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Fans of all ages turned out this weekend for “Where the Wild Things Are,” the big-screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic tale about childhood, directed by Spike Jonze.  The film, from Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, opened at No. 1, earning a weekend total of $32,695,407, the biggest October opening for a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
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As dozens of buoyant Michael Jackson fans queued up in the Nokia Plaza to be among the first to see their idol’s last performance in the upcoming movie “Michael Jackson’s This Is It,” others watching the scene expressed mixed emotions.

Tim Leiweke, president of AEG, which bankrolled Jackson ‘s “This is It” tour and is a key player in the film, recalled the moment he got the news of Jackson ‘s death. “Well, at first it lets all the air out of you, and you sit here and you’re stunned at how quickly it happened and occurred. You’re in denial. You can’t believe it. You’re looking around, saying, ‘What happened?”
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IMAX Corporation and Sony Pictures Releasing announced that the highly-anticipated motion picture “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” will be released for a special run in select Digital IMAX theaters worldwide (including the Philippines) during the film’s limited two-week engagement in thousands of theaters globally starting on October 28.  The film’s Manila run at Digital IMAX will be at SM North EDSA.
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With around 100 movies screening over 10 days, the 7th World Film Festival of Bangkok is set for November 6 to 15, 2009 at Paragon Cineplex, opening with the new independent Thai drama “Jao Nok Krajok” (“Mundane History”) and closing with Jamaican rhythms in an outdoor screening of the documentary “Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae”.
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Romancing Nia Vardalos in Fox Searchlight’s hilarious comedy “My Life in Ruins” is Greek superstar Alexis Georgoulis who plays tour-bus driver, Poupi. The sweepingly romantic film will be shown exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas (Glorietta 4 and Greenbelt 3) starting Oct. 14.
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The scene that played out poolside at Quentin Tarantino’s house in Los Angeles proved to be a small but significant snapshot in contemporary movie history. Two films – one directed by Tarantino and the other by his close friend, Eli Roth – were still in the early stages of development, and each director was offering the other vital encouragement.

One, Roth’s horror movie, HOSTEL, would go on to become a huge worldwide box office hit just over a year later. The other, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, took longer to reach the screen but would eventually become the latest, eagerly awaited offering from cinema’s enfant terrible – a World War II “fairytale” about a ruthless group of Jewish-American soldiers who operate behind enemy lines to strike fear into the hearts of the Nazis.
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From the Oscar-winning producing team of Martin Scorsese and Graham King (The Departed) comes the soaring drama The Young Victoria which chronicles Queen Victoria ‘s ascension to the throne, focusing on the early turbulent years of her reign and her legendary romance and marriage to Prince Albert .

Starring Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent and Mark Strong, “The Young Victoria” will be shown exclusively at Greenbelt 3 starting Sept. 30.
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In 2002, Julie Powell took on a year-long culinary quest: cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child’s book “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” She chronicled her trials and tribulations in a blog that caught on with the food crowd.  Now, her kitchen adventure is brought to the screen in Columbia Pictures’ comedy “Julie & Julia” with no less than Oscar-nominee Amy Adams (“Doubt,” “Enchanted”) playing the character.
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