Starting Over Again Gross P100 Million in 3 Days; Certified Box Office Hit!

Star Cinema's Valentine offering Starting Over Again has breached the P100 million mark in just three days, making it a certified box office hit. The movie which stars Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga opened in cinemas nationwide on Wednesday.

Starting Over Again lead stars Piolo and Toni with 'Inang' Olive Lamasan

"MARAMING MARAMING SALAMAT SA SUPORTA! #startingoveragain P100 Million in JUST 3 DAYS!!" Star Cinema's Mico del Rosario posted on Instagram. "Hello P100!!! #StartingOverAgain breaches the mark in just 3 days!!! Salamat po sa suporta!!!" he added on Twitter.

Starting over Again is one of the fastest films to reach the P100 million mark. The movie opened in theaters with about P25 million and the box office gross doubled in just a matter of two days. No wonder, the over 3 million trailer views and the positive reviews of viewers translated to its immense success.

QUICK LINKS:

Starting Over Again Full Trailer—Theme Song Music Video and Lyrics—The Making

Star Cinema opened the year with a big box office hit in Kim Chiu and Xian Lim's Bride For Rent and with how Toni and Piolo's first movie was appreciated by the audience, it is without a doubt that the movie will surpass the P325 million set by the KimXi tandem to be the highest-grossing Valentine movie of all time.

It is also bound to be the most successful movie of lead stars Toni Gonzaga and Piolo Pascual.

Also starring Iza Calzado (who impressed moviegoers with her performance in this film) and directed by Olivia Lamasan, Starting Over Again is now showing in more than 200 theaters nationwide.

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Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga Grace US Premiere of Starting Over Again

Fresh from a recent Manila premiere that was packed with fans and a record-breaking opening day gross of P25 million, the Philippines’s “Ultimate Heartthrob” Piolo Pascual and actress-singer-host Toni Gonzaga, one of the hottest female triple threats in Philippine showbiz today, will fly almost 8,000 miles to meet their fans in the San Francisco Bay Area for the U.S. premiere of the romantic comedy, Starting Over Again.

The premiere, a Valentine’s Day offering from ABS-CBN Star Cinema and TFC@TheMovies, is set for February 15, Saturday, with 1:00pm and 6:30pm screenings at historic Fox Theatre in Redwood City.

Starting Over Again has generated huge buzz because of the chemistry of the two lead stars and the numerous positive reviews by critics, bloggers and fans who are raving over the brilliantly directed movie by the award-winning Olivia M. Lamasan, director of international Filipino blockbuster films from Star Cinema like Milan, In My Life, In the Name of Love and The Mistress, to name a few.  The screenplay was by Carmi Raymundo who wrote the recent Kim Chiu-Xian Lim blockbuster, Bride for Rent and other hits like My Amnesia Girl and It Takes A Man and a Woman.

“It’s been a while since we’ve held a movie premiere here in the U.S. and we thought that bringing the much anticipated first big screen collaboration of two of the industry’s biggest stars, one of the most successful Filipina directors of all time, and one screenwriter who has been on a blockbuster roll would make for an exciting Valentine’s Day gift to thousands of fans who want to see the movie plus Piolo and Toni in person,” said John-D Lazatin, ABS-CBN Global Head of Theatricals.

Indeed, there are great expectations for Starting Over Again from the four stellar heavyweights but they deliver in this movie.  Toni plays Ginny – bubbly, brilliant and driven – who, as a student in Architecture romantically pursues Marco (Piolo), a professor.  Eyebrows may be raised but the two genuinely fall in love, until one day, Ginny left for no apparent reason, breaking Marco’s heart into a thousand pieces.  Years later, their paths cross again: Ginny has the successful career that she dreamed of while Marco is now a chef… with a new ladylove in Patty (played by the exquisite Iza Calzado).  Seems like they are all happy.  But wait… Ginny wants Marco back. The journey of second chances begin with Ginny chasing Marco again.  But will this have a happy ending or will it end again in heartbreak?

Joining Piolo, Toni and Iza in this not-your-usual romantic comedy are young but amazing talents Joross Gamboa, Bryan Santos, Edgar Allan Guzman, Cai Cortez and Beauty.

For more information on the premiere, visit tfc-usa.com/AtTheMovies.

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Eugene Domingo Nominated in 8th Asian Film Awards 2014

Actress Eugene Domingo is nominated in the Best Actress category of the 8th Asian Film Awards 2014 for her performance in the movie Barber's Tales, which also gave her the Best Actress trophy at the 2013 Tokyo International Film Festival.

Eugene Domingo, the lone Filipino nominee in this year's awards, will be up against Han Hyo-joo (Cold Eyes, South Korea), Paw Hee Ching (Rigor Mortis, Hong Kong), Yoko Maki (The Ravine of Goodbye, Hong Kong), at Zhang Zi Yi (The Grandmaster, Hong Kong/Mainland China) for the award.

This is the second time that the Pinay comedienne was nominated in the Asian Film Awards which is dubbed as the Asian Oscars. In 2012, Eugene was nominated for Best Actress at the 6th Asian Film Awards for her role in Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank. She bagged then the People's Choice Award for Best Actress while compatriot Shamaine Beuncamino won Best Supporting Actress for Niño.

Last year, Nora Aunor and Eddie Garcia took home the top acting honors from the same award-giving body, for Thy Womb and Bwakaw, respectively, marking the first time that the Philippines bagged both the Best Actor and Best Actress awards in Asian Film Awards.

Gina Pareño is the first Filipino to win an award in the said Hong Kong based award-giving body, bagging the Best Supporting Actress trophy in 2009 for her performance in Brillante Mendoza‘s Serbis.

The 8th Asian Film Awards 2014 awarding ceremony will be held on March 27, 2014 at the City of Dreams Casino Resort in Macau.

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Starting Over Again Opening Gross: P24.3 Million at the Box Office

Star Cinema's Valentine offering Starting Over Again has grossed P24.3 million at the box office on its opening day. The movie which stars Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga premiered in the Philippines on Wednesday (February 12). This is higher than the first day gross of KimXi's certified box office hit Bride For Rent which opened at P21.2 million.

The figure came from ABS-CBN ad prom's Eric John Salut, who posted the latest box office update on Twitter. Meanwhile, a partial unofficial gross of P20 million was announced Wednesday on Aquino and Abunda Tonight during Toni Gonzaga's guesting. 

QUICK LINKS:
Starting Over Again Full Trailer—Theme Song Music Video and Lyrics—The Making

From the its trailer views of more than 3 million and the reviews of moviegoers, there's no wonder that Starting Over Again will do well in the box office. Directed by the one and only Olivia Lamasan, the movie also stars Iza Calzado.

Check out Toni Gonzaga's interview on  Aquino and Abunda Tonight Wednesday where she became very emotional because of the success of the movie.

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Jhong Hilario, Porno Bag Awards at Young Critics' Circle

Director Adolf Alix Jr.'s Porno was named Best Film by the Young Critics' Circle (YCC) on its 24th Annual Citations. The film, which is about individuals linked through pornography wins big with 5 out of 6 awards in the bag.

Porno's Carlo Aquino won Best Performance, tied with It's Showtime host Jhong Hilario, who won for his performance in the indie movie Badil, a film which exposed the realities of politics and vote buying during elections.

Prior to winning, both Carlo Aquino and Jhong Hilario have been previously nominated for Best Performance by the academe-based group: Aquino for Minsan May Isang Puso (1999) and Baler (2008), and Hilario for Muro-Ami (1999).

Meanwhile, Frasco Mortiz's MMFF 2013 entry Pagpag which stars Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla won Best Editing, and aso tied with the said Alix's film for the award. 

Established in 1990, the YCC Film Desk is composed of members of academe from the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University.

The awards ceremony is set on the third week of March, with the specific date and venue to be announced soon. Below is the complete list winners:

• Best Film – Porno directed by Adolfo Alix Jr.
• Best Performance – Carlo Aquino (Porno) and Jhong Hilario (Badil)
• Best Screenplay - Ralston Jover (Porno)
• Best Editing – Aleks Castañeda (Porno) and Jerrold Tarog (Pagpag)
• Best Cinematography and Visual Design – Lauriana
• Best Sound and Aural Orchestration – Porno
• First Feature – Kristian Sendon Cordero (Angustia), Miguel Alcazaren (Puti), and Randolph Longjas (Ang Turkey Man Ay Pabo Rin)

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Sarah Geronimo and Coco Martin Movie Starts Shooting Next Week

Popstar Royalty Sarah Geronimo and Indie Prince Coco Martin will be paired in an upcoming movie. The still untitled movie of Sarah and Coco will start shooting next week according to reports.

Sarah Geronimo and Coco Martin attended the story conference for the said movie last February 6. The movie is another collaboration of Star Cinema and Viva Films and will be directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng.

According to Coco, he was both nervous and pressured working with Sarah in this movie.

"Siyempre 'pag sinabi mong Sarah geronimo, mataas ang expectations ng tao. Sanay ako sa mga indie [films], kumbaga ito ang nakasanayan kong mundo and then ngayon papasok ako sa mundo ng mainstream at si Sarah Geronimo pa yung makakasama ko. Honestly, napakalaking pressure po para sa akin," Coco told ABS-CBN's Mario Dumaual. [WATCH THE VIDEO HERE]

Meanwhile, Sarah is equally honored and pressured to be working with Coco, who is one of the most-awarded actors of his generation.

"Galing galing niya talaga eh so dapat talaga sa pagkakataon na ito, makahabol talaga ako sa kanya," Sarah said.

Sarah and Coco will be joined by actress-host Ruffa Gutierrez in this movie, who said that she's very excited to be working with the singer. She also revealed that it was actually her first time (during the storycon) to meet Coco Martin in person, who she found cute.

Ruffa will be playing Sarah's mentor and will give one of the twists in the story.

The movie will be Sarah and Coco's first big screen team up. However, the two were already paired in the short-lived musical series Idol (stylized as 1DOL) way back in 2010.

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Watch: The Making of Starting Over Again | Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga Movie

Check out the making of Star Cinema's upcoming Valentine movie Starting Over Again starring Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga. The movie is directed by no less than the Olivia Lamasan in celebration of Star Cinema's 20th anniversary.

In Starting Over Again, Piolo will portray Marco, a college professor-turned-chef who fell in love with his student Ginny, played by Toni. When Ginny left, Marco found a new love in Patty, played by Iza Calzado. 

Quick Links: Starting Over Again Full Trailer—Theme Song Music Video and Lyrics

Also starring Joross Gamboa, Edgar Allan Guzman, Cai Cortez, Beauty Gonzales, Bryan Santos and Ryan Yllana, Starting Over Again opens in theaters this February 12. Watch the making of the movie below.

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Bride For Rent Gross P280-M in 2 Weeks Box Office; KimXi Preps for Next Movie this 2014

The tandem of Kim Chiu and Xian Lim thanked fans for the overwhelming support in their latest movie BRIDE FOR RENT. In two weeks, the Star Cinema movie has grossed P280 million at the box office. It is now the highest-grossing opening film of Star Cinema, and of KimXi as well.

"Thank you sa lahat ng staff, sa crew, of course sa Mama ko. Kung nassan man siya ngayon, thank you so much kasi alam ko gina-guide niya ako simula nang nawala siya. Nung Bakit Hindi Ka Crush, maganda ang tanggap ng tao tapos ito ulit," an emotional Kim said during the movie's victory celebration.

In just a week after release, Bride for Rent has raked in P200 million. Bride for Rent is expected to hit P300 million if the warm support of viewers still continue. 

Directed by Mae Czarina Cruz and written by Carmi Raymundo, the movie also stars Pilita Corrales, Tirso Cruz III, Dennis Padilla, Matt Evans, Martin del Rosario, and Empoy Marquez.

Quick links: 

Bride For Rent Full Trailer—Official Movie Poster
Teaser Trailers—International Screenings

Meanwhile, with the successes of their first two movies, Star Cinema is trusting another big screen project to Kim and Xian this year. They may be separated on television for now (as Kim is pairing with Coco for the first time in the teleserye Ikaw Lamang) but fans will get to see them in movies.

The still untitled movie will start filming this year (WATCH THE BANDILA REPORT HERE).

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Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla Topbill She's Dating the Gangster Movie

Fresh from the success of MMFF 2013 entry Pagpag, today's hottest love team Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla will now star in the upcoming movie adaptation of She's Dating the Gangster, one of the best-selling books of 2013.

The bestselling book She’s Dating the Gangster made its debut in media as an online book published in Wattpad. Afterwards, Summit Books published it last March 2013.  The book, which is written by Bianca Bernardino, consistently figured in the bestselling charts. The popularity of the work urged Star Cinema to buy the rights for a movie remake. 

In a Candy Mag interview, the author said that she's seeing Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo bringing her characters to life if ever the work will be adapted into a movie. She cited Daniel's "bad boy aura" and Kathryn's vibe similar to the girl protagonist as the reason why they perfectly fit the roles.

She’s Dating the Gangster is the story of Athena Dizon who falls in love with her fake boyfriend Kenji de los Reyes, a gangster and a campus heartthrob.

With the success of movies adapted from best-selling books such as Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo, Star Cinema is now creating waves with this new project. Aside from She’s Dating the Gangster, the film outfit is also adapting the bestselling Precious Hearts Romances title of all time, Once A Princess to be topbilled by Enchong Dee and Erich Gonzales (read more about it here).

The movie adaptation of She's Dating the Gangster will be directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, the director of KathNiel's romantic series Got to Believe. The production team targets filming this March 2014.

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Enchong Dee and Erich Gonzales Reunite in Movie 'Once A Princess'

The phenomenal team up of Erich Gonzales and Enchong Dee returns to the big screen with the movie Once A Princess under Star Cinema. The project is a film adaptation of the the bestselling Precious Hearts Romances title of all time.

After the success of Bakit Hindi Ka Cruzh ng Crush Mo at the box office, Star Cinema once again ventures in a story from a famous book, this time by Angel Bautista. 

Once A Princess is about a girl named Erin Almeda, one of the elite princesses of Gibbons International School – beautiful, famous and popular. One day, she played with the innocent heart of the class geek Leonard Jamieson. Seven years later, the paths of Erin and Leonard crossed but it seemed that their roles had been reversed. 

The movie will be Enchong and Erich's reunion movie after their love team hit the big screen for the first time in 2010's I Do. They, however, have teamed up in several teleseryes like Magkaribal, Maria la del Barrio and Katorse, which launched their love team.

Once A Princess will be helmed by acclaimed director Laurice Guillen (Tanging Yaman). It is expected to be released this March 2014.

This will surely excite Enchong and Erich fans. Are you ready for EnRich 2.0? 

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Bride For Rent International Screening Schedule Dates and Venue (US, Canada, Australia)

After the blockbuster success of Bride for Rent in the Philippines, the Kim Chiu and Xian Lim movie is now set to conquer USA, Canada and Australia. The Mae Cruz-directed movie is ready to bring kilig to Pinoys in these territories.

Bride For Rent has such an impressive run in cinemas, raking over P200 million in just 8 days. The movie is the most successful Star Cinema movie released in January. 

Quick links: 

Bride For Rent Full Trailer—Official Movie Poster—Teaser Trailers

Here are the screening schedule (dates and venue) of Bride For Rent in the US, Canada and Australia as posted by Star Cinema on its official site.

US SCREENINGS (Jan 31 to Feb 6)
Pickwick Theater Consolidated Kaahumanu 6 Pearlridge West Theatres Century at Tanforan Century 25 Century Great Mall Century 14 Century Laguna 16 Century Roseville Richmond Hilltop 16 Cerritos Stadium Cinema 10 West Covina Stadium 18 Ontario Palace Stadium 22 Orange Stadium Promenade UA Horton Plaza Digiplex Mission Marketplace 13	Digiplex Temecula Tower Cinemas Regal Village Square Stardium Century Park Lane Cinemark Paradise 24 Cinemark Festival Bay 20 Cinemark 16 Parkway Plaza Stadium 12 Tinseltown USA Cinemark (The Legacy) Allwood Cinemas AMC Loews Jersey Gardens 20 Clearview Bergenfield Cinemas AMC Loews Rio Cinemas 18 AMC Hoffman Center 22 Cinemark 18
CANADA SCREENINGS (Jan 10-23)	AUSTRALIA SCREENINGS (Starts Feb 13)
The Globe Cinema Cineplex Northgate Winnipeg Coliseum Scarborough Square One Empire Studio 10 Famous Players Canada Square Cinemas Sunridge Spectrum Cineplex Cineplex Movies 12 Edmonton Empire Studio 12 – Guildford Cineplex Odeon Centre Mall Cinemas Cineplex Odeon Southland Mall	Hoyts Blacktown Hoyts Taylor Lakes Events Liverpool Events Garden City

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Bride For Rent Gross P200 Million at the Box Office in 8 Days

Star Cinema opens the year 2014 with a big box office hit courtesy of Bride for Rent starring the kilig tandem of Kim Chiu and Xian Lim. After only 8 days in theaters, Bride for Rent has already crossed the P200-million mark in gross ticket sales.

The said figure was announced by the movie's lead star Kim Chiu who posted the above photo on her official Instagram account Friday. 

"Maraming, maraming salamat po! Sobra! Thank you Papa God! Thank you sa lahat ng nanood. Sa lahat ng nakitawa and nakiyak sa amin, maraming, maraming, maraming salamat po," she said in the image's caption.

Bride For Rent has such an impressive run in cinemas, raking over P100 million in just 4 days. The movie is the most successful Star Cinema movie released in January after the Metro Manila Film Festival. It is now the highest-grossing KimXi movie, beating last year's Bakit Hindi Ka Crush Ng Crush Mo which took over two weeks to earn P100 million.

Quick links: 

Bride For Rent Full Trailer—Official Movie Poster—Teaser Trailers

Bride for Rent is expected to hit P300 million if the warm support of viewers still continue. Directed by Mae Czarina Cruz and written by Carmi Raymundo, the movie also stars Pilita Corrales, Tirso Cruz III, Dennis Padilla, Matt Evans, Martin del Rosario, and Empoy Marquez.

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Starting Over Again Lyrics and Music Video | Starting Over Again OST Toni and Piolo Movie

Check out the music video of Starting Over Again, a soundtrack from the upcoming movie of the same title starring Toni Gonzaga and Piolo Pascual. The OST was performed by Asia's Nightingale Lani Misalucha.

Written by Carmi Raymundo and directed by Olivia Lamasan, Starting Over Again is Star Cinema's Valentine presentation. Also starring Iza Calzado, the movie will open in cinemas February 12. Watch the full trailer here.

Here's the music video of Starting Over Again by Lani Misalucha (lyrics below):

Starting Over Again by Lani Misalucha lyrics
OST from the movie Starting Over Again (Star Cinema)

And, when I hold you in my arms I promise you You're gonna feel a love that's beautiful and new This time I'll love you even better Than I ever did before And you'll be in my heart forever more We we're just too young to know We fell in love and let it go So easy to say the words goodbye So hard to let the feelings die I know how much I need you now The time is turning back somehow As soon as our hearts and souls unite I know for sure we'll get the feeling right And now we're starting over again It's not the easiest thing to do I'm feeling inside again Cause everytime I look at you I know we're starting over again This time we'll love all the pain away Welcome home my lover and friend We are starting over, over again

If we never lived alone And then we might have never known All of the time we spent apart All we did was break each other's hearts And now we're starting over again It's not the easiest thing to do I'm feeling inside again Cause everytime I look at you I know we're starting over again This time we'll love all the pain away Welcome home my lover and friend We are starting over, over again Welcome home my lover and friend We are starting over, over again We are starting over, over again

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Oscars 2014 Airs Live Via Sattelite on Lifestyle Network this March 3

What is considered to be the movie industry’s most prestigious award has found a new home for its annual ceremony’s broadcast on Philippine television, as the 86th Academy Awards—popularly known as the Oscars—now reaches out to eager viewers via the Lifestyle Network, airing live as it happens.

From its historical introduction in 1929, the Academy Awards has since become known as the organization behind the world of film's most prestigious honor, coming in the form of the Oscar statuette. This statuette has now reached the status of an internationally admired symbol that stands as proof and recognition of the very highest level of achievement in movies, bearing significance of a caliber entirely its own.

UPDATE: Oscars 2014 List of Winners 

This 2014, the Academy Awards is set to mount its 86th ceremony at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Chosen to take its audience and viewers alike through the star-studded event will be one of television’s favorite personalities, Ellen DeGeneres, who also previously hosted the event in 2007.

Check this out: The list of nominees for the 86th Academy Awards (Oscars 2014)

For this year’s Oscars awards, the nominees were recently announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science President Cheryle Boone Isaacs, who was joined by Heart of the Sea star Chris Hemsworth upon the declaration of the upcoming potential winners.

Don’t miss out on the year’s most anticipated night in the international film industry, the 86th Academy Awards, airing live on the Lifestyle Network on March 3, 2014 and on ABS-CBN. For schedules and updates, visit and like the Lifestyle Network on Facebook (www.facebook.com/LifestyleNetwork).

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Vilma Santos Goes International with First Indie Film; Beats 21 Other Actresses

ABS-CBN takes pride in the achievement of Star For All Seasons Vilma Santos, who was named Best Actress at the 13th Dhaka International Film Festival held in Bangladesh for her performance in her first-ever indie film “Ekstra,” which was released by Star Cinema together with Quantum Films.

Vilma bested 21 other lead actresses of film entries from Asia Pacific, including Australia.

She was first honored as Best Actress for “Ekstra” at the 2013 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2013 and the Gawad Tanglaw Awards 2014.

“Ekstra” is a touching drama-comedy film that revolves around the lives of bit players in the movie and TV industry like Loida Malabanan (played by Vilma).

In 2013, “Ekstra” gained international premiere as part of the Contemporary World Cinema program of the prestigious 38th Toronto International Film Festival.

The Jeffrey Jeturian-directed film earned unanimous grade of “A” from the Cinema Evalution Board (CEB).

Part of Star Cinema’s 20th anniversary in the movie industry, “Ekstra” also features Ruby, Tart Carlos of “Be Careful With My Heart,” Cherie Gil, Pilar Pilapil, Nico Antonio, Tom Rodriguez, Direk Marlon Rivera, Vince de Jesus and many more.

Also part of Vilma’s milestone movie is the special participation of Richard Yap, Marian Rivera, and Piolo Pascual.

For latest updates on “Ekstra” and other 20th anniversary offerings of Star Cinema, visit www.StarCinema.com.ph, http://facebook.com/StarCinema and http://twitter.com/StarCinema.

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Angelica Panganiban, Gerald Anderson Team Up for Sexy Drama Movie

Award-winning actors Angelica Panganiban and Gerald Anderson will be working together in the big screen for the first time in a sexy drama movie under Star Cinema. This was announced in a story conference held Friday.

The untitled project will be directed by Ruel Bayani, who gave us No Other Woman and One More Try. The director said that this Angelica-Gerald film will depart from his previous films in a way that there will be a "quiet and restrained" attack this time. 

Direk Ruel also said that the movie is a big challenge not only for him but also for his actors.

"We want to keep it cinematic, engaging, emotional, compelling. Napakahirap na itimpla no'n... [To me, this is a challenge to make a film that is] sexy, mature, quiet, and restrained. Iba 'yung gano'n, eh. Pag hinuhuli mo 'yung porma, hindi mo agad mapi-pinpoint, at 'yun ang challenge para sa'kin doon," he told ABS-CBN News.

Meanwhile, the director also revealed that Angelica and Gerald will have many love scenes in the film, the story of which he describes as "a different kind of love that will obviously appeal to a more mature audience."

"There will be a lot of love scenes because when you talk about passion and mature love, hindi naman maiiwasan ‘yun (sexy scenes) kasi you're not young and confused anymore. Iba pag 'yung mature ka na. It's adult, I can say that. It's an adult kind of love story, adult kind of drama."

Gerald Anderson and Angelica Panganiban will be starting to shoot for the movie on Monday. The film is slated to be released this year.

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20th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards 2014 Winners

The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards 2014 happened January 18 (January 19, MLA time) at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California. The 20th Annual SAG Awards honors the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2013. 

Mathew McConaughey and Jared Leto scored another Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor nods, resepctively after winning in the Golden Globes 2014 for the movie Dallas Buyers Club [GOLDEN GLOBES 2014 WINNERS HERE]. Same fate went with Cate Blanchett, who won Best Actress for Blue Jasmine.

Here are the winners of the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards 2014:

MOTION PICTURE

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:

American Hustle

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor:

Mathew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor:

Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:

Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:

Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture:

Lone Survivor

TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:

Breaking Bad

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:

Maggie Smith, Downtown Abbey

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:

Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:

Helen Mirren, Phil Spector

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:

Modern Family 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:

Ty Burrell, Modern Family 

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series:

Game Of Thrones

Life Achievement Award:

Rita Moreno

The Screen Actors Guild Awards somehow served as predictor for Oscar wins so we could say that Cate Blanchett, Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto have big chances of winning their respective nominations at the Oscars 2014 happening March  (click here for the complete list of nominees).

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Bride For Rent Gross P100 Million in 4 Days; Certified Box Office Hit!

There's no stopping Bride For Rent from taking the whole country by storm as it already grossed P100 million in just 4 days, breaking box office records. The movie starring Kim Chiu and Xian is Star Cinema's opening salvo for 2014.

Bride For Rent opened in theaters last January 15 with P21.2 million gross in the box office and in less than a week in cinemas, it has earned P100 million, making it one of the fastest movies to hit the said mark. 

There is no doubt about the success of the movie with fans expressing how excited they were to watch and several posts showing that the tickets for this movie are always sold out. In fact, its trailer remains to be one of the most-watched, with close to 2 million views as of this writing.

Now showing in more than 200 cinemas nationwide, Bride for Rent is bound to be Kim Chiu and Xian Lim's highest-grossing movie to date, beating their first ever big screen tandem Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo which grossed P102.36 million in three weeks.

Quick links: 

Bride For Rent Full Trailer—Official Movie Poster—Teaser Trailers

With Star Cinema opening the year with a huge box office hit, the pressure is now on for the next movies to be released by the film outfit. Slated to open January 29 is action film Sa Ngalan ng Ama, Ina at Mga Anak starring an ensemble of Padilla clan including Robin, his wife Mariel and nephew Daniel. [Check out full trailer]

Meanwhile, Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga's first big screen team up in Staring Over Again will be Star Cinema's Valentine offering. Also starring Iza Calzado and under the helm of Olivia Lamasan, the movie opens in cinemas February 12. Watch full trailer here.

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Starting Over Again Full Trailer | Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga Movie

Star Cinema has released the full trailer for the upcoming Valentine movie Starting Over Again starring Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga. The said movie is still part of the film outfit's 20th anniversary celebration.

In Starting Over Again, Piolo will portray Marco, a college professor-turned-chef who fell in love with his student Ginny, played by Toni. When Ginny left, Marco found a new love in Patty, played by Iza Calzado. 

Written by Carmi Raymundo and directed by Olivia Lamasan, Starting Over Again is one romance-drama film that will change your outlook on regrets and chances on love. The movie will open in theaters this February 12.

"Anong karapatan mong hingin ang isang bagay na ipinagdamot mong ibigay? I deserve an explanation! I deserve an acceptable reason," Marco said in one of the most applauded scenes in the trailer below.

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Girl Boy Bakla Tomboy Now Highest-Grossing Pinoy Film of All Time

It's not anymore Sisterakas. The record as the Philippines' all-time highest grossing film is now held by Girl Boy Bakla Tomboy starring Vice Ganda portraying four characters with different sexual orientations. 

The achievement was announced during a thanksgiving party attended by box office director Wenn Deramas, ABS-CBN executives including President Charo Santos-Concio, Star Cinema head Malou Santos, and June Rufino of Viva Films which co-produced the movie.

According to Star Cinema, Girl Boy Bakla Tomboy, an entry to the 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) made history on Thursday as the highest grossing Philippine film of all time. The movie has earned P427 million since opening on Christmas Day.

Girl Boy Bakla Tomboy, which was hailed MMFF 2013 2nd Best Picture, may not be the festival's top grosser but in the days leading up to the closing, organizers reported that the movie ruled daily grosses. The two-week festival closed with Vice Ganda's movie just P450,000 short of the gross earnings of top grosser My Little Bossings. [Click here for the MMFF 2013 Final Gross tally]

My Little Bossings, starring Vic Sotto, Kris Aquino, Bimby Aquino Yap and Ryzza Mae Dizon, has also crossed the P400-million mark, making it the second highest-grossing film in history. Sisterakas, which also stars Vice Ganda and Kris Aquino, as well as Ai Ai Delas Alas, now settles in third place.

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