AKA: Shi yue wei cheng Genre: Action, Drama, History Summary: In 1905, Sun Wen intends to come to Hong Kong (then a British colony) to discuss his plans for revolution with fellow Tongmenghui members to overthrow the corrupt and crumbling Qing Dynasty.Empress Dowager Cixi sends a group of assassins, led by Yan Xiaoguo, to kill Sun. Revolutionary Chen Shaobai arrives in Hong Kong a few days before Sun's arrival, to meet Li Yutang, a businessman who provides financial aid for the revolutionaries. As Sun Wen's arrival day draws near, trouble begins brewing in Hong Kong as Chen Shaobai's acquaintances are murdered and Chen himself is kidnapped by the assassins during a raid. Li Yutang decides to officially declare his support for the revolutionaries after the newspaper agency is closed by the British authorities, who maintain a policy of laissez-faire towards China's political situation. Li rallies a group of men, including rickshaw pullers, hawkers and a beggar, to serve as bodyguards for Sun Wen when he arrives. Li's son Li Chongguang is chosen to act as a decoy for Sun Wen to divert the assassins away while Sun attends the meeting and leaves Hong Kong safely. [Wikipedia]
AKA: Oi ching ku see Genre: Romance Summary: Basic Love by Oxide Pang, wistfully follows the changing relationship among three friends as they navigate the joys and heartaches of youth, love, and friendship. Singer-actress Elanne Kwong (New PoliceStory), model-turned-actress Janice Man (Lingerie), and newcomer Rex Ho from boy band Square star as high school best friends Ling, June, and Rex. Quiet and reticent June holds a torch for Rex, but he only has eyes for Ling - who’s hiding a devastating secret of her own behind her bright and chatty exterior. [IMDB]
AKA: Qing ren jie Genre: Drama, Romance Summary: A love story that should not have happened. But the Great Cultural Revolution fathered it. As memorable as Romeo and Juliet, their love tied with the same intrusion from their families C the hatred. Until oneday, they watched Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It inspires them. It gives their juiceless love story the hope for fruit. It brings them the determination to bridge through time setting aside the hatred. The same gives them a wait of 12 years. 12 years of changing time, changing era. Friends come and go. Songs sang become old. How much longer for their love can they hold? How much longer for their love with beautiful memory and unforgettable days can they hold? [IMDB]
Genre: Comedy, Drama Summary: Domingo plays Paula (the daughter-in-law of Pareno's original character) who has her own business of fake bags available on the net. She's married but is fighting the urge to have an affair with her delivery driver. Gutierrez is Marilou, a beauty queen and a recent widow who's now in a fierce battle with her latehubby's relatives over inheritance. Cristine Reyes is Wendy, a promo girl who's always on the lookout for wealthy customers and blind to the sincere affections of a man of simple means. Mercado plays Ada, the illegimate daughter of Sabel (played by Locsin). Ada is your typical career-driven woman except that she is also a single mom to a young boy which she barely has time to take care of; thus she enlists the help of her mom. Calzado is Tere, a nurse who's nursing a broken heart-how's that for irony-who now faces the dilemma of taking care of the girlfriend of the man responsible for her heartache. King plays a spoiled brat who gets a bitter taste of real life when she begins work as a junior PA at a TV network. [IMDB]
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Sumpa is a story about a man who takes a vacation in laguna, where he met a mysterious lady who holds a secret to the curse that was put into the resthouse where he stayed. [IMDB]
Genre: Drama, Romance Summary: Mae (Kim Chiu) is best friends with Bogs (Gerald Anderson). For years now, she has been crazy for him secretly, having to hold her tongue as she helps Bogs out with his various exploits, even going as far as helping him set up romantic encounters with his girlfriend, Anna (Melissa Ricks). When Annaunexpectedly breaks up with Bogs, Bogs becomes self-destructive and suicidal. Mae sticks with him through it all, and as she helps him out of his vulnerable state, the two become romantic. Now, Mae has gotten everything she wants, but when Anna suddenly comes back from the blue, she begins to worry that she was nothing more than a rebound. As both deal with troubles in their own lives, their relationship takes all the strain. Who will Bogs choose in the end? [IMDB]
AKA: OMG (Oh, My Girl!) Genre: Comedy, Romance Summary: Oh My Girl A Laugh Story: Little Opao (Dorothy Ann Perez) and Biboy (Jairus Aquino) grew up together in an orphanage in Taal, Batangas and promised themselves to be best friends forever. As they growolder they head into separate ways; to be adopted by their respective new partner. [IMDB]
AKA: Walang kawala Genre: Drama Summary: Joaquin ,an unassuming fisherman, is forced to confront his homosexuality when his sex-starved wife Cynthia returns from her overseas job eager to get pregnant.[IMDB]
AKA: Before Midnight Genre: Drama, Romance Summary: Everything is falling into place for ALAN ALVAREZ (John Lloyd Cruz). With an impending high ranking promotion and four years of stable relationship with his dream girl, DAPHNE RECTO (Maricar Reyes), heis at the cusp of getting everything he’s always wanted. MIA SAMONTE (Bea Alonzo) is getting tired of her forlorn life. She is back in Manila for the holidays after working hard for two years as a front desk officer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With the hopes of getting the chance to finally have a break, her family gets into another crisis that leaves her hopeless and fated. Two individuals with seemingly predestined lives suddenly find their paths crossing on a ferry boat ride that will change the course of their journeys forever. [IMDB]
AKA: Love Me Again (Land Down Under) Genre: Drama, Romance Summary: The story of Arah (Angel Locsin) and Migo (Piolo Pascual), erstwhile lovers who met and fell in love in the Philippine province of Bukidnon.[IMDB]
Genre: Comedy, Romance Summary: Kimmy Dora: The film (directed by Bb. Joyce Bernal and 100's Chris Martinez) is about the aforementioned twins Kimmy and Dora. The two represent the duality of mind and heart-- Kimmy is super-smart and runs the family business, but she's ruthless and has no concern for others, and Dora iskind-hearted (almost naive), but her IQ is way below average. The comedy stems from the big differences between the two, especially where they get mixed-up in each other's worlds. [IMDB]
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In the academe, Nicolas "Nico" Veneracion Borromeo is a highly-esteemed History of Architecture professor who is on his way to becoming the next Vice Dean of the Department. He knows that achieving this would finally make his mother proud of him and forgive him for indirectly causing his father's death.
And yet, when he meets an unconventional girl named Sandra "Sasa" Sanchez, his world turns upside down. He never thought that he could fall in love with someone who works as a promo-girl and is obviously unacceptable in his life. [IMDB]
Genre: Drama, Family Summary: Is it ever too late for a second chance? Dante, a middle-aged man, believes he has lost everything: Estranged from his family for twenty years, he loses his job and finds out that his wife is dead. He goes to her wake and sees his two children Raffy and Kristine again. While Dante is eager to make amends withthem, Raffy does not want him back into his life. When an accident forces Raffy to take Dante into his house, Dante learns how his own failure as a father has made an impact on how his son acts as the head of his family. In his effort to make things right between himself and Raffy, Dante develops a bond with Raffy's wife Gayle and his grandkids, Jake and Tinka. Dante also rediscovers his love for music that Raffy's son is also passionate about. With his growing relationship with Raffy's family, Dante begins to glimpse some hope for a second chance. For how long can Raffy harden his heart? Will Dante finally get his second chance at happiness? [IMDB] Playlist: [Part1] [Part2]
Genre: Horror, Thriller Summary: The film follows Dao, a crime reporter who needs to uncover in explicated incidents within 24 hours. After Dao\'s father is enigmatically back from the death, Dao begins to encounter near-death experiences that almost claim her life.
Genre: Drama Summary: Two young girls: Cherry (Chutima Teepanart) and Capoc (Jarinporn Joonkiat) are having serious problems in their life. Cherry has been suspended in her final year architecture studies for one year while Capoc has just broken up with her boyfriend. Both girls seek fresh air by travelling across Europe bybackpacking to London, Paris and Rome to forget about their problems. Their main purpose is to visit Galileo’s birthplace located in Pisa, Italy. While in Europe the girls work as waitress to support their travelling costs. Prior to departure the girls swear to themselves not to leave one another no matter what happens in the end. One thing for sure they can never predict the future while travelling and this is what exactly happens when Capoc meets her new love (Ray MacDonald) there.
AKA: Chai lai Genre: Action, Comedy Summary: Five undercover agents, each with her own specialty, must combat international terrorists who have come to Thailand. They must use every resources available and known to them as this mission will be one that isunlike any they have known. [IMDB]
