OPM Saturday: Do-Re-Mi "I Can"

This is from the movie "Do-Re-Mi" of Donna Cruz, Regine Velasquez and Mikee Coquangco. I have seen this movie when I was in High School. Nice song for friends.



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Miley Cyrus Teaches Tyra Some Dance Moves

Apparently, Tyra Banks appeared in Miley Cyrus new movie, "Hannah Montana: The Movie." In the episode of the Tyra Banks show, Miley Cyrus teaches Tyra Banks some dance moves.



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Pussycat Dolls in Jai Ho Slumdog Millionaire Music Video

I was listening to Monster Radio RX 93.1 today and I heard that the Pussycat Dolls have a new song from the Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack. Would you believe that the Pussycat Dolls have a remix to the song "Jai Ho"? The award-winning song in the recent 2009 Oscars Awards. The music video by the way are scenes from the movie. It's still great though to watch it.



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81st Academy Awards Winners

The recently concluded Oscars Awards hailed the Indian movie as the Best movie of the Year. Slumdog Millionaire, this year's favorite grabbed 8 Academy Awards including the Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture. Hugh Jackman by the way was the host of the 81st Academy Awards. He even opened the show with his interpretative performance to each nominated movies.

Anyway, here is the complete list of winners of the 2009 Oscars Awards:

Best director: Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Best actress: Kate Winslet - The Reader
Best actor: Sean Penn - Milk
Best picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Best supporting actress: Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best original screenplay: Milk
Best adapted screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
Best animated feature film: Wall-E
Best animated short film: La Maison en Petits Cubes
Art direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Costume design: The Duchess
Make-up: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
Best live action short film : Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Best documentary feature: Man on Wire
Best documentary short subject: Smile Pinki
Visual effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Sound editing: The Dark Knight
Sound mixing: Slumdog Millionaire
Film editing: Slumdog Millionaire
Best original score: Slumdog Millionaire
Best original song: Jai Ho - Slumdog Millionaire
Best foreign language film: Departures - Japan

My favorite Slumdog Millionaire and Kate Winslet won! Yipee! I have to see Doubt, I did not know that Amy Adams was there. Harr... many movies to go.

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2008 Razzie Winners

One day before the Oscars night, Razzie has announced its worst movies, actors and actress for the year 2008. Mike Myers was a big winner with three awards for the movie, "Love Guru." I was able to watch that movie and it is really a dumb and silly movie.

Here are worst performers for 2008 according to Razzie:

Worst picture: "The Love Guru"
Worst Actor: Mike Myers
Worst Actress: Paris Hilton ("The Hottie & The Nottie")
Worst Supporting actor: Pierce Brosnan ("Mamma Mia!")
Worst Supporting actress: Paris Hilton ("Repo! The Genetic Opera")
Worst Screen Couple: Paris Hilton with either Christine Lakin or Joel David Moore ("The Hottie & The Nottie")
Worst Screenplay: "The Love Guru" by Mike Myers and Graham Gordy
Worst Director: Uwe Boll ("Tunnel Rats," "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale," and "Postal")
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel: "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"

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You Changed My Life Movie Trailer

The box office King and Queen of 2008 is back this year with the movie, "You Changed My Life." You Changed My Life would premiere on cinemas starting this February 25. From this movie trailer, it looks like a box office hit again. A very nice movie this Valentine season. I have seen their first movie and I hope to watch this movie. Will they have a happy ending? I guess so.



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Sex and the City 2 Confirmed

Good news to the Sex and the City fans all over the world. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis has confirmed that the sequel to the Sex and the City movie is on. The Sex and the City girls will be back to reprise their roles as Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte. They will start shooting this Summer and the movie will be released on Summer of 2010. I can't to see that movie.

The first Sex and the City movie by the was a huge hit with $415 million tickets sales in the US and abroad. People definitely got carried away to watch the movie when the TV series bid goodbye in 2004.

What can we expect on the sequel movie? More sex I guess. There are even rumors that Britney Spears will be on the cast of the sequel. She was rumored to play as the cousin of Carrie Bradshaw. Let's just see if that will happen.

Should the Sex and the City TV series return?

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Lea Salonga Lipad Music Video

Miss Saigon, Lea Salonga is back with a new song for the Philippines' MMFF movie, "Dayo." The beautiful theme song "Lipad" was composed by Temi Abad, Jr. and was recorded with the FILharmoniKA conducted by Gerard Salonga. It is just so nice that Lea Salonga supports Filipino animated movies. Dayo will be available on cinemas on Christmas Day. I hope to watch that movie and "Ang Tanging Ina Nyo'ng Lahat" when I visit the Philippines this Chinese New Year.



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A Very Special Love Movie Review

I was able to watch yesterday night the latest movie of John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo titled, “A Very Special Love.” It was their second tandem after their Maalaala Mo Kaya episode, which I think I have seen. The tandem and movie is refreshing and has a light feeling to it. Sarah Geronimo’s acting is somewhat natural and was never over the top. John Lloyd Cruz was definitely a pro with his acting abilities. I am just distracted with his big face on the screen.

The story is somewhat not original and there are some lines in the movie that are already used in different movies. I can’t comment on the cinematography since that movie that we have watched is not an original copy.

Supporting actors also acted natural especially Matet De Leon. I just find it bizarre that the actor that played John Lloyd’s father is speaking in English. It is really awkward to my ears or I am just used to him speaking in our native tongue.

Over all, the movie is not that bad. If you are a fan of Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz then you might appreciate this movie. I was expecting a kissing scene from them but I think Sarah Geronimo is too young for it.

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High School Musical 3: Senior Year Trailer

The third installment of the Disney Movie, "High School Musical" will now be seen on cinemas this 28th of October. Zac Efron (Troy Bolton), Vanessa Hudgens (Gabriella Montez), Ashley Tisdale (Sharpay Evans), Lucas Grabeel (Ryan Evans) and the other cast returns to East High in their senior year. Now on their senior year, couple Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez are facing the prospect of being separated from each other as they go different directions after graduating High School.

Here is the movie trailer of the much anticipated Disney movie:


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The X-Files: I Want To Believe Movie

One of my favorite TV series, “The X-Files” has an upcoming second movie to hit the silver screens. I got to see the movie trailer in the internet and was fascinated with the different look of Gillian Anderson (Dana Scully) with long hair. David Duchovny (Fox Mulder) looked a bit tired and old. Mulder, what happened to you? Been stressed lately? Hehe.

It was a long wait after the first X-Files Movie in 1999. It was anticipated that a movie would follow after the 9th season of the X-Files concluded on November 2001, but filming only started December of 2007. Oh well, I’m glad there’s a sequel to the movie.

According to the producers, the movie will take place six years after the events of the TV series. The movie will not focus on the mythology of the series but this will be a standalone horror/thriller movie.

I have read from different sites that David Duchovny told that there are some steamy loves scenes with his co-star Gillian Anderson. I have to see that. According to Writer Frank Spotniz, "The emotional story of Fox Mulder [Duchovny] and Dana Scully [Anderson] is really the heart of the movie. It's about their love story."

You can watch The X-Files: I Want To Believe Trailer here:



The X-Files: I Want To Believe will premiere on July 24, 2008.

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Caregiver Movie Review

I have finally seen the movie “Caregiver” last June 2nd with my friend Ligaya. Caregiver is the 15th anniversary presentation of Star Cinema for its Filipino viewers worldwide. This movie is of course directed by Chito S. Rono and the main lead star of the movie is Mega Star Sharon Cuneta. From the trailer of the movie, I find it very intriguing and well made. It’s just sad that I missed the first five minutes of the movie since me and Ligaya enjoyed our food at Piadina.

Now for the review. Will start with the negative points of the movie first. I find the story dragging on some scenes. The editing of the movie has something to do with it. I even find the kissing scene of Sharon Cuneta and John Estrada very unreal and well orchestrated. There are many scenes in the movie that you can predict what will happen. Very pinoy movie style.

For the positive points. The main characters of the movie justified their roles especially John Estrada and Sharon Cuneta. I also find the cinematography very nice. London is such a great place to shoot a movie. How I wish I could visit London some day.

Over-all the movie is 3 out of 5. I find the movie over rated because of the points that I have stressed. The movie should have been well planned and well edited. I recommend that you just wait for it to be aired on ABS-CBN. I still think that Madrasta and Crying Ladies is still Sharon Cuneta’s best film yet.

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Date With Ligaya

My blogger close friend Mommy Nokk (recently known as “Ligaya”) and I went to our last lunch and last movie together yesterday. Before that she went to my place in Pasig where she bought some of my stuff. Her son, JR was her driver for that day. We just took the cab from my place to Robinson’s Galleria since her son has something else to do. I just had a hard time getting us a cab. The driver of the cab that we got was even grumpy. I just hate those types of drivers. As if we aren’t going to pay.

All in all I have four paper bags with clothes and stuff, one gym bag with clothes and my laptop bag. Since I won’t be able to carry the other stuff to Paranaque, I have decided to just pick it up the next day. I have left my books there as well as my dirty clothes and my other bag loaded with noodles and my passport.

We arrived at Robinson’s Galleria past 12 in the afternoon. I only had crackers in the morning that’s why my stomach was growling. It was Ligaya’s treat for my lunch. We dined at my favorite Piadina. We both had mixed seafood pasta with fried mozzarella. That was really yummy especially with the spicy olive oil and parmesan cheese. We enjoyed our lunch even we were in a hurry to catch the 1:55 P.M. movie schedule of Caregiver. We arrived at the cinema at exactly 2 P.M. After the movie, we went to the grocery to pick up our things in the baggage counter. It was a real torture to carry all my things. I need a hard massage after that. After our short goodbyes, I took the bus to Paranaque. I was really exhausted as if all my energy was drained. I want to sleep but I worry that my things will be stolen. After the bus reached Ayala MRT, I slowly drifted away. I made it in our house before 6 P.M. I was even playing with our new dog named “Yuri.”

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I’ve Been CARRIEd Away Part II

The movie crowd last night was really impressive. They were somewhat disciplined except for the guy on my back that keeps on talking as if he is in the cast of “Sex and the City” movie. I really enjoyed the movie especially seeing all of them in happy endings.

Sarah Jessica Parker is witty and still in the Carrie persona that I know. She’s great in the movie especially the scene when he confronted Big on their wedding day. Kristin Davis was hilarious without even trying. I felt her real friendship with the Carrie character. My favorite scene of her was the confrontation scene with Big and her diarrhea episode. Hahaha that was really funny!

Kim Catrall was a bit disappointing since she was a bit tamed in the movie. You could include the fact that the MTRCB have stripped her intimate scenes with her celebrity boyfriend. I just have to watch the uncensored version of Sex and the City on DVD. My favorite scene of her by the way was the Valentine’s Day scene with the sushi. Cynthia Nixon’s character is still my least favorite character of the movie and the TV series. Her acting anyway is still superb and very real. Since I’m not a fan of her character what would be my favorite scene of her in the movie? Hmmm… The scene in Mexico where Samantha saw her thick pubes while wearing a bathing suit.

Jennifer Hudson’s performance was already great. She seemed very fitted for the movie. The Asian daughter of Charlotte is also adorable even she has small lines and exposure. The leading men of the ladies were also great. Is this me or I just love the movie a lot? What made this movie great is the fact that the people behind the hit TV series were also the same people in this film. Same director, producers and writers. As if you are watching the TV series in the big screen. I think I am being biased since I have watched the TV series or the movie is just great. The script is well written. I was laughing hard on many scenes and the lines for the voice over of Carrie Bradshaw were honest and real. And New York looked so nice and glamorous. How I wish I could visit New York in the distant future. I’d love to live there.

I definitely recommend that you watch this movie especially if you have seen the TV series and get CARRIEd away. If you have the movie, leave a comment here and answer this question, “Do you love to color?” Hehe…

Sex and the City premieres today worldwide.

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I’ve Been CARRIEd Away Part I

Last night, I got to watch the movie, “Sex and the City” at Cinema 6 of Glorietta 4 courtesy of 2nd Avenue Channel. My friend got four complimentary tickets from 2nd Avenue. I left the office around 6 P.M. and arrived Glorietta almost 7 P.M. My friend arrived quarter to 8 P.M. just in time for the 8 P.M. movie. I bought my dinner to go at Burger King and went to the long line reaching Starbucks Coffee. Before that I was seated on the bench at Wendy’s. There’s this TV with the “Sex and the City” trailer that keeps on playing over and over again. I almost memorized their lines. Damn!

At exactly 8 P.M., we were allowed to enter the cinema. You can really tell that the people in line are avid fans of “Sex and the City” TV series, including me. I have watched the series from the beginning to its ending at Paris.

The movie started around 8:30 P.M. We were seated on the left side of the cinema while the others are cramming where to seat. When the movie started playing its usual opening billboard, I was smiling and the crowd started clapping. On the beginning of the movie, the main characters lives were summarized based on the TV series. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) was still happy with BIG after many failed relationships. Samantha (Kim Catrall) recovered from her cancer and still managing the career of his celebrity boyfriend. Charlotte (Kristin Davis) is happily married with an adopted Asian girl. And Lastly Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) is still with his husband and son in Brooklyn.

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When Timawa Meets Delgado Movie Review

I learned about “When Timawa Meets Delgado” when I saw its movie poster on my landlady’s door. Apparently, she is the Production Manager of this movie. When we got to talk, she told me that it was shown in Iloilo last January and is currently showing in Robinson’s Mall here in Manila. She eventually invited me to watch it. Just this week, she came knocking on my door and gave me a DVD copy of their movie, “When Timawa Meets Delgado.” I only got to watch it last Thursday.

The movie is an independent film that tackles about students taking up Nursing. The film showed that majority of nursing students were forced by their parents and peers. They were even attracted by the large remuneration by working abroad. The film also showed that some nursing students are second courses meaning they shifted to Nursing from a different course.

The film evolved with two main characters, Timawa and Delgado. Both artists but suddenly wanted to study Nursing because they failed in chosen fields. Timawa is a poet even won acclaim for his poem, “The Pig”, while Delgado is a videographer for events like birthdays and burials.

The movie was actually boring. It ran for about one and a half hours but it seemed forever. The only saving grace for the film is the wonderfully written poems narrated by who knows who. I even find the movie incomplete. If only the movie tacked about the life of a nursing student and nurses, it could have been interesting to watch.

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My Big Love Movie Review

If you are planning to watch the newest movie of Star Cinema, “My Big Love”, I guess you need to think again. So what makes this movie unforgettable? Let me count the ways. By the way, I’m not a fan of pinoy movies. I only watch if I was forced to watch it or it has good reviews.

Here goes…First, I find the prosthetics of Sam Milby ridiculous. For the whole time he was fat, his look was inconsistent. His face was sometimes dark and sometimes his eyebrows were unruly. You can even notice that his fat face was obviously made of prosthetics, cracking and plastic like.

Second, the story is somewhat not original. This kind of plot is usually used on TV shows of ABS-CBN. You would rather wait for its Philippine TV premiere than to spend money in the movie house. After Sam Milby’s transformation, the story line went poor and my excitement was gone. I was expecting for a different twist but as expected the main lead stars ended up with each other. There were few comedic scenes though that I appreciated.

To be continued…

Picture courtesy of Star Cinema.

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And The Oscars Goes To…

Special non-working holiday today for the celebration of the 22nd EDSA I People Power Revolution. So far, I am having a blast. I woke up around 9 A.M. and at once I switched my TV on and tuned in to VELVET channel to watch the 80th Annual Academy Awards. Since it was still the Red Carpet, I went outside to buy my breakfast. I had “taho” (soy with caramel and sago) and “hopiang baboy” (bread with pork filling).

Anyway, this is actually my first time to watch The Oscars Awards. I was really fascinated that it wasn’t boring at all. John Steward hosted the show and he did a brilliant job. He was witty and funny. At least he wasn’t over the top with his jokes.

There a lot of great movies nominated this year. I am intrigued with the movie, “La Vie En Rose.” I hope I could watch it soon. Moving along, I really enjoyed the musical performance of the movie, “Enchanted.” I was just disappointed that my favorite song of the movie, “So Close” did not win the Best Original Music. Sigh…

Here are the major winners of the 80th Annual Academy Awards:

Best Picture: No Country For Old Men
Best Achievement in Directing: “No Country For Old Men”
Best Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody “Juno”
Best Cinematography: There Will Be Blood
Best Actor By A Solo Performance: Daniel-Day Lewis “There Will Be Blood”
Best Actress By A Solo Performance: Marion Cotillard “La Vie En Rose”
Best Actor By A Supporting Role: Javier Bardem “No Country For Old Men”
Best Actress By A Supporting Role: Tilda Swinton “Michael Clayton”

Picture courtesy of oscar.com

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Another Movie Marathon

This week I started doing movie marathons again. Just yesterday I finished watching four movies. I started with National Treasure and ended with Inang Yaya. National Treasure started boring but as the movie progressed it turned out great. The first installment of the movie is better than this second part. With the ending of the story, I think there would be a third part. More treasure to find!

The next movie that I watched was Superbad or should I call the movie Super Boring. The movie was dull and with no sense at all. Would you believe that I still finished it hoping that there is a fun part in movie? Next…

The third movie that I watched was Georgia Rule starred by Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman and Jane Fonda. Compared to the first two films that I watched, this movie performed better. It deals with the relationship of mothers and daughters. After watching the movie, it made me feel sorry for Lindsay Lohan. She’s a great actor yet she destroyed her life with vices and partying.

Anyway, the last movie that I watched was Inang Yaya (Mommy Nanny), the only pinoy movie from the bunch. Maricel Soriano starred it. With all the buzz and awards this movie received, I think they really deserved it. The movie was realistic and full of soul. You have to watch this movie. It’s really great!

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Transamerica And Kubrador

Friday night, I finally watched the high acclaimed movie of Felicity Huffman, Transamerica. I think she was nominated in her performance in this movie. Anyway, the movie was about a transsexual man on his final stage of transformation. Felicity Huffman looked a bit pale and weird looking. She even changed her voice but has a bit trace of her original voice. The movie was not the usual movie we watch in movie houses. It deals with the sensitive issue, sex change and the difficult life they have.

Just before I had my dinner, I watched the movie, “Kubrador” (The Bet Collector) starred by Gina Pareno. Gina Pareno won many international awards from this movie. The movie is about the life of a “Kubrador” or a collector of an illegal gambling, “Jueteng.” Would you believe that a “kubrador” gets 15% of her daily collections? It’s just sad to know that people have to engage in illegal gambling just to get by their daily lives. If only our government could give them jobs or livelihood projects they would somehow leave this kind work.

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