Astro Boy (October 2009) - Woohoo!

OMG OMG OMG! There's gonna be an Astro Boy movie?!

I totally looove Astro! My phone's named after him, and my ringtone for my guy is the theme from the 80's cartoons :D Hinanap ko sa BF Ruins yung DVD niyan, and I watched the whole thing all over again :)

Ngayon ko lang nahagilap na may movie pala. It's gonna be CGI, and the voices include the following:

Nicholas Cage as Dr. Tenma, the scientist who created Astro
Bill Nighy as Dr. Elefun, the scientist who eventually takes care of and maintains Astro
Kristen Bell as Cora...sino si Cora?!
Freddie Highmore (Charlie!) as Astro Boy...just watched the trailer...ang baba na ng boses niya hehe

Other voices include Donald Sutherland, Eugene Levy, and Nathan Lane.

Weee, excited na ko! I hope the movie doesn't disappoint...

Official site for the movie: http://www.astroboy-themovie.com

A customized Multiply theme (Ang ganda! Gamitin ko soon, will still hang on to my Nirvana theme for a while): http://customizedthemes.multiply.com/photos/album/17769/17769

And the trailer, from YouTube:

PISAY the Movie @ SM North Cinema 8, Sept 5 5pm

FROM THE PSHS FOUNDATION, INC.


August 11, 2008


Dear [Alumni, Students, and Friends of PSHS],

Batch 2012 is having a fund-raising project thru the showing of the ‘PISAY’ movie on September 5, 2008 at 5 pm to 7 pm. , SM North Cinema 8, SM North Edsa.

In relation to this event, we would like to invite you to assist us by watching the movie. Tickets are priced at PhP200 each. Deadline for payment is on August 22, 2008. An official receipt will be issued for the ticket sales.

Proceeds will go to batch 2012 to assist the students in their 4-yr stay at the Phil. Science High School . This will give better chances and best assistance to this new generation of gifted students. We assure you that the fund will properly be accounted for.

For ticket sales and other inquiries, please contact the PSHS Foundation Office c/o Kris or Liza at tel. no. 924-0655, or Beth at tel. nos. 0916-7167504.


Very truly yours,

(Sgd)
Ms. ENCARNITA SAN DIEGO-UY
Batch Representative

(Sgd)
Mr. ANGELITO ENGLATERA
Batch Adviser

Kung Fu Panda!

I don't remember laughing this hard at a movie in sooo long. I think this'll bump its way into my list of favorite animated films of all time.

Here's one of my favorite scenes from the movie:

kung fu panda clip inedit
Uploaded by swicth

Goodbye, Heath =(

His name was Heath Andrew, and he was a mighty fine actor.

And he was too young to die.

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I tortured myself tonight into finally mourning Heath's death; the time of his death was my hell week for this school year, I didn't even have time to let the sadness and loss sink in.

Popped in the DVD of The Patriot, and cried tonight away. Everytime I'd watch that movie (I think I've done so for about five or six times already), I'd fall in love with everyone - Mel Gibson, Jason Isaacs, Trevor Morgan, Heath Ledger. But tonight, it was all about Heath.

I remember I'd always gush about Heath to Andrew after watching The Patriot or 10 Things I Hate About You (the only Heath movies I've ever watched). Then Andrew would go, "Ba't ba crush mo yan, eh mukhang unggoy?" It was from Andrew that I learned of Heath's death. Drew texted me the morning of Wednesday that Heath was found lifeless in his SoHo apartment. In the confusion of that day, I could only afford a few minutes of sadness, and then work would get in the way.

Tonight, though, I really felt the loss. I know I've only watched two of his movies, but those two would forever be etched in my memory. This great actor from Australia would've gone so much further in his career, and in his new life as a dad, of which he was very proud and excited. But now, we just have to make do with thinking of what could've been.

I can't imagine how devastated his family is feeling right now, and of course Michelle Williams. It's awfully sad, too, that Matilda Rose will grow up without knowing her father. My heart always goes out to children who lose their parents so early in their life. It's especially sad for kids of the famous because everyone knew your dad (or mom), except you (think Frances Bean Cobain and Nico Blue Hoon).

I learned from Wikipedia a while ago that it was just yesterday (February 9) that Heath was finally laid to rest in Perth. They cremated his body. And for some reason, that little fact disturbed me. That beautiful face, reduced to ashes.

Heath, may you have finally found the peace you have been searching for. You will be missed.

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I've read that Heath hated to be typecast as a teen heartthrob, but this was the movie that reeled me in, and this was my favorite scene. Besides, I'd like to end this on a happier note.

Goodbye, Heath.

Pisay the Movie @ SM The Block

Gala Night
August 24, Friday, 7 p.m.
P1000 and P500

Matinee
August 25, Saturday, 3 p.m.
P400 and P200

PSHS Family Night
August 25, Saturday, 7 p.m.
P400 and P200

This event will help raise funds for projects of the PSHS Foundation, such as the Godparent Program.


For ticket inquiries, you can contact the following:

PSHS Foundation - 9240655
Cielito Habito - cfhabito@mozcom.com
Jun Sabug - fsabug@ateneo.edu

A review at Philstar.com by Butch Francisco: click.

Congrats, Auraeus Solito! :)

CONGRATULATIONS to Batch 86's AURAEUS SOLITO

for bagging the BEST DIRECTOR Award
at 2007 Cinemalaya Film Festival!

PISAY was also awarded the AUDIENCE CHOICE
and BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Awards.

Congratulations as well
to the other winners of Cinemalaya 2007!

Screening of "Pisay" by Auraeus Solito in UP Diliman

CINEMALAYA goes to UP Diliman!

"Pisay" will be shown on July 31 (Tue) at 5pm. Tickets at P70.

For inquiries contact 0927 452 0710 or visit http://upcineastes.org

See pisaydiliman.multiply.com for skeds of other entries.

Pisay Movie Official Website...point me to it please!

Did anyone get the URL of the official website for Pisay the Movie? Parang may nakita kasi ako sa credits na website either ng movie or nung soundtrack ng movie. I also noticed in the credits that Raimund Marasigan made a song for the movie (as his electronica alter ego Squid 9), and Ebe Dancel of Sugarfree sang the song that was playing during the credits. Gusto ko tuloy makita ano pa yung nasa soundtrack. I've tried Google but nothing turns up sa search results.

I'd love to write a casual review of the movie but there's so much to do still, like read Book 7, hehehe. Seriously, still got some prepping to do for Bio1 for when we get back to school on Tuesday. All I can say for now is that the movie was really nice and heartwarming :) Bad trip lang hindi ako kasama sa Bio Unit sa credits. Hahaha kidding! Wala naman akong kinalaman doon eh. Nakinood lang ako ng shooting is all

Ansaya nung Sabado, parang homecoming :)

Aureaus Solito's PISAY @ Cinemalaya 2007

Start:	Jul 21, '07
End:	Jul 28, '07
Location:	Cultural Center of the Philippines

Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival

Finalists:
2,999 -- James Ladioray
ENDO -- Jade Castro
KADIN -- Adolf Alix Jr.
GULONG -- Sockie fernandez
LIGAW LIHAM -- Jay Abello
PISAY -- Aureus Solito
SINUNGALING NA BUWAN -- Ed Lejano
STILL LIFE -- Katrina Flores
TRIBU -- Jim Libiran
TUKSO -- Dennis Marasigan

PISAY by Auraeus Solito
21 Jul/Sat 03:30 PM Venue 1 - CCP Main Theatre / Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
22 Jul/Sun 09:00 PM Venue 4 - CCP MKP Hall / Bulwagang Alagad Ng Sining
24 Jul/Tue 09:00 PM Venue 1 - CCP Main Theatre / Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
25 Jul/Wed 09:00 PM Venue 2 - CCP Little Theatre / Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
26 Jul/Thu 06:15 PM Venue 5 - CCP Tanghalang Huseng Batute
27 Jul/Fri 10:00 AM Venue 1 - CCP Main Theatre / Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
28 Jul/Sat 03:30 PM Venue 2 - CCP Little Theatre / Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino

For the rest of the skeds, please check out http://gustavpula.multiply.com/calendar/item/10048

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My students and my classroom are part of this! :)

Pisay peeps and Aureaus fans, full force na 'to! - Dacs

Why I hate Star Wars

I heard that. That shocked gasp. I saw that. Your eyes widened as you read the title. But before you prosecute me, read on ;)

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Stumbled upon an interesting thread over at Peyups.com:

Movies you hated but everyone else loved

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Based on their answers, I guess I'm part of "everyone else", because I do like most of the titles mentioned there. But I do agree with the people who posted "Star Wars" :D

Not that I HATE Star Wars...I just don't get it. The first Star Wars movie I watched was Episode 1. And then I saw 2. And then 3.

I haven't watched 4 to 6 yet :P So, yeah, I'm in the correct chronological order based on the story.

I guess it's because I haven't watched the first 3 eps yet so I can't really appreciate the story. I wasn't there when this whole Star Wars thing started. Actually nabubuhay na ako noon, pero hindi ko napanood yung 4 to 6 noong bata pa ako - wala siyang sentimental value sa akin. Isama mo na ang Star Trek.

I guess it doesn't help that movies of this genre are mostly not my type. So sue me =D


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For those who aren't Peyups members, maybe you'd like to post your reply here? ;)

Then we will fight in the shade!

One word for 300: ASTIG.

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Ok, actually I've got more than just one word :P

I love the storyline.
It's actually a fictionalized account of the Battle of Thermopylae, where Spartan King Leonidas led 300 elite Spartan warriors against Xerxes' massive Persian army. Whatever the elements may have been - fiction or fact - the storytelling was superb.

I love the characters.

King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) was both mighty and endearing. As a warrior and leader, he was fierce and authoritative. As a husband he was loving and loyal. I never knew of Gerard Butler before; now I'm currently seeking DVDs of Dracula 2000 and Phantom of the Opera.

Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey) was girl power personified. She capably portrayed the independent Spartan woman.

Theron (Dominic West) was a convincingly evil politician. I wanted to applaud when Queen Gorgo did what she did to him in front of the council.

I love the soundtrack.
ROCK! Hahaha, instead of the usual orchestral arrangements for the fight scenes, the wall of abs that is the Spartan army walks on the battlefield to the sound of hard rock!

I love the cinematography.
Some scenes look like they were taken straight out from the comic book. The visuals were stunning. The sex-and-violence scenes were executed with such good taste. Nothing too explicit (as in hindi bastusan), nothing too gruesome (as in not needlessly gory).

I love the dialogue.
There were so many memorable lines in this film, I had to stop myself from taking down notes! I especially enjoyed the witty remarks that passed between friends and between enemies.

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Persian emissary (to Leonidas): Why does this woman think she can speak amongst men?!
Gorgo: Because only Spartan women give birth to Spartan men.

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Persian emissary: This is madness!
Leonidas: This is SPARTA!

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Persian: A thousand nations of the Persian empire will descend upon you. Our arrows will blot out the sun!
Spartan: Then we will fight in the shade.

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Xerxes: Consider the fate of your women...
Leonidas: Clearly you don't know our women. I might as well have marched them up here...

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Persian: Spartans! Lay down your weapons!
Leonidas: Persians! Come and get them!





Needless to say - I LOVE THIS FILM!

Official site: http://300themovie.warnerbros.com


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Christi, super thanks for the tix! =D

The Departed

OMG. Want to watch a ******* great movie? (Hehehe, the bleeped out portion is in the spirit of the movie...)

Watch this.



FINALLY, Drew and I get to watch a decent movie. And it's friggin' awesome! Ang galing nung story! At siyemps, Martin Scorsese film din yan so of course it's awesome! It's a remake of the movie "Infernal Affairs" (not familiar with that, though).

STAR-STUDDED CAST:
Jack Nicholson - Evil. Evil. Evil. He's sooo bad he's good.
Matt Damon - You'd want to like him, but you have to hate him.
Leonardo DiCaprio - Mighty fine actor, this guy!
Mark Wahlberg - The artist formerly known as Marky Mark. The potty-mouth and the plastadong hairstyle is so very oxymoronish.
Alec Baldwin
Martin Sheen

And a guy called James Badge Dale, who caught my attention when he appeared in the joint episode of CSI Miami and CSI NY (he also guested in CSI Las Vegas and was a regular in 24, I think). I just found out a few minutes ago that he was the kid that was murdered in the movie version of Lord of the Flies.



I just checked out the official website of The Departed (http://thedeparted.warnerbros.com) and watched the trailer, and realized that OMG they showed some pretty important stuff in the trailer! But of course you'll only realize how important they are after you've watched the film.

I hope The Departed snags some Oscars next Academy Awards night!

One more cool thing about this film is that it features the song "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd. Not sure if that was used in any of the Rockstar seasons. But I'm pretty sure I got to know Pink Floyd through that show; I love "Wish You Were Here" (c/o Marty Casey, though Storm's was OK too) because of Rockstar:INXS.

This is Pink Floyd performing "Comfortably Numb" at the Live 8 gig.



Beautiful.

My Sunday In Reverse

500 new messages in my email inbox...all because of Multiply! Susmaryosep!

And yet I can't switch off the email notifications, hehehe. I don't get to check my Multiply account that often, so the email notifications are quite convenient for a chismosa like me...as long as they don't reach 500 messages! My gulay, mukhang todong nag-Multiply mga contacts ko this weekend ah, hahaha!

Deleting messages from inbox...

Hmmm...turns out most of the updates are from a single user...nagkaglitch ata ang Multiply kasi these are old blog posts and stuff...weird!

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Watched the BEP Monkey Business gig at the Araneta from last July. It was shown on ABS, tas siyempre puro ABS celebs yung pinapakita sa audience.

If I weren't in the hospital, I may have considered watching this gig live. BEP's one of the non-rock groups I really appreciate. Besides having a Pinoy in the group, they've got really nice tunes - that's saying a lot from me kasi di ako masyado appreaciative sa hiphop/RnB :P

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Coolness. Fatboy Slim videos on MTV. Praise You, na ngayon ko lang napanood ng buo, followed by Weapon of Choice (Christopher Walken rules!). Did Christopher Walken ever play a vampire? Parang yun kasi impression ko sa kanya eh, isang vampire, hehehe.

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Saw my batchmate Arnee Hidalgo at Pancake House BF Homes this evening; my family had dinner there after mass. She was with her panganay and her husband - anlaki na pala ng anak niya! He looked so much like his mom, at nakakaaliw kasi bibo siyang bata, not the usual kid that shies up when their parents introduce them to other folks.

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Finally got to watch a movie in the cinema - Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest. Two things:

1. May katuloy pa pala yung movie. Ibang klaseng bitin yun ah. Wala man lang closure whatsoever.
2. Johnny Depp is sooooo charming, no matter how grimy he is.

Ok, so more than two things. I couldn't appreciate the movie fully 'cause Drew and I were seated at the frontmost row of Cinema 4 in ATC - that's like so close to the screen, nakakahilo.

I particularly loved three scenes:
1. Johnny Depp's escape from being roasted alive. The fruits were a lovely addition to the choreography, and Depp's "eye make-up" was so cool, gusto ko rin ng ganun hehehe.
2. The crew's escape from their ball cage. Kakatuwa especially when they were running while still encaged in the ball hahaha!
3. The wheel fight scene - kakahilo siguro yun!

Though I can't remember much the story of the first Pirates, I do remember liking it so much more than Dead Man's Chest.

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[Plugging] TUNOG KALINGA : A Concert for GK Sison's Education Fund

The UP Underground Music Community in partnership with Youth for Christ Alabang is holding a benefit concert for Gawad Kalinga’s child and youth education programs in GK Sison, Poblacion, Muntinlupa City. To be held on August 19, 2006, at the Hampton Court, Hillsborough Subdivision, Alabang, the musical event will be showcasing the best of Philippine mainstream music scene together with independent bands of the UP Underground Music Community. The full band line-up can be seen on the poster attached.

In holding this concert, we hope in our small way, to help in purging our nation of poverty and improving the quality of life in our country. Further, we see this as an opportunity to heighten social awareness among our youth and challenge them to be part of the move towards positive change.

Tickets are available at 150 pesos before the event and at 175 pesos at the gate. For ticket inquiries, please contact Gerard (09065158398). Thank you very much and may God continue to bless you.

Peter Pan: A behind-the-scenes look

So I just finished watching "Finding Neverland", starring the enchanting Johnny Depp as "Peter Pan" author James Matthew Barrie.

The movie is a fictionalized version of J.M. Barrie's relationship with Sylvia Llewelyn-Davies (played by the equally elegant Kate Winslet), a widow, and her four (in reality, five) sons, which served as Barrie's inspiration to write the story of Peter Pan.

It appeared to me as sort of a bittersweet tale of finding one's muse. Barrie was married, and yet the inspiration he needed to make what is now a classic children's tale was a woman who was not his wife, and boys who were not his sons.

His relationship with his wife did appear to be in need of mending - they slept in separate rooms - and it did not help that Barrie spent more time with a widow and her sons than with his own wife.

But I found it beautiful how the movie portrayed Mary Barrie bowing out of their relationship - she understood that this was what her husband needed to make the story that would make him a fulfilled playwright. (In reality, Mary Barrie had a relationship with another writer, and her marriage to J.M. Barrie ended in divorce.)

Of course the story of the movie has been modified for cinematic purposes. Yet it was a nice "behind-the-scenes" look at how the story of Peter Pan came to be.

However, reading up on the Llewelyn-Davies boys was quite a surprise. The movie implied a happily-ever-after ending, but the truth was actually far from that (the real Peter committed suicide at age 63...).

(Read a good summary of J.M. Barrie, his relationship with the Llewelyn-Davies boys, and the making of Peter Pan here.)

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Watching P.J. Hogan's "Peter Pan" last night and then "Finding Neverland" tonight has got me really interested in the real story of Peter Pan. Luckily, I just found an online version of the actual book, and I just might read it. You see, it's quite hard to have watched Hogan's "Peter Pan", with Spielberg's "Hook" going on in the back of my mind. Like I said in my previous post, the story came across as weird and disorienting, because I already had a preconceived and modified idea of the story of the boy who never grew up.

As for "Finding Neverland" as a movie, Johnny Depp is such a winner. I always find myself being immersed in whatever character he plays (though admittedly I think I've only seen maybe two or three Depp movies :D ). Truly, he is one gifted actor, with the looks and charisma to boot. I remember watching him on Oprah, just around the time I watched the VCD of "Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (maybe a year or two after it was shown in the cinema, hehe). And I was truly mesmerized by his personality. His girl is one lucky woman ;)

Ayan tuloy, gusto ko manood ng "Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest". Andrew and I have missed out on so many great movies lately. During the summer, he had a cast, and it was quite uncomfortable for him to move around. Then his mom came home from the States, so we weren't quite free to watch movies during the weekends (which is the only time we can get to watch movies or go out - work, you know). And then I got sick - two weekends in a row, with matching hospitalization - so that makes our list of missed good movies quite long: The Da Vinci Code, Superman, Pirates, Lady in the Water, Miami Vice, etc etc etc. All because of work and other grown-up responsibilities.

Sometimes makes you wanna be Peter Pan, huh? ;)

Happy thoughts, anyone?

Just watched P.J. Hogan's Peter Pan (2003). Was watching Black Hawk Down earlier on AXN, and Jason Isaacs, one of my celeb crushes, is part of the cast. So I decided to watch another Jason Isaacs movie when BHD was done. Was supposed to watch The Patriot, where I first saw Jason Isaacs as the bad, bad Colonel Tavington (his best performance, I believe). But then I said since I'd be wasting 2 hours of my life, I might was well watch something I haven't seen yet.

Ganun pala story ng Peter Pan. I've never read the book or watched the play. My first and only encounter of Peter Pan's story was Steven Spielberg's Hook (1991), where Robin Williams played a grown-up Peter Pan whose kids were kidnapped by Captain James Hook. That, by the way, is one of my all-time favorite movies.

Getting to see Hogan's Peter Pan, I was quite amused by the story, which I found weird. Mga children's stories talaga, hindi naman pang-children, hehe.

I never knew that there was a romantic angle to Peter and Wendy's relationship (though I just read on Wikipedia that that aspect of the story has almost always been downplayed in the book's film and stage adaptations).

I enjoyed Hook so much that it was quite disorienting watching this more faithful movie version of Peter Pan. So Wendy brought the Lost Boys back with her to London...so who does Peter Pan play with now in Neverland? And it's really weird that Mr. and Mrs. Darling would just adopt all those boys just like that. And it was an "awww" moment for me that Peter and Wendy don't end up together (in Hook kasi Peter ends up with Wendy's (grand?)daughter Moira).

Though I did recognize the same dialogue - like that bit about always keeping the window open, about how a fairy dies when someone says "I don't believe in fairies", or Peter saying "to live would be an awfully great adventure"...oooh, this is making me want to watch Hook again :D Or maybe the Johnny Depp starrer Finding Neverland, which is a fictionalized account of Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie's relationship with a widow and her children - what inspired him to write "Peter Pan". But, no, it's already 2 in the morning...

So now I'm thinking...if I, a child of the '80s, am this disoriented with the story of Peter Pan...what of my students who were born in the '90s...do they still appreciate the classics such as Peter Pan? If there's a good Disney adaptation, such as with The Little Mermaid, then well and good for them. Eh paano kung wala? Then these classic tales are just lost on them.

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Trivia: P.J. Hogan's Peter Pan was executively produced by Mohamed Al Fayed; he dedicated the film to his late son, Dodi Al Fayed, who died along with Princess Diana in a car crash in France.

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Siyempre what's a story without a quotable quote diba?

This quote was also used in Hook, and I quite like it:
"Living would be an awfully big adventure."

So, come on, get out those happy thoughts and start flying. Let's get this adventure started :)

Four-and-a-half-day-weekend

It was just supposed to be a 3-day weekend, because Pisay had its annual fumigation yesterday, July 14.

But since classes were suspended Wednesday afternoon and the whole of Thursday, well here we have our 4.5-day weekend :P

Which is just swell because Wednesday night had me starting up a fever, and my temperature actually escalated to a 40.3 high right about Thursday noon. So sakto lang talaga sa bakasyon yung sakit ko. I believe I haven't felt so down in ages. It was like there were two fists permanently pressing against either side of my head. Ugh.

The problem now, though, are the class days missed. Hehe, yup, I am now on the other side of the fence, and lost class days makes me more irritated than jubilant. And that's because it ruins the schedule for lessons and exams, so now I have to figure out how to make up for lost time.

So what have I done so far with the 4.5-day weekend?

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Rockstar:Supernova

I'm still not as impressed with the new rockers as I was with the INXS batch.

I'm still disappointed that it's only the 2nd episode of the 2nd season, and they've already recycled so many songs - quite a lot of them performed by Marty Casey.

I'm still not digging Zayra. She can't sing on-key!!! Oh ok, so she did A BIT better during her bottom-three performance. But I still wish her out of this show. And I've quite warmed up to Dilana. Her take on Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" was cool. Her deep voice suited it well, and she didn't freak me out as she did when she sang "Lithium".

I'm glad Magni did better this time around. I kinda like to see him stick around quite longer, if only to see him make Iceland proud. It's not everyday that country gets a share of the international spotlight, right?

I'm still rooting for Josh, even more than I am for Lukas. He's got the best voice among the rockers, though I'm not quite sure it's what Supernova is looking for.

And yeah, I still crush Phil and Toby. Woohoo, Toby got the encore spot this week :) I doubt if Phil's ever gonna get that, hehe.

Lastly, I'm not surprised to see Chris go. Though I really would've preferred Zayra out.

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Walk the Line

Speaking of Johnny Cash, I finally got to watch his biopic, "Walk the Line", starring one of my all-time celebrity crushes, Joaquin Phoenix.

Though it appears that Johnny's marriage to his first wife Vivian broke down because of his relationship with June, I can't help but feel kilig over Johnny and June. Though Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon do not bear any resemblance to Johnny and June Cash (or do they?), I'd say they were perfect for the roles. They've got that great couple chemistry between them, and they were awesome using their own voices for the singing parts.

It's so nice that Hollywood makes movies like these. If not for this movie, I most probably wouldn't know of or have any interest in Johnny and June Cash. Except for Johnny Cash's version of NIN's "Hurt" playing on NU, and his songs being used in Rockstar ("Ring of Fire" - Dilana) and AI ("I Walk the Line" - Chris Daughtry), I wouldn't have known about him at all. And it's great that a biopic like this comes along because it introduces these great legends to a new audience, at the same time (hopefully) making long-time fans happy.

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Ever After

Since it was my sis picking the VCDs to watch, for the nth time she popped in Ever After *rolls eyes* Though I don't mind it that much because I like the movie as well. Drew Barrymore is such a beautiful and talented actress, and Dougray Scott was just the perfect Prince Charming for her Cinderella.

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Clueless

This was the third movie I've watched over the break, though, like Ever After, it's something I've already seen before. Sakit ko yun, actually - I tend to watch the same movies over and over, when there's so much more I haven't seen yet, and we actually have VCDs or DVDs of those movies.

Alicia Silverstone is so endearing in this movie. She was perfect for the part, and it's always so amusing to watch her.

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So there, so far I've seen 3 movies while trying to get some work done over the break. Hopefully I get a lot more work done before trying to finish any more movies :D

To all Pisay folks out there, I hope you're enjoying your vacation as well. And I hope you're in good health ;)

The Dawn's Tulad ng Dati (The Movie)

This should be interesting...

Taken from http://thedawnrocks.multiply.com




TULAD NG DATI
by Michael Sandejas
Finalist, Full-length Feature Category

SYNOPSIS

TULAD NG DATI follows the current exploits of the Filipino rock band, The Dawn, composed of Teddy Diaz, JB Leonor, Caloy Balcells and Jett Pangan. During the second half of the 1980s, the band had risen to become the most influential musical rock group of the time. At the height of their popularity, their leader, Teddy Diaz is murdered. The remaining members decide to continue on with the music but eventually disband in 1995. In 1999, The Dawn reunited.
Tulad ng Dati starts in 2006. It revolves around the character of Jett Pangan who is nearing his forties. Jett has lost his passion for music and life and entertains thoughts of retiring from the band. On a fateful night, Jett is assaulted by a burglar and goes into a coma. He wakes up with no memory of his life after 1988. He remembers that he is 20 years old and is at the peak of his career with The Dawn. Not satisfied with how things turned out with his life, he tries to change everything back to the way it used to be. The path he takes while finding his place in this strange new world proves itself to be a tough, emotional, and sometimes hilarious journey—accompanied by the celebrated music of The Dawn, both past and present.


FILMMAKER PROFILE

MICHAEL SANDEJAS was line producer for the following films: Homecoming by Gil Portes, Hesus, Rebolusyonaryo by Lav Diaz, Gatas, Sa Dibdib ng Kaaway by Gil Portes. He was Associate Line Producer for Gil Portes’ Huwag Kang Kikibo and Associate Producer for Gil Portes’ Saranggola. He was also production manager for Mike de Leon’s Bayaning 3rd World. Michael has also done work as a producer of TV/Video/Commercials.

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You can also join their Friendster: http://www.friendster.com/profiles/thedawn (add thedawn.manila@gmail.com)
Or their official Yahoogroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thedawnph
Or visit their official website: http://www.thedawn.ph/