky I am single, I also am trusted by my parents, I think they would be proud and I hope they watch it during the premiere night. This is the new genre, the one with sense, the one with the story. It’s about love and you won’t see or feel bad about it, we didn’t even need additional takes or worry after each take. We would be surprised about the standards of people, we can’t teach people how to love, you just feel it. The experience of doing this is not even awkward, I love Ellen and Marian. Our limitations as people, we went over it.”

Rhen adds “This is for the sake of art. You have to be ready physically and emotionally. Cover shots already required us so much so we did give it all. It was a long process, tons of sessions, before we got here to shoot the film. Walls, issues, they are too high and nobody could understand it. We want to let them know, for them to feel that their story talks about ordinary people who chose to love even as lesbians or any gender/preference. It just so happen it is just about women, but it is about love.”

The film again is under ALIUD Entertainment + ImaginePerSecond and Viva Films and will show November 20, 2019. I suggest wether you’re straight, lgbt+ or anything you can think of, watch it because they’re so proud of this latest project.

8 Years of A Song Of Praise Music Festival

I have bared witness with ASOP Music Festival for a couple of years now, and on their 8th installment this year, it’s going to be much bigger. This is a competition and platform for praise music and yes they’ve had so much good outputs these past couple of years that some of them are being sung on churches and praise centers. To honor God and be part of this is such a huge honor already and there have been thousands of entries for this songwriting contest ever since. After a grueling 12 month competition, ASOP unveiled their finalists this November 5 at the penthouse of Hexagon Events Place in Quezon City. 

For November 2018 they got OH MAMA with its composer Jhoter Jone Villan and performed by Chacha Canete. For December 2018 they have ALAY KO composed by Madonna Rosas and Pau Ortiz performed by Brenan Espartinez. For January they have IKAW AY IKAW composed by Vanduan Banua performed by Radha, February is DON’T GIVE UP by Cheryl Labating and performed by Jinky Vidal. For March they have DIOS NG KATOTOHANAN composed by Darrel Joseph Villanueva performed by Nina Espinosa. For April they have PUPURIHIN KITA composed by Chris Givenchi Edejer performed by Gerald Santos. For May they have DI MABILANG NA TALA composed by Carlo David and interpreted by Gidget Dela Llana. For June it’s YOU ARE WONDERFUL composed by Franz Loren Bigcas and for July it’s GOD HAS HIS PURPOSE composed by Lambert Reyes and Roman Cundungan performed by Ethan Loukas. For August they have SAGWAN composed by Aiza Narag and performed by Louie Ann Culala. For September it’s AKO AY TUNAY NA MAGTATAGUMPAY composed by Shaun Billones and performed by Kim Baluzo. For October it’s TAHAN NA composed by Rinz Ruiz and performed by Vanz. Song ownerships will be still with composers, and will be admistered by them so it can be released digitally. They have a huge social media department which will take care of that.

The twelve songs will vie for the coveted Php 800,000 prize pot and will be announced as Song of the Year. The even will also be graced by BMPI President and CEO Daniel Razon. There will also be a prize for Best Interpreter, Peoples Choice and Brother Eli Soriano’s Choice Award. This will all happen on November 10, 2019 7PM at the New Frontier Theater in Araneta City, Cubao Quezon City. 

Ruru Madrid and Jasmine Curtis for Cara x Jagger

I have been hearing about Cara x Jagger since early last month and I'm a little excited for my boy Ruru Madrid. I think it's high time the spotlight shines on him and this new play on partnerships with Jasmine Curtis. This is under APT Entertainment and Cignal Entertainment, and is a mainstream movie. One asks, who is Cara and Jagger?

They are lovers, but set in a different situation. It is character centric, not fortelling how love should be, but making it as hurtful as this, may spell that it's numb or being a martyr, but really, how would you stay in a relationship that is bound to fail?

Jasmine says "This is for the ones who choose to love, to those who don't know what to do on moments you're already hurting someone. Who knows, you may end up as close friends, or spark a second chance. Ruru says he got intimidated with me but we both overcame it and there is a level of comfort how he moves now. We have familiarity." 

Ruru says "Sometimes relationships fail, but it doesn't mean you don't have to go through the experience to get over it. You need to love, we understand who Cara and Jagger is, for me, the script is good and Jasmine and I helped each other executing lines, even connecting our personal experiences, our past, the gravity of it. You choose the similar pain even if you haven't gone through it yet. I didn't know in the beginning how I would approach her and did research, we both did. It helped when we did the workshop because she gave me her trust, that I think made it easy."

Here's part of the blogcon on video:

Cara x Jagger is gonna be shown in Cinemas this November 6, so if you're in love or not, go watch it on theaters.

Aga Mulach and Alice Dixson in Psycho Thriller Movie NUUK

Nuuk is a little too foreign for Filipinos. For those who don’t know, it is the capital of Greenland. To say that it’s cold there most of the year would be an understatement. This is also the same title as the movie starring Aga Mulach and vampire Alice Dixson. These two will be the first to also shoot a Filipino film in Greenland - and with a good story, they’re just going to make this film better by being in the midst of glaciers, and a psycho thriller plot.

They also have opened for the Danish Film Festival last October 9 in Shangrila Plaza. The film only got finished October last year because of schedule constraints but most of the scenes have been shot entirely in Nuuk. The sub zero temperatures is no joke but it was a breeze because of the crew they worked with and the small but tight nit Filipino community in Greenland. Aga and Alice have worked in the past in films under Direk Maryo J Delos Reyes. The film discusses a very difficult subject about what happens when you’re in a downward spiral of alcoholism and vices, which Alice Dixson’s character Elaiza Svendsen undergoes after the death of her husband. She will be left fending for herself, and Aga (who plays Mark Alvarez) just happens to be lonely and wanting maybe, another chance at love.

Here’s some photos from the premiere night.

Mayor Herbert Bautista was there to support his friend Aga Mulach

The Director, did a pretty good job.

Sana ALL may collarbones

This is directed by Veronica Velasco and will show on theaters starting November 6 under Viva Films. Make sure you see it because the views are just amazing! And we miss them don’t we?!


Honestly, it's quite nice. Worth every penny you're planning to pay for it. Aga just reminds you that if a good actor is good, he will always be doing worthwhile films, a thing he does quite often. Alice is very articulate, you will have to seriously see if she is going to be someone you'll care about, or fear, or maybe none of those. Guess who's gonna frighten you. Oh it is disturbing, don't make the kids watch.