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Samuel L. Jackson plays real-life unsung hero in ‘The Legend of Tarzan’
Iconic actor Samuel L. Jackson stars in Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Legend of Tarzan as George Washington Williams, a real-life but relatively unsung hero from 19th-century American history who becomes Tarzan’s unexpected ally in the film. “George Washington Williams was a man of so many talents and such bravery – to be this 14-year-old kid and…
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The aliens are back in ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’
The latest epic battle “Independence Day: Resurgence” by director Roland Emmerich is set twenty years after the alien invasion that nearly decimated the planet and presents an alternate reality to our world today. The backstory of “Independence Day: Resurgence” begins in 1996, during an ordinary summer day when, without warning, something extraordinary happened. All eyes…
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New ‘Ghostbusters’ team answers call of the haunted
More than 30 years after the first film debuted… more than 25 years after ghosts were last busted on screen… the long wait is finally over. “Ghostbusters” is returning to theaters, with a new team and new characters in a new adventure. The new film began with director Paul Feig, who, as the creator of…
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‘The Legend of Tarzan’ brings Alexander Skarsgård as lord of the apes
First appearing in the 1912 story Tarzan of the Apes, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan has remained one of the most enduring characters of 20th-century popular culture. The legendary “lord of the apes” has inspired films, TV serials, radio plays, stage productions, comics and video games. But what the filmmakers of the upcoming action adventure “The…
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Tom Hanks, Irrfan Khan, Ron Howard grace ‘Inferno’ red carpet event in Singapore
Hollywood legends Tom Hanks and director Ron Howard led the red carpet event for Columbia Pictures & IMAGINE Entertainment’s new action-thriller “Inferno” in Singapore June 14, taking the film’s promo tour to Asia. Joining them is acclaimed Indian actor Irrfan Khan who also stars in the film. (Watch the video of the red carpet event…
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Time for a little madness in ‘Alice through the Looking Glass’
In Disney’s “Alice through the Looking Glass,” an all-new spectacular adventure featuring the unforgettable characters from Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories, Alice returns to the whimsical world of Underland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter. Directed by James Bobin, who brings his own unique vision to the spectacular world Tim Burton created…
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‘The Nun’ to star in ‘The Conjuring 2’ spinoff
Just when we all thought the terrors of The Conjuring 2 will remain inside the movie, here comes reports on a spin-off on the works. The terrifying Nun in The Conjuring 2, Valak, is apparently having her own spotlight for the next James Wan haunter. Who could even forget about that creepy painting by Patrick Wilson’s…
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Director James Wan terrified audiences again with ‘The Conjuring 2’
In 1970, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren battled a malevolent presence that permeated a remote farmhouse in the US—a case brought to the screen in 2013 in Wan’s hugely successful “The Conjuring.” Then came the most highly publicized case of their careers, Amityville, which would nearly destroy them. This June, writer/director/producer James Wan seeks to…
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Thomas Jane, Laurence Fishburne star in edge-of-your-seat thriller ‘Standoff’
Thomas Jane, known for his role in “The Punisher” and Laurence Fishburne, known for his works in the blockbuster action trilogy “The Matrix” star in the latest thrilling action film “Standoff.” “Standoff” pits Carter (Jane), a troubled veteran against a deadly assassin named Sade (Fishburne) trying to kill a 12 year-old girl after she witnesses…
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Unsuspecting couple tackles unlikely marital woes in ‘Our Kind of Traitor’
Ewan McGregor and Naomi Harris star as a married couple thrown in the obscure world of espionage and dirty politics in “Our Kind of Traitor.” Based on the acclaimed tome by John le Carré’ of the same title, the movie finds ordinary English couple Perry (McGregor) and Gail (Harris) on holiday in Marrakech, Morocco who meet…
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Sia provides ‘Unforgettable’ music for ‘Finding Dory’
Disney-Pixar’s “Finding Dory” welcomes back to the big screen Dory, friends Marlin and Nemo—and composer Thomas Newman. “To me, he was one of the cast members of ‘Finding Nemo,’” says director Andrew Stanton. “We formed a close relationship ever since, and now that he is behind the score for ‘Finding Dory,’ it fees like the…
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Eiga Sai 2016: The Japanese Film Festival partners with Cinemalaya
The Japan Foundation, Manila enhances Eiga Sai with Director Talks, expansion of screenings to Baguio, and an alliance with the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival for its highly-anticipated annual film festival. READ MORE: GUIDE: Eiga Sai 2016: The Japanese Film Festival JFM’s first ever partnership with the Cinemalaya brings forth the screening of two Japanese independent films:…
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Ewan McGregor charged with money laundering in ‘Our Kind of Traitor’
Money moves the world in the espionage thriller “Our Kind of Traitor” starring Ewan McGregor and Naomi Harris based on the hit novel of the same title by celebrated novelist John le Carré. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Susann White, “Our Kind of Traitor” is a taut thriller about an unsuspecting married couple, Perry (Ewan McGregor) and…
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‘Me Before You’ original motion picture soundtrack features popular songs
The music in New Line Cinema’s sentimental romance “Me Before You” was carefully interspersed with the film’s score, created by composer Craig Armstrong, to evoke the romantic and provocative sensibilities of the story. Among the popular songs that can be heard on the soundtrack are Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” and “Photograph,” “Unsteady (Erich Lee…
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Mother and daughter haunted by evil spirits in ‘The Conjuring 2’
Every parent’s greatest fear is seeing their child in pain. But what if that child’s source of pain is indescribable, unreachable, and may not even be real? In Warner Bros. Pictures’ new horror thriller “The Conjuring 2,” it becomes clear for Peggy Hodgson, that something supremely evil has permeated her London home and infiltrated her…
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‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ gears for full-throttle defense vs aliens
After “Independence Day” redefined the event movie genre and became a worldwide hit, its follow-up epic chapter, “Independence Day: Resurgence” delivers a new global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. The most anticipated event movie of the year “Independence Day: Resurgence” stars Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Maika Monroe, Bill Pullman, Jessie Usher and Sela Ward directed…
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Tom Hanks faces recession in comedy-drama film ‘A Hologram for the King’
Award-winning actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks stars in “A Hologram for the King” set in recession-ravaged 2010 as an American businessman named Alan Clay adapted from the book of the same title by acclaimed author Dave Eggers. Hanks’ role in the movie is a broke, depressed and freshly divorced man who arrives in Jeddah, Saudi…
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Winning the war against zombies in horror film ‘Generation Z’
“Generation Z” (also known as The ReZort in other territories) introduces a new kind of recreation when humans have won the war against zombies. Considered as the ultimate therapeutic revenge, “Generation Z” brings humans face to face with zombies for a shooting spree in an exclusive island to release one’s rage after being deeply damaged…
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Master magicians return beyond limits of illusion in ‘Now You See Me 2’
The surprise worldwide hit caper “Now You See Me” which grossed over $300 million worldwide and earned the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Movie Thriller, made the Horsemen’s return to the screen inevitable for their most astounding magic act in “Now You See Me 2.” After starting out in New York City, where the first…
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The boys are back in ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows’
The young actors who played the Turtles via performance-capture in the 2014 hit film return in the eagerly anticipated sequel “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” that opened June 1 in Philippine cinemas. Reprising their roles are Pete Ploszek as Leonardo, the stoic, disciplined leader of the foursome; Alan Ritchson as Raphael, the…
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Romantic Korean comedy movie ‘My New Sassy Girl’ follows funny married life
The story of the hapless Gyeon-woo (played by Cha Tae-Hyun) in the fall-of-your-seat Korean romantic hit movie “My Sassy Girl” continues in the highly-awaited sequel “My New Sassy Girl” where he is now married to an unpredictable tough woman played by Victoria Song. In “My New Sassy Girl,” Gyeon-woo has trouble forgetting his “old” sassy…
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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows’ opens in IMAX theaters
Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and IMAX Corporation announced recently that “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows,” the latest installment in the blockbuster franchise, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® format and released in all IMAX® 3D theaters across the Philippines beginning June 1st (simultaneous with its bow in 2D and 3D…
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‘The Girl King’ presents contemporary queen of LGBT
For the first time, a transgender, Geraldine Roman, is elected to a post at The House of Representatives. Ms. Roman is the duly elected congressman of the first district of Bataan. In Spain, she worked as a senior editor of a newspaper and speaks Spanish, French and Italian. A Catholic practitioner while married to her…
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Award-winning actor Tom Hanks stars in novel-to-movie dramedy ‘A Hologram for the King’
Adapted from the novel by Dave Eggers, “A Hologram for the King,” starring Tom Hanks is set in a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter’s college tuition, and finally do something great. In A Hologram for the King,…
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Timeless classic story told in latest ‘Pinocchio’ adaptation
The most rewarding family bonding experience is about to happen at SM Cinemas with its latest Family Movie Day weekend promo on May 28 and 29 featuring the latest version of the timeless story of “Pinocchio.” “Pinocchio” is the latest recipient of the Gold World Medal at the recently concluded New York Festival from Carlo…
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Vince Vaughn, Hailee Steinfeld team up for multi-million heist in ‘Term Life’
Vince Vaughn (“The Internship”) and Hailee Steinfeld (“Pitch Perfect 2”) play father and daughter who are out of options and out of time in the crime thriller “Term Life.” Directed by Peter Billingsley (who served as executive producer of Marvel’s “Iron Man”), “Term Life” is based on the graphic novel by A.J. Lieberman and Nick…
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Fimmel, Cooper, Foster lead Azeroth heroes in ‘Warcraft: The Beginning’
Three of today’s most compelling actors – Travis Fimmel (TV’s “Vikings”), Dominic Cooper (TV’s “Preacher,” “Captain America: The First Avenger”) and Ben Foster (“X-Men: The Last Stand”) lead the charge of Azeroth heroes in Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “Warcraft: The Beginning” (in Philippine cinemas May 25). In the human world of Azeroth, the pivotal…
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Jaclyn Jose wins best actress at Cannes 2016 for Brillante Mendoza’s ‘Ma’ Rosa’
Filipino star Jaclyn Jose won Best Actress during the closing ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, May 22 for her mesmerizing performance in ‘Ma’ Rosa’ as a mother forced to sell drugs to survive before falling prey to corrupt police. A tearful Jose described herself as “so surprised” as she received the award for…
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Fan hijacks George Clooney’s TV show in ‘Money Monster’
George Clooney (“Gravity,” “Up in the Air”) stars in Columbia Pictures’ new film “Money Monster” as Lee Gates, the host of a financial news program who comes face-to-face with one of those regular guys who’s determined to hold someone accountable, by any means necessary. “The world of money has gotten out of control,” warns Clooney.…
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Intergalactic adventure awaits in animated film ‘Ratchet and Clank’
The latest out-of-this-world family movie “Ratchet and Clank” stars award-winning actor Sylvester Stallone along with a talented voice cast including Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, Bella Thorne, Rosario Dawson, Jim Ward, James Taylor and David Kaye. In “Ratchet and Clank,” two unlikely heroes struggle to stop a vile villain named Chairman Drek from destroying every planet…
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Zombie world breaks out as ultimate blood sport in ‘Generation Z’
Following a near apocalyptic zombie outbreak in “Generation Z” (aka “The ReZort”), humans now have the upper hand and life has returned to relative normality with only an occasional reminder or mention of recent horrific events. Most people wouldn’t even blink at seeing a zombie now. They know how to handle them. It’s no big…
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Visual effects play essential role in origin story ‘Warcraft: The Beginning’
In Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “Warcraft: The Beginning,” the filmmakers went back into the past to introduce the origins of Warcraft and then took a giant step forward with their use of special effects, computer generated imagery, and motion capture technology to tell that story in the most believable way. (Watch the featurette on…
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Piolo, Coleen, Dawn team up for the first time in ‘Love Me Tomorrow’
The long wait is finally over as Piolo Pascual, Coleen Garcia and Dawn Zulueta team up for the very first time in Star Cinema’s upcoming romantic light drama, “Love Me Tomorrow.” Directed by 2015’s mainstream breakthrough director Gino M. Santos and with a script written and develop by Jeff Stelton and G3 San Diego, Love…
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‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ to hold midnight screenings on May 18
The most awaited epic battle of mutants in “X-Men: Apocalypse” is about to unfold on the big screen on May 18, Wednesday in the midnight screenings of select cinemas.
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Face your fears in zombie theme park of horror-thriller ‘Generation Z’
Welcome to a vacation spot like no other in the horror-thriller “Generation Z,” (also known as “The ReZort”) where an unusual kind of theme park is created to entertain visitors interacting with zombies as its main attraction. But all hell breaks loose when a zombie- rights activist hacks into the park’s security system and uploads…
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High-stakes thriller ‘Money Monster’ stars George Clooney, Julia Roberts
UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY IN HIGH-STAKES THRILLER “MONEY MONSTER” In the real-time, Columbia Pictures’ high-stakes thriller “Money Monster,” George Clooney and Julia Roberts star as financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty, who are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor who has lost everything (Jack O’Connell) forcefully takes over their studio.…
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Romantic bestseller ‘Me Before You’ transitions to big screen adaptation
“You only get one life. It’s actually your duty to live it as fully as possible,” says Will Traynor (Sam Clafin) in New Line Cinema’s new romantic drama “Me Before You.” His advice is directed at his effervescent yet seemingly settling caregiver Louisa “Lou” Clark (Emilia Clarke), 26, who claims to be happy in the…
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Discover magic within your flaws in comedy adventure ‘Finding Dory’
Disney•Pixar’s new comedy adventure “Finding Dory” welcomes back to the big screen everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang Dory, who is living happily in the reef with Nemo and Marlin. When Dory suddenly remembers that she has a family out there who may be looking for her, she recruits Marlin and Nemo for a life-changing adventure…
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‘The Magnificent Seven’ to be released worldwide in IMAX theatres
May 11, 2016 – IMAX Corporation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced that “The Magnificent Seven,” starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, and Ethan Hawke and directed by Antoine Fuqua, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® format. The film, which Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Columbia Pictures present in association with LStar Capital and…
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Derek, Iza, Shaina give romantic twist to election season in ‘My Candidate’
Showbiz hunk Derek Ramsay, Iza Calzado and Shaina Magdayao give us a different tale of love and romance this election season via “My Candidate” from Quantum Films, MJM Productions, Tuko Film Productions at Butchi Boy Films, producers of the award-winning and critically-acclaimed romantic-comedy films, “English Only, Please” and “#Walang Forever.” The film is set against…
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Aliens come back in sci-fi disaster film ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’
The aliens are back with a vengeance for “Independence Day: Resurgence,” which represents director Roland Emmerich’s huge return to the genre that made him famous. A sequel to “Independence Day,” the 1996 original sci-fi groundbreaking film that captured the public imagination with its vistas of destruction, its memorable characters and huge impact on both science…
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WATCH: Tom Hanks returns as Robert Langdon in new ‘Inferno’ trailer
Columbia Pictures & IMAGINE Entertainment have just unveiled the worldwide trailer of the new action-thriller “Inferno” starring Tom Hanks, which may be viewed below. “Inferno” is the third film in the studio’s Robert Langdon series (including “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels & Demons”), which has taken in more than $1.2 billion worldwide to date.…
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Celebs attend red carpet PH premiere of ‘The Angry Birds Movie’
Top celebrities graced the Philippine gala premiere of Columbia Pictures and Rovio Animation’s 3D CG-animated comedy “The Angry Birds Movie,” May 7 evening at SM Megamall. Popular family endorser Team Kramer (husband and wife Doug and Cheska Kramer and their three adorable children) led the guests. Rock singer Yeng Constantino, who is featured in the…
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Bruce Willis stars as crime boss in action heist movie ‘Precious Cargo’
Bruce Willis plays merciless crime boss in the gritty action heist movie “Precious Cargo” also starring Claire Forlani and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. In “Precious Cargo” Eddie (Willis) hunts down the seductive thief Karen (Forlani) who failed him. In order to win back Eddie’s trust, Karen recruits her ex-lover and premier thief Jack (Gosselaar) to steal a…
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‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ offers visually ambitious cinematic experience
Set a decade after the events of “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” the latest “X-Men: Apocalypse” that will open on May 18 in Philippine cinemas finds the mutants in 1983 living their own lives. Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) has his school for gifted youngsters up and running, and has some promising new students he’s guiding…
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WATCH: Hatchlings of ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ greet for Mother’s Day
In time for the Mother’s Day celebration this Sunday, May 8, Columbia Pictures has shared a special message from the hatchlings of “The Angry Birds Movie.” Watch the clip below. In the 3D animated comedy, “The Angry Birds Movie,” we’ll finally find out why the birds are so angry. The movie takes us to an…
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LIST: 13 memorable lines from ‘Just the 3 of Us’ starring John Lloyd Cruz and Jennylyn Mercado
“Just the 3 of Us” is the first team-up of romantic comedy movie royalties John Lloyd Cruz and Jennylyn Mercado and director Cathy Garcia-Molina. The film’s script was written and developed by the collaboration of Kiko Abrillo, Gillian Ebreo, Katherine Labayen and Vanessa R. Valdez. “Just the 3 of Us” also stars Joel Torre, Maria Isabel…
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Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart team up for ‘Central Intelligence’
Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart flip up the buddy action-comedy genre in Universal Pictures’ “Central Intelligence.” (Watch the film’s trailer and check out the the teaser poster below.) “Central Intelligence” follows a one-time bullied geek who grew up to be a lethal CIA agent (Johnson), coming home for his high-school reunion. Claiming to be on a…
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‘The Angry Birds Movie’ premieres in 34 countries on May 7
CULVER CITY, Calif., May 5, 2016 – To celebrate the imminent release of Columbia Pictures and Rovio Animation’s 3D CG-animated comedy “The Angry Birds Movie,” Sony Pictures will host 42 “Red’s Carpet” premiere events in 34 countries around the world on Saturday, May 7. Image above: March 18, 2016: Red visits Rizal Park for Columbia Pictures…
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X Ambassadors shares ‘Unsteady’ music video for ‘Me Before You’
The music video for the remix of “Unsteady” by the band X Ambassadors, which includes clips from the upcoming romantic film “Me Before You,” has just been unveiled and may be viewed below. New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ “Me Before You” is based on the critically acclaimed, bestselling novel by Jojo Moyes. The romantic…
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‘Mother’s Day’ gathers A-list cast for heartwarming tribute to moms
Expectant moms, single moms, stepmoms, gay moms, estranged moms, long-lost moms and mothers of all kinds get their due in an emotional tribute to the tie that can’t be broken in “Mother’s Day,” an endearing and entertaining romantic comedy about everyone’s first love, our mothers. Director and producer Garry Marshall once again brings together an…
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Stephen Chow’s blockbuster hit ‘The Mermaid’ screens exclusively at Megaworld Lifestyle Malls
The Mermaid is currently making waves as China’s biggest blockbuster to date with box office sales surpassing the half billion dollar mark. It is the first movie to ever do so in mainland China and in Hong Kong, and has even outperformed Hollywood heavy weights like Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Furious 7, Avatar and…
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GUIDE: Cinematheque Centre Manila in May 2016
In honor of National Heritage Month this May, the Cinematheque Centre Manila, in partnership with the National Film Archives of the Philippines (NFAP), will screen classic Filipino films that are widely considered to be some of the best that Philippine cinema has to offer. The films in this month’s line-up are milestones that have had a significant…
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Romantic comedy ‘My New Sassy Girl’ awaits funny misadventures
From the surprise romantic blockbuster South Korean film “My Sassy Girl,” the comical and lovable Cha-tae Hyun is back in his latest romantic misadventures in “My New Sassy Girl.” Following the sincere, funny and hapless Gyun-Woo (Cha-tae Hyun), he is now married in “My New Sassy Girl” to his childhood sweetheart played by Victoria Song.…
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Experience PH’s first MX4D Motion EFX Theater at the Evia Lifestyle Center
When Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice premiered March 26, 2016 in the Philippines, long lines of die-hard fans of the Bat of Gotham and the Son of Krypton formed in theaters. But for many, watching the movie once was not enough. The MX4D experience now available in the Philippines let moviegoers double the fun…
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‘Just the 3 of Us’ unites John Lloyd, Jennylyn, Cathy Garcia-Molina for the first time
John Lloyd Cruz and Jennylyn Mercado team up for the first time with director Cathy Garcia-Molina in one movie – summer’s much-anticipated romantic film “Just the 3 of Us.” The film is directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina from a script written and developed by the collaboration of Kiko Abrillo, Gillian Ebreo, Katherine Labayen and Vanessa R.…
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‘Captain America: Civil War’ posts biggest PH opening weekend ever with P362-M
MANILA, May 2, 2016 – Box-office records fell as Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” opened to a historic P362-million in its first five days nationwide, capturing the crown for the Biggest Opening Weekend of All-Time (surpassing the P339.8-M of Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” last year). This was announced today by a spokesman of Walt…
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James Reid, Nadine Lustre star in light, feel-good summer movie ‘This Time’
THE country’s hottest reel and real-life love team, James Reid and Nadine Lustre, returns to the big screen via the light, feel-good summer movie This Time opening May 4, 2016 in theaters nationwide from VIVA Films. In an interview on the film’s last shooting day, James expressed how excited he and Nadine are about doing a…
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Meet the Four Horsemen in the new ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’
The critically hailed blockbuster “X-Men: Days of Future Past” was a tough act to follow. Following his acclaimed work, director Bryan Singer takes the franchise to new heights with “X-Men: Apocalypse,” in which the X-Men battle the original and most powerful mutant — Apocalypse. Staged in 1983, the invincible and immortal Apocalypse is set free…
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Hyper-kinetic action movie ‘Hardcore Henry’ shot on GoPro cameras
Prepare for a mind-blowing immersive cinematic encounter in “Hardcore Henry” as it gives the audience a chance to experience the entire film through the point-of-view of its main character (cyborg) named Henry. First time director Ilya Naishuller helms “Hardcore Henry” wherein Henry remembers nothing and his wife Estelle (played by Haley Bennett) has been kidnapped…
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Diyos-Diyosan reveals timely look at Pinoy faith, politics
dIYOS-DIYOSAn is a socio-political/spiritual treatise that highlights the roots of the country’s current political struggles and economic hardships—the focus on money and power by its leaders. The film seeks to open the eyes of Filipino millennials to the realities of what a true leader should be, and is expected to be a media catalyst for…
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Team Iron Man bats for responsibility in ‘Captain America: Civil War’
Robert Downey Jr. returns as the godfather of all Super Heroes, Tony Stark and leads Team Iron Man in Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War.” Tony Stark is a different man—he’s made an honest assessment of the recent events with Ultron and, in a shocking conservative turnaround, is in agreement with world governments that the Avengers…
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Box-office hit director Garry Marshall brings big-hearted movie ‘Mother’s Day’
Garry Marshall, who moved everyone to tears of joy with his classic and endearing romantic comedies such as “Pretty Woman,” “The Princess Diaries,” “Beaches,” “Dear God,” “New Year’s Eve” and “Valentine’s Day” connects the world once again with his latest star-studded movie “Mother’s Day” starring Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis in…
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WATCH: High-octane action reigns in new ‘Jason Bourne’ trailer
The new, explosive trailer of Universal Pictures’ highly anticipated action-thriller “Jason Bourne” has just been unveiled and may be viewed below. Matt Damon returns to his most iconic role in Jason Bourne. Paul Greengrass, the director of The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, once again joins Damon for the next chapter of Universal Pictures’…
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Team Cap fights for Avenger’s freedom in ‘Captain America: Civil War’
Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” begins and ends with its lead character Steve Rogers, aka Captain America (Chris Evans). After another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps—one led by Steve Rogers and his…
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WATCH: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ remake launches first trailer
Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ and Columbia Pictures’ “The Magnificent Seven” starring . Watch the film’s first trailer that has just been launched below. With the sleepy town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard), the desperate townspeople employ protection…
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Irreverent viral video expands to immersive videogame film ‘Hardcore Henry’
Ilya Naishuller is a Russian-born filmmaker and front man for the Moscow punk band Biting Elbows. His band’s groundbreaking, irreverent video “Bad Motherfucker” became a viral sensation, catching the attention of fans around the world, attracting over 120 million views. Producer/director Timur Bekmabetov was one of those fans and he encouraged Naishuller to expand his…
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Most downloaded mobile game of all time inspires ‘The Angry Birds Movie’
In December 2009, people around the world downloaded a game to their phones and started a phenomenon. Little green piggies had invaded, intent on stealing the eggs of some flightless birds – and these birds were… well, there’s only one word for it. How would you feel if someone came to your home and took…
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Epy Quizon plays Singapore hostage taker in ‘Unlucky Plaza’
“Convincing characters, genuine scenarios and a fun amount of chaos…you can chalk up Unlucky Plaza as an indisputable win,” described Esquire Magazine of this Singaporean crime drama that had its sold-out worldwide premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was subsequently picked as Opening Film for the Singapore International Film Festival, where critics confirmed…
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Dance movie ‘High Strung’ stars world’s most talented dancers
In a city where only the best succeed, two radically talented people from opposite sides of the tracks need to find harmony to achieve their dreams in the highly-motivating fish-out-of-water film “High Strung” starring award-winner ballerina Keenan Kampa and multi-talented artist Nicholas Galitzine. At the heels of phenomenal dance movies such as “Step Up” and…
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Cannes Film Festival 2016 lineup announced
The Official Selection for the 69th Cannes Film Festival was unveiled this morning at Paris’ UGC Normandie cinema on the Champs-Elysées. 2016 Festival de Cannes will be held from May 11 to 22, 2016. Full list of entries below: Opening Night Film Cafe Society – directed by Woody Allen Competition Toni Erdmann – directed by Maren Ade Julieta – directed by…
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GUIDE: Cinematheque Centre Manila in April 2016
This April 2016, the Cinematheque Centre Manila celebrates the “Daze of Youth” with youth cinema crossing all eras and genres, speaking of the wayward endlessness of growing up and the rebellion against stern adulthood. Audiences will be treated to special question-and-answer sessions with directors and special guests following select film screenings. The Cinematheque Centre Manila…
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CIA’s top secrets unlocked from dead man’s mind in ‘Criminal’
Hollywood’s brightest young and veteran stars Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Oldman star in “Criminal” – the story of the right man in the wrong body. “Criminal” finds an ex-convict’s brain being implanted the memories of a top CIA agent in a last-ditch effort to stop a diabolical plot.…
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WATCH: More action, more laughter in new trailer for ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2’
The Turtles turn up the action and fun in the new trailer for “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” which Paramount Pictures has just released, and may be viewed below. Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael return to cinemas this summer in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” to battle bigger, badder…
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First-person shooter action film ‘Hardcore Henry’ shot in GoPro camera
Get ready to watch and play in “Hardcore Henry,” one of the most unflinchingly original wild-rides to hit the big screen in a long time. You experience the entire film through the main character Henry. As the film begins, you remember nothing, just look around. Mainly because you’ve just been brought back from the dead…
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WATCH: Back to wizarding world in new trailer for ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
Warner Bros. Pictures has just released a new trailer for the much-anticipated adventure “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” pulling back fans and moviegoers again to the magical realm. The trailer may be viewed below. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is an all-new adventure returning us to the wizarding world created by…
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Revolutionary dance movie ‘High Strung’ inspires adrenaline rush
A hip hop violinist meets a ballerina in the high-energy dance movie “High Strung” where two misfits didn’t belong until they believed in each other and go head to head against the best of the best in the Manhattan Conservatory of Arts Peterson Dance contest. Ruby (Keenan Kampa), a lovely ballet dancer on scholarship who…
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Idris Elba, Richard Madden face bomb attacks in ‘Bastille Day’
Timely as today’s major concerns on battling terrorism comes the riveting action film “Bastille Day” based on true events starring Idris Elba and Richard Madden out to stop a series of bomb attacks in Paris. In “Bastille Day,” Michael Mason (Richard Madden from ‘Game of Thrones’) is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds…
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WATCH: New trailer for Disney’s ‘The BFG’ goes into giant country
A new trailer of Disney’s big-screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved classic “The BFG” has just been launched, and may be viewed below. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Disney’s “The BFG” tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. The BFG (Mark…
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Elizabeth Oropesa, Lotlot de Leon topbill Adolf Alix Jr.’s ‘Mrs.’
In “Mrs.”, 70-year-old Virginia (Elizabeth Oropesa) shares the old ancestral house with Delia (Lotlot de Leon), her ever-loyal maid. Delia is marrying her long-time boyfriend, Rene, and tearfully confides to Virginia that she wants to go home to her parents in the province to start a new family life with him. Haunted by a past…
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Aljur Abrenica, Alvin Anson star in Ato Bautista’s ‘Expressway’
A syndicate old-timer named Ben (Alvin Anson) needs to do one last assignment before the boss he works for grants him his much delayed retirement. Assigned to be his partner is the neophyte Morris (Aljur Abrenica), a trigger-happy, sadist who yearns to impress the syndicate boss. For Ben, this last assignment turns out to be a…
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Mes De Guzman’s ‘Dyamper’ depicts real-life struggle in Nueva Vizcaya
Director Mes De Guzman’s film ‘Dyamper’ is about three friends wait along Dalton Pass every dawn to jump at the back of rice delivery trucks to steal the goods and sell it at the wet market as their means of income. One of them accidentally gets a pack of drugs in one of the trucks…
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Janine Gutierrez, Enchong Dee escape dark past in Gino M. Santos’ ‘Lila’
‘Lila’ is a psychological-thriller by Gino M. Santos for this year’s Sinag Maynila Film Festival. “The film is my first horror film. It’s a challenge because we need to make the film as unique and as Filipino as possible,” says Gino. The story is about Jess (Janine Gutierrez), a young woman running from her past…
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Mara Lopez plays battered wife in Jay Altarejos’ ‘T.P.O.’
T.P.O. tells the story of Miguel (Oliver Aquino), an abusive husband to TERESA, a former town-beauty queen (Mara Lopez). They have an eight-year old son, JR (Micko Laurente). Their small family lives with Miguel’s parents (Menggie Cobarrubias and Dexter Doria). The family is shattered by the vicious cycle of domestic abuse. After a night of beating, Teresa,…
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Cristine Reyes stars in supernatural horror-thriller ‘Elemento’
Early this year, VIVA International Pictures gave us the heart-pumping blockbuster horror movie, “The Boy.” If you’re one of those who enjoyed the psychological tension brought by its leading character, Brahms, then brace yourself for another story of an ominous boy in VIVA Films’ “Elemento.” While on a field trip to a forest, grade-school student…
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Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell paired in R-rated rom-com ‘Mr. Right’
Blending dancing, violence and romance into one-of-a-kind hybrid entertainment, “Mr. Right” stars Anna Kendrick as manic Martha who falls in for Francis (Sam Rockwell), a professional assassin with a cause. When Martha discovers that her new beau is a professional hitman, who kills the people ordering the hits. But the bodies pile up, Martha must…
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‘Ghostbusters’ unveils new action-packed image
Columbia Pictures has just released a new unit still from its upcoming action-comedy “Ghostbusters” showing the four female title characters in action with proton packs blazing. Thirty years after the original film took the world by storm, “Ghostbusters” is back and fully rebooted for a new generation. Director Paul Feig combines all the paranormal fighting…
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‘Batman v Superman’ flies past $500-M worldwide, P200-M in PH
BURBANK, CA, March 30, 2016 – Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” continues to win at the worldwide box office. Soaring past $500 million after only five days in theaters with a total of $501.9 million and counting, the film joins a very rare group of movies that cross half…
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To love and to guard in romantic action comedy ‘Mr. Right’
In the tradition of highly-successful romantic action comedies comes a one-of-a-kind love story in “Mr. Right” starring two of Hollywood’s well-sought actors Anna Kendrick and Sam Rockwell. In “Mr. Right,” Martha (Anna Kendrick) discovers that her new beau, Francis (Sam Rockwell), is a professional assassin… with a cause. He kills the people ordering the hits.…
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Chris Hemsworth propels new story of ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’
The fantastical world of “Snow White and the Huntsman” expands to reveal how the fates of The Huntsman Eric and Queen Ravenna are deeply and dangerously intertwined, in Universal Pictures’ new fantasy adventure “The Huntsman: Winter’s War.” In 2012, “Snow White and the Huntsman” breathed new life into the fairy-tale genre with a dark, epic…
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Father and son on the run in supernatural thriller ‘Midnight Special’
A father and his son who may have otherworldly powers are on the run from the government in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Midnight Special,” at once a supernatural thriller and an enigmatic and thought-provoking journey into the unknown…and the unknowable. In “Midnight Special,” a father (Michael Shannon), goes on the run to protect his young son,…
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Paul Bettany’s ‘Shelter’ exposes homelessness in America
Real life couple Paul Bettany and Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly collaborate in the actor’s directorial debut in “Shelter.” Bettany, best known for his role in the global blockbuster “Avengers” movies, “Iron Man,” “Legion” and “The Da Vinci Code” takes the back seat and helms a movie with a very powerful message on homelessness set in…
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MOVIE REVIEW: Trumbo (2015)
“Trumbo” Review Directed by Jay Roach Screenplay by John McNamara, based on the book by Bruce Cook Trumbo is a biopic of Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston), a self-confessed Communist radical, who fought of the earthly forces that deliberately unseated him from the comfort of his life and prominence by tagging him as an enemy of…
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WATCH: ‘Midnight Special’ mystifies with teaser trailer
Warner Bros. Pictures has launched the teaser trailer of its new sci-fi thriller “Midnight Special” which may be viewed below. In the film, a father (Michael Shannon), goes on the run to protect his young son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), and uncover the truth behind the boy’s special powers. What starts as a race from religious…
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‘Breaking Bad’ star Bryan Cranston tackles injustice in ‘Trumbo’
What tyrannical disservice could a democratic country, like the USA, impose to its people? Why would a democratic country suddenly brandish communism in its own land? World War is waving in the horizon, as the relations between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. deteriorated and the fear of the “Red Menace” reached unprecedented heights. A group…
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‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ TV spots shed light on backstory
A couple of TV spots for the new fantasy adventure “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” have just been revealed by Universal Pictures. The first focuses on the origins of evil queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron), while the second tells of the feud between the sisters Freya (Emily Blunt) and Ravenna. The spots may be viewed below. Chris…
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‘Fantastic Beasts’ trilogy to begin with ‘History of Magic in North America’
Leading up to the November 18th release of Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly anticipated feature “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” J.K. Rowling has crafted a collection of new original writing entitled Magic in North America, to introduce audiences to a new place and time in the wizarding world that she has created. The first…
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Zack Snyder pits Batman against Superman in ‘Dawn of Justice’
Certified fanboy and acclaimed director Zack Snyder pits the Dark Knight against the Man of Steel in a Super Hero face-off for the ages, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ new epic, action-adventure, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” The film stars Oscar winner Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent. To Snyder,…
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Filming begins on ensemble drama ‘Collateral Beauty’ with all-star cast
Principal photography has begun on New Line Cinema’s and Village Roadshow Pictures’ thought-provoking drama “Collateral Beauty,” being helmed by Oscar-winning director David Frankel (“Dear Diary,” “The Devil Wears Prada”). “Collateral Beauty” features an all-star cast, including Will Smith (upcoming “Suicide Squad”), Edward Norton (“Birdman”), Keira Knightley (“The Imitation Game”), Michael Peña (“The Martian”), Naomie Harris…
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WINNERS: 2016 PMPC Star Awards for Movies
The Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) has announced the winners and awardees for the 32nd Star Awards for Movies held on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila in Pasay City. The PMPC Star Awards honors the best Filipino movies, performers and stakeholders of 2015 for the mainstream and indie…
