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| Anne, Sam almost 'on'Column: Freehand WE'VE seen "When Love Begins" and the material about two very disparate persons who fall in love is something writer-director Joey Reyes has done before in many of his past films. Aga Muhlach has played the role of the problematic and carefree hero who has difficulty coping with the people and situations around him in "Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal" and "Kung Ako Na Lang Sana. " This time, it's the leading lady, Anne Curtis, who has that kind of attitude and Anne does it exceedingly well. She has the insouciance of a bratty and impulsive girl and she is totally convincing in the flippant way she delivers her lines casually, like when she tells Aga "Sosyal ako!", "You can kiss me" or "I'll see you when I want to because I decide. " Her acting has really improved vastly, considering that she had difficulty saying long lines before. We first noticed her improvement in "Maging Sino Ka Man" where she did well as Celine, the girl called a slut who answers back: "Yes, but I am the best slut in town!" Anne also displays her seductive figure in various bikini scenes. She absolutely looks gorgeous and no doubt this makes "When Love Begins" really her movie. Her stunning screen presence is surely also the reason why she was chosen to play the title role in the new ABS-CBN fantaserye, "Diyosa", where she plays the daughter of Mariang Sinukuan and Bernardo Carpio who's a goddess of air, earth and water. As such, she has several transfigurations as a human eagle, a centaur, and as a mermaid. She's "Mulawin," "Dyesebel" and the fawn in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" rolled into one. No doubt her fans are now eagerly waiting for this. Anne is also a most sought after endorser. She plugs Head & Shoulders Shampoo, Freeway, GSM Blue and Biolink Lotion. Anne will also do comedy in the new gag show, "Banana Split", and on Sundays, she does singing and dancing in "ASAP". "Ang dami ko talagang blessings na dapat ipagpasalamat," she says at the victory party hosted by Viva for her for the success of "When Love Begins" that earned P50 million in five days. "At least, kahit may kalaban kaming big Hollywood movie, hindi kami basta nagpatalo. " What about her lovelife? Is she finally officially on with Sam Milby? "We're getting there, almost there na nga. Of all my suitors, siya talaga ang naiiba at pinakagusto ko. Sinusu-nod niya ang book na 'When Boy Meets Girl' by Joshua Harris sa panliligaw niya sa akin. We're paired in 'Diyosa' and we're also slated to do a new movie. " On Monday, she's leaving for a ten-day vacation in Europe. "I owe it to myself to have this break as I've been working very hard lately. Mostly, I'd stay in Paris, then I'd go visit my half sister in Spain. When I come back here, umpisa na kami ng taping ng 'Di-yosa'. " In an interview, Annabelle Rama hinted that she warned her son Richard Gutierrez against Anne when they were going steady. What can she say about this? "Well, she's been very vocal naman noon na ayaw niya sa'kin for Richard because of my playgirl image. Takot nga ako sa kanya noon, but at least, I've proven to her na hindi naman totoong papalit-palit ako ng lalaki. Naging okay naman kami ni Tita Annabelle and she even allowed me to play her in 'Magpakailanman' kaya ako talaga ang unang young actress who got to play her on screen. " DENNIS HARDLY SEES CRISTINE DENNIS Trillo first re-created a Christopher de Leon role on TV in "Kung Mahawi Man ang Ulap. " He now reprises another Boyet role in "Magdusa Ka" that starts airing on Monday, May 12 in GMA-7's Dramarama Sa Hapon, replacing "Maging Akin Ka Lamang". "This one is much more demanding," he says. "I play Rod, a jeepney driver, something very different from the usual boy-next-door type of roles I did before. Dito, streetsmart ako at may pagka-babaero, kaya nabuwisit sa'kin si Katrina Halili. May scene pa rito na nagma-macho dancing ako. Ang ginaya ko sa original mo-vie, yung naka-balbas at bigote rin si Boyet de Leon. Pero yun lang, everything else is my own interpretation. But I really consider it a big honor na ako ang napiling gumanap sa roles played by Boyet de Leon before. " For the TV remake of "Magdusa Ka," he is given additional characters to interact with. Ana Capri plays Hedy, a sexy woman who's so in love with him even if she's already married; Prince Estefan as Sonny, his poor half brother; Gabby Eigenmann as Roland, his rich half-brother; and Emilio Garcia as Gerry, his rich dad from whom he's estranged. How's his relationship now with Carlene Aguilar? "It's definitely much better. We're more okay now as friends. She allows me to visit our son, Calyx, anytime. " What about Christine Reyes? Is it true they're back in each other's arms? "We do go out. But lately, bihira kami magkita kasi nga busy ako sa taping 'Magdusa Ka' at siya naman, lumipat na sa kabila. " OMB, MTRCB JOIN HANDS IN FIGHTING EVIL OPTICAL Media Board Chairman Edu Manzano hosted lunch at Annabel's Restaurant to officially announce his partnership with MTRCB Chair Conzoliza La Guardia , Monsignor Pedro Quitorio of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines and Atty. Eric Mallonga of the Child Justice League to intensify his campaign against child pornography and flicker piracy. He showed some footage of a sex video involving a Caucasian and two Filipino children about 5 or 6 years old. As we watched, we felt our stomach turning. It's so sickening, so totally revolting! These foreign pedophiles are exploiting the culture of poverty and paying the parents of these poor hapless kids to let their own offspring be molested for monetary gain. We had to turn our eyes away and the sight of those innocent children being used by those sex maniacs for their perverted motives gave us a lingering feeling of sadness the whole day. Up to now, we feel like throwing up each time we remember that horrifying footage showing the evil that men are capable of doing. We should not allow this to happen to our children who will certainly be scarred for life. Let's all pray for these victims and we also personally pray that Edu's campaign against this evil deed will be very successful and all pedophiles be thrown out of the country, especially those who make child porn for gain. Edu says it costs only $10,000 to do one sex video and this is sold abroad for $20,000. In other words, they can quickly double their investment. "Engaging in child porno is a violation of the child abuse law, the child exploitation law, and the child labor law," Edu says. "I call on the public to report to us if they know of anyone who does or sells child porn. They can call us sa hotline namin, 374-1393 or 413-0483 or go to our website at www. omb. go. ph. Kids are the most marginalized sector of our society and we should all help them. About piracy, Celine de Venecia of Solar Films said we're now considered number one in duplicating films illegally through cam-corders. "I don't know if we're number one," says Edu. "But it's been proven that duplicated copies of films were taken from 13 cinemas in our country and this was detected through watermark features that indicate they're mall theaters. " Cong. Irwin Tieng says he has not apprehended any big duplicators and he's been invited to attend their budget hearings but he won't come. "For the record, we've closed down six of 11 replicators in our country. About their budget hearings, the OMB attends every single hearing and they've been promising to increase our budget for four years now, pero wala namang nangyayari. For the entire country, we have only 15 OMB agents. Obvious bang undermanned kami?" FRANK GOES ASIAWIDE AFTER doing an episode for a horror anthology in Singapore TV, Frank Garcia is happy to be tapped by Director Bong Agustin to be one of the leads in a comedy-drama about college life entitled "Five Oranges. " "At least, tuluy-tuloy ang assignments ko for acting, which I enjoy doing," he says. "The episode we did for Singapore TV is about a white lady. I play the lead role as a taxi driver at si Niña Jose ang white lady. Sa 'Five Oranges' naman, I co-star with Joross Gamboa, Dino Imperial and Joaqui Mendoza. We've started taping but I don't know yet as to when it will be shown. " He's also busy rehearsing for his show with Boyz. Com and comedienne Rubirubi at Metro Bar, West Avenue on Friday, May 16. "Big hit kasi ang first show namin sa Zirkoh in February so we're holding it in a bigger venue this time. We'll sing new songs, do more production numbers, kaya panay ang practice namin nina Polo Ravales, Frank Garcia, Joseph Bitangcol, Alwyn Uytingco and Gabb Drilon to make sure we will please the audience. " They took their shirts off before and Rubirubi rated the sexiness of their nipples. Is it true this time she'll do a Bukol Rating of their crotches? "Well, may threat nga siyang ganu'n. If the audience itself would call for it, baka mapilitan kami. Bahala na. " The special guests in their show are Rufa Mae Quinto who'll do a solo number then will have a production number with the boys, Philippine Idol runner-up Jan Nieto who'll do a duet with Rubirubi and FHM cover girl Hazel Ann Mendoza, produced by DMV Entertainment. The show is for the benefit of the Quezon City Chamber of Commerce. For tickets, call DMV at 415-0373 to 74, Metro Bar at 412-6514, Ticketnet at 911-5555 and Ticketworld at 891-5610. Source: People's Journal |
