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( source ) ( source ) Was it because of the "suicide" theme?  Is that the reason why they rated it R-13?  Maleficent is more traumatic than this movie and there are many animated films that gave children and adults alike sleepless nights, so I don't get it.  Why give this that kind of rating?  The movie is actually refreshing.  It could have "landed" sooner than later, but notwithstanding the prolonged scenes, the movie gives a light giddy feeling inside. I was warned that it had a "twist", but it was not what I expected the twist would be.  It wasn't the first time that one of the characters was like "that", but it was a bit different.  Bela is indeed a raconteur extraordinaire , and I would surely watch her other screenplays in the future, with or without her. The acting is good and so is the direction, but I'll leave everything else to the experts:   REVIEW: ‘Last Night’ is dark, mysterious, and captivating MOV...

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...

From  the FB page This is a poster for Carrie Pilby. The poster art copyright is believed to belong to the distributor of the film, The Orchard, the publisher of the film or the graphic artist. GB3 Cinema 4 Carrie Pilby  is a 2016 American  comedy film  directed by  Susan Johnson  and written by Kara Holden and  Dean Craig , based on the best-selling  novel of the same name  by  Caren Lissner . The film stars  Bel Powley ,  Nathan Lane ,  Gabriel Byrne ,  Jason Ritter ,  William Moseley ,  Vanessa Bayer , and  Colin O'Donoghue .  Principal photography  on the film began on December 14, 2015 in  New York City . It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the  2016 Toronto International Film Festival . The film will be released in a  limited release  on March 31, 2017, before being released through  video on demand  on April 4, 2017, by...

Some time ago last year, Toni Gonzaga and Piolo Pascual started to film UNLOVE YOU, which eventually evolved into this now mega blockbuster hit, STARTING OVER AGAIN. I was supposed to watch this with my closest friends Pia, Inggie and Eise, but because of unavoidable circumstances and my being indisposed, our barkada  date was cancelled. Finally,  I was able to watch this great movie yesterday with my brother, Karl.   Honestly, even if a lot of people gave spoilers and I already knew the ending, I was still surprised with a lot of scenes.   The dialogues were well thought of and flashbacks weren't confusing. The whole ensemble's perfect .  Even if I couldn't imagine how Lito Pimentel and Yayo Aguila could conjure  Toni, it didn't matter. They were all great in playing their roles.  I don't think anyone else was thinking about that anyways.   Who did I relate with? Patty or Ginny? A part of me is Patty and a part of me is ...

Deplorable...Despicable...Disturbing Reviews On the Job: Cannes Review by Neil Young With ‘On The Job’, Erik Matti delivers an instant classic On the Job: It's "bitter" in the Philippines Erik Matti  is a very versatile director and one of the best writers this country has produced. ON THE JOB(OTJ), for me anyway, is his best so far, as a writer and director. If you're looking for a film review, go ahead and click the links above.  I think everything has been said already.  After all, this film has received a lot of accolades already.  Some say that except for that "extra" love scene(I don't know which one), the one shown in the Philippines is a tamer version. Until I watch the one viewed in the Cannes Festival, I really wouldn't know. All I know is that when I watched the film, I was very, very impressed with everyone . There's one thing, among others, my parents and I noticed.  For a PMA graduate with a law degree who is a...