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I set aside today, the 30th of April of the year 2018, to get my writing mojo back.  What did I do? I watched Siargao , did important stuff, then I had a movie marathon of three Hallmark love stories and this is the third and last one(Well, I watched the pilot episode of THE CURE too and did other important stuff in between).  I liked all three, but I think I love this the best. Btw, all three movies that I watched today had substories/side stories, but I like the side story of Dori's best friend, Pamela, the best among the three.  I think it's safe for me to say that without meaning to, I saved the best for last. Did I get my writing mojo back? All I can say is that it's on its way.  :-p When the executives at Heartstrings Press wants to drop Michael Rothchild's (Corey Sevier) next romance book, junior editor, Dori Shephard (Charlotte Sullivan), argues her way into working as the lead editor. But Dori's dream job becomes her nightmare as she realizes Mic...

( soource ) Charlie Carrick as Kent and Kirsten Prout as Sarah A former sorority girl (Kirsten Prout), longing for her old, fun college days, decides to take a job as house mother to her former college chapter, only to find that it is in shambles. The handsome Dean of Student Affairs (Charlie Carrick) tells her she must turn the chapter around before the national organization yanks their charter and they will no longer be allowed on campus. As she works with the girls, she realizes she needs to be the grown up and help these young women discover their true potential. With the help of the Dean she comes up with a way to save the chapter and falls in love in the process.- PixL Director: Monika Mitchell Caroline A. DeJong ... (writer) Victoria Rose... (writer) House Bunny(HB), I think, is the closest story I could think of to compare this movie with, but it's very different.  HB is about a Playboy Bunny turned Housemother and this movie is about an alumna who ...

\ Photo from imdb Directed by  Michael Scott Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)   Lizzy Davis ... (screenplay) Lizzy Davis ... (story by) Lizzy Davis ... (teleplay by) Gregory Gilman ... (story by) Matthew Pyle ... (story by)  A wealthy young man hides his identity when he finds himself taken by the passion of a woman protesting the dealings of his father's multi-million dollar company. Their blossoming relationship is threatened when the charade begins to give way and the truth is revealed. ( source ) How many movies and TV series have I seen with the same premise or what have you? I don't know, but I've seen a lot of movies and TV series that the rich would pretend not to be rich and eventually the object of his or her affection would find out.  Well, Hallmark movies usually have a similar theme, but they present them in different ways. Anyways, it does not matter.   It's bad if you copy the entire thing an...

( source ) Siargao is a 2017 Philippine surf romance film directed by Paul Soriano. Starring Jericho Rosales, Erich Gonzales, and Jasmine Curtis-Smith, it is produced under Soriano's own company Ten17 Productions.  Wikipedia Initial release :  25 December 2017 Director :  Paul Soriano  (Grandson of a WWCF Church Mate, Brother Gines Soriano, more popularly known as Nestor De Villa, but I never met him---Paul, I mean) Box office :  80 million PHP Screenplay :  Anjeli Pessumal Producers :  Paul Soriano ,  Mark Victor Music composed by :  Ricardo Jugo ,  Robbie Factoran  (brother of my childhood friends) By the Eraserheads Yes.  I am months late.  I watched this through the Pinoy Movies Hub  and I .  I was supposed to watch this with a movie buddy when she returned from Japan, but I got hospitalised and it took a month after I got released from the hospital b...

FROM GOOGLE IMAGES Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet -- the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones, Thanos plans to use the artifacts to inflict his twisted will on reality. The fate of the planet and existence itself has never bee n more uncertain as everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment. -WWW Release date :  25 April 2018 ( Philippines ) Directors :  Anthony Russo ,  Joe Russo Budget :  $300–400 million Film series :  The Avengers film series Did you know :  "Avengers: Infinity War" is the second-most-expensive film ever made.   wikipedia.org MPAA Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, language and some crude references. No Spoilers Review:   Infinity War broke me. I’m too attached. If you want a review, please just click the above ...

Premise from Wikipedia : Jack and Irene are happily in love with each other. When Irene's motivation to expose the truth, she finds herself in trouble along with her friend, Lily. Jack and Irene's dog, Serena investigate to find the truth about what happened to Irene and Lily. (Just click Wikipedia  to see the cast) The series was impressive at first especially when Janine Gutierrez's role, Irene, was still alive, but I did not like the last few weeks.  I have nothing against Valeen Montenegro, but they killed Gabbi Garcia's role, Lily, making Jack seem like a widower twice, at a very young age. I thought, and I thought wrong, that before THE CURE would start to air on Monday, they would show Jack solving other mysteries, but instead, he just proves that he had much reason to hate his biological father, a human trafficker, among other things, who even called his mother a mercenary who was only after his money in the guise of loving him.   Tsk, ts...

( source ) Catherine (Gwyneth Paltrow) is a 27-year-old grieving after the loss of her father (Anthony Hopkins), a genius mathematician whose mind gradually deteriorated from mental illness. With her sister, Claire (Hope Davis), urging Catherine to leave their family home, and an ambitious student (Jake Gyllen haal) searching through her father's notes, Catherine struggles to keep her composure and her sanity in this drama adapted from the stage play by David Auburn. -WWW Initial release :  30 September 2005 ( USA ) Director :  John Madden Story by :  David Auburn   (This was presented first in the year 2000(May- Off Broadway- New Brunswick, New Jersey/ October-Great White Way or Broadway).  It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play) Nominations :  Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama 2006 · Gwyneth Paltrow/ Golden Lion 2005 · John Madden/ Grand Jury Prize 2005 · J...

LINLANG (Deception) Directed by Maryo J. Delos Reyes Written by Roy Iglesias Produced and Distributed by VIVA FILMS Rich, beautiful and in love, Lance (Richard Gomez) and Lyra (Pops Fernandez)  are an ideal couple. The end of their blissful marriage begins when Lance,  by accident, meets Jill (Joyce Jimenez). Ultra modern and extremely aggressive,  Jill pursues Lance and she succeeds in no time. What was a one-night stand  turns out to be an affair as Jill finds herself craving for more. Lance,  despite his guilt, is drawn to the heat of the affair, and their sexual  adventures become even more daring. But no secret can be kept forever Lyra  discovers their affair without their knowledge. Unlike most wronged wives,  Lyra chooses to keep her rage, pretending that nothing is wrong. Yet,  despite their silence, the love triangle distorts their perspective,  and ultimately, it leads to tragic death ... ( source ) ...

` Featuring the songs composed by the genius called Willy Cruz and international pop songs (covers) Copied and pasted from imdb : A Singer Who Rises From Rags To Riches Must Regain Back Whatever She Has And To Turn The Tables Upon Those Who Have Wronged Her.She Promised That When She And Her Family Rises From Poverty,Discontent,And Oppression She Must Confront The Stars Of Her Pasts And Make Them Kneel Before Her.However Things Are Coming To A Change When Her Stepfather Is Killed By A Dog.And Even Her Brother Who Is Unjustly Accused Of A Crime That He Never Commits.She Will Meet A Young Boy Who Discovered Her And Will Help Her Overcome The Obstacles,Intrigues,Traps,And Even The Stars Which Will Tear Them Apart. — John Joshua Fernandez I was in High School when I first saw this film, and it was the talk of the town.  People were raving about the songs and the acting.  People were praising Tommy Abuel 's portrayal of Ador, and some thought Pilar Pilapil 's role, M...

#KKK2006 Directed by:  Jose Javier Reyes Written by:  Joey Reyes and Mary Ann Bautista Starring: Judy Ann Santos Ryan Agoncillo Gina Pareño Gloria Diaz Juliana Palermo Lui Villaruz Tuesday Vargas Derek Ramsay Kat Alano Cacai/Kakai Bautista Cheena Crab Soliman Cruz Gerard Pizarras AJ Perez #SSS2007 ( source ) Written and Directed by Jose Javier Reyes Cast: AJ Perez, Ariel Ureta, Cacai Bautista, Derek Ramsay, Dominic Ochoa, Gerard Pizzaras, Gina Pareño, Gloria Diaz, Judy Ann Santos, Juliana Palermo, Kat Alano, Manny Castañeda, Robin Da Roza, Ryan Agoncillo, Soliman Cruz Both movies are entries for the Metro Manila Film  Festival.  KKK was shown Christmas 2006 and SSS was shown the following year, Christmas 2007. My blog entries both got lost in cyberspace.  I have them on file, but my NOTEBOOK is sort of obsolete, so I think I have to let professionals retrieve my files in the future. Good luck to me wi...