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Every year film festivals are celebrated the same month.

April 2012
May 2012
May 17-21 Asian Film Fest 2012
June 8-17 French Film Festival 2012
July 2012
July 6-15 Japanese Film Festival
July 20-29 Cinemalaya 2012
August 1,3-7, 11, 13, 14 Cinemalaya Goes UP
August 2 - 6, 2012 Taiwan Film Festival 2012
August 2012
September 6-16 2012 Cine Europa

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June 29, 2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - 10 stars :p

July 14, 2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - 10 stars :p
*I'm wearing a Slytherin Jacket >:)

July 27, 2011
Captain America: The First Avenger - 10 stars :p

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September 2011

2011 Korean Film Festival themed “7 Different Colors of Love” - 10 stars

Mall of Asia


















































































SCANDAL Maker (과속스캔들)



Starring: Cha Tae Hyun, Park Bo Young, Wang Suk Hyun
Nam Hyun Soo was a very famous idol worshipped like God by teens. Though 
he is in his mid-thirties now, he is still one of the most sought-after celebrity 
in the industry and a DJ in a radio show. One of his listeners, Jung-nam, sends 
him letters narrating her willingness to see her father whom she never met. 
Her story became a hit and catapults the show’s ratings to be the most popular 
program. But one day, Jung-nam knocks on Hyun Soo’s door claiming that the 
father he hasn’t met is none other than him.
*cute, funny, nice cinematography :D. fun movie!

















































CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST (팔월의 크리스마스) 8 stars


Starring: Han Suk Kyu, Shim Eun-Ha




The film is about Jung-won who falls in love with Da-Rim while suffering 
from an unnamed illness. He hides the fact to Da-Rim and tries to continue living 
as usual, spending time with his friends and family.


*drama,life, love can be forever  <3


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11-11-11 lucky ^_^

Cinema Cinemanila Internation Film Festival 2011
Schedule
Fully Booked Bonifacio High Street, Global City, Taguig

DEKASEGI - The Migrants 8 stars
Rey Ventura (Philippines, 2011)

Fool in a bubble- a friends film

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APRIL 2012

Hunger Games- 5 stars
Wrath of the Titans - 6stars

April 9, 2012
Still (Taai Hong) (Die a Violent Death) 6 stars
A Thai Horror film

*its horrifying -funny haha ^_^

April 21 2012
REEL TIME: Pintakasi
The 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival's Best New Wave Film, Pintakasi screens in Fully Booked this April 21! :) Join us for a screening at 3:00 pm and another at 6:00 pm. :)

Tickets are at P150 and can be purchased at the Fully Booked Bonifacio High Street Customer Service desk. Seating is first come, first serve.

Film Synopsis:

A hiphop urban fairy-tale in mixed media about an aspiring graffiti artist named DJ who arrives in a “garbage island” of the big city. At first joining the local gang, DJ quickly falls afoul of the gang leader Tikboy even as he falls in love with the island’s prettiest girl Josie. The conflict that ensues between his artists, rappers and dancers and the drug-dealing gang results in a human cockfight or pintakasi.

“We can paint our tomorrow!” the islanders declare, inspired by DJ, the magical boy’s dream. But in a slum where everyone owes the gang lord a debt of gratitude” more costly than mere money, DJ must first liberate Josie from the debt she owes Tikboy. He must fight off the amiable granny (Lola) who turns out to be the syndicate boss. He has to convince his kind but corrupt uncle, the “dancing policeman,” that he need not be devoured by the rotting system. Finally he has to prove to the jaded villagers, including his beloved Josie, that there is an honest way to eke a living in this island of misery.

In a final showdown with Tikboy, DJ proves that art conquers all.

www.pintakasimovie.com
creativephilippines.com

April 18 to 24
'Busong' (Palawan Fate) at Shang this April 10stars
Never too late for this indie film-inquirer.net article

Genre: Drama

Main Cast: Alessandra de Rossi, Dax Alejandro, Clifford Banagale

Director: Auraeus Solito

Maximo Oliveros, reveals that Busong was inspired by the stories his mother used to tell him. “She told me stories of a world nobody knew of, that was magical and pure. It was about her hometown of Puring at the end of Southern Palawan,” Solito shares. The first of the indie filmmaker’s Palawan trilogy, the film stars Alessandra de Rossi, who has won acting awards for her outstanding performances in independent and mainstream films.

*butterfly growing in the girls skin, show love don't wait, prayer anti stone fish, foreigner as the evil rangkatulang, shaman vs clinic,.
*nice movie it reminds me of why I loved Palawan

April 24, 2012 7 stars
Battle Ship

*all along I have been avoiding to watch this but hey I like this film ^_^

UPFI Film Center this APRIL 2012

https://www.facebook.com/events/340325409349753/

April 25

The Avengers 11 stars :p

April 29
Fool In A Bubble (a friends independent film lets support him ^_^)
An award-winning feature documentary film screened at CineManila 2012. By Joshua Sternlicht

Fool In A Bubble explores the journeys and conflicts of South African musician, poet and cult legend Syd Kitchen. Syd questions art, audiences and the meaning of success. The film weaves Syd’s past, present and foreseeable future featuring a self-destructive downfall, near death accident, friend’s intervention, self-resurrection, changes, challenges and the recording & launch of a landmark album in New York with South African musicians from Paul Simon’s Graceland album. Ultimately this is a film about hope and transformation through music, poetry and power of the human spirit. Syd is remarkably candid, revealing a fragility and self-awareness that makes for compelling viewing.

Joshua Sternlicht is an independent filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. He has created award-winning films and started Eyespot Films - www.eyespotfilms.com. Joshua also teaches filmmaking and visual media.

May Independent Film (2)
NOTE: those with *** and highlighted seems have a good story ^_^

1)May 17-21 Asian Film Festival at Shang Cineplex in Shangri-La Plaza
NOTE:Free Admission

May 17 Thursday

***Philippines: Dinig Sana Kita (8PM)
Running time: 88 minutes

Synopsis:

The film is a love story between a Deaf boy who loves to dance and a troubled rocker girl who abuses her hearing. One lives in the world of solitude and silence, the other in noise and fear. Crossing paths in a Baguio camp that mixes Deaf and hearing kids, both find that they have more in common with each other including a love for music.

DINIG SANA KITA is the first Filipino film to have a Deaf Actor in a Lead role. Romalito Mallari is a Deaf performer that has played several stage productions as actor and/or dancer. It also features several Deaf actors in the cast and ensemble.

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May 18 Friday

Indonesia: 3 DOA 3 CINTA (12:30PM)
Running time: 114 minutes)
Pesantren: 3 Wishes 3 Loves (Love, Actually)

Three teenage boys face the challenges of growing up in this coming of age drama. Huda (Nicholas Saputra), Rian (Yoga Pratama) and Syahid (Yoga Bagus Satatagama) are three close friends who attend the same pesentren (religious boarding school) in Indonesia. While the school's principal Kyai Wahib (Brohisman) is a progressive Muslim who believes that his people should live in peace with Jews and Christians, Syahid harbors bitter feelings against Christians after real estate agents from the West cheated his father in a land deal, and he's increasingly sympathetic to the extreme Islamic views of one of his teachers, Ustadz (Doubleh Zulkanean). Meanwhile, Rian has lost his father and is considering following his example by opening a video store; he finds a mentor in Toha (Butet Kartaredjasa), who runs a traveling movie theater that's set up camp near the school. And Huda, who is trying to track down his mother who vanished near Jakarta, has fallen for Dona Satelit (Dian Sastrowardoyo), the pretty lead singer with a struggling rock band making a tour stop nearby. Huda wonders if Dona is taking advantage of him when she asks him to lend her some money, but he soon finds her story is more complicated than he imagined. 3 Doa 3 Cinta (aka Pesentren) was the first feature film from writer and director Nurman Hakim.
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Vietnam: The Guava House (3PM)
Running time: 100 minutes
Drama
Nhat Minh Dang gives us a look at the complex society that is modern Vietnam. We see a Buddhist society with a Communist government that is beginning to embrace western values -- at least commercial values. All these competing factors have their positive and negative sides, which the writer/director presents with openness and honesty, and through the eyes of a mentally underdeveloped young man working as an artist model. The story centers around his boyhood home and the quava tree which grew outside. The house and the tree both symbolize the history of Vietnam in the 20th century.

For most of us, this is a glimpse of a world most of us do not know -- not to mention a well made film.
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Laos: Only Love (5:30PM)
Running time: 125 minutes
Directed by Anousone Sirisackda, the film is about a fresh graduate’s quest to improve the living conditions of his hometown amid efforts to sabotage his plans.
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-China: Forever Enthralled (8PM)
Running time: 138 minutes
A biographical account of Mei Lanfang, China's greatest opera star.
more info

May 19 Saturday

Sri Lanka: Agni Dahaya (12:30PM)
Running time: 119 minutes
Traces the lives of an exorcist, his assistant, a woman called Kirimenike and her partner Herath, as their stories unfold amidst the backdrop of political turmoil.
source

***Indonesia: Laskar Pelangi (3PM) (The Rainbow Troops) 10 stars
Running time: 125 minutes
official OST youtube - wow this music makes me smile
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This movie is definitely one of the best movie ever made by Indonesian director in recent years. This movie has overtaken Ayat Ayat Cinta (AAC) as the most seen movie in Indonesian's cinemas. The latest info from Indonesian newspaper says that total people watched Ayat Ayat Cinta was about 3.7 millions (final result) while Laskar Pelangi has acquired about 4 millions spectators as of end of October 2008 (after 1 month showing) and the movie is still showing in many theaters throughout big cities in Indonesia. It is expected that 5 millions spectators is within reached and this movie can be a new milestone for Indonesian Film.

The story tells about 10 children known as LASKAR PELANGI (RAINBOW'S ARMY)and their brotherhood, honesty and most of all: spirit to conquers all barricades. This movie is helpful for parents who try to convince their children that results depend on effort and nothing is taken for granted. Besides, this movie is based on a real life story and all characters stated in the movie are still alive and can be verified.

Trivia

After this movie was filmed, Belitong Island is now a popular holiday destination
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-Japan: Wanko - The Story of Me, My Family, and My Dog (5:30PM)
Running time: 123 minutes
Wanko - The Story of Me, My Family, and My Dog

August 2000 – a devastating volcanic eruption ravaged the island of Miyakejima. A miraculous story based on true events of a family torn apart by an unimaginable natural disaster.

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***Korea: Hwang Jin Yi (2007)(8PM) 6 stars
Running time: 141 minutes

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The story follows Hwang Jin Yi, a gisaeng who lived in 16th century Korea. Hwang Jin-Yi was a beautiful, talented and intelligent young woman who was able to read and write well, but because she was an illegitimate child, she had no other recourse but to become a gisaeng where she used her position to gain favor with the noble classes. source

May 20 Sunday

Vietnam: Nostalgia for Countryland (12:30PM)
Running time: 116 minutes
Chronicles the story of several characters who either leave or return to their home and realize that their place of origin will always have a special spot in their hearts. source

***Japan: Eclair (3PM)
Running time: 107 minutes

Follows the story of orphan Akio, as he goes through life without parents at the onset of the war. source

Orphaned at a very young age, Akio (Hajime Yoshii) spends most of his childhood navigating between children's homes, reform schools, uncaring adoptive parents and the streets. There’s not much happiness for such a child, especially in 1940’s Japan. Nonetheless, Akio finds comfort in the sweetness of pastries and searches for it amongst adults, who are mostly preoccupied with the war raging beyond the country’s borders. source

***Korea: Speedy Scandal (5:30PM) (2008) HIGHLY recommended haha you will laught so hard :p
Running time: 108 minutes

A radio DJ/entertainer in his 30s suddenly learns he may be a grandfather, thanks to a young girl who has a baby son and claims to be his daughter. source

We watched this during the Korean Film Festival in Mall of Asia. Highly recommended ^_^

China: The Founding of a Republic (8PM)
Running time: 140 minutes

May 21 Monday

-China: Glittering Day (12:30PM)
Running time: 95 minutes

Chronicles the lives of relocated residents of Jinyuchi (Golden Fish Pond), who were forcibly moved out due to government efforts to improve the place. Every spring, they return to the renovated area and reminisce about their former lives. source

Sri Lanka: Deewari (3PM)
Running time: 124 minutes

***Indonesia: Jakarta Maghrib (5:30PM)
Running time: 72 minutes
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Comprised of six short films, the overall story poignantly portrays the Jakarta sunset as the key element that weaves all tales and relationships together.

Philippines: Halaw (Ways of the Sea) (2010)(8PM)
Running time: 75 minutes

This film exposes the human trafficking operation and journey through the seas of Southern Philippines to neighboring Malaysia. Based on research and interviews, this dramatic narrative provides a kaleidoscope of characters hoping for a better life in Sabah, in spite of the dubiousness of the process, and uncertainty of a true job in Malaysia. It also represents a microcosm of the multi-cultural groupings of Mindanao whose diversity is bound by a common goal, an opportunity to earn a living, as they take that illegal small boat ride from their homeland to that foreign "Promised Land." source

2)UPFI Film Center this May 2012

May 23, 2012
Men in Black - MIB 3 7stars

Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, and director Barry Sonnenfeld return to the kooky world of the top-secret government agents who protect our planet from hostile aliens in this third entry of the Men in Black film series. This will be the first film in the franchise to be presented in 3D. Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement co-stars as the main baddie, Yaz, with Josh Brolin lending his talents as the younger version of Jones' character.

JUNE 2012

June 8-June 17 Citi-Rustan's French Film Festival Schedule
Free Admission

NOTE: --- means I might not watch it
*** I might watch it

June 9 Saturday

---530 Irma Vep

Written and directed by Olivier Assayas, Irma Vep tells the story of has-been French filmmaker René Vidal (Jean-Pierre Léaud). In an attempt to reinvigorate his career, Vidal decides to remake Les Vampires, the classic silent serial featuring the adventures of jewel thief Irma Vep. Playing herself, actress Maggie Cheung is cast as the lead, joining Vidal on a chaotic set where he gets little respect from the rest of the cast and crew. Speaking no French, Cheung finds herself fending off the advances of lesbian costumer Zoé (Nathalie Richard), sticking up for Vidal, and becoming so immersed in her role that she burgles the guests of her hotel while in costume. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

June 10 Sunday

12 pm Roses on Credit (Roses à crédit (TV 2010)) TV Movie -

A young couple marry in France in the 1940s and the film follows the arc of their marriage over the next decade. As France recovers from the trauma of the war, the wife finds herself increasingly caught up in acquiring material possessions while the husband prefers a more traditional lifestyle.

230 Sentimental Destinies (Les Destinées sentimentales) -

In the early 1900s, a former clergyman divorces his wife, marries another woman and settles in Switzerland. When he must return to France to take over the family porcelain business, the move affects his second marriage.

***6 Cold Water (1994) ( L'eau froide )

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/leau-froide/

Gilles and Christine are attractive, sexually active teenagers from unstable homes. When they do some shop-lifting together she is arrested, but he gets away. She escapes from a mental institution and meets him at an abandoned house in the country, where a large group of rebellious teenagers are having a wild, all-night party. American rock music from the period is played prominently and has a very strong effect, especially "Me and Bobby McGee," sung by Janis Joplin. Drugs are used, mainly pot and hash. As the party is winding down, Gilles and Christine escape even deeper into the countryside, searching for a commune where artists are said to live without electricity or running water. This is Christine's idea, but Gilles reluctantly goes along. A jolting conclusion shows us that, as Assayas puts it, "Gilles' real life has now begun."

***8 Demonlover (2002)

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Demonlover is a 2002 technological neo-noir thriller film by French writer/director Olivier Assayas. The film stars Connie Nielsen,Charles Berling, Chloë Sevigny, and Gina Gershon with a musical score by Sonic Youth. It premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival,^[2] although it was more widely released several months later.

The story focuses on the entanglement between various national corporations vying over the financial control of interactive 3-D anime pornography. The film contains various themes, including desensitization to violence and the problematic nature of globalization. The film defies most genre categories, but is most often labeled a drama with hints of espionage and corporate crime reminiscent in noirthrillers. Upon its theatrical release in the United States, it was rated R for strong violence, sexual content and some language. It was released in both R-rated and unrated director's cut versions on DVD.

The film is primarily in the French language with some scenes in English and some in Japanese. It has been considered an example of New French Extremity by some journalists. In recent years the film has gained a cult following for its post-modern aesthetics and soundtrack by American rock group, Sonic Youth.

source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonlover

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/demonlover/

June 16 Saturday

***12 pm Hideaway (The Refuge , Le refuge) (2009)

The Refuge or Hideaway is a 2009 French drama film directed by François Ozon. The film won the Special Prize of the Jury at the 2009 San Sebastián International Film Festival. (wiki)

Mousse (Isabelle Carre) and Louis (Melvil Poupaud) are young, beautiful, rich and in love, but drugs have invaded their lives. After Louis fatal overdose, Mousse soon learns she is pregnant (actress Isabelle Carr was pregnant while shooting.) Feeling lost, Mousse escapes to a beautiful beach house far from Paris and is soon joined in her refuge by Louis gay brother, Paul (French singer Louis-Ronan Choisy in his first screen appearance). The two strangers gradually develop an unusual and deeply moving relationship as Ozon continues his unique exploration of the nature of family and blood ties.

source: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_refuge_2010/

- 2 The Three-way Wedding (Le mariage à trois) (2010)

A play writer entertains the actors of his next play, including his ex-wife and her new lover. Everyone is finding his new place.

Part of what lent credibility to the helmer's previous pics was their setting among semi-realistic adolescent characters. Here, we're stuck with a tortured writer, August (Pascal Greggory), whose pontificating about his own brilliance is no worse than the masochistic frolicking of ex-wife Harriet (Julie Depardieu) and her latest beau (Louis Garrel). Throw in a waiflike secretary (Agathe Bonitzer) who readily sheds her clothes, and you're left with a tedious passion play that's as classy as August shouting "Show me your ass!" before he gives Harriet a light smacking. Overlit lensing by Caroline Champetier is not her best. source:http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942735/

weird trailer but it seems to be a nice film: http://youtu.be/hrIuYROLgKk

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/le_mariage_a_trois/

430 Sentimental Destinies

Please refer to previous entry.

*** 8 Summer Hours (L'Heure d'été)

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Two brothers and a sister witness the disappearance of their childhood memories when they must relinquish the family belongings to ensure their deceased mother's succession.

Three siblings must come to terms with their mother's mortality as they decide what to do with her valuable belongings in this warm family drama from filmmaker Olivier Assayas. Hélène Berthier (Edith Scob) is about to turn 75, and her children are gathering at her home in the country for a party. Adrienne (Juliette Binoche) has flown in from New York City, where she lives with her boyfriend, James (Kyle Eastwood). Jérémie (Jérémie Renier) has taken a rare break from his globe-trotting business interests to stop by with his wife (Valérie Bonneton). And Frédéric (Charles Berling), the only one who lives close enough to visit regularly, has also come with his spouse, Lisa (Dominique Reymond). Hélène has inherited a large and valuable collection of art from her brother, and with her health beginning to fail, she approaches Frédéric and asks that he, Jérémie, and Adrienne come up with a plan to deal with the pieces after her death. Frédéric wants to keep the collection together and see if they can persuade a gallery to purchase and present them as a set. Jérémie and Adrienne have other ideas, but as he's pondering a business opportunity in China and she's planning on settling in America for good, they don't have as much influence over the final decision as Frédéric. L'Heure d'Été (aka Summer Hours) was produced in part by the celebrated French art gallery Musée d'Orsay, and was one of a handful of films created to honor the museum in its 20th anniversary year. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/summer_hours/

June 17 Sunday

1230 Clean (2004)

*Best Actress at Cannes Festival

A woman throws herself into a last-ditch struggle to conquer her demons in this gritty drama from director Olivier Assayas. Lee Hauser (James Johnston) is a faded rock star who lives with his wife, Emily Wang (Maggie Cheung), the former host of a European music video show, in a small town in Western Canada. Both Lee and Emily have been battling drug addiction for years, and when Lee finally dies of an OD, Emily finds herself charged with possession of heroin and ends up spending six months in ... source:http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1156587-clean/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388838/plotsummary

3 Roses on Credit

Please refer to previous entry.

530 Deep in the Woods (Promenons-nous dans les bois) (2000) -

In this French horror film, which many critics compared to both Scream and The Blair Witch Project, a group of young actors have been hired to stage a production of Little Red Riding Hood at a mansion far away from the city. When they arrive, the players learn that they're all alone at the estate except for the wealthy owner of the house, his young son, and a servant. They are also visited by police, who warn them that a violent criminal is on the loose and may be hiding somewhere nearby. As the ... source:http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/deep_in_the_woods/

8 The Three-way Wedding

Please refer to previous entry.

June 8, 2012
Madagascar

Snow White & The Huntsman 5 star - her face is like a BRICK

June 29, 2012
The Amazing Spider-Man 7 stars

Street Dance 2

“Street dancer Ash is humiliated by the American crew Invincible when they laugh him off the stage at a competition. Vowing revenge, he sets about tracking down the best dancers from around the world, for the ultimate global dance off. In the process he finds sexy Salsa dancer Eva and finds he is interested in more than her fancy footwork.”

Bangkok Ghost Stories 2

July 2012

July 6-15

Japanese Film Festival (Eiga Sai)

Shang Cineplex

In Celebration of the Philippines-Japan Friendship Month the Japan Foundation, Manila, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan will be showing contemporary Japanese films in July and August at the 2012 Eiga Sai.

*** means It might be a good movie :)

July 7 (Saturday)

2pm Ninja Kids (Comedy) (2011)

The film is live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime series Nintama Rantarō.

Rantaro was born into a low class ninja family. His parents hope he can one day become an elite ninja to make his family proud. Rantaro, bearing his parents' expectations, enters the Ninja Academy. At the academy, he becomes friends with Shinbe (Futa Kimura), the son of a wealthy merchant family and Kirimaru (Roi Hayashi ), who lost his father in the war. The students at the Ninja Academy are called Nintama - which means future ninjas. Rantaro has a fun time at school, but Rantaro, Shinbe and Kirimaru have difficulties with their studies.

One day, a killer appears in the house of Yukitaka Saito (Takeshi Kaga) and his son, 4th grader at the Ninja Academy, Takamura (Takuya Mizoguchi). Although Yukitaka Saito now runs a popular store, Yukitaka and Takamura were once members of the Usetake ninjas. Now, the Usetake ninjas are aiming to kill them both. Can the students at the Ninja Academy save them?

430pm Tomorrow's Joe (Boxing) (2011)
Ashita no Joe

Ashita no Joe (あしたのジョー Ashita no Jō^?) is a critically acclaimed boxing manga written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba in 1968 that was later adapted into an anime series and movie.

***7pm Happy Flight (Comedy / Drama) (2008)
Haapi Furaito

Happy Flight (ハッピーフライト Happī Furaito^?) is a Japanese comedy film directed by Shinobu Yaguchi about pilots and flight attendants.

***July 8 (Sunday)

2pm Colorful (Animation) (2010)
Karafuru

A sinful spirit is granted the opportunity to prove worthy for rebirth, inhabiting the body of a student who killed himself.

***430pm In His Chart (Drama) (2011)
Kamisama no Karute

One day, Dr. Ichito Kuriharai clears out the belongings of a terminal cancer patient who passed away. Durin this time, he discovers a letter made out to him thanking him for the care he provided to her, even though he could not cure her sickness. Dr. Ichito Kuriharai then has a revelation about the medical chart he keeps in his hand - filled with personal observations and concerns ...

7pm Abacus and Sword (Drama) (2010)
Bushi no Kakeibo

Set during the Meiji Restoration period of Edo era Japan, Naoyuki (Masato Sakai) belongs to the 8th generation of the Inoyama family, a wealthy family known for finance & accounting. He is also a gifted mathematician and uses the abacus with extreme skills. Naoyuki works under the declining Kaga domain. Because of this, Naoyuki and his wife Koma (Yukie Nakama) suffer hardships as their stature and wealth dissipates.

July 14 (Saturday)

2pm Permanent Nobara (2010)

A newly divorced young woman, played by Miho Kanno, returns to work at "Permanent Nobara" - a beauty salon run by her mother. Friends and love relations will be shown

430pm Ninja Kids (Comedy) (2011) (see previous entry)

7pm In His Chart (Drama) (2011) (see previous entry)
Kamisama no Karute

July 15 (Sunday)

2pm Abacus and Sword (Drama) (2010) (see previous entry)

***430pm Colorful (Animation) (2010) (see previous entry)

***7pm Villain (Drama, Mystery) (2010)
Akunin

One day, Yuichi meets Yoshino Ishibashi (Hikari Mitsushima) an insurance sales woman from Fukuoka. They first met through an online dating site. Their meeting ends in tragedy with ____ murdering _____. Unexpectedly, a rich young university student from Fukuoka, named ______ ends up as the prime suspect. Hiding in fear & agony, ____ goes on with his daily life.

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift

July 19, 2012

Dark Knight Rises

July 21
Full Metal Alchemist - The Sacred Star of Milos 10/10 stars :p
7pm , Cinema 6 SM Mall of Asia

Part of Phililippines-Japan Friendship Month

July 22

Detective Conan The Lost Ship in the Sky

11am/1pm , Cinema 6 SM Mall of Asia

July 20-29
Cinemalaya 2012

Tickets available at CCP, Greenbelt and Trinoma Cinemas
Regular Price: P150 per head per screening
BUY ticket online ticketworld

Unlimited Festival Pass @ P3,000.00 (CCP Only) - UNLIMITED admission to all festival screenings at the CCP venues only

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***One-Day Pass @ P500.00*** (CCP Only)
- admission to a maximum of four (4) screenings during one (1) single day
- priority lane entry

Ticket Prices (http://on.fb.me/MT2tHQ) wohoo 50% discount for students ^_^(CCP only)

NOTE:buying ticket online

if you buy tickets online, it doesn't guarantee that you can watch that particular movie. Only the festival passes can get you guaranteed seats (priority).

Schedule
1. Competing Films schedule: http://on.fb.me/RGUjSs
2. Exhibition Films schedule: http://on.fb.me/MrizWk

For more details please visit Cinemalaya @Facebook

LEGEND:

MT : CCP MAIN THEATRE (Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo)

LT : CCP LITTLE THEATRE (Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino)

THB : CCP STUDIO THEATRE ( Tanghalang Huseng Batute)

DT : CCP DREAM THEATRE (Tanghalang Manuel Conde)

MKP : CCP MKP Hall

TRI : TRINOMA Cinema 1

GB-3 : GREENBELT 3 Cinema 3

GB-5 : GREENBELT 3 Cinema 5

Cinemalaya 2012 SHORT FILM COMPETITION

SHORTS A: Victor, Balintuna, Mientras Su Durmida, Pasahero, Bohe:Sons of the Waves

July 21: 4:00PM – TRI

July 22: 6:15PM – MKP / 9:00PM – LT

July 27: 12:45PM – THB / 6:30PM – GB-3

July 28: 10:00AM – MT / 6:30PM – GB-5
July 29: 4:00PM – GB-3

GALA: July 22, Sun 9:00PM at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)

SHORTS B: Ang Paghihintay sa Bulong, Manenaya, Ruweda, Sarong Aldaw, Ulian

July 21: 10:00AM – MT / 9:00PM – MKP

July 22: 11:00AM – GB-5 / 6:30PM – GB-3

July 28(Sat): 1:30PM – TRI / 9:00PM – MT CCP

July 29(Sun): 12:45PM –MKP / 6:30PM – TRi

GALA: July 28, Sat 9:00PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)

COMPETING FILMS SCREENING

SANTA NIñA by Emmanuel Quindo Palo

July 21: 6:30PM – GB-5

July 22: 9:00PM – MKP CCP- AFTER CONAN SM MOA

July 28(Sat): 11:00AM – TRI / 3:30PM – MT / 9:00PM – GB-3

July 29(Sun):

GALA: July 24, Tue 9:00PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)

BWAKAW by Jun Robles Lana

July 21: 11:00AM – TRI / 3:30PM – MKP

July 22: 11:00AM – GB-3 / 3:30PM – THB CCP / 9:00PM – TRI

July 28(Sat): 1:30PM – GB-5 / 6:15PM – LT

July 29(Sun): 6:30PM – GB-5

GALA: July 23, Mon 9:00PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)

ANG KATIWALA by Aloy Adlawan

July 21: 12:45PM – MKP / 9:00PM – GB-3

July 22: 6:30PM – GB-5

July 27: 1:30PM – GB-3 / 6:15PM – MKP

July 28(Sat): 4:00PM – TRI / 9:00PM – THB CCP

GALA: July 25, Wed 6:15PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theatre)

August 1,3-7, 11, 13, 14

Cinemalaya Goes UP

UP Film Center

80/100 Php ticket

August 1 (Wed)
5pm Aparisyon
8pm The Animals

August 3 (Fri)
5pm Ang Katiwala
8pm Intoy Syokoy ng Kalye Marino

August 4 (sat)
4pm In Bangka Ha Ut Sin Duwa Sapah - from FDCP's 1st Sineng Pambansa
7pm Ang Mga Kidnapper Ni Ronnie Lazaro - from FDCP's 1st Sineng Pambansa
9pm Ang Nawawala

August 6 (Mon)
5pm- Requieme
8pm- Oros

August 7 (Tues)
5pm Mga Dayo
8pm Sta. Nina

August 11 (Sat)
5pm Kalayaan
8pm Posas

August 13(Mon)
5pm Diablo
8pm Kamera Obskura

August 14(Tue)
5pm Best Picture New Breed

August 5 Bourne Legacy 7/10 stars

August 2(Thur) - 6(Tue), 2012 Taiwan Film Festival 2012
at the Shang Cineplex
no schedule yet
TIP: go 2-3hrs earlier, since this is a free movie expect a long queue

August 24(Fri)-27(Monday)

6th International Silent Film Festival Manila schedule

Please be reminded that you may make reservations only through the following telephone numbers and emails:

Hannes - 817 09 78 or email: kultur.programm@manila.goethe.org

(for La casa de la Troya) RSVP: Nicole - 526 1482 loc. 115 or email: cultx2mni@cervantes.es
(for I Was Born, But…) RSVP: Call 811-6155 to 58 or email: email@jfmo.org.ph
(for La signora delle camelie) RSVP: Call 8924531 loc 143 or email: stage.manila@esteri.it
(for Eternity) RSVP: Hannes - 817 09 78 or email: kultur.programm@manila.goethe.org
(for Safety Last) RSVP: Reysa - 301 2556/ 2553 or email: Alenzuelarc@state.gov

Please do not make your RSVP through facebook as there might be a chance that they will be overlooked and you will not get to have your seats reserved.

call theInstituto Cervantes de Manila and the The Japan Foundation, Manila so that you're got sure seats for the screening. See their numbers here:http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/c54.0.403.403/p403x403/552591_272298799549431_542923944_n.jpg

August 28, Tuesday (PH)

Part of me 3D- Katy Perry

www.katyperrypartofme.com/

SM Megamall Cinema 2 at 7PM

An on-and-off-stage look at the singer while she performed on her 2011 California Dreams tour. Produced by Perry herself and directed by Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth.

It will "reveal the highs and lows and nuts and bolts of this extraordinary ride.

trailer-http://www.clickthecity.com/clipcast/?v=2307

August 18 - December 16
The Wizard of Oz (Theater)

Php 350-500

***Sun Sep 9 2012 - 2:30 PM
OnStage Theater, (2/F Greenbelt 1, Ayala Center, Makati City)

The 6th International Film Festival! August 24-27
Shang Cineplex