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( source ) Written and Directed by MICHAEL V When plans for the day did not come to fruition, dad, mom, and I decided to watch a movie instead.  We've seen most of the blockbusters, and the others were Horror Flicks(not really our cups of tea, with some exceptions, of course) so we were left with no choice  but to watch FAMILY HISTORY. Boy, were we surprised. The style and treatment were done before, but we were so impressed by the flow of the story, the acting, the injection of graphic arts, the cinematography, et cetera , most especially the direction.  The topics aren't new, and  they are all very relatable, but how the characters dealt with the different situations proves that the writer/director/producer/composer, MICHAEL V, is a genius. DAWN ZULUETA, KAKAI BAUTISTA, MIGUEL TAN FELIX, BIANCA UMALI, PAOLO CONTIS, JOHN ESTRADA, EUGENE DOMINGO, DINGDONG DANTES, MIKOY MORALES, NIKKI CO, JEMWELL VENTINILLA, VINCE GAMAD, and NONIE BUENCAMINO, pl...

The 2016 Sang'gres garbed in gowns designed by Francis Libiran ( source ) Kylie Padilla as Amihan, Glaiza de Castro as Pirena, Sanya Lopez as Danaya and Gabbi Garcia as Alena Encantadia is a Filipino fantasy television series by GMA Network. It is a reboot to the 2005 fantasy series of the same name. It previously starred Sunshine Dizon as Pirena, Amihan by Iza Calzado, Karylle as Alena and Danaya by Diana Zubiri.   Wikipedia Some of the Characters Hagorn (John Arcilla) Pirena (Glaiza de Castro) Amihan (Kylie Padilla) Alena (Gabbi Garcia) Danaya (Sanya Lopez) Aquil (Rocco Nacino) Hitano (Pancho Magno) Mira (Kate Valdez) Lira (Mikee Quintos) Ybrahim/Ybarro (Ruru Madrid) Wahid (Andre Paras) Wantuk (Buboy Villar) Cassiopea (Solenn Heussaff) Wikipedia 2016 List of Characters   Reboots or re-imaginations of movies or TV series normally pale in comparison to the original or predecessors, but thankfully, this 2016 series of Encantadia is steered b...

The long-awaited film has finally arrived  and what made me interested in this film is the fact that even if Adrianne is  the other woman , she was not the cause of the rocky marriage between Vincent and Trish. Addie is a very intelligent, but scarred woman.  She underwent a lot of pain and trouble that she never imagined herself being in a situation  she hated  so much.  Everything she wanted to tell her dad's mistress and her fiancé's lover were uttered   to her by her lover's wife, but what touched  her soul was when the eldest and only girl talked to her, and she saw herself in her shoes.    Yes, you may say that this is an immoral movie, but this is also very touching indeed.  I cried, I laughed, I felt joy and peace, most especially towards the end of the film. Why did I cry?  There were a lot of moving scenes, most especially in the hospital.  I remembered my brothers and a whole lot more. Last nig...

Source From ABS-CBN Just when we thought that the "KathNiel" love team was overrated, we were proven wrong.  Even if we  religiously  watched Got2Believe (plus Princess and I before that), we thought that everything was just hyped up that we did not have plans of watching this teen flick. "Thanks" to #glendaph(You rotten lady, why did you destroy the Bondoc Peninsula and other places!) and those power outages, we had no choice , but to watch this because we've already seen the other movies, and the other one  we haven't seen was going to be shown at a much later time. When we entered the cinema everyone was excited. Finally, when the movie started, everyone was focused, with occasional giggles that turned into laughter. Kathryn, Daniel and ALL their co-stars were very effective.  True, I couldn't imagine Kathryn morphing into Dawn Z when she gets older, but somehow it didn't matter.   I have seen Daniel Padilla in person, and he i...