La Cage aux Folles teasing Manila theater fans

An opening that will paint the town in rainbow colors is 9 Works Theatrical's La Cage aux Folles giving a teaser during the weekend! The new musical will be playing February 2015, in time to paint the town pink this Valentine's Day!

Just recently, we also had a hint of who will be part of the cast in this musical. Watch here:
Follow more teasers as 9 Works reveal more cast after Michael De Mesa and Audie Gemora playing the lead roles.

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La Cage aux Folles is a musical based on the book by Harvey Fierstein with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman. About a gay couple, Albin and Georges facing the consequences of what might happen during a wedding arrangement of a straight son. The title literally means "the cage of mad women," however, aux Folles also is a slang term for effeminate homosexuals. In this case, drag queens appear as lead.

La Cage aux Folles is a multi-Tony awardee including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Performance of a Male in a Musical, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score in its first run. More wins during its revival, Best Revival of a Musical and Best Choreography in 2005, 2009 and 2010.

Stay tuned for updates for this new musical.

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Shrek the Musical is back!

The world's most beloved ogre comes back to the theater scene this Christmas season for a limited time! Shrek the Musical by ATEG will play December 26 to January 4 only at the Meralco Theater!

Sing along with our favorite Shrek characters featuring Rycharde Everley as Shrek and Shiela Valderama-Martinez once again plays the neurotic Princess Fiona, Nyoy Volante plays Donkey, Lorenz Martinez as Lord Farquaad, Nel Gomez plays Pinocchio, and Carla Guevara-Laforteza plays Dragon. reimagine the fun adventure to the kingdom Far Far Away based on the life of an ogre.

Directed by Bobby Garcia, SHREK is the perfect musical for the entire family this holiday season! Get your tickets now to SHREK! Call Ticketworld 891-9999.

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Jupiter Ascending posters revealed

Warner Bros. teams up with The Matrix producers in this sci-fi adventure Jupiter Ascending featuring Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean and Eddie Redmayne. A batch of character posters reveal close ups of different worlds which we will wander starting February 5 2015 in theaters.

See full posters HERE

In Jupiter Ascending, Mila Kunis plays Jupiter Jones who is destined for great things but finds her  reality as a household helper and having really bad breaks. Until Channing Tatum, a genetically engineered ex-military hunter gets her and introduces her real fate that will restore balance in the cosmos.

The film produced by Warner Bros. Pictures in collaboration with Lana and and Andy Wachowski of The Matrix Trilogy. See the trailer here:

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video games attack Earth in new comedy PIXELS

A new war on Earthlings vs aliens is featured in new comedy PIXELS which stars Adam Sandler and Kevin James. the movie is set to invade theaters in May 2015 and is directed by Chris Columbus. Posters reveal very familiar games, Donkey Kong, Gallaga, Space Invaders, Pacman and Centipede attacking world landmarks.

See full posters HERE

These games would appear to be alien assaults against the humans as video games seem to be a declaration of war against them. President Will Cooper (James) has to call on his childhood best friend, ’80s video game champion Sam Brenner (Sandler), now a home theater installer, to lead a team of old-school arcaders (Dinklage and Gad) to defeat the aliens and save the planet. Monaghan plays the team's unique weapons specialist.

The action-comedy is directed by Chris Columbus from a story by Tim Herlihy and a screenplay by Tim Herlihy and Timothy Dowling, based on the original short film of the same name by Patrick Jean. Produced by Adam Sandler, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, and Allen Covert.

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The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies movie review

On the last movie installment of the JRR Tolkien Saga, I don't know if The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies will give you a worthy 2.5 hours of stay in the theater and enjoy your last glimpse of Middle Earth #OneLastTime, as they say.

Starting about slaying the dragon Smaug, I felt that the sequence is kind of short, maybe I have expected much. And then there's greed everywhere that every character thinks that they have the share of gold in the Thorin's (Richard Armitage) mountain. The story goes very political and I got confused when the focus turned to the dragon slayer (Luke Evans). Then there's a love affair on the side between Kili (Aidan Turner) and Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly). Legolas seems to give way for their love but I think, what the heck. There's a lot of things going on in the movie and then you'll forget Gollum but at least Peter Jackson didn't forget about the Ring.

War sequences are so long and I think there's just this feeling that fights are inserted with comic stunts. And there are quite similar instances of how Bilbo and Frodo ended their stories. Towards the end, Peter Jackson gives a link/prologue to The Lord of the Rings which I liked.

To cap off, I don't know why JRR Tolkien had to make it a very long and bloody war game up to LOTR when wizards and supernaturals are present to wash them all away. And they are fighting over little things, the Arkenstone and the Ring.

The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies is now showing in 3D and 2D formats, also in IMAX, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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INSIDE OUT's official trailer

Disney Pixar's trailer for INSIDE OUT is finally released! The emotions from Riley and her parents confront each other in looking into the situation why Riley is so gloomy.

Why Riley is adjusting how she'll live in a new environment, the emotions at the headquarters, lead by Joy, to rise up in the positive light. The others however switch into turmoil in this adjustment at the new house, neighborhood and school.

Emotions from Riley's mom

Emotions for Riley's dad

Watch the trailer here:
Opening June 19, 2015, INSIDE OUT is voiced by Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International through Columbia Pictures.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt conquers fear of heights in The Walk trailer

An exhilirating trailer for a new movie entitled The Walk starring Joseph Gordon Levitt. Based on the true story about French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's book "To Reach the Clouds." October 2015 will have us holding to our seats with this movie from Robert Zemeckis. I personally am curious and worried how will I watch this on 3D. But this is a movie to overcome fear of heights.

A young dreamer dared the impossible: an illegal wire walk between the World Trade Center towers. Last August 7, 2014 is the 40th anniversary of the astounding event, now being brought back to vivid life in the third act climax of the film.

Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man has ever, or will ever, walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Guided by his real-life mentor, Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), and aided by an unlikely band of international recruits, Petit and his gang overcome long odds, betrayals, dissension and countless close calls to conceive and execute their mad plan.

Robert Zemeckis, the director of such marvels as “Forrest Gump,” “Cast Away,” “Back to The Future,” “The Polar Express” and “Flight,” again uses cutting edge technology in the service of an emotional, character-driven story. With innovative photorealistic techniques and IMAX 3D wizardry, “The Walk” is true big-screen cinema, a chance for moviegoers to viscerally experience the feeling of reaching the clouds. The film is a love letter to Paris and New York City in the 1970s, but most of all, to the Towers of the World Trade Center. Watch the trailer here:

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