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posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 in Events, Movies 
All for one and one for all!” Barbie stars as Corinne, a young French girl who dreams of one day becoming a royal guard in the latest Barbie adventure – Barbie & The Three Musketeers.
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by Philbert Ortiz Dy posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 in Movies, Indie Films 
Cinemanila is upon us once again, this time springing from the heart of the rapidly growing city of Taguig. As we get closer to opening night, we’ll be looking at some of the things to look forward to in this year’s iteration.
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posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 in Movies 
In today’s filmdom reverberating with so much glitz, Sandra Bullock and Hilary Swank play it vanity-free in their upcoming respective movies “All About Steve” and “Amelia.”
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posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 in Movies 
From John Woo, the acclaimed director of "Mission: Impossible II" and "Face/Off" comes a dazzling visionary epic based on the legendary Battle of Red Cliff in which a force of fifty thousand defeats an army of nearly one million.
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by Philbert Ortiz Dy posted on Thursday, October 8, 2009 in Movie Reviews 
Pipo is yet another exploitation film that masquerades under the pretense of social relevance. Trotting out another tale about poor young people selling their bodies and living in horrible conditions, the movie exists as just another excuse to get a bunch of actors naked on camera. Pretension aside, Pipo just isn’t very well made, featuring a terminally incoherent script and terrible acting.
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by Philbert Ortiz Dy posted on Thursday, October 8, 2009 in Movie Reviews 
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt takes an old Fritz Lang movie from the RKO pictures vault and places it into the modern world, adding car chases, explosions, and a propensity for fast talk. Strangely enough, that formula doesn’t add up to a more suspenseful film, or a better film in general. Hobbled by too many absurd twists and a really weak lead performance, Beyond A Reasonable Doubt manages to feel more dated and tired than a fifty-three year old film.
by Philbert Ortiz Dy posted on Thursday, October 8, 2009 in Movie Reviews 
It’s relatively easy to justify a remake of 1980’s Fame. Though the TV show might leave horrible memories, the thirty years since the original film have brought enough newness to the performing arts and the world in general that the same story about talented high school kids trying to make it big might necessitate an update. Alas, this year’s Fame adds nothing but an updated soundtrack to the original guilty pleasure. Though some of it is pretty entertaining, the entire enterprise seems largely unnecessary.
by Philbert Ortiz Dy posted on Thursday, October 8, 2009 in Movie Reviews 
What do you get when you cross the cute furry animals of the Disney world with the whiz-bang filmmaking philosophy behind a Jerry Bruckheimer production? Pretty much exactly what you’d expect. G-Force is the divine intersection between two filmmaking giants, transforming cuddly rodents into butt kicking action heroes who save the world from utter destruction. But it also takes from the worst habits of both sides, from Disney its tendency to talk down to its audience, and from Bruckheimer his inability to tell a half decent story. The result might be entertaining if you’re six, but pretty grating if you’re older.
by Philbert Ortiz Dy posted on Thursday, October 8, 2009 in Movie Reviews 
It isn’t very hard to see what makes Boy stand out from the dozens of gay themed films proliferating the cinemas these days. Though clearly buried in the same seedy settings and just as concerned with carnal matters, Boy allows itself the room to actually say something about these things rather than just portraying them. Though Boy does have its shortcomings, there’s an intriguing lightness to it that makes it worth watching all the same.
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