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Every film or movie has their target audiences. Some movies may be good for some where for the others, they aren't. What's so good about Indie Films is that they have an attack to life's realness especially in 3rd world countries such as the Philippines. It showcases lives of people that the other part of the population do not know they exist. I also had aspirations before to produce my own film though not necessarily an indie film. Could be a documentary or a Christian-based film. I thought that those who produce the indie films, their stories are stories that are close to them.

From this year's Cinemalaya New Breed and Director's Showcase Entries, my favorites (in order) are:

1. The Janitor
2. Children's Show
3. Edna
4. Separados
5. Ronda

Movies I wanted to watch but didn't due to different reasons:

1. #Y
2. 1st ko si 3rd
3. Mariquina
4. Dagitab
5. Hari ng Tondo

Check out the trailers of the entries below.

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I was never a bookworm. In fact, the first time I've read a book from cover to cover is just a few years after I graduated college. It was titled "The Shack" that my office mate lent me. After that, I got fascinated in the world of fiction reading. Then if I could still remember all, I read a book whose title I forgot but was written by the The Devil Wears Prada author, Dear John, Hunger Games Trilogy. Right now, I'm reading the Divergent Trilogy.

The Fault in Our Stars is about cancer patients and cancer survivors. It centers mainly on young love despite the odds of fighting cancer.

In High School, teachers would usually ask you to do a book review and one if the elements of it is explaining the title. And if I will be asked to explain why the title of this book is The Fault in Our Stars, I'll probably not get a good grade. I might not be able to answer that very well. The book was surprisingly(at least for me) written with a lot of metaphors. But don't get me wrong, I appreciate metaphors. But it's just that  I feel like I dont understand parts of the book. I also noticed that the book was somehow written a Shakesperean way. Maybe that's why. I was never a fan because my teachers never asked us to ready his works. There was a part in the book where it mentioned the fault in our stars which is somehow related to Shakespeare but still I didn't understand =)). It took me two days to finish it,

Some quotable phrases from the book I've taken note of:
Some infnities are bigger than other infinities.
Side effects of dying
Metaphorical resonance

I finished the book without knowing I ended it already. I'm excited for the movie because of  2 things. First because the lead casts are Shailene Woodley(Hazel) and Ansel Elgort(Gus) who also played as Tris and Caleb in Divergent! Second, I think the movie will be dramatic!

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• So what is a gumiho? It's the korean translation of a nine-tailed fox. My Girlfriend is a Gumiho is a Korean series casted by Dae-Woong(played by Lee Seung Gi who also was the lead actor in Shining Inheritance) and Mi Ho(played by Shin Min Ah who also appeared in My Mighty Princess).
  
• Good thing I've read synopsis spoilers because if I have not, I could have resented watching the ending.
• This is the first korean series that had made me a lot of big laugh.
• The 100 day quest was a bit confusing! I was lost whether who's gonna die, how and why!
  
• The story was light. Not too much drama.
  
• Lots of metaphors! - it got what it calls cinematography.
• Compared to the last 2 series I watched - Secret Garden and I am Legend, I wasn't pressing the fast forward button. You would want to watch all scenes.
• I wasn't that enthused in watching during the start of the series. I was just patient since a lot were saying it is good and that my siblings are watching it. I you have not watched it from the start and didn't know the whole story, I bet you wont watch it anymore.
• I even thought it was a Shounen, a genre of shows that's more directed to male audiences. In fact, I know a lot of guys who have watched and finished it before I was even half of it. But even if it is, the story was still cute and made me watch til the end.
• I have no particular favorite scene but the series was nomonomonomonomonomonomo cute :P
  

• The first time I saw the trailer in GMA 7, I knew I wanted to watch this new series.
• The story is new - in terms of the "twist". It's a bit fictional since there's some "magical" exchange of bodies involved. But I guess that Cinderella meets prince Charming thing is still there.
  
• Kil Ra Im(played by Ha Ji Won) was the lead actress from Memories of Bali. :)
  
• Kim Joo Woon (played by Hyung Bin) was the lead actor from Kim Sam Soon. I liked his hair in there more.
• Oska on the other hand was the one who played the Director in Marrying a Millionaire! And I did not even notice that. It was my brother who told me. His role was way to serious to become Oska! hahahaha.
• Lots of kilig moments.
• 2 thumbs up for Comedy Romance!
  
• The ending was super cute and very light :)
  

When: February 6, 2011

Where: Cultural Center of the Philippines

After Sunday Service, Doms pulled me to CCP for the Pasinaya 2011 Event. I’ve never heard of the event before except that he showed me this (while in the bus) article saved from his HTC Pulse(Makes me want more or an HTC too!).

Pasinaya 2011 was “dubbed as the biggest one-day performing arts festival” with more than 80 performances from the different corners of CCP.

Since we came in at around 3:30 PM, we were only able to watch a theater performance from JUAN MAKASINING YOUTH ARTIST Network and the Grand Finale at the CCP Main Theatre.

 

The Grand Finale of the event is the PEOPLE’S GALA featuring a 500 voice choir led by the Philippine Madrigal Singers, Tanghalang Pilipino’s Actors Company, Camillr Lopez Molina, guest TV/Film artists, Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra and the UST Symphony Orchestra.

Two movies to expect from Star Cinema this December: Tanging Ina Part 3 with the come back of Ina's children(except for Heart E.) and RPG Metanoia, the Philippines' first 3D-animated feature film.



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