Michael V. umaasa magri-rate sa Killer ...!

Michael V. is hoping that for his initial guest in his first show on TV5, ang Killer Karaoke, Pinoy Naman, he will have good friend and fellow comedian Ogie Alcasid.

Plano raw kasi nila ni Wilma Galvante, entertainment content head and his ninang sa kasal, na pawang celebrities ang unang sasabak bilang guests sa programa. Mga singer, kumbaga, considering that the show is a singing contest of course. Open to all.

Iyon nga lang, singing tilt ang KKPN with a difference dahil ang contestant ay bawal tumigil sa kanyang pag-awit kahit pa ma-subject siya sa kung anu-anong pressure at distraction.

Those na nakapanood na ng US version ng show, Karaoke Killer, saksi sila sa kung anong pressure at distraction ang kailangang ‘‘tiisin’’ ng contestant habang umaawit siya. Nandiyang may mga ahas, dozens of pusa, palaka, at daga (kulay puti ha?) na bigla na lang susulpot sa iyong paanan. But despite their presence, well, kailangang ipagpatuloy pa rin ang pag-awit at kailangang tapusin mo ito.

The prizes at stake naman daw, ayon kay Michael V., is worth it. Ang judges ay mga nanonood ng show mismo.

In a press release issued by the publicity department of TV5, the foreign version is popular at isang malaking hit sa Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Peru, Russia, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.

Michael V. is hoping he will be able to equal the feat.

Kris tameme sa italyanang dyowa ni James

Wow, marami sa mga nakakakilala kay Kris Aquino ang somehow ay nagtataka sa pagre-remain quiet niya kahit pa lahat na yata ng pahayagan ay nag­lalaman ng publicity tungkol kina James Yap at sa kanyang Italian girlfriend na si Michela Cazzola!

Kung sabagay, ano pa ba naman ang puwede niyang i-comment tungkol dito eh more than two years na rin namang napatunayang ’di legal ang kasal nila ni James?

Posible ring busy siya, looking after Bimby Yap na tinitiyak niyang mas mahaba ang role kesa kanya sa Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entry na My Little Bossing which, aside sa kanilang mag-ina, also stars Vic Sotto and Bimby’s fellow child star Ryzza Mae Dizon.

Directed by Marlon Rivera, My Little Bossings is co-produced by Kris’s own production firm Kris Aquino Production with APT Entertainment and M-Zet TV Entertainment.

Mother Lily paulit-ulit na pinanood ang Salawahan

Kung ilang ulit na raw napanood ni Mother Lily Monteverde ang final version ng bagong movie ng Regal Entertainment, Inc. na Status: It’s Complicated, she’s more than satisfied, aniya.

The film, directed by Chris Martinez and starring Jake Cuenca, Paulo Avelino, Maja Savador, Solenn Heussaff, at Eugene Domingo, is somehow daw his tribute to a dear friend and favorite director Ishmael Bernal. The film Salawahan, starring Matt Ranillo III, Rio Locsin, and Sandy Andolong was one of the works of the late director for Regal Films then na labis daw niyang hinangaan.

Thus, her decision to do, not necessarily a remake of Salawahan, but a film inspired by it. And the result nga is Status: It’s Complicated.

Second time na itong Status: It’s Complicated na idinirek ni Direk Chris for Regal Entertainment na inspired by a previous film by Mother Lily’s production. The other was Temptation Island.