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After having bowed out on television hosting for almost a year, Direk Romm Burlat will be back on TV as host of a showbiz talk show aptly named "Of Critics and Critiques" . He will be doing an analysis or a critique for local and Hollywood movies released every week. Aside from that, Direk Romm will have some celebrity guests comprising of actors, directors, production people and even extras. It can be recalled that last year, Burlat hosted a travel show billed  Romm Around The World on EuroTV .  With the 90 countries and principalities he had visited, Direk Romm was the right choice for the show which earned for him the award as Best TV Talk Show Host in the 1st Southeast Asia International Excellence Awards for Television. When asked how could he manage hosting a  TV show when he is loaded with film assignments, the amiable director quipped, " It's just a matter of proper time management. I always believe that a busy person has a time for everything. I...

ROMMantic Entertainment Productions goes bolder in its theme with its upcoming project "Baka Sakali, Baka Kasali". Patterned on a true-to-life account, the movie revolves around three characters. Direk Romm Burlat, is Judge Ramirez , a successful lawyer but his secret of being a closet queen is only known to a few. Chin Soriano  plays Jessica , a reluctant prostitute who's husband never knew she is on a flesh trade. Maverick Garcia  portrays the  character of Miguel, the unrepenting drug user who's life has been a mess because of his indecision. They belong to different worlds but how they met stirs up your senses. This movie has some sexy scenes which might trigger your mundane desires. But each scene is needed to justify what had happened after the three met in the most unexpected place. Baka Sakali is a drama film with bits and pieces of comedy and suspense. Directed by the Best Director at the 16th We Care International Film Festival , this is Direk R...

by Direk Romm Burlat Two more days and a new Mister International will be crowned. I have seen and talked to all the candidates in their initial presentation. I also followed their journey in Ilocos via the social media. I watched all the videos and seen the photos of each and every single candidate. All things being considered, here are my final choices: It is a three-cornered fight among Mister Czech Republic, Mister Vietnam and Mister Norway . Any one of the three deserves the title. Perhaps, it's the interview that will set them apart. Although  Mister Vietnam lacks the facility of the English language but if he delivers a good answer with a good interpreter, I will have him crowned as Mister International 2019 . Mister Czech Republic who was my initial favorite may slide a little bit as first runner up but he still has the makings of a king. So, it won't be a surprise if he will end up as the winner. Mister Norway whom I believe is one of the most prepared candi...

by Direk Romm Burlat Pageants nowadays, be it for female or male, are dime a dozen. Some organizers are even coming up with pageants with some titles never heard of or titles which you can't even understand. For female pageants, I only believe in Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, Miss Earth and perhaps Miss Supranational. For male pageants, there are only two for me on my list which I put my trust to: Manhunt International and Mister International but the former seems to have vanished into thin air. Last night, I was privileged to be invited by the President of PEPPs, Carlo Morris Galang for its presentation of candidates in swim and formal wear. If memory serves me right, there are 35 of them from different countries in the world. I have noticed that there are better looking candidates this year compared to previous years. I had the privilege of talking to each and everyone of them after the presentation. Based on their initial performance last night plus t...

by Direk Romm Burlat When ABS-CBN came out with its press release about The General's Daughter , I had some reservations.  It seems the new teleserye is wide in scope. From the looks of it, the story centers on war, of criminals, of feuding families and some mission. Based on rating experience, love stories mostly domestic dramas involving mistresses are sure hits on television. Likewise, I see some traces of "Ang Probinsyano" in  "The General's Daughter" it being an action TV series.The only difference is the protagonist in the former is a man while the latter has the woman as central character. But with a powerhouse cast, it will surely spell the difference. Consider this as the Diamond Star Maricel Soriano 's comeback of sorts. Her fans have been waiting for the right moment where Marya has to "step" on the TV screen again after her award-winning MMK portrayal last year. After all, she was a Drama Anthology Queen . And there's Tir...

by Direk Romm Burlat There's no stopping for Kris Aquino and the Falcis brothers and it's even getting worse each and ever single day. A lot of secrets have been unearthed and no one seems to be affected from the turn of events. The Falcis brothers just released the phone conversation between Kris and Nicko sometime in September last year. From the conversation, Kris shouted and threatened to kill his former personal accountant once he comes back to the Philippines. Wonder of wonders, Kris being very frank, admitted the existence of such conversation between her and Nicko . She said she started the conversation emotionally angry because she was just diagnosed with lupus . I believe most of us if we are in the state of anger say some words like what Kris said because of what we call, "bugso ng damdamin". But I don't approve that it was right. It is definitely wrong. With Kris admission, she added that "illegal recording is inadmissible in court...