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After a whole week of stress, who doesn’t look forward to the weekend? Those three days are a gold mine for unwinding, relaxation, and quality time with family and friends. But between Friday night hangouts and a quick Saturday weekend getaway, it’s almost impossible to find the time to sit down as one family and unwind.
Sunday nights are usually the last chance for family bonding and relaxation before going down the road of five-day stress. The best way to amp up the energy for another week is with a bowl of popcorn, a comfy couch, and your family tuned in to Star Movies.
As the perfect week-ender, Star Movies presents Sunday Mega Movies: Hollywood Box-Office Hits, which showcases the most anticipated movies to hit TV screens.
For August, Sunday Mega Movies kicks off at 9 p.m. with Night at the Museum: Battle of Smithsonian, a comedy starring Ben Stiller as the former night guard Larry Daley. In this second installment, Larry faces an even bigger adventure with his nocturnal friends on display.
Catch this Hollywood Hit on Star Movies this August 1!
Though he left the low-paying job as night guard to become the inventor of Daley Devices infomercial products, Larry is drawn back to the Museum of Natural History where he once had the most magical adventure during graveyard shift. He finds some of his old friends Jedediah (Owen Wilson), Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams), and Octavius (Steve Coogan) ready to be shipped off to the archives section. Newcomers have also entered the exhibit scene, including the Egyptian ruler Kahmunrah (Hank Azaria) and his three henchmen, who are plotting to take over the museum. Now it’s up to Larry to thwart their plans and save the day (and night) and his museum friends before the stroke of dawn.
If you happen to miss the action of Night at the Museum: Battle of Smithsonian this Sunday, Star Movies: Lunch Pass features a replay at 12:30 p.m. on August 2, Monday. Lunch Pass showcases the freshest blockbuster movies every day in time for your lunch break.
Kellan Lutz of Twilight Saga
Six packs or eight, tinsel town seems to be getting it all right. Actor Kellan Lutz has now joined the bandwagon. In an interview to the latest edition of Men’s Health India just before the release of his next film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, he shared his best-kept fitness secrets.
It was during an eighth-grade graduation party at a water park that Kellan Lutz had his fab ab moment. “Before that, I never knew abs were attractive. Where I grew up in Arizona, you would never see anyone without a shirt at school. But when I took off my shirt, all the girls were like, ‘Oh, look at your abs!’ And I was like, ‘Yeah!’”
To stay in shape, Lutz starts every ab workout with five minutes of cardio and follows it up with core work. The workouts don’t end when Lutz leaves the gym. It’s easier to stay active when fitness blends naturally into your day. That’s why Lutz hikes and swims in his backyard pool with his shepherd husky, Kola.
Food used to be a problem, though: good eating habits weren’t something Lutz had an early start on. He was one of eight kids raised by a divorced mother. “With a big family and not a lot of money, we ate whatever we got,” he says. Years later, he could still eat 10 Taco Bell tacos together.
Now, Lutz eats small meals every two to three hours, and he never skips breakfast. To keep his metabolism humming overnight, he downs a hard-boiled egg before bed.
One thing that worked was eating slower. “Even if it’s pizza, I’ll eat with a fork and knife to slow down.” Eating calmly lets your body announce when it is full before you have overstuffed yourself, the actor advises.
source: Hindustan Times
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GLENDALE, Calif. –DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) announced that it has reached an agreement with Dam Things from Denmark to debut the wildly popular Good Luck Troll on the big screen, introducing a new generation to one of the world’s most beloved toy lines.
Brother-sister writing team Adam Wilson and Melanie Wilson LaBracio will pen the screenplay and Dannie Festa of Festa Entertainment, who brought the package to DreamWorks Animation, will executive produce the feature film.
The Troll doll phenomenon was born in 1959 when Danish fisherman and woodcutter Thomas Dam, too poor to afford a Christmas present for his young daughter Lajla, carved a doll for her based on the legendary Scandinavian troll. This modern-day Geppetto couldn’t have imagined that the Troll dolls would soon become one of the biggest toy crazes of the 1960s. The Trolls experienced a resurgence in the 1990s and their uniquely endearing faces and shocks of colorful hair continue to capture the hearts and imaginations of fans around the world.
“My father would have been very happy to know that his Troll has found its dream partner in DreamWorks Animation,” said Niels Dam, who now owns the family business. Calle Ostergaard, CEO of Dam Things, added, “We have been planning to bring the Good Luck Troll toy line back into homes around the world and we are excited to see how the talented storytellers and artists at DreamWorks Animation will bring them to life.”
“We are thrilled at the great creative possibilities we have in bringing the Trolls to family audiences around the world across a number of channels, including on the big screen,” DreamWorks Animation Head of Development Alex Schwartz said. “We look forward to working alongside Dam Things to build on the mythology of the Good Luck Trolls while delivering the sense of adventure, heart and comedy that DreamWorks Animation is known for.”
Dam Things is represented by Festa and Jay Handlin at Carlsmith Ball LLP. Writers Wilson and Wilson LaBracio, whose original material includes the feature films “Evergone” and “The Impossible Adventures of Phineas Roone,” are represented by Festa, Brad Rosenfeld at Preferred Artists, and Eric Suddleson of Felker Toczek Gellman Suddleson LLP.
First things first: Kick Ass is not for the faint-hearted, i.e., your grandmother, your school principal, your 43-year old unmarried aunt, or any person who would scream “susmaryosep” and/or faints at the sight of an eleven y/o girl with a balisong and says “motherf**ker” like there’s no tomorrow.
I swear, this movie will make Santino cry.
BRO SAW WHAT YOU DID THERE, PO.
Now, if you’re the kind of person who could tolerate sex, drugs, and violence in movies…well, hello there sir! this may just be perfect for you!
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Based on a comic-book series of the same title, Kick Ass introduces us to Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a typical high school student who yearns for bigger things, like, you know, maybe become a real-life superhero? Donned in a hilarious customized wetsuit ordered online, he then begins his quest for extraordinary by polishing superhero moves (macho pose, tag-lines, kung-fu kicks, building to building jumps, etc) at day and patrolling the streets at night. All his efforts seem futile until an accidental thug encounter single-handedly changed his status overnight and further lead him to the dangerous world of father-daughter tandem Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and Hit Girl (Chloe Moretz).
I’m impressed by how Kick Ass successfully laid out a superhero narrative minus the damsel-in-distress element. Instead, it gives a dose of laugh-out-loud lines and stunning action sequences that makes the audience go *clap clap clap* and *woohooo* on their seats. However, I would have loved to know more about Big Daddy since he clearly has a lot of story to tell. Nicolas Cage is one of my favorite actors and I trust that he could give much depth into the character. Nonetheless, I still find Kick Ass fairly entertaining. It’s like Superbad mixed with Kill Bill, equally funny but less gory. Also, watch out for Hit Girl. She totally kicks ass! <3
To know more about Kick Ass, visit the official website at http://www.kickass-themovie.com/
ROUNDUP!!!
Watch in theatre or Watch in DVD: Theatre, definitely
You should watch it with your: Friend
Character to look out for: Hit Girl
Over-all rate: 4 out of 5 *beer chugs*
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Thanks to Azrael Coladilla for the invite. :)
Coming Soon in SM Theatres Near You!
SM Cinema, the country’s premiere leisure venue, will once again make a breakthrough in the local market with the launch of SM Interactive Cinema. This latest entertainment offering will definitely elicit a number of ooohs and aaahs from loyal moviegoers.
“I assure you that this will be one of the most ground breaking cinematic experiences you’ll ever have,” shares SM Cinema PR and Media Project Head Sharon Yu in a brief teaser email.
Set to happen late April 2010 at the Megamall branch, the SM Interactive Cinema is another step for the company to continuously bring drama and adventure of reel and real life closer to Filipino homes nationwide.
It’s a triple treat for film buffs as Instituto Cervantes de Manila brings back Película, the biggest annual Spanish Film Festival in Asia, at chosen venues in Metro Manila for the whole month of October.
Due to the past successes of its first seven seasons, organizers have doubled the number of films (this year more than 40!), gone from one to three venues and lengthened the film festival. Cultural events have also been calendared, in line with the theme of this year’s festival: Locos por el cine or Adik sa Pelikula.
With new partnerships forged by Instituto Cervantes, the cultural arm of the Spanish Embassy, and the strengthening support from Spanish filmmakers, last year’s attendance by cinema enthusiasts is expected to increase this year. Last year, more than 15,000 spectators attended the Festival.
Selection of films will be divided into four groups this year: Official section (at Greenbelt 3 Cinemas), a Cycle of Spanish & Filipino documentaries (CCP), Spanish Cinema in 8 Films (screened at College of Saint Benilde), and a selection of Latin American indie productions entitled Cine en construcción, also scheduled at College of Saint Benilde.
Película is organized by Instituto Cervantes, in cooperation with the Spanish Embassy in the Philippines, AECID, Ministerio de Cultura of Spain, Filmoteca del Ministerio de AA.EE. de España, Cine en Construcción, Spanish Program for Cultural Cooperation, Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day, LRT, MRT, Cultural Center of the Philippines, College of St.Benilde, Greenbelt and Ayala Malls Cinemas. Special thanks to Dusit Thani Manila – the official hotel residence, Qatar Airways – the official airline, Jaguar – the official luxury car and welovepost – the official post and design boutique.
Other sponsors are Alba Restaurante Español, Barcelo Café, Espa-Fil, Bai Capture, Icon Graphics, PostManila, Tooth Fairy productions, Mapfre Insular Insurance Corp., and Embajada de México. Media partners: 2nd Avenue, Lifestyle Asia, Lifestyle Travel and Business Mirror, ClickTheCity.com and Spot.ph (Online), UR 105.9 and RJ 100.3 (Radio).
Película Spanish Film Festival 2009 Manila Screening Schedules
Official Selection
GREENBELT 3, Cinema 2
October 1-11, 2009
Ticket Price: P65
Oct 1 (Thu)
04:30pm Forasters / Strangers
07:00pm Chuecatown Boystown / Chuecatown
09:30pm 14 Kilometers / 14 Kilómetros
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