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ABS-CBN is floored by the recent achievement of its movie, “In the Name of Love,” which landed on the Associated Press list of Top 20 highest-grossing movies for last month. The list was based on a Hollywood.com report.
The network said it was a “happy surprise” for the people behind the movie, which had taken a year to make. “However, we don’t know [how the ranking was arrived at],” said Roxy Liquigan, ad prom officer of Star Cinema, ABS-CBN film production arm.
An AP story dated May 19 put the Olivia Lamasan drama in the 15th slot among movies that led the international box-office race that weekend. According to the report, “In the Name of Love” grossed $1,917, 443 in 87 locations around the world, excluding North America.
The top five in the report, written by Paul Dergarabedian, were Hollywood films “Fast (and Furious) 5,” “Thor,” “Priest,” “Rio” and “Water for Elephants.” The list was compiled by Rentrak Theatrical and first released by Hollywood.com. Dergarabedian is president of the Box-Office Division of Hollywood.com and is a longtime box-office analyst for AP.
Liquigan is actually perplexed, because the Lamasan drama, which premiered in Manila on May 11, started its international screening only last weekend in key areas in the United States, Canada and the Middle East, and only on weekends.
“In the Name of Love” is the love story of a dance coach (Aga Muhlach) and his student (Angel Locsin), who is about to marry a politician’s son (Jake Cuenca).
Liquigan said Rentrak could be “just a new group.” Otherwise, he said, Star Cinema films like Chito Roño’s “Sukob,” Cathy Garcia-Molina’s “You Changed My Life,” and Mae Cruz’s “Catch Me I’m In Love,” all of which had broken box-office records as well, would have been listed in their respective periods of release.
(A quick search on the Net revealed that Rentrak is a media measurement services provider, among other things. Its International Box-Office Essentials brand “provides clients with box-office information for 26 countries. The data is collected through an electronic connection with thousands of theater box offices,” according to www.rentrak.com.)
“In any case, this means a lot to us,” said Liquigan. “It’s an indicator that we’re now at par with Hollywood films when it comes to viewership.”
By: Marinel R. Cruz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Two Filipino-American actors join Johnny Depp in his quest for the Fountain of Youth in Walt Disney Pictures’ “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.” They are Daphne Joy and Michael Rosales, who play a mermaid and a pirate on the Queen Anne’s Revenge, respectively.
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise—this time in Disney Digital 3D. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penélope Cruz), Jack Sparrow (Depp) is not sure if it’s love—or if she’s a ruthless con artist who’s using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn’t know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica.
A multicultural actor/rap artist/performer, Michael Ilano Rosales was chosen to play a “pirate from the Philippines” from a pool of over 4,000 aspirants. It was also his first-ever acting audition. His Hollywood journey would take him from his home of Hawaii, across 11,000 kilometers to London, where his scenes in “On Stranger Tides” were shot.
As a musician, Rosales transforms into Mic3—Mic (Mike), short for Michael, 3 for the third child, and the 3 for the main islands of the Philippines. His goal is to reconstruct today’s hip-hop landscape, to bring it back to its artistic foundation and roots and provide a meaningful message to the listener. In 2008, Rosales released his first full-length album, “Respect My Pride.” The album features English and Filipino language music that inspires an appreciation of the Filipino culture and heritage. A feature video, “Balikbayan,” was filmed in the Philppines, reinforcing the cultural messages found in his music behind a backdrop of historical Philippine landmarks. Rosales has shared the stage with several notable performers, including Damian Marley and Busta Rhymes.
Michael Rosales
Counting the recent hit “Just Go With It” and such popular TV shows as “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Criminal Minds” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” to her credits, Daphne Joy was born and raised in the heart of Olongapo, Philippines. Although her family relocated to Los Angeles when she was just 8 years old, she was able to retain her Filipino culture and upbringing. Despite the language barriers and overall culture shock, Daphne was able to completely readjust to her new surroundings, and with her natural beauty, easygoing personality and wit she made friends and was able to adapt to the American way of life.
Intrigued by her new country’s pop culture, Daphne became interested in entertainment, becoming involved in dance groups, choir, cheerleading and talent shows. At the age of 18 she transferred that interest to acting, and was soon working in front of the camera. She was also featured in several A-list recording artists’ music videos, along with commercials, national print campaigns, magazine covers and features.
Opening across the Philippines on May 2011, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International through Columbia Pictures.
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I Love You also stars Filipino and Fil-American actors Dante Basco, Gary Valenciano, Joel Torre, Tirso Cruz III, Ernie Concepcion, and Apl.de.Ap as a calesa driver.
I Love You is about the spread of the I Love You computer virus, around the globe in 2000, shutting down computer systems at the Pentagon, Parliament and the CIA.
Combining romance, drama, action and international intrigue, I Love You is ultimately the story of a young man, Victor, who will do anything to reconnect with the only woman he's ever loved - even if that means entangling himself in an international criminal investigation.
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I Love You, the full-length feature made by Jericho Rosales as Victor with Briana Evigan as Butterfly and Dean Cain as James Trapp in the Philippines in 2008, is scheduled for release in the US this year (exact date not yet specified).
It took four years to release the Hollywood-produced action-packed romantic drama based on the destructive I Love You computer virus as written and directed by Francis dela Torre.
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After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending America's ideals.
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The Autobots Bumblebee, Ratchet, Ironhide and Sideswipe led by Optimus Prime, are back in action, taking on the evil Decepticons...
Director:
Michael Bay
This is the trailer
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Spider-Man reboot is being shot in RED EPIC 3D, has John Schwartzman all kinds of excited.
You know that untitled Spider-man project that's set to revitalize the franchise at some point in 2012? Yeah, that's being shot in 3D (not news) using 3ality rigs and RED EPIC cameras (superhotawesome news). Peter Jackson already scooped up 30 EPICs to help him shoot his next big venture, The Hobbit, in 3D, but he's been beaten to the digital cinematography punch by the producers of the next Spidey flick, who have cornered a quartet of the cameras and actually started shooting with them on set yesterday. John Schwartzman, the dude responsible for filming the whole thing, has been extolling the virtues of using such fancy gear over on the RED forums, which is also where he promises his crew will be making further comments detailing the user experience. In slightly less thrilling RED news, the Scarlet S35 is being renamed to the EPIC Lite and will suffer the upheaval of having its features and price changed
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You know that untitled Spider-man project that's set to revitalize the franchise at some point in 2012? Yeah, that's being shot in 3D (not news) using 3ality rigs and RED EPIC cameras (superhotawesome news). Peter Jackson already scooped up 30 EPICs to help him shoot his next big venture, The Hobbit, in 3D, but he's been beaten to the digital cinematography punch by the producers of the next Spidey flick, who have cornered a quartet of the cameras and actually started shooting with them on set yesterday. John Schwartzman, the dude responsible for filming the whole thing, has been extolling the virtues of using such fancy gear over on the RED forums, which is also where he promises his crew will be making further comments detailing the user experience. In slightly less thrilling RED news, the Scarlet S35 is being renamed to the EPIC Lite and will suffer the upheaval of having its features and price changed
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In a world where entering dreams is possible, a single idea from the human mind can be the most dangerous weapon or the most valuable asset.
This is the trailer courtesy by hollywoodstreams
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Synopsis
In the futuristic action-thriller Repo Men, humans have extended and improved our lives through highly sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs created by a company called The Union. The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don't pay your bill, The Union sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its property... with no concern for your comfort or survival.
Remy (Jude Law) is one of the best organ repo men in the business. But when he suffers a cardiac failure on the job, he awakens to find himself fitted with the company's top-of-the-line heart-replacement... as well as a hefty debt. But a side effect of the procedure is that his heart's no longer in the job. When he can't make the payments, The Union sends its toughest enforcer, Remy's former partner Jake (Forest Whitaker), to track him down.
Now that the hunter has become the hunted, Remy joins Beth (Alice Braga), another debtor who teaches him how to vanish from the system. And as he and Jake embark on a chase across a landscape populated by maniacal friends and foes, one man will become a reluctant champion for thousands on the run.
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Writers Eric Garcia and Garrett Lerner team with director Miguel Sapochnik to adapt Garcia's novel about a repo man named Remy whose body has been constructed almost entirely of artificial organs. When Remy (Jude Law) fails to keep up on payments for his recent heart transplant, his former partner vows to take back the organ by force if necessary. Meanwhile, Remy finds an unexpected ally in the form of his long-lost wife, Beth (Sonia Braga), who has also been retrofitted with numerous artificial organs. Now, despite the fact that they haven't seen each other since Remy joined the army ten years ago, the desperate repo man and his sympathetic wife attempt a daring escape from a man who holds the lives of millions in the palm of his hands. Forest Whitaker and Liev Schreiber co-star.
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No less than Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell continued the role of Heath Ledger in the fantasy film “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.”
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus follows the leader of a travelling theatre troupe who, having made a deal with the Devil, takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations. It is directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown.
Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, and Tom Waits star in the film, though Ledger’s death one-third of the way through filming caused production to be temporarily suspended. Ledger’s role was recast with Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell portraying transformations of Ledger’s character Tony as he travels through a dream world.
The film opens today in Philippine theaters.
This is the trailer courtesy by hollywoodstreams
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Brendan Fraser (The Mummy) teams up with Harrison Ford (The Fugitive) in the CBS drama movie “Extraordinary Measures.”
Extraordinary Measures is distributed by CBS Films and is scheduled for release on January 22, 2010. Aside from Fraser and Ford, the film also stars Keri Russell. This motion picture was shot in Beaverton, Oregon, Portland, and Vancouver, Washington. It is the first film to go into production for CBS Films, the film division of CBS Corporation.
Brendan Fraser plays John Crowley, a biotechnology executive, whose two youngest children were afflicted with Glycogen storage disease type II. Along with his wife, Aileen (Keri Russell), he raises money for research scientist Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford) (representing Dr. William Canfield), forming a company to develop a drug to save his children’s lives.
This is the trailer courtesy by hollywoodstreams
Based on the true story of John and Aileen Crowley, who finance a cure for a rare disease that is killing two of their children.
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The film also stars Ray Winstone, and is directed by Martin Campbell and produced by Michael Wearing, who also directed and produced the series respectively. Edge of Darkness follows a detective (Mel Gibson) investigating the murder of his activist daughter (Bojana Novakovic), uncovering political conspiracies and cover-ups in the process.
Edge of Darkness is coming to theaters on January 28, 2010 in the US.
This is the trailer courtesy by Dark4ngels
Cast: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Shawn Roberts, Bojana Novakovic, Frank Grillo, Gbenga Akinnagbe
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After A Walk to Remember and The Notebook, another book by Nicholas Sparks will hit the silverscreen.
Dear John comes to the screen under the direction of Lasse Hallstrom, the Swedish director and three-time Oscar nominee known for such films as My Life as a Dog (1985), What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), The Cider House Rules (1999), and Chocolat (2000).
The film follows the story of a Special Forces soldier, John Tyree (Channing Tatum), who uses a leave period to visit his father (Richard Jenkins) down in South Carolina. He falls for a conservative college student while he’s in his father’s home. John must go back to the army and he and Savannah (the student) communicate through letters, until fate takes a turn.
The Cast of Dear John:
* Channing Tatum as SSG John Tyree
* Amanda Seyfried as Savannah Lynn Curtis
* Scott Porter as Randy
* Henry Thomas as Tim Wheddon
* Richard Jenkins as Mr Tyree (John’s Father)
* Leslea Fisher as Susan
* Mary Rachel Dudley as Mrs. Curtis
* Bryce Hayes as Jerry
* Gavin McCulley as Starks
Dear John is coming to theaters on the Valentines month of February 2010.
This is the trailer courtesy by hollywoodstreams
Tells the story of John Tyree, a young soldier home on leave, and Savannah Curtis, the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation. Over the next seven tumultuous years, the couple is separated by Johns increasingly dangerous deployments. While meeting only sporadically, they stay in touch by sending a continuous stream of love letters overseas--correspondence that eventually triggers fateful consequences.
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Fall in love with the first must-see romantic comedy of the year.
WHO: Catherine Zeta-Jones stars as a 40-year-old single mother who captivates her children’s baby-sitter who happens to be a 25-year-old man.
Starring opposite Zeta-Jones is Justin Bartha from the films The Hangover and National Treasure.
WHAT’S IT ABOUT: A 25-year-old man (Bartha) works as a nanny to the children of his 40-year-old single-mother neighbor (Zeta-Jones). The two start an unlikely romance they did not expect to happen.
POSITIVE: Catherine Zeta Jones is a gorgeous cougar and her attack to the role doesn’t come as a cradle-robbing predator but someone who has warmth, fell in love and having trouble with the saying “age doesn’t matter.”
The movie, however, belongs to Justin Bartha. He is charming, adorable and very sincere with his portrayal of the 25-year-old nanny who fell in love with the kids and their mom.
The film has its funny moments and concludes in a feel-good, yet unconventional ending.
NEGATIVE: There’s objectionable language used around and by children. It could have been a good family movie but because of some languages used, it’s PG-13.
OUR TAKE: The Rebound is the first must-see movie of the year after the MMFF season. It’s adorable, it’s sweet, and it will put a smile on your face after watching it.
This is the trailer courtesy by czjmda3
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Justin Bartha in The Rebound.
Directed by Bart Freundlich. Release Date: TBA
When a beautiful, smart, suburban 40-year-old mother discovers her husband is cheating, she takes her two children to New York City to start over. A demanding new job forces her to hire a nanny, and she chooses 25-year-old Aram, who is still trying to figure out what he wants in life. As Aram increasingly becomes attached to her kids, Aram and Sandy become aware of their own undeniable chemistry. THE REBOUND is a fresh, witty, and sexy comedy about an unexpected romance.
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IMDB ranked the 50 best movies of the decade (2000-2009) based on the ratings given by its thousands of users.
TOP 50 MOVIES OF THE DECADE
(2000-2009)
1. The Dark Knight (2008)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
3. Cidade de Deus (2002)
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
5. Avatar (2009)
6. Memento (2000)
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
8. WALL·E (2008)
9. Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain (2001)
10. Das Leben der Anderen (2006)
11. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
12. The Pianist (2002)
13. The Departed (2006)
14. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
15. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
16. Up (2009)
17. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
18. El laberinto del fauno (2006)
19. Der Untergang (2004)
20. The Prestige (2006)
21. Gran Torino (2008)
22. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
23. Sin City (2005)
24. District 9 (2009)
25. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
26. Oldboy (2003)
27. Batman Begins (2005)
28. Gladiator (2000)
29. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
30. No Country for Old Men (2007)
31. Nefes: Vatan sagolsun (2009)
32. Up in the Air (2009)
33. The Wrestler (2008)
34. There Will Be Blood (2007)
35. Donnie Darko (2001)
36. Into the Wild (2007)
37. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
38. Snatch (2000)
39. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
40. Star Trek (2009)
41. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
42. Amores perros (2000)
43. Okuribito (2008)
44. Finding Nemo
(2003)
45. Ratatouille (2007)
46. V for Vendetta (2005)
47. Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007)
48. Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
49. Tasogare Seibei (2002)
50. The Incredibles (2004)
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Jake Gyllenhaal stars in one of next year’s big summer movies, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which is produced by Walt Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
Disney has released the first set of movie posters for the said film, the one showing Jake as the Prince of Persia and the other showing the gorgeous Gemma Arterton, Jake’s leading lady.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is based on the massively popular series of videogames, the story sees Gyllenhaal as a ‘rogue prince’ Dastan and Gemma Arterton as ‘mysterious princess’ Tamina, who reluctantly team up to safeguard an ancient dagger that could release the Sands of Time, allowing its possessor to reverse time and rule the world.
Also starring in the movie are Ben Kingsley (Gandhi) and Alfred Molina (Spider Man 3) under the helm of Mike Newell, director of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Prince of Persia is coming to theaters on May 28, 2010.
"Fast & Furious" left the competition in the dust with a $72.5 million opening weekend, the best so far this year.
That topped last weekend's $59.3 million debut for DreamWorks Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens," which slipped to second place with $33.5 million, raising its 10-day total to $105.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Universal's "Fast & Furious" also raced to a record for April debuts, easily passing the previous best of $42.2 million set in 2003 by "Anger Management."
It was a blockbuster opening more customary to summer. But Hollywood has been extending its busy season more and more by placing summer-style flicks earlier in the year.
"It's summer time in April," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracker Media By Numbers. "We've seen the summer season stretch from what used to be Memorial Day through Labor Day, then the first of May through Labor Day. Now maybe with `Fast & Furious,' it's going to be early April as the beginning of summer."
