Paraiso is a trilogy, featuring real-life stories that deliver a disquieting truth about society’s confrontation with the epidemic of poverty and life-affirming depiction of courage, strength, and love for one another. Above all, the trilogy captures the mission and vision of Gawad Kalinga – responding to the call of heroism and rebuilding a nation by rebuilding each other. Read more on next page.
It all started when 17-year-old Athena Dizon unwittingly plays a trick on resident heartthrob and bad boy, Kenji de los Reyes. All of a sudden, she finds herself pretending-unwillingly at that-to be his girlfriend to make his ex jealous. Now, not only does she have to deal with dirty looks from the girls in school who want Kenji for themselves, but her supposed boyfriend is getting on her nerves. He’s hotheaded, never seems to agree with her on anything-and everything about him screams gangster.
Teen heartthrob Daniel Padilla rocked the historic Araneta Coliseum during his second major concert on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 titled, “DOS: The Daniel Padilla Concert.” The major concert of the Prince of Philippine movies was part of his birthday celebration. Daniel Padilla turned 19 last April 26, 2014.
Get ready as the fantasy Hot Babes set the stage ablaze in Bosom Bodies. Provocative, gothic rock vignettes you won’t get these to see anywhere else are featured as these sizzling babes exploit their forbidden sensuality and play erotic rock goddesses…
Clarise desires to have a husband. Accident leads her to wake up, finds herself in an island with Henry, who has amnesia. Clarise takes advantage of the situation and introduces herself as his wife.
Dark, Campy, Brutally Honest Yet Heartwarming, ‘Maximo’ is Destined to be a Classic! A beautiful and cutting-edge film… This film will surprise you with its frankness and honesty, this film is one of the most unexpected delights of recent years and one of the best Filipino movies ever made!
Can a 12-year old lad who wishes he were a girl navigate the mean streets of Manila? Maxi cooks, cleans, and sews for his father and older brothers who are petty criminals. He’s sweet, clever and hardworking, at ease with being gay, pinning a flower in his hair, swinging his hips when he walks, vamping with friends. He’s seen adults hug and kiss and he’s watched romantic movies, so on the verge of puberty, he develops a crush on Victor, a kindly young cop. Maxi’s heart and loyalties are on a collision course: Victor is investigating crimes that lead him to Maxi’s family. In the land of the morning, is there a place for this child of the sun returning?
The mother-reliant and weakling Ramon (Vhong Navarro) is forced to work as a landscape artist to pay off their family’s debt. In his work field, he meets the lovable femme fatal boss Anna (Solenn Heussaff), who he falls in love head over heels with. Working hard as he tries to impress, Ramon unknowingly digs the graveyard of three victims of injustice whose souls begin to haunt and possess Ramon’s body for vengeance; thus ruining his courtship and eventual relationship with Anna.
Seeking a brighter future in megacity Manila, Oscar Ramirez and his family flee their impoverished life in the rice fields of the northern Philippines. But the sweltering capital’s bustling intensity quickly overwhelms them, and they fall prey to the rampant manipulations of its hardened locals. Oscar catches a lucky break when he’s offered steady work for an armored truck company and gregarious senior officer Ong takes him under his wing. Soon, though, the reality of his work’s mortality rate and the murky motives of his new partner force Oscar to confront the perils he faces in his new job and life.
Bingo gathers up his friends Jay (Felix Roco) and Calvin (Will DeVaughn) and goes on a road trip with the secret purpose of finding his father. Along the way they get into a bunch of misadventures, none of which tell us anything about the characters or advance the story in any way. Calvin is an overworked actor who worries he’s not spending enough time on himself. Half deaf Jay can’t find any direction in his life. The film would have us believe that this road trip helped them deal with these issues, explaining in three consecutive voiceover heavy scenes near the end how each of them have new approaches to life. The sheer dissonance between this conclusion and what actually happens on their road trip is simply mindblowing.
The movie revolves around four young men who are friends since high school. Several years later, they decided to meet once again. They have come to know that each other has a feeling of not moving on with their lives because of a wrong they did way back high school. Now, they are in the journey of finding the true meaning of love and happiness as they reunite once again. Will they discover the true meaning of love and happiness as they reunite again?
After they tie the knots, newlyweds Grace (Cristine Reyes) and Ronnie (Carlo Aquino) inherit a condominium unit from Ronnie’s father. The building stands right in the middle where three roads converge called “Tumbok”, which is believed to have negative vibes. Not for long, Grace senses something strange about the place. More horrible than the inexplicable things she witnesses. Disturbed, terrified, and pregnant with child, Grace pursues to uncover the mystery behind all the misfortunes that have been happening. But can she and Ronnie escape the danger on the place they call home?
It tells the story of quadruplet siblings played by Vice Ganda which the girl and the boy grew in the custody of their rich father while the “bakla” (Mark) and “tomboy” (Panying) grew in their poor mother. But destiny makes a way to make their paths cross in an unexpected way…
