Synopsis: Five young men land job contracts as entertainers in Japan and form a new hip-hop dance group called Dreamguyz. Guided by their gay manager DIDI (Jao Mapa), they spend the next few months before their trip bonding as friends who share a common dream of finding greener pastures in the Land of the Rising Sun.
MICHAEL (actor) worked as a dancer in Japan when he was still a minor, using a fictitious name and a forged passport. He makes sure his recruiter doesn’t find out he’s not a first-timer to Japan like the rest of the guys. BENJO (actor) seeks to escape a cruel stepfather and find his missing older brother, a musician turned illegal alien in Japan. ALVIN (actor) is Didi’s lover, who openly expresses his affections for his benefactor while hoping to make his own money in Japan.

The two members who share choreographic duties, JAKE (actor) and RICO, quickly develop a secret romance. Problem is, Jake lives with his devoted girlfriend JENNY (Niña Jose), who supports him financially. On top of his romantic quandary, Jake is soon discovered to have a heart ailment, jeopardizing his chances of joining the group’s trip to Japan.

As a former Japayuki himself, Didi knows a stint in Japan hardly guarantees a financial windfall for the group. So he enlists the members in a networking company that has been giving him ample dividends. Unfortunately, the company collapses without warning. It ruins Didi and threatens to dissolve not just his relationship with Alvin but the group itself. Violence erupts on the eve of their trip, which could shatter the dreams of the Dreamguyz.

The 16 finalists vying to become the Philippine representative in the upcoming Mr. International pageant are named.

They are:

1st row, from left to right: Franco Ramos, Francis Soo, Mark Gargoles and Ian Daniel;

2nd row from left to right: Mike Acuna, James Verzosa, Anton Malko and Farzam Nasirian;

3rd row from left to right: Abdul Wallace, Francis Salazar, John Mangoba and Alvin De Joya;

4th row from left to right: Peter Dee, Kerwin Caballero, Adrian Petry and Raphael Graphil.

The Mister International Philippines 2009 finals is happening on October 14, 8:00 p.m. at the A Venue Mall, 7829 Makati Avenue. The winner of the pageant will be the country’s bet to the Mister International 2009 pageant to be held in Taichung, Taiwan ROC.

Auraeus Solito’s Boy is one of two films scheduled to be screened at the 22nd Singapore International Film Festival banned by the censors for “normalising” homosexuality and a “prolonged and explicit” homosexual scene which was filmed in a “romanticised manner”.

Auraeus: Boy is my ode to the erotic Filipino genre, especially the 1998 Macho Dancer movie by Lino Brocka. Macho dancers are like male strippers with a very enticing and sensual way of dancing which I find aesthetically beautiful. Each generation in the Philippines has a “macho dancer” film. This is my deconstruction of that genre.

In the film, an unnamed teenager accepts himself, his homosexuality, when he falls in love with a Macho Dancer. He sells his comic books so that he can afford to buy him for one night. Of course, the climax of the film is when the Boy finally consummates his love with the Macho dancer. More story: Here

Funny, sexy and naughty hunk Ryan Reynolds was on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. He is currently seen in the movies “Adventureland” and “The Proposal” opposite Sandra Bullock.

RP’s Sexiest Man of 2009, Aljur Abrenica, is living up to his title as he showcases his ripped abs for the pictorial of his upcoming flick “I’ll Be Waiting.”

“I’ll Be Waiting” is Aljur Abrenica’s first starring role on the big screen together with his soap partner Kris Bernal. The movie is being produced by Regal Films.

Images courtesy of Regal Entertainment

Piolo is at his prime. At age 32, he remains the top male endorser in the country. After doing a shirtless pictorial for Bench Overhauled Jeans, Piolo’s abs are showcased once again via the Belo Medical ad.

As the unofficial slogan once heard, “If you want to look like Piolo, go to Belo.”