The Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) announced the nominees of the 24th Star Awards For
Movies 2008, to be held on June 27, in the Henry Lee Irwin Theater, Ateneo De Manila University, Quezon City. The late Rudy Fernandez will be awarded a posthumous Ulirang Artista Lifetime
Achievement Award.

Here’s the list of nominees:

Movie/Director of the Year Mainstream Category:
A Love Story(Maryo J. Delos Reyes),"Daddy's Angel" episode, Angels (Jose "Dingdong" Dantes III), Ataul For Rent (Neal Tan), Katas ng Saudi at Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo(Jose Javier Reyes), One More Chance (Cathy Garcia-Molina), and Ouija(Topel Lee).

Movie/Director of the Year Digital Category:
Confessional (Jerrold Tarog and Ruel Antipuesto),Pisay (Aureaus Solito), Selda (Paolo Villaluna and Ellen Ramos), Tambolista(Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr.), and Tribu (Jim Libiran).

Movie Actor of the Year:
Paolo Contis (Banal), John Lloyd Cruz (One More Chance), Ryan Eigenmann (Baliw), Sid Lucero (Selda), Aga Muhlach (A Love Story), and Piolo Pascual (Paano Kita Iibigin?).

Movie Actress of the Year:
Ai-Ai delas Alas (Ang Cute ng Ina Mo), Bea Alonzo (One More Chance), Cherry Pie Picache (Foster Child), Judy Ann Santos (Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo), Maricel Soriano (A Love Story), and Lorna Tolentino (Katas ng Saudi).

Darling of the Press:
Dingdong Dantes, Allan K, Luis Manzano, Diether Ocampo, and Regine Velasquez.

The 24th Star Awards for Movies will be shown via delayed telecast on ABS-CBN 2’s “Sunday’s Best” on Sunday, June 29 at 10 PM.

Roxanne Guinoo bares some more in Ligaw. Yes that’s the final title of the afternoon soap replacing Prinsesa Ng Banyera. Before Ligaw, the soap has been tentatively titled, Wild Orchid, Orchid, Cattleya, Damong Ligaw and Ligaw Na Bulaklak. Personally, i would have preferred “Cattleya” since Roxanne Guinoo will play “Leya” the title character in the soap. Sid Lucero plays the love interest of Roxanne Guinoo. “Ligaw” also stars Ara Mina, Isko Moreno, Noni Buencamino, Jodi Sta. Maria, Dominic Ochoa, Chockoleit, Arlene Muhlach, Smokey Manaloto, Coco Martin, Joem Bascon, Erich Gonzales, Matteo Guidicelli, Carla Humphries, Jaymee Joaquin and directed by Andoy Ranay, same director of Prinsesa Ng Banyera.

Leya in Ligaw is a woman desperately trying to put the pieces of her sad, complicated life together. “‘Ligaw’ is about one beautiful girl’s (Leya) desire to complete herself by finding her own family, true love,” said Enrico Santos, ABS-CBN Business Unit Head.

“You will see a more daring Roxanne in Ligaw.”

A sexy coffeetable book is said to be in the offing that will feature the entire famous Eigenmann clan’s menfolk. The clan, of Philippine - German roots are considered hunks of their generations. And who could resist such hunks with good physiques and fierce eyes!

It will have Michael de Mesa and Mark Gil, themselves beefcakes of their generation and the third generation of Eigenmann’s: Ryan, Geoff, and AJ Eigenmann — sons of Michael and Gina Alajar — and half-brothers Gabby Eigenmann and Sid Lucero, sons of Mark Gil.