MANILA (September 2, 2010) – There’s a time to go hero, and a time to Ultimate! Imagine being the only kid in the Philippines to own the ultimate Ultimatrix from the latest series Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. Talk about a neighborhood hero!

Cartoon Network has teamed up with global toy maker Bandai and Toy Kingdom to launch this once-in-a-lifetime contest where one lucky Ben 10 fan will win a limited edition Ultimatrix – and take ownership of it on stage at SM Mall of Asia.

With only 10 of these custom-made metallic green Ultimatrixes up for grabs in the entire world, kids in the Philippines can enter the contest to be the first to wear this ultimate Ben 10 world-saving alien-morphing device.

Running from September 7 to 30, 2010, kids simply purchase any Bandai Ben 10 product at Toy Kingdom to enter the competition for a chance to show the world that they’re the ultimate Ben 10 fan. Kids across the region will be partying like heroes on 10.10.10 (October 10, 2010) for the Asia Pacific premiere of Ben 10: Ultimate Alien at 10:00 am.

Entering is easy! For every eligible purchase of Bandai Ben 10 products from Toy Kingdom, shoppers will receive a raffle coupon to enter the competition. Apart from being the first in the Philippines to wear the ultimate Ultimatrix, which was specially created with a metallic finish to celebrate the most awesome date in history, 10.10.10, the grand prize winner will take center stage as they receive the Ultimatrix at the SM Mall of Asia in front of a whole lot of screaming Ben 10 fans.

Plus, they’ll witness the launch of an all-new line of exciting Ben 10: Ultimate Alien toys that will let kids battle alongside Ben like never before, such as the 10.10.10 Limited Edition gold Alien Collection 4-inch figurines exclusive to Asia Pacific, Ben’s Mark 10 vehicle and the Disc Alien Ultimatrix.

And there’s more! In addition to the one lucky Pinoy who will win this limited edition Ultimatrix, one additional winner will be chosen from participating stores. These winners will receive a BEN 10 Ultimatrix toy. Participating Toy Kingdom stores1 are located in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, including outlets in SM Mall of Asia, SM Makati, SM Megamall, SM North Edsa, Podium, Virra Mall, SM Southmall, SM Fairview, SM Pampanga, SM Marilao, and SM Bacoor.

Plus, here’s a look at how the channel will make 10.10.10 unforgettable and the ultimate Cartoon Network experience!

Host a Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Party – From September 1, kids can start planning and downloading awesome Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Premiere Party Kits from www.CartoonNetwork.com.ph. For extra cool party gear, kids can log in to the Cartoon Network Club and exchange their CN Beans for more goodies.

Ben 10 TV Marathon and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Premiere – Check out the dedicated Ben 10 marathon, kicking off on Monday, October 4, 2010 until Friday, October 8, 2010. Can’t get enough Ben 10 adventures? Cartoon Network has it covered with twenty-four hours of non-stop Ben 10 action, which leads into the premiere of Ben 10: Ultimate Alien on October 10, 2010 at 10:00 am.

About the Ultimatrix

Ben is back in Ben 10: Ultimate Alien and this time he’s wearing the all-new Ultimatrix! The Ultimatrix, which looks like a green gauntlet, gives Ben access to new aliens and ultimate versions of some of his most powerful heroes. It has four modes – Green (Active/Recharge), Red (Self-Destruct Mode/Radiation Detector), Yellow (Scan) and Reset – and Ben has to transform twice in order to turn into an ultimate alien superhero which are 10 times more powerful!

About Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien is the third animated series based on the hit franchise, following the highly-successful Ben 10 (original series) and Ben 10: Alien Force series, as well as two live-action television movies.

Picking up immediately where Ben 10: Alien Force leaves off, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien follows 16-year-old Ben Tennyson as his life changes in major ways! The Omnitrix has been destroyed and Ben must now learn to master the secrets of the mysterious Ultimatrix, a new watch-like device that not only allows him to transform into a variety of alien super heroes, but also gives him the ability to activate evolved (or “ultimate”) versions of some of his most powerful alien entities!

And Ben’s going to need all the power he can get to take on the brand new villain and his most formidable adversary yet, Aggregor. Plus, Ben’s secret identity has been revealed and he’s now an international megastar superhero, loved by kids the world over but distrusted by almost as many adults. Ben must deal with obsessive fans and skeptics who view him as a nuisance. Luckily, Gwen and Kevin are still by his side!

For more information on Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, check out www.CartoonNetwork.com.ph.

Watch brand new series UNITED STATES OF TARA and NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY back to back this month on HBO / HBO HD

PHILIPPINES, 18 august 2010 – Two highly anticipated series will premiere back to back August 30 on HBO / HBO HD, starting with the award-winning UNITED STATES OF TARA at 10pm and the HBO Original Series NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY at 11pm:

UNITED STATES OF TARA

• Premieres with two seasons back to back on Monday, August 30 at 10pm, with new episodes weekly

Suburban wife and mother Tara Gregson juggles her family and career while suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder. It’s never a dull moment in the Gregson household as various identities may appear on any given day – and range from “T”, a flirtatious and spunky teenager, to “Buck,” a gun-loving male alter – all while her supportive husband Max and their two teenage children, Kate and Marshall, try to lead as much of a “normal” life as possible.

Executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Diablo Cody (Oscar^® winning screenwriter for Juno) who also created and wrote the series, Cody reveals that the subtext of the series is really about women in today’s society, most of whom are trying – sometimes in vain – to juggle all their responsibilities simultaneously. But it’s not just about the women and mothers: UNITED STATES OF TARA is, overall, a tribute to family and how, together, they overcome obstacles of all kinds. Spielberg and Cody are joined by DreamWorks producing partners Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank, and fellow executive producer, Alexa Junge (Friends).

The complexities of Tara and her alters are brought to life by Toni Collette, who won both an Emmy^® and Golden Globe^® award for her outstanding lead role in this series. John Corbett plays Max, her loving husband of almost 20 years, who tries to keep up with Tara’s alters. Sarcastic and rebellious daughter Kate, played by Brie Larson, and tender-hearted bookworm son Marshall, played by Keir Gilchrist, have learned to cope with their mother’s unpredictable personalities. Rosemarie DeWitt is Tara’s insecure sister, Charmaine, who cannot accept Tara’s condition and envies the attention her sister has received from it.

NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY

• Premieres with a 2-hour pilot episode on Monday, August 30 at 11pm, with new hour-long episodes weekly at the same time

Based on the international bestselling novels by Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency stars Grammy Award winner Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose and Lucian Msamati. Filmed in Botswana, this HBO series chronicles the adventures of Precious Ramotswe, an eminently sensible and wise proprietor of the only female-owned detective agency in Botswana. Aided by her highly efficient yet rather peculiar secretary Grace Makutsi, Precious investigates cases, helps people solve problems in their lives, and begins a special friendship with JLB Matekoni, the highly respectable owner of a garage.

Directed by the late Anthony Minghella (Oscar^® winner for The English Patient), the two-hour pilot for THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY serves as the first episode of the HBO series. Executive producers of the pilot were the late Sydney Pollack (Oscar^® winner for Out of Africa), Richard Curtis (Emmy^® winner for HBO’s The Girl in the Café), Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein. Anthony Minghella, Timothy Bricknell and Amy J. Moore served as producers on the pilot. The Emmy^®-nominated series is now under the supervision of Richard Curtis, who also wrote the screenplay for the pilot with Anthony Minghella. New episodes of THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY are written by Nicholas Wright and Robert Jones, and directed by Charles Sturridge and Tim Fywell. The new episodes are once again produced by Timothy Bricknell and executive produced by Richard Curtis, Amy J. Moore, Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein.

It’s time for a change this September. ETC A-List lines up a month of movies where change is on order every Sunday night at 9PM.

Date Movie on September 5 follows Julia Jones (Alyson Hannigan), an unhappy Jewish girl who is overweight and spends her days working at her dad’s diner. Things change when she meets Grant Fockyerdoder (Adam Campbell) and she realizes that she will need to transform her life around for her to get the guy of her dreams.

A change in perspective is on the books for Hal (Jack Black) a superficial man who only wants to date hot beautiful women. However one day after he is hypnotized he can only see the inner beauty of women. While under the hypnotic spell, Hal meets Rosemary (Gwyneth Paltrow) a grossly obese woman who because of his new perspective he believes to be stunning. After falling in love with Rosemary, his hypnotic state is broken by best friend Mauricio (Jason Alexander). Now that Hal sees Rosemary’s true self can his love for her inner beauty outweigh his superficial perspective? Find out on September 12 in Shallow Hal.

On September 19 join Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) in My Super Ex-Girlfriend who has a change of heart and ends things with girlfriend Jenny (Uma Thurman) when he falls for office mate Hannah (Anna Faris). Unfortunately for Matt, Jenny is a superhero named G-Girl who uses her powers to make his life a living hell.

ETC A-List’s Movie of the Month for September is the devilshly stylish The Devil Wears Prada on September 26. Get ready for hell on heels editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly (Meryll Streep), as one of the worlds most powerful figures in fashion she knows what she wants and demands that she gets it. Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway), an aspiring writer who takes the job of Miranda’s assistant knows that if she can survive one year she has a greater opportunity of securing a more serious journalist position. In order to keep up with Miranda’s demands Andrea must change herself and her life, but is this change for the better?

Who can resist a funny man? They lighten the mood, brighten up any situation and are the only ones who can put a smile back on your face after a tough day. This September join 2nd Avenue as they celebrate four of Hollywood’s top Funny men every Saturday night at 9PM on Third Row.

Kicking off the laugh fest on September 4 is Man of the Year starring Robin Williams as Tom Dobbs, a comedic host of a news satire show. As a joke Dobbs decides to run for the presidency of the United States. But much to his and many others surprise he wins the election and is named the new president. But what Dobbs doesn’t know is that he won due to a computerized voting machine malfunction. When an employee from the voting machine company, Eleanor Green (Laura Linney) discovers the anomaly, it’s up to her to decide if she will reveal the truth.

On September 11 get ready for the most stylishly hilarious road trip ever filmed when drag queens, Noxeema (Wesley Snipes) and Vida (Patrick Swayze), and newbie drag queen Chi-Chi (John Leguizamo) travel across America to make it to the Drag Queen finals in Hollywood in To Wong Foo. Riding a cheap and beat-up Cadillac it’s not long before the queens are stranded in the middle of nowhere and they have to use their wits and endless supply of dazzling costumes to get by.

Chuckle your Saturday night away with the zany Hoover family in Little Miss Sunshine on September 18. Putting behind them their differences, the members of the Hoover family come together for youngest member Olive, who wants to join the finals of a beauty pageant. Traveling across the country in their mini van, will they make it to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant or will their differences get the better of them? Stars Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette and Steve Carell.

Round off the month on September 20 with the side-splitting English comedy The Full Monty. With steel not in demand, the city of Sheffield has fallen into ruin with steel factories closing and thousands loosing their jobs. Six unemployed steel workers, depressed, bored and looking for money decide to come up with a “get rich quick scheme.” Inspired by the Chippendale’s dancers, the men form a striptease act that not only lifts their spirits but the towns too. Stars Robert Carlyle and Tom Wilkinson.

Third Row airs every Saturday at 9PM with a replay Sundays at 3PM on 2nd Avenue.

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Isang sikat na phenomenon ngayon ang pagiging Jejemon. sila ang mga ka-tropa natin na mahilig magtext gamit ang kakaibang spelling sa mga salita gaya ng aQcKuHh na ang ibig sabihin ay me/ako, lAbqCkyOuHh which means I love you, “iMiszqcKyuH” para naman sa I miss you, at jAjaJa or jeJejE na ginagamit kapalit ng “hehehe.”

Kasabay ng jeje-phenomenon na kumakalat sa ating bansa, nag-release ang Warner Music Philippines ng kantang swak na swak para sa halakhak nating mga Pinoy para sa mga barkada nating Jejemon– entitled, anu pa kundi, “Jejemon”! Written and performed by Blanktape na siya ring nagpasikat ng mga novelty songs na Banana, Dulce Tirah Tirah at Chika Lang Yon, maaari mo na ring mapanuod ang music video ng Jejemon sa Top 20 hit charts ng MYX at sa Youtube na nakakalap na ng almost 40,000 views! Naibida na ni Blanktape ang kantang Jejemon sa iba’t ibang shows sa TV gaya ng sa Jojo A – TV 5, Master Showman – GMA 7, Party Pilipinas – GMA 7, Umagang Kayganda – ABS CBN, UnTV News – Interview with performance in PMPC “Stars For A Cause” mall show in SM North EDSA, at Full Time Moms sa QTV 11.

Para naman sa mga friends na proud to be Jejemon, pwede mo nang maging ringback tone ang Jejemon sa cellphone mo! I-text lang ang JEJEMON at i-send sa 5677! At kung solid Jejemon ka, bili ka na ng jeje-album - Jejemon!

Take a peek at the first theatrical poster of Warner Bros.’ upcoming romantic comedy “Life As We Know It”!

The one-sheet shows Katherine Heigl running after two “babies” — the tagline “A comedy about taking it one step at a time” has never been more hilariously dead-on.

“Life as We Know It” is directed by Greg Berlanti (TV’s “Brothers & Sisters”) from a screenplay by first time feature writers Ian Deitchman & Kristin Rusk Robinson.  The film stars Katherine Heigl (“The Ugly Truth,” “27 Dresses”), Josh Duhamel (the “Transformers” films), Josh Lucas (“Sweet Home Alabama”), Christina Hendricks (TV’s “Mad Men”), and Hayes MacArthur (“The Game Plan”).

The film is produced by Barry Josephson and Paul Brooks, with Denise DiNovi, Scott Niemeyer, Norm Waitt, Katherine Heigl, Nancy Heigl and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers.

The behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Andrew Dunn (“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”), production designer Maher Ahmad (“Zombieland”), editor Jim Page (“Eagle Eye”), costume designer Debra McGuire (“Superbad,” “Knocked Up”) and composer Blake Neely (“The Wedding Date” and TV’s “Everwood”).

Opening soon across the Philippines, Life As We Know It is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway previously left jaws dropped in the adult movie “Brokeback Mountain.”  Years later, after both leaped from one box-office hit to another, Gyllenhaal and Hathaway reunite in the upcoming romantic comedy “Love And Other Drugs” for a slap of the awe-stunning realities in adult relationships.

Directed by Edward Zwick and based on Jamie Reidy’s humorous memoir “Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman,” the movie tells the story of Reidy’s stint as Pfizer salesman in the 1990s.  As a salesman for Pfizer and considered to be the Jerry Maguire of the prescriptive drug world,  Reidy (played by Gyllenhaal) gets involved with Maggie (Hathaway) who won’t let anything or anyone tie her down.

Romancing each other within the political and social context of medical breakthroughs, Jamie and Maggie’s evolving relationship takes them both by surprise as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.

“Love and Other Drugs” opens January 2011 in theaters from 20^th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros. (Phils.)

Michael Douglas is back in his Oscar®-winning role as Gordon Gekko whose iconic “Greed is good” mantra and daring corporate raids made him a rock star of financial titans.  No longer the king of Wall Street, Gekko emerges from Federal prison after serving eight years.   While away, his wife has divorced him, his son has died, and his one remaining family member, his daughter Winnie (Carey Mulligan), won’t speak to him.

Resolute to win back the love of his daughter and determined to reestablish his position as Wall Street’s most powerful broker – Gekko joins forces with Jake Moore (Shia LaBeouf) who is engaged to Winnie. Jake personifies the brilliant technologically savvy individuals who by 2008 were making millions before they turned thirty.  Gekko uses Jake to gain access to Winnie – and Jake seeks Gekko’s advice in gaining the upper hand over Bretton James, a ruthless investment banker whom Jake holds responsible for his mentor and firm’s destruction.

Gekko’s imprisonment taught him many lessons, says Douglas.  “He’s had a lot of time to think. He can see much more clearly. He’s bearish on what’s been transpiring in the world of finance.  Gekko is able to look at the problems objectively and he can see how screwed we are.”

When Gekko is released from prison, he is determined to reestablish his position as a Wall Street’s most powerful broker.  But he’s looking for more than re-accumulating vast sums of money; “Gekko wants to be acknowledged,” Douglas explains.  “It’s one of the reasons he’s written a book.”

“The (first) film’s popularity grew over the years,” adds director Oliver Stone, who was initially surprised by the way audiences embraced Gekko.  “I made ‘Wall Street’ as a morality tale, and I think it was misunderstood by many.  It’s still amazing the number of people who came up to me over the years and said, ‘I took on a career on Wall Street because of your movie.’ Many of them are now in their 30s, 40s and were doing quite well on the Street — as honest traders, I should add.”

“What shocked me was this exponentially-growing accumulation of wealth kept going, into the 1990s and 2000s,” says Stone. “The numbers grew and grew, so the millions of dollars became billions of dollars. And the greed of Gordon Gekko was swamped by the greed of the banks.

“By 2008, no more Gordon Gekkos were possible,” he continues.  “That character,  was now gone, replaced by institutions that had once formerly been regulated.  In the past, a bank was a bank, and an insurance company was an insurance company.  In 2008, that all changed.  The firewalls between these functions were destroyed by the deregulation of the 1980s and 90s.  The crash happened in 2008 and that made it suddenly very interesting, because you saw all the flaws in the system,” explains Stone.   “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” is really a reckoning with what happened.”

”Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps” will open September 29 in theaters from 20^th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.