Everyone Can Be... The Lucky One.

04.16.2012 – Everyone is “The Lucky One” in his/her own way. For every path in life we live to be “The Lucky One” just the like the special press media screening by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film stars Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling from the acclaimed best selling author of “The Note Book” and “Dear John.”

Anticipating Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close!

02.23.2012 – Finally! Another movie to watch and my Academy Award bet is “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” which stars Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock and featuring Thomas Horn as the young Oskar Schell. There’s another talented individual in this film which is Max von Sydow a nominee for the Academy Award for a supporting role. I have seen the movie trailer many times and had read the press materials that made me curious about this film. So far the Academy Award caliber films I’ve seen so far are J. Edgar and The Descendants which made me look forward to Extremely Loud. There’s something about this film that I can’t ignore among the previous films I’ve seen.

Max Von Sydow an Academy Award Nominee in Extremely Loud!

02.22.2012 – Max von Sydow is a French-Swedish actor and he gives chills to my spin when I first saw him appear in the trailer of the upcoming film of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. I have not heard about him generally but he looms big in other critically acclaimed films that get featured in film festivals. I'm a regular screen buff but not that hardcore to see “Hanna and Her Sister” or “Lassefar in Pelle the Conqueror” in which he received his first Academy Award nomination. In 2012, he gets a nomination for the second time in a supporting role for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.

Earning Your Right to be The Descendants!

02.12.2012 – The Descendants is a comedy-drama film that is making rave reviews when it first shown in selected cinemas in North America. In the Philippines it has a quiet press media screening last Friday inviting a limited few. It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and it’s not far behind to be given same treatment with the Oscars. Produced under Fox Searchlight this film introduced a break out star in Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller. The film based on the original novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings gives us a story about the struggles of an American family and going through a lot of complications in life.

George Clooney on Acting and Character on The Descendants!

02.10.2012 – George Clooney burst into our collective minds as the guy on ER and then left for the big ticket in the movies which paired him to other well known talents in Hollywood. Starring in unique roles that defined his craft as one of the best leading man right now. This time around Clooney is starring in a comedy-drama that you will find a different take from his previous roles. Last seen in The American this time around the much recognized for his global humanitarian efforts as he is for his accomplishments in the entertainment industry, George Clooney delves into untapped psyche as he takes on parenting in “The Descendants” with naturally gifted young actresses Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller.

The Phantom Menace in the Star Wars Press Media Gala Premier!

02.09.2012 – The star studded affair in the Philippine press screening of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace in 3D was phenomenal. The weekend ends with a bang in seeing this film after 13 years. I recall buying movie tickets for the midnight screening with friends. Back then I was so excited about the movie that most hardcore fans would turn this film down. I’m a casual Star Wars fan who only got to see the original trilogy for some in their 30s in video cassette formats of Betamax and VHS players. Episode 1: The Phantom Menace was the fourth film directed by George Lucas which definitely made this billion dollar franchise known globally.

PRESS RELEASE: Sandra Bullock in "Extemely Loud!"

02.06.2012 – Two years after winning an Academy Award for “The Blind Side,” Sandra Bullock takes the role of grief-stricken mother whose apparent absence in her son's life is not quite what it seems, in Warner Bros.' heartwrenching drama, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.” Nominated for Best Picture at this year's Academy Awards, the film is a story that unfolds from inside the young mind of Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn), an inventive eleven year-old New Yorker whose discovery of a key in his deceased father’s belongings sets him off on an urgent search across the city for the lock it will open.

PRESS RELEASE: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close with Tom Hanks!

01.29.2012 – Two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks stars as Thomas Schell, a devoted husband and father who was at the wrong place, at the wrong time during the fateful day of 9/11, in Warner Bros.' life-affirming drama, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.” The film is a story that unfolds from inside the young mind of Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn), an inventive eleven year-old New Yorker whose discovery of a key in his deceased father’s belongings sets him off on an urgent search across the city for the lock it will open. A year after his father died in the World Trade Center on what Oskar calls “The Worst Day,” he is determined to keep his vital connection to the man who playfully cajoled him into confronting his wildest fears.

The Games Sherlock Holmes Plays.

01.07.2012 – These days there’s lots of ways to entertain you at home. Back in the day the board games was one of the original past times of the modern era. It’s a form of bonding with the family or the entire household. There’s so much different about playing games now compared to those nostalgic times. The advent of the game console has mostly killed off the competition not to mention the growing popularity of handheld devices. Nintendo’s Game Boy started it all for the gamers until the introduction of the tablets such as Apple’s iPad had change the way we find entertainment at home or on the go.

Celebrate New Year's Eve in the Big Screen!

12.06.2011 – The most all-star studded movie since Valentine’s Day which is also the same people who produced the film is back with “New Year’s Eve” bigger and with a grand spectacular setting. The story about people and life happen in this big movie. The movie directed and produced by Gary Marshall and a stellar ensemble cast that will bring the Holiday Season of 2011 something to look forward to see. “New Year’s Eve” celebrates love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in intertwining stories told amidst the pulse and promise of New York City on the most dazzling night of the year.

See Winter on Dolphin Tale!

10.04.2011 - Dolphin Tale is family drama based on a true story about a bottlenose dolphin that lost its tail being entrapped in a crab trap. The movie was shown in North America on September 23, 2011. In the Philippines the local FM radio 99.5RT held a special screening for their listeners and considered to be the only special preview in the country. The film was seen on 3D and it was graced by families that includes kids who got the special invite to see this first before the regular screening.

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Emerald Geek Day of Fun!

06.15.2011 - Every fan has its day and there's so much green to go through it. I've seen the Green Lantern special screening twice. Though just to commit to the promise the review I wrote was posted as scheduled. I've seen it on March 14, 2011 along with fellow geek friends from the community.

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