MARY POPPINS to be Screened at the UPV Cinematheque

Cinema Exmundo and the UPV Cinematheque presents a screening of the classic family movie "Mary Poppins" this coming June 15, 2014 Sunday at 3:30 PM (doors open 3:00 PM) at the UPV Cinematheque, U.P Visayas, Iloilo City Campus, Infante Ave., Iloilo City. The event will be RSVP to confirm your seats, so visit their facebook page first [CLICK HERE to go to the page] if you intend to go and watch it. [hit the jump to continue]

Sony Pictures Animation sets its eyes on MEDUSA

Sony Pictures Animation has announced the acquisition of an original animated comedy feature pitch by Todd Alcott and Holly Golden entitled MEDUSA, which will tell an all-new story behind the infamous snake-headed lady from Greek mythology. Emmy winner Lauren Faust, who rebooted the My Little Pony franchise in 2010 and turned it into the current My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic phenomenon with an ever-growing fanbase of all ages, is attached to direct the feature.
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Peyton Reed is the new director of Ant-Man

After the grueling drama of finding a replacement for Edgar Wright, the search is over for Ant-Man’s replacement director as Marvel confirms Peyton Reed as the new helmer. Adam McKay, who originally sought to replace Wright but turned down the offer, will instead board the picture in a screenwriting capacity and will make contributions to the script. Insiders say that he must have shared a few notes with the studio to earn that mention. In addition, Marvel has also released the official synopsis for Ant-Man [hit the jump to continue]

Live-Action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Movie Being Developed; Bill Condon as Director

This looks like a project that has been waiting for a go-signal, and now that Maleficent is a big success, Disney is moving on to work on another fairy tale re-imagining, with a live-action Beauty and the Beast movie. Bill Condon (director of "Gods and Monsters", "Chicago", "Dreamgirls", and "Twilight: Breaking Dawn 1 & 2") will helm the flick. Few details are available on the tone or plot of the script at the moment, or whether or not the film will even feature musical numbers. Condon may have directed the 2 last Twilight movies, but his reputation cannot be easily underestimated just like that, because his other works, like "Gods and Monsters" and "Dreamgirls" are high caliber, Academy Award movies. Condon has that potential to mix a really great cinematic experience and the kind of romance that will get the teenagers running to the theaters. The film is in development stage; no production start or release date has been set as of yet.

Josh Trank will direct Star Wars Spin-Off Movie

In addition to the episodes of a new Star Wars trilogy, Lucasfilm and Disney continue development of multiple stand-alone movies that will offer new stories beyond the core Saga. The newest director to come on board is Josh Trank. [hit the jump to continue]

Doctor Strange picks Scott Derrickson as director; Now the big question is Who will play Doctor Strange?

It's been confirmed that "Doctor Strange" will be among the movies that will comprise Marvel Production's Phase 3. Scott Derrickson (director of "The Exorcism of Emily Rose", "Sinister", and the upcoming "Deliver Us From Evil") has already confirmed that he will direct this upcoming Marvel project. Now, speculations run amuck as to who will portray Doctor Strange. The biggest contenders, according to several sources, are; Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Jared Leto. We here on Syowing have our own little choices [hit the jump to continue]

The 2014 New Filipino Cinema Film Festival in San Francisco

Now on its third year, the New Filipino Cinema film festival in San Francisco, California is set to launch this month, and yet again, showcase the Philippines' finest films, specifically, of the new age. The Festival will be from June 11, 2014 to June 15, 2014, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California, USA. [hit the jump to continue]

Syowing this Week [June 4, 2014 to June 10, 2014]

Edge of Tomorrow
This science fiction movie directed by Doug Liman (Bourne Identity, Jumper), and stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, is an adaptation of the Japanese novel "All You Need Is Kill" by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. The story centers on humanity's war against an alien race, and Lt. Col. Bill Cage (Tom Cruise) is an officer who discovered that he has a gift that he could tip the scales and could give humanity its victory.
SCREENING SKEDS:
Robinsons Movieworld Cinema 1 [in 3D]
12:15 PM | 2:45 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:45 PM
Robinsons Movieworld Cinema 2
12:45 PM | 3:15 PM | 5:45 PM | 8:15 PM
SM Iloilo Cinema 3
1:00 PM | 3:40 PM | 6:20 PM | 9:00 PM
SM Iloilo Cinema 8 [in 3D]
12:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM
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The Fault In Our Stars
This romantic comedy-drama film directed by Josh Boone, is based on the novel of the same name by John Green. It stars Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, and Nat Wolff, with Laura Dern, Sam Trammell, and Willem Dafoe in supporting roles. Woodley plays Hazel Grace Lancaster, a sixteen-year-old cancer patient who is forced by her parents to attend a support group, where she subsequently meets and falls in love with Augustus Waters, portrayed by Ansel Elgort.
SCREENING SKEDS:
Robinsons Movieworld Cinema 3
12:15 PM | 2:50 PM | 5:25 PM | 8:00 PM
SM Iloilo Cinema 2
12:30 PM | 3:20 PM | 6:10 PM | 9:00 PM
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Quick Change
This Pinoy Indie film written and directed by Eduardo Roy Jr., tells the story of Dorina, who believes she is a lady incarcerated inside a male body. She’s got herself a flourishing career, albeit in an illegal cosmetic surgery business. She is a mother figure to Hero, her eight year old nephew. She acts as a devoted wife to Uno. Between her job and her family, Dorina feels that she is one lucky woman. Until Uno falls in love with another tranny (transvestite).
SCREENING SKED:
FDCP CINEMATHEQUE ILOILO
Quick Change
June 3, 2014 to June 8, 2014
Tuesday to Friday - 3:30 PM | 5:30 PM
Saturday & Sunday - 1:30 PM | 3:30 PM
Tuesday to Friday - 3:30 PM | 5:30 PM // Saturday & Sunday - 1:30 PM | 3:30 PM
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Ben Foster is Medivh in the upcoming Warcraft Movie

The Warcraft movie is one of the most anticipated action-adventure-fantasy genre movies. And in an interview with IGN, actor Ben Foster has revealed his role on the upcoming movie. Foster will be playing the character Medivh. Medivh has been one of the main characters in the Warcraft universe; specifically on  Warcraft III and World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. [hit the jump to continue]

"Noah" finally gets its Philippine release date; "Transformers: Age of Extinction" Philippine release also announced

After being delayed due to legal problems concerning with the operation of United International Pictures Philippines, "Noah" finally gets a Philippine release date. "Noah" will finally dock in the Philippines June 11, 2014. "Transformers: Age of Extinction" also gets its Philippine release date set on June 25, 2014, just in time with its Southeast Asian release on the same date. (It will open in U.S. cinemas June 27). Last march we reported that United International Pictures Philippines had been suspended from distributing their films after it allegedly violated an agreement with Solar Entertainment Corp., its local partner in the release of the movies. Solar claimed that UIP violated its 2012 agreement when it named Columbia Pictures as its new film distributor in the Philippines. That put "Noah"'s Philippine release to a grueling delay (it was released internationally last March), and also put the release date of the new Transformers movie in peril.

But the official facebook page of Columbia Pictures Philippines has now hit the news feeds with the two movies' release dates; "Noah" which seems to grab on to a Independence Day holiday week, to cash on to its box office potential, and Transformers 4 catching up to what its original release date was scheduled to be.

Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie join the Star Wars: Episode VII Cast

Two pretty solid actresses are going to a galaxy far far away as well. Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie has joined the recently announced cast of Star Wars: Episode VII.

This year, Lupita Nyong’o's breakthrough performance in 12 Years a Slave earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. While Gwendoline Christie, currently starring in the hit television series Game of Thrones as Brienne of Tarth, has also been cast in the production. She can next be seen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.

“I could not be more excited about Lupita and Gwendoline joining the cast of Episode VII,” says Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. “It’s thrilling to see this extraordinarily talented ensemble taking shape.” [hit the jump to continue]

Syowing Overseas: "Rekorder" in Taipei, "Unfriend" in Argentina

The Philippine Inquirer reports two Pinoy films which will be screened outside the country this month...

On Taiwan June 27, 2014 to July 19, 2014, Mikhail Red’s “Rekorder” is set to be screened at the Taipei Film Festival. The film is in the “Perspectives: Films on Films” program and will be screened on July 12, 2014 at 9 PM, and July 13, 2014 at 4:40 PM at the Spot Huashan Cinema A. The director will be in attendance.

Meanwhile, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from June 3 to 8, at Asterisko, the First International LGBTIQ Film Festival, Joselito Altarejos’ “Unfriend” will be screened. The fest’s website describes the film as “not another story of lost love … it is the staging of an excision.” “Unfriend” will be shown on June 6 and 8 at the fest.

LGBTIQ stands for Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-Intersexed-Questioning.

GMA's new film entitled "Overtime" pairs Richard Gutierrez and Lauren Young

In a press release, GMA announced its new movie entitled "Overtime" which is set for a July 2, 2014 release date. This suspense movie that promises to keep the audience on the edge of their seats, is directed by Wincy Aquino-Ong (writer and director of the indie horror "San Lazaro") and Earl Ignacio (writer of "Mr. Suave" and assistant director of "Ang Nawawala" and "Happyland") who also wrote it. It stars Richard Gutierrez in the lead with Lauren Young as the unlikely leading lady.

Richard plays Dom, a hacker who discovers that the pharmaceutical firm he’s working for has an underground clinic that conducts drug tests on children. Dom tries to blow the whistle against his employer, but is forced to hide after surviving a murder attempt orchestrated by his former boss, which is played by Roi Vinzon.
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Godzilla director Gareth Edwards to direct Star Wars Spin-Off Movie

In addition to the episodes of a new Star Wars trilogy, Lucasfilm and Disney have begun development on multiple stand-alone movies that will offer new stories beyond the core Saga. Gareth Edwards will direct the first stand-alone film, with a screenplay by Gary Whitta. The film is due out December 16, 2016. [hit the jump to continue]

Devlin and Emmerich will reimagine, reboot, and relaunch STARGATE

When STARGATE was released back in the late 90's it was something that we were in awe for, and instantly loved it (with many arguing that the movie-going world terribly missed Star Wars during that time), and it spawned a couple of spin-offs from animated series, direct-toDVD sequels, and the TV series Stargate SG-1 which served as a sequel to the movie . Now, its creators Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich venture out to into the Stargate and launch, not only a new movie, but a Stargate trilogy! [hit the jump to continue]