The trailer for Enola Holmes 2is here, featuring Millie Bobby Brown as the titular detective and Henry Cavill as her famous brother, Sherlock, as they join forces to unravel yet another mystery.
Check out the trailer for Enola Holmes 2 below:
After cracking her first case in the first film, Enola decides to open her own detective agency. However, to the young lady’s dismay, potential clients do not seem to believe in her sleuthing skills– or are just trying to use her to reach out to her brother. Just when she has decided to close up shop, a young girl asks for her help in finding her sister. Little did Enola know, her latest case would lead to something bigger mystery, that would need two Holmes to solve.
Based on the books of author Nancy Springer, Enola Holmes 2 is directed by Harry Bradbeer and stars Helena Bonham Carter, Louis Partridge, Adeel Akhtar, David Thewlis, Susan Wokoma, and Sharon Duncan-Brewster alongside Cavill and Brown.
The film arrives on Netflix this November 4. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to get the latest news on film, TV, and more updates around the city!
From spending family time at the supermarket to discovering new and affordable brands and items at the department store — these are some of the things we had to let go of the past two years. Now as people’s movements adapt to a new normal, The Metro Stores is ready to welcome all shoppers back into everything they missed and more!
The Cebu-based retail giant is inviting everyone to remember the things they missed at The Metro Stores and to experience it all again in new and better ways through its ‘Meet You At Metro’ brand video. Improved store formats and concepts, fresh brands, and new experience await in all the Metro Supermarket and Metro Department Store branches nationwide starting with its flagship, Metro Ayala Center Cebu.
Together with the launch of the new brand video, The Metro Stores is premiering its new ‘Meet You At Metro’ jingle through a dance challenge on TikTok. #TheMetroStoresDanceChallenge is open to all participants aged 18 years or and above who are currently residing in Luzon or Visayas.
The official choreography can be viewed on The Metro Stores’ official TikTok page. All they need to do is learn the dance, post a video of them doing the dance challenge using the new Metro Stores jingle, follow and tag The Metro Stores’ TikTok page, and include the following hashtags: #TheMetroStoresDanceChallenege #WeMakeLifeEasy #TheMetroStores. The account must also remain public until the end of the promo duration.
The Metro Stores will accept entries via TikTok from September 15 to October 15, 2022 only. The announcement of three (3) winners of P10,000 worth of Metro Gift Certificates will be announced on October 22, 2022.
The Metro jingle speaks of its promise to ‘make life easy and make life better’ for all The Metro Stores’ shoppers. Not only do the lyrics highlight the wide variety of quality and affordable options available in-store and through its online shopping platform shopmetro.ph, it also spotlights the different stories, experiences, and memories one can make with loved ones at The Metro Stores.
What’s new at The Metro Stores
Cebu shoppers experienced firsthand The Metro Stores’ new concepts like the department store’s Pet Zone for all pet essentials and the GASA Zone, also known as the area for gifts, accessories, souvenirs, and many more, that carries local snacks, home items, and other products that are perfect for pasalubong.
There are also new additions to be enjoyed at Metro Supermarket for dry groceries, fresh and frozen items, and wine.
Soon, Metro shoppers from other regions will also get to experience new and fresh concepts once rolled out in all The Metro Stores nationwide.
#ShopTheMetroStores in-store, online at www.shopmetro.ph, or thru its personal shopper services via Metro Pabili by sending a text or Viber message to: 0917-88-METRO (0917-88-63876) or chat with Mae at www.shopmetro.ph/chat. #WeMakeLifeEasy
Trailer Courtesy of Paramount Pictures International
In Smile, after witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.
Photo Courtesy of Paramount Pictures International
Bacon’s innate warmth and her natural gift for connecting with people struck director-writer Parker Finn as essential traits to portray an empathetic clinical psychiatrist. Just as importantly, she had the acting skill to capture the emotion and anxiety of someone on a perilous downward spiral. “I believe Sosie’s given one of the most astounding debut lead performances in recent years,” Finn says. “She’s in almost every scene, and she’s operating at extreme levels of stress, fear, and panic for most of the movie. Maintaining those emotions can really take a toll on an actor, but she’s deeply committed to her craft and just knocked it out of the park.”
Photo Courtesy of Paramount Pictures International
Bacon describes Smile as an intense psychological horror film told through the eyes of a character that you can’t help but root for. “I play a woman who’s been coping with a lot of pain in her life, and after witnessing a violent incident at work, she’s forced to confront a supernatural threat that fixates on her,” she says. “It’s visually striking and it will absolutely freak you out!”
Photo Courtesy of Paramount Pictures International
Although Bacon has been acclaimed for her nuanced supporting performances in film and television series including “Mare of Easttown” and “13 Reasons Why,” Smile represents the biggest role of her career so far, and she admits it affected her emotionally and physically. “Truthfully, I wasn’t fully aware of how much this part would wear on me when I began the movie,” she says. “It’s physically demanding, because your body doesn’t understand the difference between acting and real life. But honestly, I don’t know that anything can prepare you for an experience like Smile.”
Dusit Thani Manila has joined forces with Jakarta’s 5-star Hotel Borobudur to bring yet another vibrant culinary festival to its all-day dining restaurant, The Pantry.
This time, Dusit Thani Manila expands The Pantry’s buffet by holding the Indonesian Food Festival dubbed Lezat— meaning delicious— which will take guests on a gastronomic journey packed with culinary marvels of the country, courtesy of guest Chef Hendriyono who flew all the way from Hotel Borobudur to bring us a carefully curated menu of some of Indonesia’s finest culinary offerings.
The savory spreads of Lezat can be found at the far end of The Pantry, available alongside the in-house restaurant’s staples. Tucked in a corner is the highlight of the food festival, Hotel Borobudur’s legendary Sop Buntut. The oxtail soup is famous for its rich and flavorful broth with its equally-delicious oxtail meat and other mix-ins. They also have different toppings on display so you can tweak the taste of the soup to your liking.
Sop Buntut
Another soup that they serve is the Soto Ayam, a hearty chicken soup with the distinct flavor of turmeric.
Soto Ayam
While one might set their eyes on the Sop Buntut right away, Lezat’s rich spreads of dishes are also worth everyone’s attention. Excite your appetite with their lineup of appetizers such as their Balinese fish satay Sate Lilit Bali and the Sumatera fried dumplings Mpek mpek Palembang.
Moving on to their main dishes, guests can dive into a wide selection of delicious dishes. Have a bite of their Kambing Saus Kecap, which is roasted lamb with soy sauce and coriander, that will remind you of our very own adobo. Try their Bebek Goreng Madura, which is a crispy and flaky duck dish that’s rich in texture and taste. And enjoy the Daging Rendang Padang which is a Sumatera beef stew that is steeped with sumptuous flavor.
Daging Rendang Padang
Head on to the carvery counter and a Roast Baby Lamb quickly catches one’s attention. The lamb offers tender meat and crisp skin that would definitely woo meat lovers. Also on the station are more sumptuous meats such as the Black Angus Beef Brisket, Smoked Chicken, and Smoked Sausages.
Roast Baby LambBlack Angus Beef Brisket
If you fancy fish, you can check out their Pepes Ikan Bandung and indulge in its refreshing umami, or the Ikan Acar Kuning which is pickled fish with the kick of turmeric sauce. For spice seekers, you can also get some of their Sambal Goreng Kentang Balado or spicy potatoes with sambal, and the Ayam Rica Rica, which is a sambal-infused chicken dish.
Pepes Ikan BandungIkan Acar KuningAyam Rica Rica
Aside from the spirits available at The Pantry’s bar counter, you can also opt for an Indonesian beverage made with coconut milk and pandan jelly, which is also a perfect drink to curb the heat from the buffet’s spicy offerings.
Added to The Pantry’s station of cakes and sweet treats are desserts from Indonesia, such as the Kolak Pisan Dan Ubi, Dadar Gulung Dengan and Pisang Goreng, akin to our own ginataan and kakanin, and elevated to cap off a satisfying meal of Indonesian delights.
The Indonesian food festival Lezat is now available on weekends at Dusit Thani Manila’s The Pantry until October 2. Enjoy these Indonesian delicacies on top of The Pantry’s buffet staples for P2,100++ per person for Friday and Saturday dinner buffet; and P2,500++ per person for Sunday brunch. A special a la carte menu will also be offered on regular days for lunch and dinner.
For reservations, call 7238 8888. You can also visit the Dusit Thani Manila website for more details. The hotel is located at Ayala Centre, Makati City, Metro Manila.
This week, Olivia Wilde’s psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling is dropping in Philippine cinemas!
Set in the ’50s, the film stars Florence Pugh and Harry Styles as the couple Alice and Jack who live in the idealized community of Victory, which is owned by a mysterious company.
Home to the families of the men who work for the company’s top-secret project, Victory is a tight-knit utopia where the people’s daily lives are influenced by the CEO, Frank (Chris Pine), who also serves as a life coach for the community. But when Alice begins to see cracks in their idyllic life, she sets out to discover the truth behind Victory and its sinister secrets.
Before Don’t Worry Darling hits theaters this week, we’ve rounded up a few facts about the movie from behind the scenes. Check them out below.
1. Olivia Wilde is back in the director’s chair.
Before being credited as a director, Olivia Wilde is an actress who starred in movies like The Lazarus Effect and TRON: Legacy. She made her directorial debut in 2019 with the teen comedy flick Booksmart, making Don’t Worry Darling her second feature film as the director. Wilde also stars in the thriller as Bunny, Alice’s best friend.
Photo: ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ trailer
2. There were multiple bidders for Wilde’s script.
According to Deadline, there were 15 to 18 bidders who wanted to secure Wilde’s script with budgets of around $20M. Included in the lineup of studios that joined the bidding war were Netflix, MGM, Village Roadshow Pictures, Apple, and Universal-based Blumhouse. In the end, New Line Cinema, known for The Conjuring, IT, and the Final Destination franchises secured the rights for the film.
3. Shia Labeouf almost starred as Jack.
Harry Styles was initially meant to play Jack, but due to conflicts with his touring schedule, the role almost landed on Shia Labeouf of Transformers fame. But in an interview with Variety, Wilde said she let go of Labeouf because his process “seems to require a combative energy, and I don’t personally believe that is conducive to the best performances.”
Meanwhile, Labeouf denied this in an email to Variety, saying the reason was the lack of rehearsal time. In the end, Styles was cast again to play the lead role opposite Pugh.
Photo: ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Dinner Clip
4. Florence Pugh on her sex scenes with Harry Styles in the trailer.
In the same interview, director Wilde had been vocal about the importance of depicting female pleasure in sex scenes between a heterosexual couple, because “in hetero sex scenes in film, the focus on men as the recipients of pleasure is almost ubiquitous.”
But with the crowd’s attention being directed to the sex scenes between Pugh and Styles when the trailer dropped, Pugh has this to say in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar: “When it’s reduced to your sex scenes, or to watch the most famous man in the world go down on someone, it’s not why we do it. It’s not why I’m in this industry. Obviously, the nature of hiring the most famous pop star in the world, you’re going to have conversations like that. That’s just not what I’m going to be discussing because [this movie is] bigger and better than that. And the people who made it are bigger and better than that.”
5. Harry Styles created Alice’s “trigger song” in just 5 minutes.
In the same interview between Variety and director Wilde, the latter revealed that the seemingly romantic yet creepy song featured in the film was written by Harry Styles. In the script, it was only referred to as Alice’s “trigger song” and when the singer and actor asked about it, Wilde revealed to him that there was no specific song yet. Styles then offered to pen it himself.
“Five minutes later, he sent me a demo from his piano, and it was what ended up in the film. He called me and said, ‘What about this?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, that’s it. That’s it. And that’s really insane that you did that in five minutes’,” said Wilde.
Photo: ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ trailer
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Don’t Worry Darlingopens in cinemas nationwide this Wednesday, September 28.Book your seats in advance and buy your tickets here.
Netflix just teased more Korean content on their platform at the TUDUM Korea virtual event!
A part of TUDUM 2022: A Netflix Global Fan Event, this segment is dedicated to celebrating all of the Korean content available and soon-to-be available on the streaming platform. After all, it’s a Korean drama that currently holds the title of being the most watched Netflix show of all time: none other than the hit thriller Squid Game.
Aside from Squid Game, Netflix has also maintained a rich plethora of Korean films and dramas that range across different genres including popular titles such as Extraordinary Attorney Woo, All of Us Are Dead, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, and their most recent drama Little Women.
With such success, subscribers can only expect more Korean titles to populate the platform. But before we get ahead of ourselves, Netflix Korea already gave us a glimpse of their current projects that will be streaming on Netflix in the near future. Check them out below!
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area Part 2
An exclusive clip for the second season of Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area, featuring the ex-North Korean special agent Cha Moo-hyuk hunting down a former comrade.
Single’s Inferno 2
The reality show Single’s Inferno is also getting a second season. Moon Sae-hoon and Shin Ji-yeon visited the set of the show, reminiscing their experiences during their stay and teasing what’s to come for season 2.
Physical: 100
A preview has also been revealed for the reality show Physical: 100 where 100 contestants must compete and participate in a series of physical challenges in order to find out who has the ultimate physique.
Korea No. 1
Hosts Yu Jae-seok, Lee Kwang-soo and Kim Yeon-koung also teased their upcoming reality show, which will give viewers a look at traditional jobs and how these jobs tie to Korean culture.
The Fabulous
Choi Min-ho and Chae Soo-bin star in the upcoming drama The Fabulous, which revolves around people who work in the fashion industry.
Glitch
Another upcoming K-drama from Netflix is Glitch, which is set to be released this October 7. It follows a girl’s search for her missing boyfriend, a search that will lead her to believe that he had been abducted by aliens.
20th Century Girl
An exclusive clip has been shown during the event, featuring Kim You-Jung and Byeon Woo-Seok of 20th Century Girl. It is a nostalgic love story that revolves around the 17-year-old girl Na Bo-ra.
Somebody
Starring Kim Young-Kwang, Kang Hae-Lim, Kim Yong-Ji, and Kim Soo-Yeon, Somebody revolves around a murder mystery that involves a social media app.
Photo courtesy of Netflix
The Glory
Song Hye Kyo and Lee Do-Hyun star in this Korean drama which follows a victim of bullying who grew up to become the homeroom teacher of her bully’s child. Wanting revenge, she makes a cruel plot to get back at her tormentor.
Photo courtesy of Netflix
Hellbound
Netflix also celebrated the renewals of beloved thriller dramas D.P., Sweet Home, All of Us Are Dead, and Hellbound. Check out a teaser below for the second season of Hellbound.
Squid Game
The event ends with Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk giving viewers a glimpse of the unreleased clip from the first season of the hit thriller. Squid Game is also set to return for season 2
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Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, in collaboration with Aperol, is bringing the iconic vibrant drink—also dubbed as the Italian sunset in a glass—to Sunset Bar for Aperol Spritz Sundown.
Starting this September, guests can indulge in a relaxing and tranquil afternoon with a glass of perol Spritz in hand as they bask in Sofitel Manila’s picturesque background of the Manila Bay sunset. Enjoy an exclusive offer from 4 PM to 6 PM: Buy 1 glass, and take another one, on us! Aperol Spritz’ unique bittersweet taste derives from a secret and original recipe that has remained authentic through the years. The infusion of selected primary components including oranges, herbs,and roots makes this concoction a perfectly balanced combination.
Aperol Spritz is the perfect apéritif that can be enjoyed with friends and family, whether it’s for celebrating small wins or toasting to life’s milestones. Guests can enjoy this quintessential afternoon drink at Sunset Bar complemented with the restaurant’s wide range of culinary offerings, such as Tex-Mex signatures, sizzling dishes, rice bowls, and the newly launched Pizzeria menu. Furbabies are also welcome to join the joy with their furparents as Sunset Bar offers a Posh Pooch Menu—a curated selection of delicious treats especially made for them! Patrons can also lounge at the SoChill area by the bay—perfect for capturing those Instagram-worthy sunset shots.
Aperol Spritz Sundown is available daily at Sunset Bar starting this month until February 2023 for just Php 450 nett. For reservations, please contact (63 2) 8832-6988 or H6308-FB12@sofitel.com
After two years of silence due to the pandemic, operatic arias will once more resound in at the theater this September as the Cultural Center of the Philippines relaunches the MET Opera in HD Season 7 series in cooperation with the Metropolitan Opera of New York, Filipinas Opera Society Foundation Inc., and Ayala Cinemas.
The CCP MET Opera in HD Season 7 will open on September 27, 7:30 PM at the Greenbelt 3 Cinema 1 with Georges Bizet’s Carmen.
In this celebrated production mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine is opera’s ultimate seductress, opposite tenor Roberto Alagna, who captivated Live in HD audiences as Don José in 2010. Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak sings Micaëla, alongside bass Alexander Vinogradov as the swaggering bullfighter Escamillo. Louis Langrée conducts Sir Richard Eyre’s lively production, a favorite in the Met’s repertoire. Carmen will have a second screening on October 4, 6:30 PM.
CCP MET Opera in HD Season 7 will feature one MET Opera in HD production every month until February 2023 at Greenbelt 3 in Makati.
Forthcoming are:
· LA TRAVIATA by Giuseppe Verdi on November 15, 6:30 PM. In his first Live in HD appearance as the Met’s Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Michael Mayer’s richly textured new production, featuring a dazzling 18th-century setting that changes with the seasons. Soprano Diana Damrau plays the tragic heroine, Violetta, and tenor Juan Diego Flórez returns to the Met for the first time in five seasons to sing Alfredo, Violetta’s hapless lover. Baritone Quinn Kelsey is Alfredo’s father, Germont, who destroys their love.
· DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES by Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc on December 6, 6:30 PM. The Met’s Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads an accomplished ensemble in Poulenc’s devastating modern masterpiece of faith and martyrdom. Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard is the young Blanche de La Force, opposite Met legend Karita Mattila as the First Prioress.
· LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT by Gaetano Donizetti on January 10, 2023, 6:30 PM. Bel canto stars Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena team up for a feast of vocal fireworks on the Met stage. Baritone Maurizio Muraro is Sergeant Sulplice, with mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe as the outlandish Marquise of Berkenfield. Enrique Mazzola conducts.
· SAMSON ET DALILA by Camille Saint-Saëns on February 7, 2023, 6:30 PM. Saint-Saëns’s biblical epic stars mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča and tenor Roberto Alagna in the title roles; Live in HD audiences last saw the pair together in the acclaimed 2010 transmission of Bizet’s Carmen. Bass-baritone Laurent Naouri co-stars as the High Priest, with baritone Elchin Azizov as the Philistine king Abimélech and bass Dmitry Belosselskiy as the Old Hebrew. Darko Tresnjak, the Tony Award–winning director of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, makes his debut directing the first new Met production of the opera in 20 years. Sir Mark Elder conducts.
For more information, visit the CCP website (www.culturalcenter.gov.ph) and follow the official CCP social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for the latest updates.
After the 2021 film Old, M. Night Shyamalan is back with a new thriller that turns yet another quiet vacation into a horrific nightmare.
Titled Knock at the Cabin, this film will pit a family against heretics who believe that the innocent vacationers will bring the apocalypse upon the Earth unless they make the impossible choice. Watch the trailer for Knock at the Cabin below:
The trailer begins with a young girl and her parents enjoying their vacation at a remote cabin in the woods. But soon enough, suspicious figures begin to stalk them, and the peaceful respite takes a totally dark turn when these people give their door a knock. These four people take the family hostage, claiming that they must make a horrible choice or the world will end.
Based on the bestselling book The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay, the film stars Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Kristen Cui, Abby Quinn, and Rupert Grint. The film is directed by Shyamalan who also co-wrote the screenplay with Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman.
The film is set for a US release on February 3, 2023. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to get the latest news on film, TV, and more updates around the city!
Max’s Restaurant, the iconic Filipino restaurant chain famous for its Sarap-to-the-Bones® Fried Chicken is joining the whole nation in celebrating National Family Day with a special week-long surprise. Gather the family because it will give free cake slices from September 21 to 27 only.
Max’s is extending the celebration to invite everyone to spend more time with loved ones and strengthen family bonds. Eating together has always been a good time to reconnect and at the same time enjoy sumptuous Pinoy dishes so customers can avail the offer for every order of any Half Family Set Meal. A set starts at P1,949 and can be enjoyed by a group of five and consists of the following:
Max’s Regular Fried Chicken
Chicken Pancit Canton
Chicken Lumpiang Shanghai
Chopsuey
Caramel Bars®
Plain Rice
Nilaga Soup
Five free cake slices will be given as dessert to add joy to the family feast. The promo is valid for dine-in transactions in all stores except Palawan, Naga, Visayas, and Mindanao.
The brand also prepared a treat for those who prefer take-out or delivery and devour meals at home. Guests can get a free 1.5 liter Pepsi for every order of Set to Sizzle bundle. It already includes Regular Fried Chicken, Tofu con Pork Sisig, choice of Nilagang Baka or Pocherong Baka, Lumpiang Shanghai, and Large Rice. Price starts at P1,899 for take-out. Orders can be made via delivery.maxschicken.com or 888-79000 (Metro Manila).
For more information, visit the official Facebook page at @MaxsRestaurant and use the hashtags #MaxsFamilyWeek and #EveryDayToTheMax
