SP3: PRINCESS QUITS and JON HALL voted team leader

after 2 days, Starstruck 5 avenger Princess Snell quits the competition since she cannot stand the survivor life in the island in Thailand. there's no food and good shelter in the island as what all castaways has to endure. her weakness was just a waste in the opportunity for the Php3M cash prize. the celebrities still stand at one tribe.

meanwhile at their first Tribal Council, the castaways had voted for their team leader. the contenders are Doc Ferds, Elma Muros and Jon Hall. Jon Hall received 8 votes winning the title.

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CHARICE is SUNSHINE CORAZON in GLEE

Philippines' very own Charice Pempengco is named Sunshine Corazon in FOX's Glee. she will be the exchange student who will be rivals with Rachel. now, Wiki is now featuring Charice in its own page and there's even a Facebook fan page created for her.

i would like to address FOX producers for this: would there be any other name? yeah it sound Filipino but it doesn't sound good.

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the gift that is XANADU - review

Atlantis Productions is staging XANADU - the Broadway musical hit that was based on Universal Pictures' film of the same title - with a comedy musical twist.

XANADU is the best gift in which Zeus grants to the demigods giving them glory. most gods and demigods wants Xanadu and that's why Clio (Rachel Alejandro), a muse, wished to get to earth to help mankind. but was forbidden of some things -- she never would disclose her identity as a demigod and never fall in love with a mortal.

on earth, she meets Sonny Malone (Felix Rivera) who is an artist and filled with dreams. Clio is willing to inspire him disguised as Kira, an Australian. but her jealous evil sisters, Melpomene and Calliope (Chari Arespacochaga and Yael Pineda) tried to cast a spell on Clio so that she'll be banished from Mount Olympus forever.

as Sonny Malone and Kira get to know each other, they are struck by love. Calliope and Melpomene's spell "worked" so they demanded Zeus (Noel Trinidad) to cast Clio into eternal damnation. Sonny Malone went to the rescue at Mt. Olympus and then Clio admitted everything -- even her love to him which has been true. when Zeus realized that it is true, he granted Clio the Xanadu gift.

laugh your hearts out to this musical comedy. it is a magical journey from Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California is unforgettable. as 1980 and Clash of the Titans merge in this production, there will be a lot of imagination. demigods are once people too, you may think.

you might actually be watching a live sitcom when you see Xanadu. the staging is great and audience would get participation too which is one of the funny parts. the musical is indeed wild and funny. you wouldn't want to miss a scene.

my favorite scene is when they sang "Suddenly." for a romantic song, Felix and Rachel knew to bring people to laugh. Rachel Alejandro is great modulating her voice.

Xanadu the musical by Atlantis Productions starts playing on September 3 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium at the RCBC Plaza. see ticket information here.

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sneak peek at LIFE AS WE KNOW IT

Take a peek at the first theatrical poster of Warner Bros.’ upcoming romantic comedy “Life As We Know It”!

The one-sheet shows Katherine Heigl running after two “babies” -- the tagline “A comedy about taking it one step at a time” has never been more hilariously dead-on.

“Life as We Know It” is directed by Greg Berlanti (TV’s “Brothers & Sisters”) from a screenplay by first time feature writers Ian Deitchman & Kristin Rusk Robinson. The film stars Katherine Heigl (“The Ugly Truth,” “27 Dresses”), Josh Duhamel (the “Transformers” films, "When In Rome"), Josh Lucas (“Sweet Home Alabama”), Christina Hendricks (TV’s “Mad Men”), and Hayes MacArthur (“The Game Plan”).

The film is produced by Barry Josephson and Paul Brooks, with Denise DiNovi, Scott Niemeyer, Norm Waitt, Katherine Heigl, Nancy Heigl and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers.

The behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Andrew Dunn (“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”), production designer Maher Ahmad (“Zombieland”), editor Jim Page (“Eagle Eye”), costume designer Debra McGuire (“Superbad,” “Knocked Up”) and composer Blake Neely (“The Wedding Date” and TV’s “Everwood”).


Opening soon across the Philippines, Life As We Know It is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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in AMERICA’S BANK ROBBERY CAPITAL

There are over 300 bank robberies in Boston every year. And a one-square-mile neighborhood in Boston, called Charlestown, has produced more bank and armored car robbers than anywhere in the U.S. It is against that backdrop that Warner Bros.’ new gripping thriller The Town is set.

In the film, Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck), is a prolific bank robber but he is not cut from the same cloth as his fellow thieves. Unlike them, Doug had a chance at success, a chance to escape following in his father’s criminal footsteps. Instead he became the leader of a crew of ruthless bank robbers, who pride themselves on taking what they want and getting out clean. The only family Doug has are his partners in crime, especially Jem (Jeremy Renner), who, despite his dangerous, hair-trigger temper, is the closest thing Doug ever had to a brother.

However, everything changed on the gang’s last job when Jem briefly took a hostage: bank manager Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall). When they discover she lives in Charlestown, Jem gets nervous and wants to check out what she might have seen. Knowing what Jem is capable of, Doug takes charge. He seeks out Claire, who has no idea that their encounter is not by chance or that this charming stranger is one of the men who terrorized her only days before.

As his relationship with Claire deepens into a passionate romance, Doug wants out of this life and the town. But with the Feds, led by , closing in and Jem questioning his loyalty, Doug realizes that getting out will not be easy and, worse, may put Claire in the line of fire. Any choices he once had have boiled down to one: betray his friends or lose the woman he loves.

The Town also stars Blake Lively, Oscar® nominee Pete Postlethwaite and Academy Award® winner Chris Cooper.

Directed by Ben Affleck, The Town is based on the novel Prince of Thieves, written by Chuck Hogan. Hailing from Massachusetts, Hogan situated the crime drama in Charlestown for a reason: the Boston neighborhood has produced more bank and armored car robbers than any other single square mile in the world. The seeds of that distinction were more than likely planted when Charlestown was the site of a maximum security prison, leading to a self-perpetuating criminal enclave. Affleck offers, “It served as a kind of revolving door. People would go to prison and their families would move there, and, as they got out and then went back in, a community developed around it. It was hypothesized in the book—and we included it in the film—that robbing banks became a trade that was passed down from fathers to sons.”

Jeremy Renner, who plays the role of Doug’s accomplice and best friend, Jem, adds, “In that very small, tight-knit community, they developed a strict code of silence. Everybody knew everything, but nobody talked, which made it easier to be successful in that line of work.”

Opening soon across the Philippines, The Town is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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GOING THE DISTANCE movie review

what is it like when you are in a long distance relationship? Justin Long and Drew Barrymore shows it all but defeating all odds in Going the Distance from New Line Cinema.

the situations they're in is not different for a number of people. they have to experience the pain of being away from your love one to pursue a dream, a career or even to find one's self. it is each other's role to make the relationship work. in the movie, Garett (Justin Long) does the chasing to Erin (Drew Barrymore) who is pursuing her dreams through a career. but a whole country separates them from coast to coast, from New York to San Francisco.

for the short time that they knew each other, they made it sure that they treasure every moment. love really makes people go wild. but to see Justin Long and Drew Barrymore, with that chemistry, it almost seem real knowing that they've been together.

but Garett had given up the chasing when he knew that Erin will focus on her career. that would be a long-term separation from each other. up to the point that he went to look for another and Erin will just stop to cry. until they find themselves that they are still in love with each other and they decided to move in together. the usual story.

here are the tips that romanticists might want to use when they are experiencing the same thing:

1. always surprise your partner.
2. lots of "conversations" over the phone.
3. take risks
4. if you are so excited to see your partner, GET A ROOM PLEASE!
5. always see to it that no one is around when you do the hanky panky.
6. STATUE! LOL

if not for the other casts, the movie would be just on romance and drama. but the element helped to add a little light. dating couples can see this to accept any circumstance that might go their way in case they will go through long distance relationships

GOING THE DISTANCE opens on Sept. 2 across the Philippines from New Line Cinema, distributed by Warner Bros.

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the influence of GORDON GEKKO

Michael Douglas is back in his Oscar®-winning role as Gordon Gekko whose iconic “Greed is good” mantra and daring corporate raids made him a rock star of financial titans. No longer the king of Wall Street, Gekko emerges from Federal prison after serving eight years. While away, his wife has divorced him, his son has died, and his one remaining family member, his daughter Winnie (Carey Mulligan), won’t speak to him.

Resolute to win back the love of his daughter and determined to reestablish his position as Wall Street’s most powerful broker – Gekko joins forces with Jake Moore (Shia LaBeouf) who is engaged to Winnie. Jake personifies the brilliant technologically savvy individuals who by 2008 were making millions before they turned thirty. Gekko uses Jake to gain access to Winnie – and Jake seeks Gekko’s advice in gaining the upper hand over Bretton James, a ruthless investment banker whom Jake holds responsible for his mentor and firm’s destruction.

Gekko’s imprisonment taught him many lessons, says Douglas. “He’s had a lot of time to think. He can see much more clearly. He’s bearish on what’s been transpiring in the world of finance. Gekko is able to look at the problems objectively and he can see how screwed we are.”

When Gekko is released from prison, he is determined to reestablish his position as a Wall Street’s most powerful broker. But he’s looking for more than re-accumulating vast sums of money; “Gekko wants to be acknowledged,” Douglas explains. “It’s one of the reasons he’s written a book.”

“The (first) film’s popularity grew over the years,” adds director Oliver Stone, who was initially surprised by the way audiences embraced Gekko. “I made ‘Wall Street’ as a morality tale, and I think it was misunderstood by many. It’s still amazing the number of people who came up to me over the years and said, ‘I took on a career on Wall Street because of your movie.’ Many of them are now in their 30s, 40s and were doing quite well on the Street -- as honest traders, I should add.”

“What shocked me was this exponentially-growing accumulation of wealth kept going, into the 1990s and 2000s,” says Stone. “The numbers grew and grew, so the millions of dollars became billions of dollars. And the greed of Gordon Gekko was swamped by the greed of the banks.

“By 2008, no more Gordon Gekkos were possible,” he continues. “That character, was now gone, replaced by institutions that had once formerly been regulated. In the past, a bank was a bank, and an insurance company was an insurance company. In 2008, that all changed. The firewalls between these functions were destroyed by the deregulation of the 1980s and 90s. The crash happened in 2008 and that made it suddenly very interesting, because you saw all the flaws in the system,” explains Stone. “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” is really a reckoning with what happened.”

”Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps” will open September 29 in theaters from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.

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