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This is a poster for  BuyBust . The poster art copyright is believed to belong to the distributor of the item promoted, Viva Films, the publisher of the item promoted or the graphic artist. Finally!  The much anticipated movie is now showing in theatres nationwide.  It is also a Cinemalaya entry, and I think there will be a gala night on Saturday at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. #RealityEntertainment The actors did not disappoint.  Anne Curtis did not overact and she was very convincing.  Dad said there were scenes that were too lengthy that if they cut it short, they would be more effective. There were scenes that if you think about it are very gory.  That's the harsh reality of life.  Inside the rest room the women were talking about Buy Bust like it was in a dystopian setting, like a Zombie Apocalypse or something. The people inside the theatre, including us, likened the people from Gracia ni Maria to the walking d...

Soundtrack The movie is highly recommended by two of my friends with impeccable taste and some others  Maybe NOT A TYPICAL LOVE STORY is a better tag line, but it's too long, I guess, because this is indeed a love story.  NOT A LOVE STORY made it more intriguing and I bet a lot of people watched this because of that very reason. Others were debating(softly, but within earshot) a while ago inside the theatre. One said that Sid said that before seeing Aya again and the other was disagreeing.   You might ask, "Did they part?" Seeing another person again has many meanings.  It could mean the same day or whatever, so I won't answer your question.  You have to see the movie yourself or search the net for people who love giving the story away.   What I can say is that I am adding Irene Emma Villamor to my favourite Writers and Directors list because she knows how to intrigue people and she knows how to tell a very good story and make i...

Source Unlike the other old  films I have been reposting or have written new  things about recently, I have never watched this one inside a theatre.  I watched this at the comforts of my home, and I must say I shed a lot of tears.  I think there was a total of three times when I had been in situations when I chose to let go of someone because of doing the right thing.  I do not have a DNA/blood/flesh sister, so nothing of this sort happened to me, but I have been at both ends of the rope before, and one situation was more difficult.  There's a fourth situation which I couldn't categorise, but my heart is wrenched just the same.  So is it really better to have loved and lost than not to love at all? When Ciara(Claudine Barretto) saw Dennis(Leandro Muñoz) with his wife, and Storm(Richard Gutierrez) came  to the rescue, a similar situation came to mind, unfortunately I did not have someone like Storm to rescue me.  I thought to myself...

Warning:  There are spoilers "BAKIT LAHAT NG GWAPO MAY BOYFRIEND?"  defies stereotypes, and it is a beautiful movie, but maybe the timing of showing was off.   It was shown after the Angel Locsin/Sam Milby/Zanjoe Marudo film called THIRD PARTY.  I think people thought that it was too soon to watch a movie of a similar theme/genre.   Bestie thinks, and I agree with her, that maybe the problem is that it was not promoted well. It is also filled with parodies of different movies and a couple of examples are MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING andTHE PROPOSAL. There were many funny scenes and dialogue.  The film was written and directed well.  It is truly a team effort, so I shrug my shoulders and pout because it truly is a pity that this is not a box office hit.  It should be.   We have set notions about certain people and their actions.  Yes, we tend to put people in boxes.  People have judged people who...

THE GIFTED is a riotous comedy by award-winning writer-director, Chris Martinez (”Kimmy Dora,” “Here Comes the Bride,” “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank), starring Anne Curtis, Cristine Reyes and Sam Milby. This is Anne and Cristine’s reunion movie after co-starring in the blockbuster “No Other Woman,” which remains the highest-grossing Filipino dramatic movie in history. This time they trade comedic barbs and engage in explosive physical warfare as frenemies from grade school to adulthood, fighting over the number 1 spot in school… and the guy they both like. Plot: "The Gifted" is about two girls who are gifted with extremely high IQ, the fat kid, Zoe Tuazon (Anne Curtis) and the nerd, Aica Tabayoyong (Cristine Reyes). They are the best of friends until campus heartthrob, Mark Ferrer (Sam Milby) comes in between them! Soon enough, Zoe and Aica have parted ways. Years later, they met again - not the same fat kid and nerdy nerd they used to be, but stunningly gorgeous an...

Calling this a review would be a misnomer. This entry is more of what I felt when I was watching the film and afterward. Baler used to be a part of Quezon Province (of course it wasn't called  Quezon then, but the Province of Tayabas) where my dad of Armenian, Spanish, Japanese and Indian ancestry, hails from. Aurora now is another province. Nevertheless, because of its history and linkage of the people the two provinces were named after, it will forever be a "part" of Quezon. Having seen the posters last year, I became very interested in watching the film. I wondered why Anne Curtis was chosen as Feliza and Jericho was cast as Celso. Anne Curtis looked more mestiza than Jericho,  et cetera, et cetera . According to  film_angel , "The main purpose was to highlight the innate kindness and hospitality of the Baler folks. The filmmakers erred when they veered away from that objective." Even so, the movie achieved dramatic effect and Ro...