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ETC offers the latest season of Friday Night Lights 0

Posted on June 29, 2010 by kankan
Change is the name of the game for the fourth season of the critically acclaimed sports drama Friday Night Lights. With most of the team graduating and some of them moving on it’s time for a new goal and that means a move for Coach Eric Taylor. Premiering July 2, Friday at 8PM, catch the latest season of Friday Night Lights on ETC.
Having lost his job last season Coach Eric (Kyle Chandler) gets a break when the town is split into two new school districts. Taking up the position of coach of East Dillon High, he puts together a new team. But this new team and school are hardly like his former. East Dillon is a lesser-funded school and the students are tougher.
In walks avid gamer Vince Howard (Michael B. Jordan), who has only ever played football on a screen and not on a field. After being given the choice of joining the team or going to juvenile detention he soon discovers that running from the law is not the only thing he is good at. Also joining the East Dillon team is Luke Cafferty (Matt Lauria), a former West Dillon student who had been lying about his address to continue going to the more privileged school. Unlike others on his team, his parents disapprove of football and would rather have him home studying. Transferring over with Coach Eric is geeky Landry Clarke(Jesse Plemons) who makes the team as a kicker. Having been standing on the sidelines for so long, it is finally his time to shine on the field.
Based on a book and movie of the same name, Friday Night Lights was adapted into a TV drama by Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13). The show has been hailed for its realistic portrayal of Middle America and has won an Emmy for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series.

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Change is the name of the game for the fourth season of the critically acclaimed sports drama Friday Night Lights. With most of the team graduating and some of them moving on it’s time for a new goal and that means a move for Coach Eric Taylor. Premiering July 2, Friday at 8PM, catch the latest season of Friday Night Lights on ETC.

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Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood Season 4 0

Posted on June 29, 2010 by kankan
Join Tori and Dean as they try to balance time between their careers, family and each other on Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood Season 4 premiering July 2, Friday at 10:30PM on 2nd Avenue Watch and find out if this modern day Hollywood family is up for the challenge.
Now parents to two children, 2-year old son Liam and 10-month daughter Stella in this third season of the hit reality show we see the couple move to a new house in Beverly Hills . Settling the family into a new nest creates enough problems on its own but with a camera crew capturing every moment you know problems are bound to arise. These loving parents try to set up a slice of normalcy for their two children in their “fishbowl” lives. As no matter how crazy life may get in Hollywood Tori and Dean recognize that their children come first.
As with other seasons, the show follows the everyday life of the couple, no-holds barred. From their happiest times to their most tension filled, with each episode you will grow to love and support this young family. This season looks to ask what happens when a happy couple continues to work and expand their careers. Will the stress of their growing careers take a toll on their personal lives? Individually, do Dean’s extravagant hobbies put a strain on their relationship? Or is the fact that motherhood prevents Tori from taking on bigger Hollywood opportunities causing tension in the marriage?

Join Tori and Dean as they try to balance time between their careers, family and each other on Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood Season 4 premiering July 2, Friday at 10:30PM on 2nd Avenue Watch and find out if this modern day Hollywood family is up for the challenge.

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Sony Music launches MUSICONNECT 0

Posted on June 29, 2010 by kankan
Crazy about having the hottest hits without leaving your comfort zones? Get them right to your mobile phones with a touch of your fingers through MUSICONNECT.
MUSICONNECT is Sony Music’s mobile music store where one can download the latest and the greatest hits whether local or international through WAP application. To download your favorite music, just “CONNECT” to 3456. Browsing is free!
Get to know more about MUSICONNECT as it will be officially launched on July 2, 6pm at the Music Hall of SM Mall of Asia. Make on-the-spot downloads and win exciting freebies from Sony Music. Get to meet your favorite artists like 6cyclemind, Brownman Revival, Callalily, Cueshé, Eevee, Gloc-9, Itchyworms, Kiss Jane, Letter Day Story, Moonstar 88 and more surprise guest appearances.
This event is sponsored by Sony Philippines and Sony Ericsson.

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Crazy about having the hottest hits without leaving your comfort zones? Get them right to your mobile phones with a touch of your fingers through MUSICONNECT.

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Jay Baruchel, from dragon-trainer to wizard-trainee 0

Posted on June 29, 2010 by kankan
Hot off providing the voice of the hero Hiccup in “How to Train Your Dragon,” young actor Jay Baruchel (“Tropic Thunder”) now portrays the nerdy Dave Stutler who suddenly learns he has magical powers in Walt Disney Pictures’ new epic fantasy adventure “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.”
Dave is a college student trying to pass physics and get a date with Becky (Teresa Palmer), the girl of his dreams. Dave’s world is turned upside down when the eccentric Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) suddenly enters his life. Balthazar is a sorcerer embroiled in a centuries-long battle which pits the followers of two powerful sorcerers—the good Merlin and the evil Morgana—against each other for either the destruction or salvation of the world. When arch-nemesis and longtime Morganian rival Maxim Horvath (Alfred Molina) threatens not only Balthazar and Dave but the entire world, Balthazar recruits Dave as his reluctant protégé.
“It’s a story about two quests,” explains producer Jerry Bruckheimer. “Balthazar has been searching the world through the centuries for his apprentice, and Dave then has to discover his true potential as a human being. Dave is a very serious student and doesn’t need or want Balthazar in his life, or to be a sorcerer. But Balthazar is like a fly that keeps buzzing around, tormenting this poor kid until he succumbs to becoming this magical character. But if someone showed up at your door and said that you’re really a sorcerer, you wouldn’t believe them either.”
“I’m a huge, huge nerd,” confesses Baruchel. “I love any movies where guys shoot energy out of their hands, but I’m not usually the go-to guy for stuff like that. And then I read the script, and I was like, ‘wait a second…a guy like me gets to shoot energy out of his hands and stuff? Done! I’m here for the plasma bolts!’”
At the age of 10, Dave experiences a frightening incident when he encounters sorcerer Balthazar Blake after wandering into the bizarre Arcana Cabana curio shop. He’s given a dragon ring that comes to life on his finger, and he’s told that he’ll be a very important sorcerer himself. He then witnesses a furious battle between Balthazar and another sorcerer named Maxim Horvath, which made him want to forget the whole matter…until both Balthazar and Horvath re-enter his life 10 years later, forcing him to confront a destiny he would very much like to ignore!
“Dave is his own worst enemy, the architect of his own misery,” says Baruchel. “He spends his life trying to live down that moment in the Arcana Cabana when he first encountered Balthazar and Horvath. He gravitates towards physics, which is the discipline he gives his life to. When he meets up with Balthazar again, the sorcerer tells Dave that it was no coincidence that he drifted towards physics, because although illusion and magic are different, magic and science are the same thing.”
“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” was inspired by the short segment from the classic Disney film, “Fantasia” where Mickey Mouse played the bumbling apprentice.  Baruchel was challenged and honored by the task at hand, but never intimidated. “It’s a huge honor and a tremendous responsibility to walk in Mickey Mouse’s shoes. Those are pretty big shoes to fill, and I wondered how to do my own thing and make it funny without stepping on or moving away from what made that sequence so iconic in the first place. For me to be in this movie, and be allowed to put my stamp on and at the same time pay homage to one of the most beloved sequences in film history, wasn’t lost on me. It was an absolute treat, incredibly fun.  It was just magical. It was hard not to be a kid in that situation, man. I grew up watching that scene in ‘Fantasia,’ so after getting to do my own version of it, I could retire right now.”
Opening across the Philippines on Thursday, July 15, “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International.

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Hot off providing the voice of the hero Hiccup in “How to Train Your Dragon,” young actor Jay Baruchel (“Tropic Thunder”) now portrays the nerdy Dave Stutler who suddenly learns he has magical powers in Walt Disney Pictures’ new epic fantasy adventure “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.”

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Topher Grace gets deadly in “Predators” 0

Posted on June 29, 2010 by kankan
Set to be the deadliest wild card in the all-new “Predators” movie, Topher Grace plays Edwin, a disgraced physician thrown in the predators’ planet for a hunting game along with Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne and Alice Braga directed by Nimrod Antal and produced/written by Robert Rodriguez.
Grace came to international prominence via his work in “Spider Man 3” as Venom, he was recently seen in the romantic comedy “Valentin’s Day opposite Anne Hathaway. His other film works include “Win A Date With Tad Hamilton,” “In Good Company” and “Traffic.” He started to be recognized earlier on with his television work in the long-running series “That 70s Show” in the US.
Yet, in the upcoming “Predators” to open July 8 (Thursday) in Philippine cinemas from 20th Century Fox, Grace takes on another challenge by playing duplicitous Edwin, a doctor with a mysterious past amidst a group of stone-cold killers thrown together to serve as preys.
Journeying on to his character’s dark side, Grace shares more of himself and of his role in the following q&a with Jorge Carreon of L.A. Examiner.com
Q:  What’s a nice young man like you doing in a wicked place like this?
A:  Robert Rodriguez! I’ve been a huge fan of his work since I was in high school. I saw “El Mariachi “and someone told me he made the film for $30,000 dollars. It was an amazing action film, so I’ve always wanted to be a part of something that he’s a part of. And the story has a big twist, which actors love to play. I was really interested in it being kind of a character piece; there’s more stuff for the actors to do. saw “Kontroll” (director Nimrod Antal’s debut film) and thought, “This guy’s a killer director. “
Q:  You’ve done special effects-driven movies before. What makes “Predators” unique?
A:  The great thing about Nim and Robert’s work is that they really made a commitment at the beginning of this film to do as much with special effects as possible, and not with CGI. It’s the real thing, which helps a lot. An actor’s nightmare is standing in front of a green screen and you’re looking at a tennis ball that’s hanging there or a piece of tape and someone is saying, “It’s trying to kill you.” It’s easier when they have me 30 miles an hour away from a
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Q:  Despite some rather harsh environments and the mayhem of the plot, the cast looks to be a rather solid group of friends .
A:  Well, there’s a time where it gets really serious before we start rolling, but it is probably the most fun set I’ve ever been on. Adrien plays a leader in the film and is a great leader. He is really an egoless movie star.
Q:  These films pose the question, how far would you go for your own survival?
A:  I do not have the ability to do half the things these characters have the power to do. [laughs] I feel like I’d sprain my ankle and die within the first two minutes if I had to live through this story in real life. Edwin at his weakest is stronger than I am. I think what it really asks is, how much do you care about your fellow man?Everyone is out for their own survival, but it also says, “What is the point of being concerned about your own life’s worth when you’re not concerned about others?”

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Set to be the deadliest wild card in the all-new “Predators” movie, Topher Grace plays Edwin, a disgraced physician thrown in the predators’ planet for a hunting game along with Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne and Alice Braga directed by Nimrod Antal and produced/written by Robert Rodriguez.

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Leonardo DiCaprio, the dream-extractor in “Inception” 0

Posted on June 29, 2010 by kankan
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Dom Cobb, a master in the art of dream-extraction, in Warner Bros.’ original sci-fi action adventure “Inception.”
In the film, Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction: stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state when the mind is at its most vulnerable.  Cobb’s rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved.  Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption.
“Cobb has achieved a level of expertise that has made him very well known in the underground black market of individuals who are able to infiltrate people’s minds and extract information,” DiCaprio notes.
“At the beginning of the film,” director Christopher Nolan says, “we learn that Cobb is the best extractor in the game.  He is hired by corporations to steal secrets they would otherwise never have access to.  It’s all based on the persistence of an idea, the notion that any concept will stay fixed in the subconscious.  It’s impossible to unlearn something, and that forms the basis for what an extractor is able to do in terms of retrieving information.”
The way extraction works is through a process called dream sharing—manufacturing the world of the dream and bringing the subject into that world, which feels completely real as long as they are in it.
But Cobb’s rare skills have also resulted in him being a wanted fugitive who can never go home.  Producer Emma Thomas shares, “From the start, we know he is a man with a past that makes it impossible for him to go back to America.  But his kids are there and that motivates him more than anything else.  He’s willing to take any risk in his work if it means he can get home to what he loves most.”
For that reason, DiCaprio says that the approach he and Nolan took was that “no matter how surreal the dream state, everything needed to be grounded in our connection with the character; everything had to be emotionally charged.  From Cobb’s standpoint there is something very real at stake, so all of his choices, his reactions, and how he deals with the people he’s working with is a means to one end: getting back his life.”
Nolan expounds, “Working with Leo early on, we really delved into the emotional life of his character.  It was very important to him that that be the guiding thread of the story, and with it he is able to draw the audience through the complex story in a very clear fashion.  That’s what great actors are able to bring to a project, and Leo made a massive contribution to the film.  I think he is one of our finest actors and his performance in the film is extraordinary.”
For his part, DiCaprio states, “Chris is an extremely talented filmmaker,” adding, “I also appreciated getting to collaborate so closely with such an unbelievable cast.  We had lengthy conversations about our characters, and their individual histories and relationships.  And Chris definitely encouraged that; he wanted every actor, no matter how big or small the part, to have a real sense of our characters and to bring something to the table to make them our own.”
Opening soon across the Philippines in IMAX, Digital 2D and regular format, “Inception” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Dom Cobb, a master in the art of dream-extraction, in Warner Bros.’ original sci-fi action adventure “Inception.”

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Sneak Peek: “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” 0

Posted on June 24, 2010 by kankan
In the age-old battle between cats and dogs, one crazed feline has taken things a paw too far.
Kitty Galore, formerly an agent for cat spy organization MEOWS, has gone rogue and hatched a diabolical plan to not only bring her canine enemies to heel, but take down her former kitty comrades and make the world her scratching post.
Faced with this unprecedented threat, cats and dogs will be forced to join forces for the first time in history in an unlikely alliance to save themselves—and their humans—in Warner Bros.’ “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore,” a comedy in 3D that blends live action with state-of-the-art puppetry and computer animation.
It’s time for the fur to fly.
“Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” stars Christina Applegate, Michael Clarke Duncan, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, James Marsden, Bette Midler, Nick Nolte, Joe Pantoliano, Katt Williams, Chris O’Donnell, Jack McBrayer, Fred Armisen and Paul Rodriguez.
The film is directed by Brad Peyton and written by Ron J. Friedman & Steve Bencich, based on characters created by John Requa & Glenn Ficarra.  It is produced by Andrew Lazar and Polly Johnsen, with Brent O’Connor and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers.  The creative team includes director of photography Steven Poster, production designer Rusty Smith, editor Julie Rogers and composer Christopher Lennertz.
Opening soon across the Philippines in Digital 3D and regular format, “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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In the age-old battle between cats and dogs, one crazed feline has taken things a paw too far.

Kitty Galore, formerly an agent for cat spy organization MEOWS, has gone rogue and hatched a diabolical plan to not only bring her canine enemies to heel, but take down her former kitty comrades and make the world her scratching post.

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Boom: 20 of today’s hits in one album 0

Posted on June 24, 2010 by kankan
Twenty of today’s explosive hits from the hottest international artists are now in one album—BOOM!
Everything that defines a hit is in this amazing compilation. Don’t stop, make it pop with the 2010 dance favorite “Tik Tok” from Ke$ha. Somebody call 911 with Sean Kingston’s red-hot track “Fire Burning” and count 1-2-3 with Britney Spears’ “3.” Say “awooo” with Shakira’s sexy single “She Wolf” and groove to another Latin rap sensation Pitbull with “Hotel Room Service.”  Idols will not be far behind with “Live Like We’re Dying” by Kris Allen, “For Your Entertainment” by Adam Lambert, “No Surprise” by Daughtry, “Come Back To Me” by David Cook, “Already Gone” by Kelly Clarkson, “A Little Too Not Over You” by David Archuleta and “Battlefield” by Jordin Sparks. Divas have a place with Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys and Leona Lewis’ hits “Million Dollar Bill,” “Doesn’t Mean Anything” and “Happy.” It’s pop galore with Pink’s “Funhouse,” “Straight To My Heart” by Backstreet Boys and Lenka’s “Trouble Is A Friend.” Boys Like Girls rock with “Love Drunk.”
It also includes the single “Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)” by UK X-Factor contestant Jedward featuring Vanilla Ice. These lovable twins combined Queen’s “Under Pressure” with Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” and the result is another riot dance party track. The track is now hot on radio stations all over the Philippines.
BOOM is now out in CDs at leading record stores nationwide under Sony Music.
Watch album spot HERE

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Twenty of today’s explosive hits from the hottest international artists are now in one album—BOOM!

Everything that defines a hit is in this amazing compilation. Don’t stop, make it pop with the 2010 dance favorite “Tik Tok” from Ke$ha. Somebody call 911 with Sean Kingston’s red-hot track “Fire Burning” and count 1-2-3 with Britney Spears’ “3.” Say “awooo” with Shakira’s sexy single “She Wolf” and groove to another Latin rap sensation Pitbull with “Hotel Room Service.”  Idols will not be far behind with “Live Like We’re Dying” by Kris Allen, “For Your Entertainment” by Adam Lambert, “No Surprise” by Daughtry, “Come Back To Me” by David Cook, “Already Gone” by Kelly Clarkson, “A Little Too Not Over You” by David Archuleta and “Battlefield” by Jordin Sparks. Divas have a place with Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys and Leona Lewis’ hits “Million Dollar Bill,” “Doesn’t Mean Anything” and “Happy.” It’s pop galore with Pink’s “Funhouse,” “Straight To My Heart” by Backstreet Boys and Lenka’s “Trouble Is A Friend.” Boys Like Girls rock with “Love Drunk.”

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