Jennifer Lopez hosts an extravagant 55th birthday celebration in the Hamptons with a Bridgerton theme

On July 20, in the Hamptons, New York, Jennifer Lopez celebrated her 55th birthday in grand style with a Bridgerton-themed party that perfectly captured the spirit of the hit Netflix series.

Lopez took her friends and followers to a 19th-century English ballroom with orchestral accompaniment by posting an enthralling video montage on Instagram. The montage had moments of dance, music, and elegance evocative of the period play.

In the dramatic orchestral music-accompanied montage, Lopez was seen having fun with her guests, who were all costumed appropriately for the time period. The video ended with a dramatic scenario in which Lopez was shown blowing out cake candles against a starry night sky.

Lopez, known for her flair for grand celebrations, captioned the video with a nod to 'Bridgerton': "Dearest Gentle Reader… And a splendid evening was had by all." Adding to the allure of the historical-themed gathering was Lopez's mother, Guadalupe Rodríguez, who arrived at the venue with companions.

Ben Affleck, Lopez's spouse, was noticeably missing from the celebrations because they have been spending the summer apart. Even though they live far away, Lopez has been having fun in the Hamptons, sometimes with the help of Affleck's daughter Violet. The three were recently spotted spending time together, bicycling, shopping, and eating on a relaxed day in Southampton.

Although Lopez and Affleck were unable to celebrate their second wedding anniversary on July 16, Lopez's birthday celebration offered a lavish distraction that perfectly captured the grandeur and romance of a bygone era.

Michael Bay is developing an adaptation of the Skibidi toilet film

The legendary film director Michael Bay and former president of Paramount Pictures Adam Goodman are collaborating on a film and/or TV version of Skibidi Toilet, a line of absurd, SFM-made meme videos created by the "DaFuq!?Boom!" YouTube channel. This shows that even the brightest minds of our time can succumb to Gen Alpha brainrot.

Speaking to Variety, Goodman stated that he has discussed taking Skibidi Toilet to television and the big screen with the series' creator, Alexey Gerasimov. Goodman hinted that a program featuring human heads protruding out urinals and toilets would be the next Transformers or Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Furthermore, according to Goodman, the group is thinking of adapting Skibidi Toilet in a hybrid animated/live-action format with a look that's evocative of District 9 and John Wick.

"If we find a partner in this that really believes there's an opportunity for this to grow and to really see the storytelling grow and for this to be where we hope this can be, then film and TV seems like a natural extension for us," Goodman said in the interview. "We are absolutely in talks right now, both on the television side and the earliest conversations right now on the film side. But it's not a be-all, end-all for us.'

Even though it sounds completely absurd that one of the most well-known directors would be working on a TV adaptation of Skibidi Toilet, it makes sense considering how well-liked the series is and the money that can be made from merchandise sales and cross-media adaptations. Though it seems unlikely that what is essentially modern-day YTP will become the next MCU, it is not impossible for Skibidi to bring in a comparable amount of money for Gerasimov, Bay, and Goodman. 

Lolo and The Kid Arrives on Netflix This August 7

A hustler and his adopted youngster conned the rich on a regular basis, but an opportunity to change their lives could break their unbreakable bond. Joel Torre, an award-winning actor, plays Euwenn Mikaell Aleta in the film, with Juan Karlos Labajo making a special appearance. Lolo and The Kid, directed by Benedict Mique, will be available on Netflix worldwide on August 7, 2024.

Twitter Loves Widow's War

Widow's War, he cinematic new murdery-mystery show of the Kapuso Network is getting constant rave reviews on social media. A few episodes ago, the Filipino series had a major turning point when it was revealed who was Paco's killer.

Here are some of the top comments from Twitter:

"Oh I bet the audience were shocked and thrilled sa mga pasabog this week! The creators did such a good job subverting our expectations!" @slasherhimbo

"Now, I get it why Bea Alonzo took this project. Since Eerie, we haven’t seen much of this from Bea. And now, she is nailing this" @wilkiensonmuro

"I hereby conclude that Sam Castillo will be the actress starring in the Palacios Clan's bad dreams. 🤭

That Bea Alonzo supremacy just won't let up oh wow!" @AndieJi_

"Ganito ang tamang introduction. An entrance fit for a queen 🔥🔥🔥 Miss Jean Garcia is Aurora Palacios!" @TheMotherAurora

Widow's War revolves around the death of Paco Palacios, as well as the intrigue and deceit surrounding the people he left. 

Why the 'Red Swan' Korean Drama is such a letdown

I am a Filipino. Sure, I may get mistaken sometimes for Chinese, Korean, or even Japanese, but most my parents are Filipinos.

However, a place is not someone's ethnicity. Therefore, any Filipino, unless he/she is living in isolation, can tell that the purported places in the Philippines were just made up. "Makati Business District" certainly doesn't look like some plaza in an idyllic setting.

Anyway, this is not the reason I dislike 'Red Swan'. I expected so much because Rain is a good actor and the 'Ghost Doctor' was entertaining.

However, the story and direction just felt so dry and cliche. I am doubly disappointed since Disney+ has high standards when it comes to having a series in their library especially Korean dramas.

The story is about a female professional golfer who married into a wealthy family and became a philantropist, ruffling feathers with her charitable works which cause her to become a target for assassination. Rain plays a former policeman who cross paths with her while searching for the hired killer who murdered his friend in cold blood years before, and he gets the inkling that those people after her are connected to that person.

I was only able to finish 49 minutes of episode one because I know that it will just focus on their love story. This is like an inferior version of the 'Blood Free', which is also on the platform.

ONE MORE CHANCE, THE MUSICAL RERUN TICKETS AVAILABLE STARTING JULY 1

Quezon City, Philippines – The Philippine Educational Theater Association’s (PETA) hit musical, One 

More Chance, The Musical, featuring the songs of Ben&Ben, is set to return from August 22–October 27, 2024 at the PETA Theater Center, due to insistent public demand.

Since it opened in April, PETA has added 29 shows to its original run to accommodate more audiences after tickets sold out months before the musical opened.

For its rerun, PETA will open 50 additional shows.

Tickets for the feverishly anticipated show will be made available via TicketWorld.com.ph starting July 1.

Metrobank pre-sale

From July 1–3, a pre-sale will be made exclusively available for credit cardholders of Metrobank, PETA’s co-
presenter and official bank partner.

To join the pre-sale, Metrobank credit cardholders must enter the first six digits of their card as the passcode. Each
cardholder can enjoy a maximum of four (4) tickets per transaction.

Waitlist and public sale

The Metrobank pre-sale will be followed by a special sale for the TicketWorld waitlist from July 4–5.

The general public sale starts on July 6.

To sign up for the waitlist, go to https://bit.ly/OMCRerunWaitlist.

The TicketWorld waitlist registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2024.

For more information, follow PETA's social media accounts at @petatheater (Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok).

For partnerships, contact PETA’s Marketing and Public Relations Office at 0917-5765400 or petatheater@gmail.com.

John Woo’s Dialogue-Free Action Film ‘Silent Night’ is Now Streaming on Lionsgate Play

 John Woo takes on a different challenge: a movie without dialogues’.

Acclaimed action director John Woo returns with a gritty revenge tale of a tormented father in Silent Night, now streaming on Lionsgate Play. Full of Woo’s signature “bullet ballet” style, the movie redefines the action genre with visceral, thrill-a-minute storytelling sans dialogues.

Silent Night is a quiet tale that unfolds from tragedy: on the night before Christmas, a young boy dies after being struck by a stray bullet amidst a gang gunfight. Brian Godlock (Joel Kinnaman), the child’s father, immediately hunts down and successfully locates a handful of the culprits. However, his confrontation with the gang leader, Playa (Harold Torres), leaves him severely wounded and on the brink of death.

Brian survives, but he loses the ability to speak, along with his will to live. This burdens his wife, Saya (Catalina Sandino), who struggles to tend to her husband’s despair while also grieving the loss of her son on her own terms. When she finally gives up and decides to leave their home, Brian finds the motivation he needs to keep going: vengeance.

On how he approached storytelling without dialogue, Woo explains: “Making a film without dialogue is more difficult. It’s not an easy job to do. You have to think more than usual. You need to find new ways, new styles, and a very unique language to tell the story. Unique visual language to tell the story. The sound, the vision. Using the vision instead of the language. It’s not easy work. It needs a lot of thought.”

On what it was like working with Woo, lead actor Joel Kinnaman shared: “John is not just an iconic film director. He is the master of the camera. I’ve never worked with a film director that can tell so much of the story just in the way that he moves the camera. And I can also tell and understand why he wanted to do this film that doesn’t have dialogue because it just opens up so many opportunities to design these beautiful shots, and instead of just shooting this scene where you have the coverage, closeups, mediums shots, wide shot and then you cut it all together, here we’re very sparse with the coverage. A lot of the scenes are just one or two setups. And you tell the whole scene in how we stage it and how the camera moves. It’s gonna be a very artistic film.”

Discover how a tormented father deals with grief in Silent Night, now streaming on Lionsgate Play.