| 03.24.2013 – Toonami Inception is one day event activity in promoting the new cable channel for Philippine viewers. The event was held at the Eastwood Mall and there was no entrance fee for you to participate with your family. It was opened to the public from 12 to 8PM where it featured cosplayers like Iron Man from DR Industries. The venue was set up to look like a training camp for superheroes; aspiring fans can test their super human skills through fun and games. |
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Toonami Inception 2013 Launch Party!
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Happy Meal the Croods: Grug!
| 03.18.2013 – During the Croods press screening last Saturday everyone got treated to a surprise from McDonald’s which gave away the latest Happy Meal Toy for April 2013 ahead of the usual release date which is usually a week before end of the month. Most popular characters from the Croods that was given away were Nicholas Cage’s character in Grug and Emma Stone’s Eep. There are six more characters but those are entirely creatures that was featured in the film. |
Dynamite Artists at Comic Odyssey!
| 03.17.2013 – Dynamite Entertainment’s top caliber Filipino talents Ed Tadeo and Lui Antonio held a comic book signing at the Comic Odyssey in Fully Booked earlier today to fans who followed their works. Ed Tadeo current artist on Bionic Man and Lui Antonio for Dejah Thoris accommodates their fans in signing their works as well as doing limited run commission sketches. The usual event also had a mini-raffle giving away some of their works. |
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Sights & Highlights: The Croods Press Screening!
| 03.16.2013 – The Croods special screening in the morning brought a lot of smiles to the younger audience when Belt, the mascot was present to greet them before going inside the cinema. It was a fun Saturday for the whole family when 20th Century Fox and Ayala Cinema hosted the special viewing of the animated feature in advance. Like the previous screenings by the film distributor the kids had a surprise treat from McDonald’s is one of the partners in promoting this event revealing the next Happy Meal toy for April 2013! |
Friday, March 15, 2013
PRESS RELEASE: Catherine Keener in The Croods!
| 03.16.2013 – The Croods is a family of prehistoric cave people takes you a different level of adventure. Every family there’s always your mom to depend on and this 3D animated feature won’t be fun to watch without Catherine Keener’s character in Ugga. Keener is taking a hands-on approach in maternal acting instincts in the big family 3D animated adventure lending her voice along with Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds and Cloris Leachman. |
HW Imagination 47 of 247: Red Bird!
| 03.15.2013 – Previously the Minion Pig one of the villains who stole the eggs from a bunch of Angry Birds got a special spotlight. As popular as the game that is FREE for download on your mobile phone or tablet they have become iconic. Spawning merchandise based form the game that also produced a theme for the 2011 animated movie in Rio as well as Star Wars which is gaining interest with the younger generation due to its cute diminutive appearance. |
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
PRESS RELEASE: Epic!
| 03.14.2013 – Epic is coming to the big screen in 2013 based on William Joyce's children book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs. It’s teaser trailer has been seen in local cinemas recently and has started to pick up some interest due to viewers reaction. Director Chris Wedge (Ice Age) returns with "Epic," his latest animated fantasy about a young girl who discovers a battle between good and evil starring the voices of Amanda Seyfried, Colin Farrell, Jason Sudeikis, Beyonce Knowles, Josh Hurcherson and Christoph Waltz. |
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
HW Imagination 35 of 247: Minion Pig!
| 03.13.2013 – Ever since Angry Birds became one of the most downloadable games on mobile phones and tablets the popularity has soared. The game about these colorful birds takes their anger t whole new level over the pigs who stole their eggs. The popularity of these characters had spun off sequels even a tie-up that produced Angry Birds Rio based from the animated feature from 2011. Currently everyone has gone addicted to the Star Wars theme that produced merchandise based from the game. |
Monday, March 11, 2013
Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm Launched!
| 03.12.2013 – Starscraft II: Heart of the Swarm is the most anticipated expansion from the much awaited sequel that was released in 2010. Finally after three years Blizzard and X-Play has finally released the story that focus on the Queen of Blades in Sarah Kerrigan. The launch of the expansion pack invited media to witness the game that went live earlier for Philippine users. |
The Story Behind Free Comic Book Day!
| 03.11.2013 – Free Comic book Day has become a celebrated event in North America and has been an annual event in the Philippines. The original pioneer of this was the former CCHQ (Comics Central Headquarters) from 2002 to 2004 and in between those years up to 2007 Filbar’s, Comic Quest and Sputnik followed suit. But most of the comics were not entirely given for FREE as what has been a tradition in the US since it began back in 2002. |
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Cobra Leaders in Action Figure!
| 03.10.2013 – There action figures and of course it became of the iconic franchise from the 1980s. G.I. Joe was A Real American Hero that was born accompanied with an animated series and a comic book that gave life to these soldiers. Then we got their enemy in Cobra a ruthless organization bent out to rule world or even include your toy shelf. There are leaders in the organization you all know the Joes but what about the enemy’s leaders? If you haven’t heard here’s some what we know... |
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Random Things at the Block Market!
| 03.09.2013 – Art can be anything and it can be random how the artist expresses his/her personal reflection. There are different thoughts conveyed by unique individuals who just want to let out for the world to see. It can be anything from a simple thought to layers of personal tragedy. The Block Market launch is what you call random expression of individuals who just want to share their thoughts from their personal experience. Some might be “random fun” or it could be layers of things we don’t actually see just a piece of the surface that lets us interpret them through our means of clarity. |
Friday, March 8, 2013
Christian Bale Begins on Bio Channel Asia!
| 03.08.2013 – Christian Bale has an illustrious career best known for American Psycho and Batman, and for swearing quite a lot on set, it can only be the rising Hollywood star and Oscar winning actor for his supporting role in The Fighter. This month of March 2013 on the Bio Channel get a closer look at the man who was raised in the UK, Portugal and the US by his mother a circus performer. He was introduced to the world of performing arts. |
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Iron Man 3 Shirts at SM Boys Teens Wear!
| 03.07.2013 – After the highly anticipated theatrical trailer that have been released yesterday everyone can’t wait for the film to be shown sometime in April. Previously several posters where revealed for the monumental build up. Of course there’s always the merchandise from Hasbro featuring role playing toys and action figures that some fans had a mixed reaction since these are not entirely the whole line. But you can expect to wear the latest Iron Man 3 shirts courtesy of SM Boys’ Teens Department where they are currently having a contest. |
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Iron Man 3 Theatrical Trailer Unveiled!
03.06.2013 – The countdown to the theatrical trailer for Iron Man 3 has arrived. Yahoo! Movies Has the first glimpse of what to anticipate in a film such as this!
You’ve seen the continuous images of theatrical posters featuring the main players of the film as well as the international releases. Here’s comes the kicker in the full theatrical trailer that will want to see its innovation is here! Read more »
You’ve seen the continuous images of theatrical posters featuring the main players of the film as well as the international releases. Here’s comes the kicker in the full theatrical trailer that will want to see its innovation is here! Read more »
Monday, March 4, 2013
Halle Berry Storms Days Future Past!
| 03.05.2013 – Perhaps it might not be big news but an update that build the anticipation for the next X-Men film in Days Future Past. After Bryan Singer’s success full box office return in the director’s chair with Jack the Giant Slayer. Now we turn to what fans are anticipating to be the biggest one yet for Singer to helm. Of course we’re talking the franchise that put his name on the map in Hollywood. It has been a long time coming but his twitter update gives a big Storm to come. |
PRESS RELEASE: Jack Slays The Box Office!
| 03.04.2013 – Surprising film in Jack the Giant Slayer from Bryan Singer won’t be this epic. If you haven’t seen it definitely you should see how he weaves his perspective in bringing this film as could have be the precursor to his next project. Jack the Giant Slayer has been a surprise hit over the weekend when it was shown almost a week ago and gave those who first saw it more than what they have expected. Singer has done marvelously what he has done in this previous films and he continues to raise that bar a little bit higher. |
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Happy Meal Spotlight: SpongeBob's Friends!
| 03.04.2013 – This month of March McDonald’s brings you the latest Happy Meal toys in SpongeBob SquarePants. Originally released in North America mid-2012 and they came out with sixteen different characters in its first run. Usually the ones that came out from North America makes it to Australia and parts of Asia but not completely intact. The maximum characters or toys they released is eight figurines depends on which region you’re in Asia its still a modest number compared to other competing fast food restaurants. |
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Pinoykon Festive Pop Culture Event!
| 03.03.2013 – Pinoykon is the latest pop culture event to be held in Metro Manila this year. Another brewing event that showcases the local talents in the country which also featured what do you see in a convention. What makes Pinoykon stands out in its first event is putting value in the local comic book community which has already been striving. The other parts are the local gaming, toy, and hobbyist community which also gets a spotlight. |
Friday, March 1, 2013
PRESS RELEASE: Lee Byung-hun in Retaliation!
| 03.02.2013 – Korean actor Lee Byung-hun is blessed and excited to portray once again deadliest and iconic villain in Storm Shadow in the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Originally Storm Shadow has Japanese lineage being one of the founders of the Arashikage Clan a group of ninjas that has also Snake Eyes. Lee Byung-hun was excited by the possibility to explore the more internal side of the character. |
PRESS RELEASE: There & Back Again Play Date Changed.
| 03.01.2013 – The Hobbit was definitely the most interesting film when it first was shown in the Philippines last year. It might not be as epic as the Lord of the Rings Trilogy but if definitely captures the essence of Tolkien’s first masterpiece. Though the adventure of Bilbo Baggins is about to beginning everyone is waiting for the next one. It might take that long but the anticipation is there as the Tolkien films have built a huge following where the original book became popular. |
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