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Discerning ‘Zombadings 1’

Discerning ‘Zombad...

Film Title: Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington Direction: Jade Castro Screenplay: Raymond Lee, Michiko Yamamoto, Jade Castro Cast: Martin Escudero, Roderick Paulate, Janice De Belen, Eugene Domingo, John Regala, Lauren Young, Kerbie Zamora Rated PG-13 (MTRCB) Warning: Here...

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September 19th, 2011
Posted by Jade

Discerning ‘Thelma’

Discerning ‘Thelma...

Film Title: Thelma Direction: Paul Soriano Screenplay: Froilan Medina and Paul Soriano Cast: Maja Salvador, John Arcilla, Tetchie Agbayani, Eliza Pineda, Sue Prado, Jason Abalos, Elma Muros Rated GP Warning: Here be spoliers. What I saw: Set in the charming landscapes and streetscapes...

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September 9th, 2011
Posted by Jade

Falling in Love and Insecurity

Falling in Love and ...

Film Title: Catch Me I’m in Love Direction: Mae Czarina Cruz Cast: Sarah Geronimo, Gerald Anderson, Christopher De Leon, Dawn Zulueta Rated GP What I saw: In an NGO’s awarding ceremony, social worker Roanne Sanchez (Sarah Geronimo) catches the attention of presidential son Eric...

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April 7th, 2011
Posted by Jade

An Inconvenient Falsity

An Inconvenient Fals...

Film Title: Who’s that Girl? Direction: Wenn V. Deramas Cast: Anne Curtis, Luis Manzano, Eugene Domingo Rated PG-13 What I saw: Geeky and uncool Elizabeth (Anne Curtis) is obsessed with campus heartthrob John Eduque Jr. (Luis Manzano), who hails from a rich and sophisticated family....

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April 2nd, 2011
Posted by Jade

Of Swans and Fame Monsters

Of Swans and Fame Mo...

Film Title: Black Swan Direction: Darren Aronofsky Cast: Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis Rated R for strong sexual content, disturbing violent images, language and some drug use. What I saw: Rising star ballerina Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) wins the lead role of Thomas...

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March 19th, 2011
Posted by Jade

9th Italian Film Festival at Shang Cineplex

9th Italian Film Fes...

Thank heavens for Shang Cineplex because it’s currently hosting the 9th Italian Film Festival and admission is FREE! You know what they say, The best things in life are FREE! The only thing that’s getting between me and Italian Filmfest is the impregnable rigidity of my...

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October 22nd, 2010
Posted by Jade

Farewell, Twist and Shout (Sayang, Nakakatawa pala si Martin)

Farewell, Twist and ...

ABS-CBN’s Twist and Shout will bid the airwaves goodbye tonight. (I’m just not sure if they will continue the finale tomorrow.) One thing this show made me realize is that nakakatawa pala si Martin Nievera. Growing up, I never really appreciated Martin’s shows. I didn’t quite...

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October 16th, 2010
Posted by Jade

Face to Face with ‘Face to Face’

Face to Face with �...

The title “Face to Face” is frustrating. It hardly describes what happens in TV-5’s highest-rating show Face to Face (FF). I propose that FF be renamed Shoe to Face. Or Chair to Face. Or Fist to Face. Why not, considering these are what really happen in Amy Perez’s morning...

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October 14th, 2010
Posted by Jade

Inception, Salt, Chloe, and My Abused Appetite for a Real Movie House

Inception, Salt, Chl...

Fine, fine. I know that Inception, Salt and Chloe might not be showing in your local cinemas anymore. Pero sayang kasi. Pinanood ko so might as well say something about them. Haha. First of all, I would like to strongly discourage you from seeing three movies within a span of less...

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August 25th, 2010
Posted by Jade

ret-RUBI-tion

ret-RUBI-tion...

“Nakakapagtaka nga eh… Kung kailan nabokya ‘yung beauty ko, tsaka naman mas maraming nagmahal sa’kin.” This is one of Rubi’s (Angelica Panganiban) last lines as her soap opera aired its finale last Friday. This is also the main point of the story, which roughly vernacularized...

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August 15th, 2010
Posted by Jade

The Cross Over Miriam Quiambao

The Cross Over Miria...

Something’s anomalous with a universe whose Miss Universe 1999 First Runner-Up poses for Playboy. So when Miriam Quiambao hit the magazine stands in August 2008, she immediately topped my Top 10 Most Disappointing Events That Happened In My Lifetime List. (Update: Right now, it’s...

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July 27th, 2010
Posted by Jade

Some Conundrums and My Take on FIFA

Some Conundrums and ...

Every once in a while, this blog takes a break from its usual grind by addressing world issues that Mr. Obama himself can’t despite his credentials. Such issues involve FIFA, Bambi and my crush. Should you find yourself baffled by other world issues, you can expect that I am able...

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July 18th, 2010
Posted by Jade

Bella Thinks I’m Ancient :(

Bella Thinks I’m A...

Boring. Boringer. Boringest. This would have been a fitting epitaph for all of the Twilight Saga’s movie versions. Twilight (directed by Catherine Hardwicke) is a lullaby masquerading as a movie, while New Moon (directed by Chris Weitz) is as frustrating as me attempting to extract...

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July 7th, 2010
Posted by Jade

No Peace of Mind for Killers

No Peace of Mind for...

Killers (directed by Robert Luketic) is not an Ashton Kutcher movie. Don’t take it personal girls but Katherine Heigl outshines Twitterati Kutcher in this romantic action-comedy. Mr. Demi Moore has his moments but Heigl made me giggle like a beagle (maka-rhyme lang, haha) with her...

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June 28th, 2010
Posted by Jade

I’ll Be There: In the Mood for Tearbath

I’ll Be There: In ...

Now I know how it feels like to be immersed in a movie with the main protagonist crying 90-plus percent of the time! KC Concepcion is not a bad actress. But Star Cinema’s I’ll Be There (directed by Maryo J. de los Reyes) subjected KC’s ever-ready tear glands to arduous toil...

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June 21st, 2010
Posted by Jade

SOME CONUNDRUMS AND MY TAKE ON MATH

SOME CONUNDRUMS AND ...

Hay, tagal kong nawala. Faithfulness to one’s blog could be as tough as faithfulness to one’s girlfriend. (Experienced?) But like any romantic relationship, it could be maintained by God’s grace. So here I am trying to maintain this blog by God’s grace. Haven’t spotted any...

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June 12th, 2010
Posted by Jade

Eugene Emerging

Eugene Emerging...

Versatile, unrestrained and face-malleable, Eugene Domingo is the funniest Filipino actress alive. Sorry Pokwang and Ai Ai, but Eugene is probably contemporary Pinoy showbiz’s fledgling Dolphy. I say “probably” because I’m not a fortuneteller. In her latest movie Here Comes...

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May 22nd, 2010
Posted by Jade

I Want My Stars Humble

I Want My Stars Humb...

Yet again, we are dragged into it. Fuming and orange-clad, millionaire TV host Willie Revillame slammed showbiz columnist Jobert Sucaldito for allegedly being in the habit of sharply criticizing his noontime show Wowowee. Like helpless PCOS machines forced to participate in a nationwide...

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May 13th, 2010
Posted by Jade

When The Stars Go Pregnant

When The Stars Go Pr...

“Unexpected” celebrity pregnancy announcements (UCPA, for short) are always, as expected, heralded unexpectedly. But what always dawns upon me more unexpectedly is the feeling of non-surprise. No matter who gets unexpectedly pregnant and no matter who unexpectedly got the pregnant...

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May 3rd, 2010
Posted by Jade

The Unbearable Wrongness of Survey Reporting

The Unbearable Wrong...

Frankly speaking, there’s something blatantly wrong about the way media outfits have been reporting political surveys. In fact, I would like to suggest that more than wrong, it’s criminal. Journalism is supposed to be an account of facts that actually existed and occurred in the...

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April 13th, 2010
Posted by Jade