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sha This is NOT The Devil Wears Prada's franchise.  I do not even think this is loosely based on it, but because of the request of the Star for All Seasons to have something similar to the premise of the best seller turned blockbuster hit, STAR CINEMA was able to produce a wonderful story that has all the elements of a romantic-comedy and a heart-wrenching drama filled with lessons, morals, love, humanity and so much more.  Vilma Santos, Angel Locsin and Xian Lim are three of my favorite actors. Add to that Bb. Joyce Bernal directing the film, I told myself, I have to watch this! So I did.  I wanted to watch this on day one, but I had to wait a while because we were all very busy.  Finally, the day came and I must say that every second counted.  The truth is, there were scenes that reminded me more of   BEAUTY AND THE BEAST , except that this was not about a romantic love story between the Vivian and Jaica, but it was and still is a lov...

  "For you, a thousand times over." The KITE RUNNER, a best seller and an awarding winning movie, critically acclaimed at that, is a story of the beautiful, but scarred Afghanistan, a father, his two sons and the people around them.   It is also a story of people leaving Afghanistan, but keeping her and her memories in their hearts. The things happening all over the world makes one think that the whole of Afghanistan is a desolate and ugly country, but it is not so.  It is very beautiful and there are many talented people living in that country.  The movie LONE SURVIVOR also taught me a lot of things about the kindness of their people.  I hope one day she would regain her peace so that people, her children, won't be forced to leave her.   Everyone has a story and more often than not, each person we meet either have skeletons in their closets or have overcome a great hurdle in their lives.  Some have woken up from long nightmares, read...

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings."- Cassius Julius Caesar (I, ii, 140-141) -William Shakespeare John Green, a genius of an author, played with the quote above. If Cassius didn't believe that things happen for a reason , John Green surely does. The story of Hazel Grace and Augustus is beautiful.  Their infinity might be smaller than others, but their love for each other is probably wider than the ocean and deeper than sea. Shailene Woodley is a natural and I can say the same for the charming Answel Elgort.  In the DIVERGENT Trilogy, they play brother and sister, but here, they are star-crossed lovers. Both roles are very convincing.  I must say that I could give them both standing ovations. I can see and feel the chemistry between them.  I would have wished that this was a happier story, but no matter how sad this story is, Augustus fear of oblivion will never happen, unless the Seco...