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#JLS #FFS #ChosBride #PanisGroom #DearFutureHusband #ASHLLOYD #TheodoreBoborol #GillianEbreo #CarmiRaymundo #SMBF A lot of people wonder what we see in John Lloyd Cruz.  They claim he's not even that handsome and he is overrated.  I beg to differ.  This young man is very charismatic and he acts well.  His eyes are very expressive and he is a natural.  Advertisers think he is bankable and so do production outfits, et cetera . Here he plays Raffy Sandoval, a Public Relations specialist/expert who chances upon Aprilyn Esguerra(Sarah Geronimo) when she was having one of her episodes after being jilted by her "future husband" on their supposedly wedding day.  It was by the fountain at Serendra. The story has light and funny moments, and maybe that's why the film ratings board rated this G, but there are topics not for kids like threats made by Mayor Garcia(no relation to us) played by Dennis Padilla. Sarah G has improved her craft(...

With eyes on several of the most wanted terrorists planning to unleash suicide bombers, the decision must be made on how much collateral damage can be tolerated in the war on terrorism. With Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, Aaron Paul, Bob Chappell, Alex Gallafent, Babou Ceesay, Carl Beukes, Kate Liquorish and Aisha Takow. Directed by Gavin Hood. Several lines of dialogue are in Swahili, Somali and Arabic with English subtitles. ( source ) Initial release: 1 April 2016 (USA) Director: Gavin Hood Box office: 34.6 million USD Budget: 13 million USD Screenplay: Guy Hibbert Dad said, after watching this film, that during the time of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki , the survivors were never the same again.  To witness such monstrosities would definitely leave very deep scars. What more for our present day survivors and "witnesses" seeing LIVE or at the moment blow-by-blow accounts of what was happening.  Having to witness such atrocities could put witness/wi...

 Commercenter Cinema 2, Filinvest City, Muntinlupa Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast cars, the legendary Lighting McQueen finds himself pushed out of the sport that he loves. Hoping to get back in the game, he turns to Cruz Ramirez, an eager young technician who has her own plans for winning. With inspiration from the Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns, No. 95 prepares to compete on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage. -WWW Release date: 26 July 2017 (Philippines) Director: Brian Fee Screenwriters: Kiel Murray, Bob Peterson and Mike Rich Story by: Brian Fee, Ben Queen, Eyal Podell and Jonathan E. Stewart Music by: Randy Newman   Take note:  There is one(1) post credit scene (so there's a Cars 4 in the offing) and  Paul Newman   as  Doc Hudson , McQueen's former mentor and crew chief, who used to be the Fabulous Hudson Hornet #51. He appears in flashbacks that include previously unused recordings of Newman from...

I couldn't help it.  We couldn't help it.  We clapped as loud as we could when the movie ended. As the trailer suggested, the ending was bittersweet, but there's more to it than meets  the eye . SCROLL FURTHER DOWN FOR THE BLOG ENTRY ABOUT THE MOVIE In Japan, kita means North and for them, North is Hokkaido. Sigrid Bernardo, the director of the movie, said she never thought about it.  It's just a coincidence.  What a happy coincidence.  What a pleasant surprise.  Serendipity! 🍱🍌💜 Sapporo, capital of the mountainous northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, is famous for its beer, skiing and annual Sapporo Snow Festival featuring enormous ice sculptures. The Sapporo Beer Museum traces the city’s brewing history and has tastings and a beer garden. Ski hills and jumps from the 1972 Winter Olympics are scattered within the city limits, and Niseko, a renowned ski resort, is nearby. Weather :  17°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 83% Humidity...

Just my two cents worth.  This movie should have been entitled LAURELINE AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS.   Cara Delevingne captivated the different sets of audiences and her(Laureline) personality was(is) more likeable than of Dane DeHaan's depiction of Valerian.  He(Dane DeHaan) is not bad to look at, but the way he was described here was as if he was the handsomest creature in Alpha, the city of a thousand planets. Besides, I couldn't brush the image of Harry Osborn off in my head as the Green Goblin(that really looks like a goblin in prosthetics). He did fine, but I could imagine other actors for the role.  Thank goodness he has youthful physiognomy.    If there's another person or different specie that wowed everyone, it's got to be Rihanna. She's very, very graceful and she did a great job depicting Bubble. Clive Owen was not an effective villain here.  I know he has played some anti-hero and villains convincingly, but here...he...

In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found. At the end of th is heroic mission, 330,000 French, British, Belgian and Dutch soldiers were safely evacuated. -WWW Note: All images below are from the World Wide Web We watched this in 2D and it seem real.  I could imagine that it would be more real if you watch this in IMAX or 4DX. Christopher Nolan made us all experience the terrors of war in Dunkirk.  It was real as real could be, so if your heart is faint, don't attempt to watch it for you would feel like drowning when they are drowning and you would get a glimpse of hell too. This is one of Nolan's best works ever.   The actors have expressive eyes.  The explosions are like real explosions.   Everything seem r...

War For The Planet Of The Apes: exploring  its ending, and what might happen next (with major, major spoilers) I chose this poster because this has Caesar(Andy Serkis) and Nova(Amiah Miller) Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless colonel (Woody Harrelson). After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brin gs them face to face, Caesar and the colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both of their species and the future of the planet. Initial release :  13 July 2017 ( Russia ) Director :  Matt Reeves Film series :  Planet of the Apes reboot series Production company :  Chernin Entertainment Mark Bomback ... (written by) & Matt Reeves ... (written by) Rick Jaffa ... ...