By Joanna Mendoza
BGT’s Pudsey is too cute for his self-titled movie. (Photo courtesy of Vertigo Films)
The fact that I hadn’t heard much about Pudsey the Dog: The Movie by the time I had the chance to see it made me apprehensive about spending about 90 minutes of my life (and my husband’s… and our two sons’) watching it.
Still it was a chance for a family date, so I decided for all of us to go anyway. And before leaving for the screening, I did a little bit of research about the movie.
By Joanna Mendoza
Grossed out or not, I can’t get enough of “The Walking Dead.”
A few days ago, I read a very interesting article on EW.com. It’s a TV Fight Club pitting The Walking Dead against Game of Thrones. I’ve always felt that Game of Thrones fans–at least those who are so hardcore that there’s just no room left in their pop-culture-loving hearts for another popular genre show–in some ways look down on Walking Dead fans and on the show itself.
I think that’s mighty unfair, but to each his own.
By Joanna Mendoza
Time for a sobfest. Jack, starring Robin Williams, is one of my all-time favorite movies. (Photo courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures)
My childhood wouldn’t have been complete without Robin Williams. One of my top 5 favorite movies starred him as a 10-year-old trapped in a 40-year-old man’s body. And then, of course, there’s the Peter Pan and Genie of it all.
By Joanna Mendoza
Charmers new and old. Rowan Blanchard and Ben Savage in a scene from the opening credits of “Girl Meets World.”
Months before Girl Meets World was supposed to start, I decided to binge-watch Boy Meets World. I never finished it and I felt that Corrie et al were too special to simply be read about on Wikipedia.
I remember Cory (Ben Savage) and Shawn (Rider Strong) from when they were little, from the earlier episodes. I know the show went on until the characters had gone to college, but I don’t remember having seen any of those college eps. I don’t even remember them graduating high school. I think my siblings and I stopped watching Boy when the Disney Channel here stopped airing new episodes.
Come Boy marathon day, my husband picked a random ep from the latter seasons. In the episode, Eric was looking for a new place to stay because his roommate’s girlfriend was being a bitch. Actually, I don’t really know the nitty gritty of what was happening there; I just knew even then that you don’t kick Will Friedle out of your dorm room unless you’re insane.
By Shelly Dalmacio
Courtesy of Pioneer Films
Tuesdays are definitely loaded at work and employees always feel burned out. Well, that’s how we felt that Tuesday night. And what could possibly cheer us up after a long, tiring Tuesday at work?
A playful, humorous, and charming movie will definitely do – something that best describes What If, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan. Continue reading
By Joanna Mendoza. Interview by Gina Tumlos
Cosplayers gamely posed for pics while waiting for the advanced screening for “Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno.”
After director Keishi Otomo and actors Takeru Satoh, Munetaka Aoki, and Emi Takei passed by my side of the red carpet, I went straight to the cinema where the premiere of Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno would be held to look for cosplayers to interview. As an aside, movie clubber and super Kenshin fan Gina Tumlos attended the premiere and got to watch Kyoto Inferno, and she loved it!
Going back to interviewing cosplayers…
By Gina Tumlos
‘Rurouni Kenshin” director Keishi Otomo and actors Takeru Satoh and Munetaka Aoki waving at their fans.
The Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (read our review!) press conference was held yesterday, Aug. 7, 2014, at the Glorietta Activity Center. Fans of the movie, series and manga, started lining up as early at 8 a.m. and there were even participants that came from as far as Davao City and Pangasinan. To open the press conference, Rurouni Kenshin cosplayers, dancers, and samurai exhibitionists were invited to show off their ingenious costumes and dedication to the craft. The show’s host, Sam Oh, kept the crowd entertained while director Keishi Otomo and stars Takeru Satoh (Kenshin Himura) and Munetaka Aoki (Sanosuke Sagara) made their way to the activity center.
By Gina Tumlos
Takeru Satoh as Kenshin Himura. “Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno” opens in Philippine cinemas Aug. 20, 2014. (Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.)
Rorouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno is every fangirl’s fantasy. Director Keishi Otomo and his talented cast and crew exceed expectations with the film’s attention to detail (from Cho’s half-closed eyes down to Okina’s cat), its smart compromise between playing with the original material and cashing in on their artistic license, and the cast’s pitch-perfect portrayal of their characters.
By Joanna Mendoza
Dedicated fans: Some of them waited for hours to catch a glimpse of their “Rurouni Kenshin” idols.
I went to the Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno red carpet premiere yesterday, and it was crazy!
By Gina Tumlos
The author (left) and her sister have been bonding over Rurouni Kenshin since they were kids!
My older sister Nani and I are three years apart in age, but growing up, the distance between us could not have been less than a few hundred lightyears. She had been in the honors class since birth, class president, teacher’s pet, a success story waiting to happen, while I, on the other hand, spent the first half of my life wishing I was invisible.
the joys of being a grandma
MANNERS MAKETH MAN, LOST BOYS FAN & PERPETAUL CREATIVITY.
A site devoted to the Young Adult sci-fi/fantasy novel The Eye-Dancers
culture for the working class
United and alone in the world
surviving a stressful life
Movie Theaters 2014.
All my aimless thoughts, ideas, and ramblings, all packed into one site!
The Movie Clubbers 