watch PACQUIAO-MARGARITO LIVE at PLDT WatchPad

7 days before the big fight of Pound for Pound King, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao versus Mexican Antonio Margarito on November 14 2010 at Texas Cowboy Stadium. This is the latest match everyone has been waiting for and no one should miss it!

Tickets are already selling out of theaters and lining up is a hassle. But you can watch it over the internet LIVE! Just sign up for a PLDT Watchpad Plan for Php 1,299 and reserve a slot right now! Existing Watchpad users from Php 990 can just upgrade to the better rate. Hurry! Reservations is until 12 midnight TODAY!

See the fight in real time with fast internet connection and NO COMMERCIAL BREAKS! You just need a 768 kbps connection or higher to optimize viewing the fight. See also special celebrities who may be watching the fight at the ringside! Mommy Dionisia Pacquiao is said to watch this fight if Manny promises that this would be the last! I, myself, wouldn't want to miss this. It looks like a David vs Goliath match, but I think Margarito's size will not defeat Pacquiao's speed. I also bet over Pacquiao so I hope he really wins. Though the fight lasts for 12 rounds, I think there will still be a KO.

I wonder who will sing the Philippine National Anthem for this match. I hope he/she can perform it well too.

You can also watch past Manny Pacquiao fights like Pacquiao VS Clottey and Pacquaio VS Cotto. This is an exclusive to all PLDT Watchpad users.

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HP 7: the finale begins

From the moment he was introduced, people all over the globe have thrilled to the adventures of Harry Potter, the boy wizard who changed both literary and cinema history. For more than a decade, David Heyman has been immersed in that magical world, as the producer of all the films based on the best-selling books by J.K. Rowling, who also served as a producer on the film adaptation of her seventh and final title, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”

But as Heyman approached the last installment in the record-breaking film franchise, he realized that it presented some unique challenges, not the least of which was how to encompass all of the series’ interwoven story threads as they sped toward the climactic conclusion.

Breaking from the tradition of the film series, the decision was made to split “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” into two full-length parts. “When Steve Kloves began working on the screenplay, it became clear we would have to omit too much to do justice to Jo’s book in one film,” Heyman explains. “There were simply too many details that were integral to the resolution of the series.”

Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the title role of Harry Potter, offers, “The intricacy of the plot Jo had mapped out from the beginning is a fantastic feat of storytelling. It has twists and turns, mystery and romance, comedy and action…all the brilliant things people have responded to over the years. It was the only way we could tell the story in a complete and fulfilling way.”

Helming his third Harry Potter feature, David Yates says that Part 1 of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” also breaks tradition by taking the central characters away from the familiar surroundings of Hogwarts. It is actually the first film in the franchise in which the iconic School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is never even seen. “I think that’s one of the most intriguing things about Part 1,” the director states. “We’re away from the magical environment of Hogwarts, which felt very safe even when the characters were in utter jeopardy. Suddenly Harry, Ron and Hermione are trying to survive out in the big, bad world, and it’s a dangerous place. They feel isolated and alone and very vulnerable. It makes the adventure much edgier and more grownup, which really appealed to me, and to Dan, Rupert and Emma as well.”

Radcliffe attests, “I think it gives the film a more adult tone because it’s harder to see us as school kids when we’re no longer at school.”

Reprising the role of Ron Weasley, Rupert Grint comments, “Away from the safety of Hogwarts and the protection of their parents and teachers, anything can happen. They can be attacked at any moment, which gives the film a different energy.”

“Harry, Hermione and Ron don’t have a home anymore,” notes Emma Watson, who returns to the part of Hermione Granger. “They are always on the move and, worse, they are being hunted, so they don’t know who to trust. But the stakes are high, so they have to be brave.”

In fact, the stakes have never been higher as the fates of both the Wizarding world and the Muggle world rest in their young hands. Having learned the secret to Voldemort’s power and immortality, Harry is on a mission to track down the Horcruxes: items in which the Dark Lord has hidden pieces of his very soul. If even one remains, Voldemort can never be defeated. Two of the Horcruxes have already been destroyed—Tom Riddle’s diary and the ring that belonged to Marvolo Gaunt, Riddle’s maternal grandfather. Harry and Dumbledore believed they had located the third Horcrux, Salazar Slytherin’s locket, but it turned out to be a fake, and the real one stolen by someone with the initials R.A.B.

And the others…? The problem is the Horcruxes can be virtually anywhere or in anything.

“I’ve always believed that, for all the magic and action and adventure of the Harry Potter stories, at the heart it’s about these characters,” Heyman emphasizes. “In this film, their relationship is more complex than ever, and in exploring them more deeply, Dan, Rupert and Emma are better than ever.”

Yates agrees, adding that Radcliffe, Grint and Watson felt a strong sense of responsibility towards the roles they inhabited for almost half their lives. “They knew intuitively how their characters would respond to certain things, often much better than we did. I love that about them. As a director, it was wonderful to engage with them because there were times I wasn’t just talking to the actor; I was actually talking to the character.”

Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1” will be released worldwide starting November 18, 2010, and “Part 2” starting July 15, 2011.

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AMANDA BYNES: from sweet girl, to mean girl

Making high school life hell for good girl Olive (Emma Stone) in Columbia Pictures' new teenage comedy “Easy A” are talented young actresses Amanda Bynes (“Hairspray,” “What a Girl Wants”) and Aly Michalka (TV's “Hellcats”) who are going to surprise audiences because they’re playing characters very different from what people are accustomed to.

Michalka and Bynes, who play Rhiannon and Marianne, respectively, readily admit that the differences between their characters in “Easy A” and their past work are a big part of what drew them to their roles.

“Rhiannon is crazy,” says Aly Michalka of the character she portrays. “She’s a girl who is very aggressive and passionate about whatever she believes in, or whatever her opinion is. She is definitely very foulmouthed and will say anything that’s on her mind, which can sometimes be either offensive or abrasive, but she always means well. She just doesn’t really have any sort of a filter. But she loves her best friend Olive, and like best friends sometimes do, she loves to give her a hard time and push her buttons.”

Known primarily to younger audiences for her work on the Disney Channel sitcom Phil of the Future, Michalka enjoyed pushing the envelope with Rhiannon. “I love that she’s a strong character. She’s similar to me in that she’s a great friend, and very loyal, but we’re definitely very different in the way we speak and handle ourselves. Rhiannon also dresses a lot more provocatively than I do. She wants to get attention from people and wishes she was twenty-five, even though she’s still a teen.”

When it came to the tightly wound, evangelical Marianne, Amanda Bynes found inspiration in a character very different than the kind of young woman she typically plays. “I’m used to playing the goofy, funny girl,” says the actress, “and Marianne is the very religious, uptight girl who thinks she rules the school. A lot of her actions come across as kind of mean, evil and totally judgmental, but she thinks she’s coming from a good place, because she claims to be doing the work of God.”

Bynes says that although Marianne’s actions are kind of questionable, there was still something likeable and relatable about her. “Everybody has met that girl who is a ‘type A’ personality, and just wants to be right, be better than everyone and always wants to one-up everyone,” says Bynes. “She’s a fun character to play.”

In directing the actresses, Will Gluck found it easy to forget his talented cast weren’t simply wonderful actors, but stars to the world outside a film set. “We got a good reminder when we were shooting on the street and there over 100 kids mobbing Emma, Aly and Amanda, trying to take their pictures and get autographs,” recalls Gluck. “They’ve established themselves so well in their characters that you sometimes forget they have such a big following.”

Opening across the Philippines on Nov. 10, “Easy A” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Visit http://www.columbiapictures.com.ph for trailers, exclusive content and free downloads. Like us at www.Facebook.com/ColumbiaPicturesPH and join our fan contests.

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DUE DATE movie review

Robert Downey Jr (Peter Highman) and Zach Galifianakis (Ethan Tremblay) team up unimaginably to get to Los Angeles for DUE DATE. Warner Bros.' newest hilarious movie opening on November 5 in theaters.

Robert (Highman) is an expectant father accidentally bumped into an aspiring actor, Ethan, causing him much trouble and delaying circumstances to get into his wife who was in labor. hilarious things happen along the way. with them is Ethan's dog and father's ashes enclosed in a can -- a very unimaginable team that surely make you laugh out of your seats.

see the other side of Zach. from Hangover to Due Date, he is a better actor here. in his character, you can see his versatility as an actor. i think he is comparable to Jack Black but he has to grow more.

friendship is tested in this movie. you can check on those who will really be there when you need them.

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HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN takes it all

After portraying a thief who can teleport himself anywhere in the 2008 hit “Jumper,” Hayden Christensen now plays a more earth-bound bank robber in Columbia Pictures' new action-thriller “Takers.”

A recent No. 1 box-office hit in the U.S., “Takers” also stars Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez, Michael Ealy, Tip “T.I.” Harris and Chris Brown.

In the film, a group of high-living young criminals bankroll their extravagant lifestyle with a series of painstakingly planned bank robberies while a dedicated police officer makes it his personal mission to stop them. After years of meticulously planned heists, the crew is convinced by one of their own to risk it all for one last big score, but pulling off the job of a lifetime with a dogged detective and a vicious rival gang on their tail is a tall order, even for these seasoned pros.

Hayden Christensen as AJ, an Ivy League golden boy with a taste for classic jazz and blues and a pivotal member of the heist crew. “Hayden brought in so many good ideas,” says director John Luessenhop. “He was always very thoughtful about what he was working on and how he wanted to do things. And in fact, he was usually right. He’s got great judgment and really brought the character to life. Right now, I can’t imagine anyone but Hayden as AJ.”

Christensen is probably most famous for his role as Anakin Skywalker in the “Star Wars” series, which garnered him some unwanted attention while shooting. “People in L.A. try to be very cool about seeing actors and watching films shot,” says co-star Paul Walker. “But, you know, the kid in all of us can’t help but get a little excited sometimes. ‘Oh, Anakin’s over there!’ It happened a couple of times and we never let him live it down.”

Hayden recently starred in Doug Liman’s sci-fi action film “Jumper,” opposite Samuel L. Jackson and Rachel Bilson. Christensen played David Rice, a man with the power to teleport himself around the globe who finds himself relentlessly pursued by a secret organization sworn to kill all “jumpers.” The film grossed more than $220 million worldwide. Christensen was next seen in “New York, I Love You” opposite Orlando Bloom, Julie Christie, Robin Wright, Kevin Bacon, Ethan Hawke, Natalie Portman, Rachel Bilson and Shia LaBeouf. The film is an anthology that joins several love stories set in one of the most beloved cities in the world, New York.

Christensen first gained critical acclaim for his role as a troubled teenager in Irwin Winkler’s 2001 drama “Life as a House,” costarring Kevin Kline. For his performance, Christensen was nominated for a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award. Christensen also received the award for Best Breakthrough Performance from the National Board of Review.

Other film credits include George Hickenlooper’s “Factory Girl,” Sofia Coppola’s “The Virgin Suicides,” Sarah Kernochan’s “All I Wanna Do” and John Carpenter’s “In the Mouth of Madness.” Additionally, he starred in Billy Ray’s “Shattered Glass,” which was the first feature film produced by Christensen’s production company, Forest Park Pictures.

Opening soon across the Philippines, “Takers” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Visit http://www.columbiapictures.com.ph for trailers, exclusive content and free downloads. Like us at www.Facebook.com/ColumbiaPicturesPH and join our fan contests.

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THE SOCIAL NETWORK movie review

the origins of Facebook is traced in Columbia Pictures' highly-acclaimed movie of today's generation, THE SOCIAL NETWORK. starring Jesse Eisenberg as Facebook creator, Mark Zuckerberg; Justin Timberlake as Napster founder-turned-president, Sean Parker. the film is directed by David Fincher and is now showing in theaters nationwide.

the film is really interesting in this time today. you will be amazed on how it all started as a joke and great opportunity came. having a brain like Mark Zuckerberg's is a gold mine. not only hailed from Harvard, he just did what he likes -- up to the extent that he has to diss his ex-girlfriend. imagine blogging for longer hours which only took him to earn thousands of hits in just 4 hours! that's a very hard achievement for a site owner.

i admire the way that Mark Zuckerberg speaks. it may seem a little nerdy but we have to admit. we take a look at other people's social network profiles to sometimes take the negative out of them for us to throw something back at them when things don't go our way.


know how to speak like a Harvard student. it's kind of inspiring to go back to school again, minus the algorithmic language that Zuckerberg speaks. and from there, his friend Eduardo (Andrew Garfield) saw the opportunities in business.

we always see movies of law students in Harvard. here, we saw the application of law and how people can use their power, greed and even greater potentials. it served that we should be grateful of the education we are getting and should strive for it.

Justin Timberlake's breakthrough performance as Sean Parker is amazing. you will like him for his radical and creative business ideas but hate him for a being a user. but i would like to commend Mark Zuckerberg for making a good business decision of choosing Sean Parker as a partner-consultant. if it wouldn't for Parker, we will have a corny social network name and an ugly Facebook. these two have the violating ideas but they converted these ideas to money.

THE SOCIAL NETWORK is really a must-see. this is a mirror of our generation and makes an individual stronger. in ways that you cannot imagine, you can start kicking someone's a** and laugh at how they treated you. we can attest that karma is a b*tch.

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EMMA STONE is dangerous beauty

With her striking beauty and sincere talent, Emma Stone (“Superbad,” “Zombieland”) is claiming her role as one of Hollywood’s most sought out actresses. She has just been cast as Gwen Stacy in the “Spider-Man” reboot in 2012. And now, she’s starring in one of the year’s smartest and coolest teen comedies – Columbia Pictures’ “Easy A.”

In the film, clean-cut high schooler Olive (Stone) finds that her new-found bad-girl rap – courtesy of a little white lie about losing her virginity – has an upside: she is finally getting noticed. Olive decides to exploit her "easy" reputation and use the school rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing. But life starts to spin hilariously out of control, and there is only one boy, Todd (Penn Badgley), who sees through her vixen veneer to the heart of it.

On paper, Olive was a dynamite part: intelligent, funny, observant, surprisingly tough and heartbreakingly vulnerable. The big question for the filmmakers, then, was who could make this vital role come alive on screen. The success of the project depended on the perfect casting for Olive.

“Olive is an extremely smart girl,” explains director Will Gluck, “but she doesn’t annoy you with her smartness. A lot of people and characters that are really smart who know everything and talk like adults are so annoying that you want to punch them in the face. This is a girl who is smart like a whip, but doesn’t know she’s smart, and if anything, she’s embarrassed by the fact that she’s smart. You feel for this girl so much, because she’s trying to figure out who she is.”

Naturally, Gluck and the producers had no shortage of actresses who were eager to take on such a well-written role. “Everyone wanted to play the part,” the director recalls. “I got calls from what seemed like every actress between the ages of 16 and 28. As soon as I heard that Emma Stone wanted to do it, I was very excited. We met really quickly, and she had no problem auditioning for me. A lot of this movie takes place with Olive speaking into her computer’s web cam. After her audition, Emma went home, did a scene into her webcam and emailed it to me. I took the disc with that scene to the head of the studio and said ‘This is the girl.’ She was by far, always my first choice.”

Stone says she had been sent the script by a friend before it had been bought by anyone, and when she read it, she knew she had to do it.

“I instantly related to the character,” recalls Stone. “Olive uses all these big words and makes silly puns, and she’s well aware that what she’s doing is kind of dumb, but she can’t stop herself from doing it. I do the same thing. There were so many things that made me feel a kinship with the character, that I felt that whether or not it was me, she deserved whoever it was that played her be willing to understand her. I think it would be easy to go very goofy with her, or read her the wrong way, and I was afraid that if it was the wrong actor, they wouldn’t be true to this amazing character.”

In her first meeting with Will Gluck, Stone found that the two of them were very much in synch about the character. “Will told me he wasn’t looking for someone to become Olive,” explains Stone. “He was looking for someone that was Olive, because Olive becomes whoever is playing her. I understood that there was no becoming this girl. You either were or weren’t Olive. I’m so thankful that they gave me the chance.”

Opening soon across the Philippines, “Easy A” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Visit http://www.columbiapictures.com.ph for trailers, exclusive content and free downloads. Like us at www.Facebook.com/ColumbiaPicturesPH and join our fan contests.

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