Watch the trailer of Jonathan Larson's tick, tick.. BOOM! coming to Netflix

In a community ravaged by the AIDS epidemic, a young artist writes what he thinks is the next great American musical. tick, tick... BOOM! follows the story of Jonathan Larson, played by Oscar-nominee and Tony award-winner Andrew Garfield, who waits tables in a diner during the 1990s and composes songs. The acclaimed musical is now made into a movie, produced and directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and coming to Netflix on November 19 and select theaters.

Jonathan Larson also revolutionized theater with his hit rock musical R.E.N.T. and this autobiographical musical shows the struggles of a young artist and feeling the pressure of people around him - from his girlfriend Susan, who dreams of an artistic life beyond New York City; and from his friend Michael, who has moved on from his dream to a life of financial security. Watch the full trailer below.

 

tick, tick…BOOM! stars Academy Award nominee & Tony Award winner Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Tony Award nominee Robin de Jesús, Tony Award nominee Joshua Henry, Emmy Award nominee Mj Rodriguez, Emmy Award winner Bradley Whitford, Tariq Trotter aka Black Thought of The Roots, with Emmy and Tony Award winner Judith Light, and Vanessa Hudgens. The film is written by Tony Award winner Steven Levenson and produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard for Imagine Entertainment, Julie Oh, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Andrew Garfield and Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Forever 21 reinvents basic style

Virtual meetings and classes put us to cam off. Time to show your confidence with versatile "every-wear" essentials to bring more fun and fashion with Forever21's Reinvented Basics.

If you’re looking for an entirely new wardrobe or just a bit of an update, it’s the perfect opportunity to either cement your personal style with some new staples, or the chance to reinvent with a new wardrobe.

There are basic tees, neutral-toned crop tops, tiered midi skirt sets, knit sets, relaxed fit shorts, and sweatshorts for women; meanwhile, collar shirts and drawstring shorts are available for men. The good news is that Forever 21 offers these great fashion basics for as low as Php 495!

 

 

Show up in your virtual classes, zoom meetings, and socials looking all polished and comfortable with Forever 21’s Reinvented Basics collection. All these and more are available in Forever 21 stores located at SM Megamall, SM Makati, SM City Cebu, SM City North EDSA, SM Mall of Asia, SM Aura Premier, SM Lanang Premier, SM City Clark, and Robinson’s Magnolia. Precautionary measures are in place to ensure a safe shopping experience for all.

You can also shop these items at the comforts of your homes; check out Forever 21 at Lazada, Shopee, and ShopSM. Forever 21’s order to deliver service is also now available;

inquire via Viber/SMS at 09178114777.

Get connected with Forever 21 through facebook.com/Forever21PH and Instagram @f21philippines for more updates.

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BARO'T SAYA TUWA AT LIGAYA - Edgar San Diego holds first solo exhibit at Mega Fashion Hall

The pandemic pushed our artists to do further and Edgar San Diego is one of them. His story during the pandemic inspired him to create more and now he's sharing it with the world with his first-ever solo exhibit titled, "Baro't Saya, Tuwa at Ligaya" happening from October 9-15 at the SM Megamall Mega Fashion Hall.

The theme of the exhibit is a ‘Tribute of Joy to the Filipina and her Traditional Dress amidst the Pandemic.’

Edgar’s love for the beautiful Filipina, traditions, costumes, and production design is evident on his paintings, keeping in mind that the colors are bright and the subjects are happy in creating positive vibes which we need most in this pandemic. He chose to deal with beautiful characters in their colorful costumes and nostalgic scenarios.

 

 

Edgar always take inspiration from classic masters like Christian Dior, Balenciaga, YSL, Inno Sotto and Joe Salazar. In the visual arts, he admires Gustav Klimt, Vincent Van Gogh, Edgar Degas, Diego Rivera, Claude Monet, Fernando Amorsolo, and Carlos Botong Francisco.

For his women of style and substance, Edgar’s inspiration comes from Frida Kahlo, Tamara de Lempicka, Betsty Westerndorp, among others.

He is a painter before becoming a fashion designer, he used to hand-paint on formal clothes for established designers during his UST Fine Arts days. He was also a display-window artist at the Plaza Fashion Mart where he had a chance to meet fashion directors, models and more designers whom he we will eventually work with after college.

In 1981, he was invited and became the youngest pioneer of the Fashion Designers Association of the Philippines where he eventually served as president for 4 terms.

Edgar’s citations and awards includes:

• “Haute Couture Designer of the Year” in the Manila Fashion Designers Awards in 1989.
• “Grand Prix Best Costume Award” in Carnival in Rio in Manila, which brought him to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1990
• 5-time winner in the Annual Flores de Mayo at The Manila Hotel.
• Philippine representative to the 1989 Asean Fashion Connections in Singapore
• Awarded as one of the Outstanding Alumni of UST College of Fine Arts and Don Bosco Technical Institue

As a costume designer, Edgar’s credits include Repertory Philippines’ “The Wizard of Oz”, “The Man of La Mancha”, “M Butterfly”, “Aladdin”, “The Sound of Music”, etc.; Trumpets’ “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”, and “Little Mermaid” and New Port theater’s “ Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”.

He also made cinematic costumes for Star Cinema’s “Sarah ang Munting Princesa” and “Ceddie”.

Edgar has also successfully promoted fashion and culture through fashion shows with Filipino communities in New York, New Jersey, California, Florida, Atlanta, Missouri, Chicago, Guam, Honolulu, and London.

His solo gala fashion shows were also presented in Manila, Honolulu, Jakarta and Melbourne.

BARO’T SAYA TUWA AT Ligaya is co-presented by SM Appliance Center, TCL, Amelia's Garden, Artistshop, BERINGER Wines, Doltz Pilar, Flyace Corporation, Gari P. Palmani.

The production team of the exhibit are as follows: Dan Pablo (videographer), Jun Lopez (curator), Willie de Vera (photographer), Toots Tolentino (publicist) and Barbara San Diego (muse).

A percentage of the sales will be donated to Special Services of Jose Reyes Medical Center through Mr. Rheez Chua.

For further details, please check Facebook: Edgar San Diego Fashion & Arts.

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It's #SMSuperMonth the whole October!

Calling all shoppers, foodies and everyone who loves to visit SM Supermalls, for the whole month of October, starting TODAY until October 31, 2021, the largest mall chain offers SUPER BUYS, SUPER DEALS and SUPER EATS as we celebrate SM Super Month.

In October, we also remember the birth anniversary of Henry Sy, the founder of SM Supermalls and the great way to let shoppers enjoy his birthday with exciting deals for the whole SM community. SM recognizes that its success is because of its customers, tenants, partners to SM's employees.

Participating shops and brands include SM Supermalls, The SM Store, SM Markets, Toy Kingdom, Ace Hardware, Pet Express, Watsons, SM Appliance Center, SM Home, Our Home, Baby Company, Kultura, SM Beauty, Miniso, Shop SM, SM Malls Online, SMAC, Grab, Visa and Booky.

Thanks for the Super Month gift, SM!

You can enjoy perks from tenants and weekday deals when you visit the SM Supermall near you. You can also watch out for SM Malls Online's Super Voucher Deals. They will also have Super Weekend Deals every Friday-Saturday that include B1G1s, a special systemwide sale on October 15-17, and special treats from tenants.

Here are aweSM treats for partners and shoppers:

• Super Tiktok Challenge: Join the biggest TikTok Challenge to the tune of the SM jingle for a chance to win aweSM prizes!
• SM Super Riders: Post a selfie with your delivery rider and share your Super AweSM service experience and a chance to win prizes and GCs for you and the delivery rider.
• SM pays it forward to the Filipino MSME with the launch of the SM Start-Up Support Program

What are you waiting for? Head on to SM and enjoy October's #SMSuperMonth. For more details, visit www.smsupermalls.com

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First look on the second season of Emily in Paris

We're spending an extended vacation in Paris with Emily as the second season comes this October on Netflix. The platform released first look images and the trailer of the romcom series in the TUDUM event last weekend.

More images here

Now more entrenched in her life in Paris, Emily’s getting better at navigating the city but still struggling with the idiosyncrasies of French life. After stumbling into a love triangle with her neighbor and her first real French friend, Emily is determined to focus on her work — which is getting more complicated by the day. In French class, she meets a fellow expat who both infuriates and intrigues her. Watch the trailer below.

Award-winning creator and showrunner Darren Star returns to helm the second season of the Emmy-nominated series EMILY IN PARIS, which became Netflix’s most viewed comedy series of 2020. Producer and star Lily Collins reprises her role as Emily Cooper, alongside returning series regulars Philippine Leroy Beaulieu, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Camille Razat, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery, and William Abadie, recurring guest star Kate Walsh, and new cast members Lucien Laviscount, Jeremy O. Harris, and Arnaud Binard. EMILY IN PARIS is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, Darren Star Productions, and Jax Media.

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Exciting new Asian shows revealed in Netflix's TUDUM

Netflix wowed fans from all over the world after its first global fan event, Tudum which concluded last weekend. With all the shows revealed during the event, there is no other reason not to subscribe to the world's leading streaming platform. All-original and returning series and films surprised fans with their first look and trailers that make us explore different genres.

In case you missed it, you can still watch Tudum on Youtube over and over again.

New anime comes starting October on Netflix with Bright: Samurai Soul on October 12, Super Crooks premiering on November 25, and Aggretsuko returns to season 4 in December. Ultraman Season 2 and Drifting Home also made a sneak peek which are both coming in 2022.

Korea fans are swooning over new original series which is headlined by My Name starring Han So-hee which premieres on October 15, Hellbound based on a webtoon featuring Yoo Ah-in this November, The Silent Sea with Gong Yoo in December; Juvenile Justice, a courtroom drama with Kim Hye-soo and All of Us are Dead coming in January 2022.

Hellbound

Juvenile Justice

The Silent Sea

Moral Sense is a film about a woman named Jung Ji-woo who leads a racy romance by engaging in a “special” relationship with her co-worker Jung Ji-hoo after she accidentally learns about his secret peculiarities. All set for the love month of February, 2022.

Moral Sense

You can also watch new reality shows Paik's Spirit lead by Paik Jong-won as he sits down with Korea's top celebrities and talk about stories about Korean culture over food and soju. New World is a new type of variety show that sets up a utopia-esque simulation where unexpected events, survival missions, competitions, and twists take place. Then there's The Hungry and the Hairy featuring Rain and Ro Hong-chul who will tour us around Korea's different views and sensibilities on motorcycles.

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TUDUM Live Event -- what to expect in Netflix's first global fan event

The full-schedule of Netflix's first global fan event, TUDUM is released today.

Comedian Lilly Singh will host the first hour, which includes an exclusive clip from the new heist film Red Notice, first looks at the latest seasons of Bridgerton and Ozark, and a special Stranger Things surprise.

Speaking of the Upside Down, Stranger Things stars Finn Wolfhard and Caleb McLaughlin will emcee the second hour, giving fans first looks at The Sandman, Vikings: Valhalla, and Cobra Kai Season 4, as well as a tease for the new Extraction film, an exclusive look at Cowboy Bebop’s opening title sequence, and a panel with Netflix action stars Charlize Theron, Regina King, Zazie Beetz and more moderated by Netflix CMO Bozoma Saint John.

Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan will serve as master of ceremonies for the third and final hour, with highlights like the first teaser and premiere date reveal for Emily in Paris Season 2, a special greeting from The Crown’s new Queen, an exclusive clip from the new film Don’t Look Up, behind-the-scenes video with the cast of Umbrella Academy, the trailer debut of Army of the Dead prequel Army of Thieves, and first looks and breaking news from The Witcher.

More than 145 of our biggest stars and creators from around the world — representing over 100 series, films and specials — will join the virtual stage for this exciting day full of exclusives and first looks.

Inspired by the first beat you hear when you watch a show or movie on Netflix, TUDUM is our first-ever global fan event. Our goal is simple: to entertain and honor Netflix fans from around the world.

Check out more information and how to watch TUDUM in your locality here.

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