Saturday 2 April 2016

PREMIERE: Ariana Grande orders steamy 'Dangerous Woman' video, and it's something you don't wanna miss!

Things are just heating up! Ariana Grande released the simple, sensual video for her new single "Dangerous Woman." The video features a sexy and sultry Grande feeling her oats, and sporting a brand new hairstyle… And we love it. The 22-year-old pop star has ditched her signature ponytail. She leaves her hair down in loose waves and black, lace lingerie, paired with a lace black choker, as she showcases sultry poses and dances seductively—and also shows off her booty. While she has mostly worn full ponytails with wavy or straightened locks in her music videos and performances, Grande has occasionally let her hair down. Last September, she even shared selfies on Instagram showing her with her natural curls.

In her "Focus" music video, released last October, Grande had sported a half-ponytail and a white wig, which appeared to change color throughout. She also wore her hair in a half ponytail in her "One Last Time" clip, released in February 2015.

Monday 29 February 2016

Nathalia Ramos: These Photos Bring to Life the Meaning of Work


"In the 1800s, the Industrial Revolution changed the world as we knew it. Hand production methods shifted to machines, productivity soared and the world became interconnected like never before. Today, we see a similar shift in progress. From self-driving cars and self-service checkout machines to the rise of the shared economy, we find ourselves wondering how these rapid advancements in technology will impact how we work -- and more importantly, who works. We decided to explore this new transition in an artistic way."
"There is a vast supply of data out there warning of jobs that may soon be rendered irrelevant. That data came to life when we photographed and spoke with the individuals behind the statistics. Most of the workers seemed unfazed by warnings about the future, standing firmly in the belief that what they bring to the table could never be replicated by a machine. The passion and dedication of these workers is inspiring. How will we manage to adapt to revolutionary technologies while still holding on to the humanity that makes us so unique? For this series, we photographed a variety of workers, showcasing the past and the future of work. The photos are shot by Mario Sanchez at Dust Studios in Los Angeles." - Nathalia Ramos stated.

See the gallery here.

"The software his company has developed will undoubtedly contribute to a loss of jobs in the hotel industry, but he doesn't see that as an issue because of the added value to the customer experience. About dealing with traditional hotel receptionists, he said, "Look at it this way. I paid $1,000 to stay at your property, and I'm already mad by the time I get in my room." With this technology, the AI system can engage hotel guests in real time, answering questions and preparing the entire stay to their liking before they have even arrived. It's a win for the customer, but what about the employee?" - she added, ending the article with a question, hoping the readers will answer.

Want to read more about what the House of Anubis and The Damned actress had to say? You can go to the full article here!

'House of Anubis' Cast: Where Are They Now?

5 years. 3 seasons. 12 students. Highest-rated soap opera of the generation. It's a one mystery that had people all around the world talking. Nearly 3 years had passed since the shows' big end in 2013 hit the screens, with the hit 90 minute movie Touchstone of Ra, premiering worldwide.

When Nina was a young girl, both of her parents died in a car accident. As a result of this, she went to live with her father's mother in America. She received a scholarship to Anubis House in England (possibly because she is a good academic student, as shown many times). However, due to an international mix-up of some sort, she arrived late. In this boarding school, she first shares a room with Patricia Williamson. Patricia constantly bullied her because she thought Nina was involved in her best friend and former roommate Joy Mercer's departure or "disappearance".

This is the story that has kept everyone on the edge of their seats. And, of course, let's not forget the famous word SIBUNA that we all know from the bottom to the top. A.K.A. a group of friends originally started by Amber Millington, with purpose of teaming up to solve their problems during their life in the ancient Amun Boarding School. But, speaking of the students, where are they now?

We've gathered all the information we could for you to find out what the House of Anubis casts' lives are like at this moment, years after the show ended.

Nathalia Ramos

Famous with her disappearance, Nathalia, better known as Nina Martin, is a perfect example of a strong and inspiring woman. After her controversial HOA exit, actress surely has been busy. Little did we know about her portraying the lead role of Jill Reynolds in the horror thriller The Damned in 2014, Nathalia has also been extremely active when it comes to much more academic spheres like political science and law enforcement. But politics and university didn't stop Nathalia from reaching success in her career as an actress. After months of hard work and practice, her brand new phsychological thriller "Wildflower", which discusses issues such as mental health and social trauma,  will star Nathalia herself. She will portray the protagonist Chloe Moray. The movie is hitting the big screens in April 2016. Watch the official trailer here.

Brad Kavanagh


Remember the shy and cute guy who used to blush whenever a girl said 'Hi' to him and obsessed over Nina like crazy? Yeah, I'm talking about Fabian Rutter. Well, the out-standing actor who portrayed him, Brad Kavanagh, sadly decided to delay acting and instead headed to where he began - musical industry. And we would say we're unhappy with his choice, if it wasn't for his amazing voice and talent that proved us wrong. After several years of singing and performing in live concerts and gigs with his band, Brad is now heading in a little different kind of sphere - acoustic videos and projects posted to his same old YouTube channel, now re-titled to Big Moose Productions. Whatever that means. Brad is trying his best to reach his goal of becoming a famous singer, and step by step, receiving a bigger feedback from various ammount of new listeners. You can check out his YouTube channel every week for new updates, due to Brad's decision of posting new videos every single Wednesday. Little team, big sound, as the header of his channel says. Keep going Brad, we're with you.

Jade Ramsey


One of our favorite House of Anubis actresses and characters (if talking about Patricia Williamson), is Jade Ramsey. Sadly, we don't know much about the activities she's been doing lately, except from her public locutions on the social platform Twitter. But not only her famous Twitter is something that draws our attention, but as well the announcement that Jade will be portraying a lead character in her upcoming future comedy "The Sex Trip", produced and directed by the one and only Anthony Cohen, the movie will star some famous British actors like Louis Mandylor and Rachel Breitag. Can't wait to see you on the screens again, Jade!

Ana Mulvoy-Ten


We wouldn't know the definition of a dedicated fashionista if it wasn't for the one and only Ana Mulvoy-Ten who portrayed the role of HOA's Amber Millington just perfectly. After her appearance in MTV's hit supernatural drama Teen Wolf, as well as portraying Alice in The Girl In The Book, Ana surely has been busy. Not only did she appear in a whole new bunch of stunning photoshoots by her talented (rumoured-boyfriend) photographer Tyler Shields, who has also worked with stars like Holland Roden and Emma Roberts, but Ana also got cast in ABC's brand new novel-based love series starring Bella Thorne, "Famous In Love". The brand new series is set to premiere sometime this year, although the actual date is yet unknown.

Burkely Duffield


After a pretty silent 2014 and 2015, the muscular Burkely Duffield is back with a bang as he is officialy announced to play a major role of Calan in 2016's Warcraft. Warcraft will star Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Robert Kazinsky, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Clancy Brown, Toby Kebbell,  Burkely Duffield, Daniel Cudmore and more. More? We got more! It was announced in Summer that Burkely joined ABC Family's new supernatural drama Beyond and will portray the lead protagonist named Holden. Beyond is a one-hour drama about a young man Holden (Burkely Duffield) who wakes up from a coma after 12 years and discovers new supernatural abilities that propel him into the middle of a dangerous conspiracy. Are you excited for Warcraft and Beyond? Make sure to let us know in the comment section below!

Alexandra Shipp


Probably the most talked-about actress from all of the House of Anubis cast, Alexandra surely is enjoying and using her chance to shine and become Hollywood's next big thing. After her controversial portrayal of Aaliyah Haughton in Lifetime's biopic "Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B", Alexandra has been included in several new Television projects, not to mention important roles in movies like Straight Outta Compton (also known as 2015's best biographical movie) and her upcoming performance as Ororo Monroe (Young Storm) in X-Men: Apocalypse, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Sophie Turner, Nicholas Hoult and more. The movie will hit the big theatres all around the world in the end of spring and the beggining of Summer. More to the point, Alexandra recently has been casted in Dude, starring Pretty Little Liars' starlet Lucy Hale and Finding Carter's Kathryn Prescott. 

Eugene Simon


And finally, last but not least, the very Eugene Simon (a.k.a Jerome Clarke). After months of hard work and updates to his fanbase on Facebook, he's back to television and is ready to go big time. Eugene has recently been included in the new episodes of Game of Thrones, portraying Lancel Lannister. If you follow him on Twitter, you also might be familiar with the fact that his brand new movie Eden is set to hit theaters. The movie stars James Remar, Nate Parker, Jessica Lowndes.


That's it for today! Who is your favorite House of Anubis actor? What movie or TV show you wish he/she had an appearance on? Anything about the actors we forgot to mention in the blog? Let us know all in the comments bellow and make sure to check out Sibuna City next week for more! Sibuna.

Saturday 26 December 2015

Who Made Our Year: TOP 5 Most Successful Artists of 2015

2015 sure has been a big year for a majority of talented artists in the music industry. From a bunch of GRAMMY nominations in the beggining of the year, to new singles and breath-taking American Music Awards performances, here's the 5 most-talked about celebrities that we surely had our eyes on throughout the whole year.

#5. Taylor Swift
VEVO highlights wouldn't be complete if it wasn't for the queen of Country-Pop diva Taylor Swift. 2015 has been pretty clean for Taylor as she managed to avoid scandals and unfair rumours perfectly. Starting the year with Style making it to Billboard's TOP 10 and gaining over 350 million views, Tay-Tay reached quite a great feedback all around the world, finishing the year with 4 wins at the 43rd annual American Music Awards, including Song of the Year and Video of the Year.







#4. Justin Bieber
Hallelujah, things are getting hot in here! We've got a new hottie in the business, and it's no one but Justin Bieber. Not only his famus six-pack abs got hotter, but as well his new songs that surprised probably every one of his haters. The one of the most-hated singers showed the world the other side of him as he released a big amount of new (amazing) songs that made it to Billboard's TOP 10, with quite a bunch of them still on the list to be candidates to become the next big hits.







#3. One Direction
"Made in the A.M." must be one of the most-talked-about albums of the year (so far). Even though the band has released only two singles that barely gained any attention, the boys still deserve to be on the list, due to their amazing performances that slayed us all once again, several times, in several places. But one of their performances will never be forgotten - their final one at the X-Factor (2015) final, as the band says a temporary goodbye to their fans, announcing to go on an extended hiatus. 





#2. Adele
"Surprise, bitch. Bet you thought you'd seen the last of me." is a first that came to our heads when the talented queen Adele slayed us all with her return at the near end of the year. As Taylor and One Diretion decide to take a break, Adele walks in with "Hello", a single that almost broke the VEVO record, reaching over 800 million views in just less than 10 weeks. Move over, Tay-Tay Swift! The singer's new-born baby became a smash hit that was heard all around the world, as well as her new album 25 that debuted at number one in more than 25 markets and broke first-week sales records in many countries over the planet. Even though Adele was excluded from the list of nominations in the 58th annual Grammy awards, her new album might bring her promising justice in 2016.





#1. Ariana Grande

In case you ask, we do prefer Grande. The year has been a crazy rollercoaster for the 22 year old starlet. Ariana started the year by releasing the last single of her new album My Everything, titled One Last Time. Queen of Pop surely has been through a lot of suffering this year, too, due to the donut-licking fiasco that had the world talking, as well as her grandpa passing away because of cancer earlier in the year. But now, Ariana Grande is finally bringing her A game back as she releases a hit single Focus that's got everyone on the edge of their seats for more! Not only the succesful singer slayed the AMAs once again with her phenomenal performance of Focus (that had well-known artists like Nicki Minaj and Selena Gomez dancing, by the way), she as well won the Favorite Pop-Rock Female Artist award, beating Taylor Swift and Meghan Trainor, mentioning her grandma in her acceptance speech in a really unsual way. Ariana's latest achievements promise us nothing but even bigger success for 2016, due to her psychedelic Christmas & Chill release, as well as her 3rd album Moonlight that she has in store, planned to be released on the beggining of 2016.
Ariana Grande has also been honoured to be the most-talked about celebrity on Twitter.













So, what are your favorite music artists of 2016? Share your opinion in the comments below! Who deserves/doesn't deserve to be on the list? Who should be first, who should be last? Which new song do you like best? Feel free to say what you think.

As for now, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Friday 6 November 2015

High Falls Film Festival releases official Theatrical Trailer for 'Wildflower' starring Nathalia Ramos, and it's something that's gonna keep you on the edge of your seat.

Fans of House of Anubis, Bratz and the Damned. You've been highly mistaken if you thought you've seen of Nathalia Ramos. The actress is back (as if we would've let her go), with a brand new fresh taste of quality television.

F.S. Films has finally released the very first teaser trailer of their psychological drama film "Wildflower"! The film is set to release on Spring 2016.


Friday 30 October 2015

Listen Worldwide! Ariana Grande releases controversial music video of 'Focus'; the next candidate to break the VEVO record

If my real ain't real enough, then I don't know what is.

"The first line of 'Focus' is 'I know what I came to do, and that ain't gonna change'. What I came to do in this world is not only to entertain but to love. To share, to listen, to improve, to learn, to share music, to share experience, to share feelings, to make people feel happy and empowered. To make people feel like they're not alone. Without my voice to do those things, I would feel empty. When I say focus on me, I'm not asking to be the center of attention. I'm not asking for you to focus on my clothes, or my face, or my body, or my singing voice. By focus on me I literally mean focus on me. On what I'm all about, on what I believe in. The more we focus on each other as people, and not what we look like, not what we're wearing, our gender, our hairstyle, our sexuality, the colour of our skin, but focus on each other, on a soul level. Then more we realize how much we have in common. The more we listen to each other, the more one we become. You judge because you don't focus on me, you don't focus on each other. You judge because you focus on appearance, on clothes, you focus on what you want from me, what you want from people, how you want them to wear their hair, you judge me, you wanna see me dress a certain way, how you wanna see their make up, or their eyebrows, you focus on what people should be like for you. But, when you stop and you actually focus on them, you see the light in them. When you focus on me, you see the light in me. When we focus on each other, we see the light in each other. And even if you don't, this is who we are, what are we making fun of? What's there to make fun of? We should apologize for that." - Ariana Grande describing her new single 'FOCUS'.

Starting off as Cat Valentine on Nickelodeon's hit show Victorious, 2 years later touring all around the world, being nominated for 2 GRAMMYs and over 650 million views on her 'Problem' music video (and still growing), Ariana Grande is back with a fresh taste of brand new music that's obviously a candidate to break iTunes' TOP charts.

On the night of October 30th (UTC), the singer has finally released her single 'Focus' on all music platforms such as iTunes, Spotify, and VEVO.

In just 30 minutes the song was already #3 on iTunes and reached a million views on YouTube within the first hour.

Make sure to listen to Ariana's brand new single below, or search it up on iTunes and Spotify!:


What do you think? Feel free to share your opinions in the comment section below the video! Are you waiting for Ariana's 3rd album 'Moonlight'?

Saturday 17 October 2015

Series director Tim Hopewell on creating a House of Anubis reunion movie: "I'd do it tomorrow, but ask Nickelodeon."

I'd do it tomorrow. But ask Nickelodeon.


Have we completely lost hope for more House of Anubis? Yes. And no. And then again, yes. But no.

This is how a majority of the hit show fandom still feels. From being teased by the show director him self, to being completely dragged by the production channel, the hope of Nickelodeon's soap opera returning has been quite a huge rollercoaster. Especially for the shows' die-hard fans.

But then again, nothing is concrete until we hear an official renewal or cancellation update from the channel workers themselves.

For all of you loyal HOA fans, the main question that doesn't leave your head is will the show of your childhood ever return to the screens? The answer is unknown till this time, except that if the show ever gets renewed again, it's either a remake, a spin-off, or a television movie that surrounds students in a reunion. But what would one of the directors, Tim Hopewell, have to say? Is there any chance for the groundbreaking show to return?

Receiving a question from one of the many shows fans, Hailey, teasing Tim about the reunion movie petition reaching 1 thousand signatures, asked how much more the fans need to collect in order for the series to get picked up again.

Tim replied.

"That's great. I'd do it tomorrow, but ask Nickelodeon. All the best!"

What do you think, Sibunas? Is there still a chance for the show to get picked up? Or have you completely moved on already? Share your opinions in the comments!

Monday 20 July 2015

From "House of Anubis" to "X-Men: Apocalypse": All things you need to know about actress Alexandra Shipp!

When you first hear Alexandra Shipp's vocals, it instantly occurs to you that her voice is a delightful mix of perfect clarity, deliciously dipped in a five-octave addictive sweetness you can't get enough of.

To compliment her musical and songwriting talents, when Alexandra opens her mouth to share that same light as an actor, the effulgence only intensifies.

In the third grade, she mapped out who she wanted to be when she grew up as she penned her future bio:

"Someday I want to be a famous singer or I would prefer to be a movie star." Six years later, and plenty of voice lessons, acting classes, and multiple instrument lessons (thanks to MOM), at 14, she landed a top tier manager, a premier agent and began fulfilling her dream.

She arrived in Hollywood permanently at age 17 and began her acting career on "Alvin & The Chipmunks - Squeaquel" and never returned to her home in Phoenix.

She become a working actress amidst grounding jobs as a dog groomer and nanny; as she turned her attention to her musical and songwriting talents and began working with iconic producers Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Damon Thomas.

Having studied Speech Level vocal techniques of Seth Riggs for over a decade, Alexandra wowed them with her voice and her lyrics from a soul clearly much wiser than her years.

At 20, she landed a lead role for the Nickelodeon international hit show "House of Anubis". Tirelessly studying her craft and connecting deeply to her old soul center, her acting and film career took off from there.

Alexandra appeared in the season two premier of the acclaimed Showtime series "Ray Donovan", as the lead in both "Drumline: A New Beat" and "Aaliyah: Princess of R&B" in 2014. She is currently working and constantly preparing for her biggest role to date: Storm in the new "X-Men" Movie franchise.

In addition, she is working on her first album with brilliant producers SHI, Kuzzo, Ryan Toby and Logic, with a planned completion and a launch in early 2015.

Born July 16, 1991 in Phoenix, Arizona, Alexandra continues to illuminate with the brilliant light God blessed her with that very day.

Find out weekly updates from Alexandra herself by following her on her official Instagram, Twitter, SoundCloud, and more!

To find out even more about the rising star, watch the collection of her most watched videos below.









Friday 17 July 2015

First Look at Alexandra Shipp as Storm in 'X-Men: Apocalypse'

Brace yourselves! A storm of new pictures, as well as a teaser from the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse   are on your way. If you thought Alexandra Shipp (House of Anubis) was right, or otherwise "not good enough" for the role of Storm, now is your chance to say what you think, as a sneak peek and new pictures from the new film have been released after the X-Men cast attended the 2015 San Diego Comic Con on the 11th of July. To watch the full panel, click here.


Speaking of Alexandra, the past year has been quite a busy one for the rising star. Despite the fact she was portraying the lead role of 2014's most controversial biopic, she's also been involved in quite succesful projects like Drumline: A New Beat, as well as the upcoming Straight Outta Compton.

You might recall when, last September, X-Men writer Simon Kinberg answered fan questions about the recent X-Men: Days of Future Past, as well as the next installment in the franchise, "Apocalypse", revealing that "first-wave" characters like Storm (as played by Halle Berry thus far) would have to be recast in the next film.

The next installment in the film series, X-Men: Apocalypse is officialy announced to be out in May 27th, 2016, and will as well star Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games), Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones), Rose Byrne (Neighbours), Nicholas Hoult (Skins) and more.


Wednesday 15 July 2015

Alexandra Shipp, Jennifer Lawrence, Sophie Turner & Nicholas Hoult Join-Star Studded "X-Men: Apocalypse" cast at Comic Con!

Let's talk X-Men! The cast of the upcoming comic sequel X-Men: Apocalypse kicks off the panel in Comic Con on the 11th of July. Attendants include Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games), Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones), Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies), Alexandra Shipp (House of Anubis), Channig Tatum (22 Jump Street), James McAvoy (X-Men: First Class) and more.

A total of 16 cast members took part in the event which began with a video to the X-Men franchise. Watch the X-Men: Apocalypse panel below and tell us what you think.




X-Men: Apocalypse launches in theaters May 27, 2016.