End Of Love

“Stuck in a Christian rehabilitation camp, Ming, an [attractive] 22 years old and a Hong Kong party boy; recalls his life, a whirlwind of sex and drugs as a rent boy [combined with a] sedate romantic life with [an] older and more conservative [boyfriend] Yen. Secrets and lies haunt their relationship, as Ming's mother confronts his sexuality in a most extreme fashion, [while] Yen tries to get Ming… [out of] hustling.”

Category by FTI Movie House: Romance

Ethan Mao

“After his family kicks him out of [their] house because he's gay, teenager Ethan Mao (Jun Hee Lee) resorts to street hustling and befriends drug dealer Remigio (Jerry Hernandez). On a day when he's sure [that] his family is out, Ethan, accompanied by Remigio; goes home to get some things. But when he's caught by his disapproving family, Ethan [is] forced to hold them hostage. Tension builds and secrets are revealed as family members confront one another.”

Category by FTI Movie House: Romance

Boys Love 1

“This movie was released directly [on] DVD on November 24, 2006. [It’s about] the story of Taishin Mamiya, a magazine editor; who meets and interviews a young model, Noeru Kisaragi; and becomes attracted to him. Their love, however, is forbidden. The [core] of this movie: All we did was [just] love… [Is] it a "sin?”

Category by FTI Movie House: Romance

Return to the 36th Chamber

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Category by FTI Movie House: Action

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

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Category by FTI Movie House: Action

War of the Shaolin Temple

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Pedro Penduko The Return of the Comeback

Categories by FTI Movie House: Comedy, Action, Drama and Pinoy Movie

SI AYALA & SI ZOBEL Ogie Alcasid & Anjo Yllana

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Categories by FTI Movie House: Comedy and Pinoy Movie

Kung Fu Tai Chi Masters Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh

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Category by FTI Movie House: Action

Daybreak (2008)

Categories by FTI Movie House: Romance and Indie Film

Ang Lihim ni Antonio

Categories by FTI Movie House: Romance and Indie Film






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2012 Lux Prize Finalists

Today within the framework of the 9th edition of the ‘Venice Days’ (Giornate degli Autori) section of the Venice International Film Festival, the European Parliament unveiled the three films of the LUX Prize 2012 Competition and here they are.

Csak a szél (Just the Wind), Bence Fliegauf, Hungary, Germany and France

Io Sono Li (Shun Li and the Poet), Andrea Segre, Italy and France

Tabu, Miguel Gomes, Portugal, Germany, France and Brazil

To read the official announcement go here. The three candidates will be screened as special events at the Venice Film Festival and in all the 27 Member States of the European Union. The prize will be awarded on November 21st at a sitting of the Parliament.

My Sassy Girl

“My Sassy Girl… is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong. It tells the story of a man's chance meeting a drunk girl [in a] train [that] changes his life. It is ostensibly based on a true story posted on the Internet in a series of blog posts written by Kim Ho-sik, which were later adapted into a novel.”

Category by FTI Movie House: Romance

Nana Movie

“Based on the popular manga by Ai Yazawa, Nana follows the adventures of the two girls both named Nana. While they share the same name, they couldn't be more different. Nana "Hachi" Komatsu follows her boyfriend [in] Tokyo [hoping] to make a new start; while Nana Osaki, who arrives in the city at the same time, is a punk rock beauty who has an ambition to make it big in the world of rock and roll. Although these two young women come from different backgrounds, they quickly become best friends to seek their happiness and dreams….”

Category by FTI Movie House: Romance










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200 Pounds Beauty (2006)

Description:  “[This is a 2006] Korean movie . . .  [where a girl named] Hanna is a lip sync vocalist for Amy, the famous Korean pop singer [on this film].  Even though [Hanna] is always ignored because of her appearance, she has been a bright and lighthearted girl until Amy humiliates her in front of Sang-Jun, her secret love.  [Finally,] she makes [her] lifetime [decision] to [undergo a whole body] plastic surgery. . . . [Now, would her love remain unrequited?]” 

Category by FTI Movie House:  Romance

Windstruck

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Category by FTI Movie House: Romance

Reign of Assassins

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Category by FTI Movie House: Action

Jet Li - Legend of the Red Dragon

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Category by FTI Movie House: Action

Jet Li- Once Upon A Time In China 2

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Category by FTI Movie House: Action

The 7 Grandmasters

“[This is] about an aging master who travels across China to prove himself [as the] grandmaster before he retires. He picks up a disciple during his travels who, when they return from the journey, challenges… [him] to a one final contest.”

Category by FTI Movie House: Action

Shaolin Master Killer

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Category by FTI Movie House: Action

Shaolin vs Lama

“Lo Jui plays [as] Sun Yu Ting, a kung fu fanatic in search of a teacher. After five years of challenging masters [and being] unbeaten, he runs into Hsu Shi (William Yen), a young Shaolin monk who stole money from a gambling match to [buy] meat and wine for his master; [and brought him in] inside the Buddhist temple. Although Hsu's master defeats [Sun Yu Ting] with ease, [Hsu’s master] refuses to take him [in] as a student. [Sun Yu ting] then resorts to [funny tricks] to try to learn techniques from the aged monk. Eventually, these antics come to the attention of the senior abbot who expels Sun Yu Ting from the temple…

Yu is only allowed back into the temple after he rescues a girl escaping from the dreaded Skyhawk clan. The head of the gang is a chief Lama and sworn enemy of Shaolin who, twelve years ago, stole one of temple's most treasured martial arts manuals, the i-ching manual. Hsu Shi's master eventually agrees to take Yu Ting [in] as a student, but lessons are cut short when the chief Lama [shows] up and kills the master (who was his ex-master). Yu now swears revenge, but … he has to learn the Buddhist’s Finger technique first—the only style that can defeat the Lama‘s chief—[before he can leave the temple].”

Category by FTI Movie House: Action

MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO

“My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 independent drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant [and starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves], loosely based on Shakespeare's Henry IV, [Parts 1 and 2], and Henry V. The story follows the two friends Mike and Scott as they embark on a journey of personal discovery that takes them to Mike's hometown in Idaho and then to Italy in search [for] Mike's mother.”

Categories by FTI Movie House: Drama and Romance

Backwoods

“A team-building wilderness weekend turns into a waking nightmare when a group of adventurous L.A. executives fall prey to a relentless killer. Asked by her boss to join a paintball battle in the Northern California wilderness, gaming engineer Lee (Haylie Duff) eagerly accepts. After all, what better way to show up her cocky male colleagues than to lock them in her sights and squeeze off a round of paint-soaked humility? But these woods aren't as deserted as the boss had anticipated, because lurking amidst the foliage is a violent gang of survivalists who are determined to keep their location secret. When these two worlds collide, the body count starts to rise. Now, locked in a vicious battle for survival in the middle of nowhere, the only hope for these white-collar city slickers is to embrace their own killer instincts and teach their attackers a lesson in ferocity.”

Category by FTI Movie House: Horror

My Boyfriend's Back

Description:  “My Boyfriend's Back is a 1993 American romantic black comedy/fantasy/horror film directed by Bob Balaban [that] tells the story of Johnny Dingle, a teenage boy who returns from the dead as a zombie to meet Missy McCloud, the girl he's in love with, for a date. . . .

The movie's title is a reference to the 1963 song of the same name by The Angels. The original title of the film [was] Johnny Zombie, [but it] was changed shortly before the film's theatrical release. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Matthew McConaughey, Renée Zellweger, and Matthew Fox appear in small roles in [this] film.”

Categories by FTI Movie House : Comedy and Horror

Mysterious Skin

Description: “At the age of eight, Kansas youngsters Neil and Brian played on the same little league baseball team. Now, ten years later, the two boys couldn’t be more different.  Neil is a charismatic, but emotionally aloof male hustler; while Brian is a nervous introvert [and] obsessed with the idea that he has been abducted by a UFO. When the boys’ parallel lives inevitably intersect . . . [they] unearth dark [and] repressed secrets on a harrowing and unforgettable journey of self-discovery."

Official Selection:

Sundance Film Festival 2005
Venice Film Festival 2004
Toronto Film Festival 2004

Categories by FTI Movie House:  Drama and Romance

PATRICK

"A [married gay] couple, Goran and Sven, [has] been cleared for adoption, and they have a possibility to adopt a Swedish orphan, Patrik (1,5). But when Patrik arrives, he turns out to be someone else [and] not the little boy they were expecting. A comma [has] been misplaced, and it becomes a 15-year-old homophobic [teenager] with a criminal past."

Categories by FTI Movie House: Drama and Romance

Clapham Junction

Description:  “Clapham Junction is a 2007 British television film, written by Kevin Elyot [and] Directed by Adrian Shergold. [T]he film centers on the experiences of several gay men during a 36 hours period in the Clapham area of London and the consequences when their lives collide. It was first broadcasted on Channel 4 on 22 July 2007, repeated on 1 September 2009, and later released on DVD.”

Category by FTI Movie House: Romance

Gloomy Salad Days

Description: “This drama involves 12 different stories… [that] happened to [some] teenagers…. Shen Qi is a student who has a brain tumor [that gives] him the ability to see Death Girl….” As Shen Qi witnesses Death Girl while she does her task of “ferrying different people to the afterlife, he gradually falls in love with her and begins to understand the transition between life and death.”

Category by FTI Movie House: Romance

Roomboy

Synopsis:  “Luis, a motel room boy, finds out [that] the place he is renting is about to be demolished
 . . . [sending him] to look for a new place to live with the help of Melba, a prostitute who is a regular client at the motel [where he works]. Lonely and vulnerable, Luis starts falling for Melba. But giving into his emotions means abandoning his wife, Mercy, who is recuperating from a mental relapse in a mental institution. Torn between his new found love and marital vows, Luis turns his room hunting into an emotional journey that leads to his ultimate dwelling place.”

Categories by FTI Movie House: Drama, Romance, and Pinoy Movies

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National Security

“Earl and Hank have only one thing in common: they're both L.A.P.D. rejects. One just got kicked out of the force [and] the other can't even get in. After confronting each other on opposite sides of the law, during a traffic stop that escalates out of control, these two luckless individuals end up partnered as lowly security guards. Despite being damned to the lowest rung of the law enforcement ladder, Earl and Hank uncover a sophisticated smuggling operation led by Nash and his band of thugs. When Earl and Hank get their hands on some hot property, they go on the run from… the bad guys… [and] the L.A.P.D. led by Lt. Washington and Detective McDuff. What these two unlikely partners do to law enforcement is a crime, but they just [may] save the day. That is if they don't kill each other first.”

Genres: Action/Adventure and Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.
Release Date: January 17th, 2003
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, language and some sensuality
Distributors: Intermedia Films, Sony Pictures Releasing
Production Co.: The Firm, Outlaw Productions, Intermedia Films
Studios: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, Intermedia Films
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Category by Ecstasy Movie House (EMH): Action

Mr. Deeds of Adam Sandler

"One of Frank Capra's best-loved stories gets a modernized and wildly slapstick reinterpretation in this romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler. When Preston Blake (Harve Presnell), a remarkably wealthy media magnate, dies with neither a wife nor children; the question on the lips of most of his associates is who will inherit the estate. The surprising answer turns out to be Longfellow Deeds (Adam Sandler), a cheerful but half-bright proprietor of a small-town pizzeria [and] a part-time greeting card poet, who is a distant relative of Blake. In order to claim his 40-billion-dollar inheritance, Deeds heads to New York City where Blake's former associates, Chuck Cedar (Peter Gallagher) and Cecil Anderson (Erick Avari); introduce him to the city while trying to figure out how to get their hands on his new fortune.

Meanwhile, Mac McGrath (Jared Harris), the producer of a sleazy tabloid television show; wants to get inside [the] scoop of Deeds and comes up with [a] perfect way to get in. [H]e sends [the] beautiful but unscrupulous reporter, Babe Bennett (Winona Ryder), to sweep Deeds off his feet while she's wired… [By] [c]onvincing Deeds that she's from a small town just like him, Bennett quickly wins his heart… He also displays a curious eagerness to defend her good name with his fists which quickly gets him in trouble… [A]s Deeds becomes the new laughing stock of New York, thanks to Bennett's stories; [he] decides [that] it's time [to do] something big with his money, while Cedar and Anderson think [that] they've finally found a way to take control of Deeds' holdings….”

Categories by FTI Movie House: Drama and Comedy

Ladder 49

“An everyday hero recalls his life as he [was] forced to look death in the eye in this adventure drama. Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) is a young firefighter who is a member of Ladder Company 49, led by Capt. Kennedy (John Travolta), a tough but compassionate man who looks upon his fellow firefighters as a family. While battling a blaze, Morrison finds himself trapped inside a burning building, and as Kennedy and his men try to find a way to rescue him, Morrison looks back on his life and how he came to choose such a dangerous career. Ladder 49 also features Jacinda Barrett and Brooke Hamlin as Morrison's wife and daughter, respectively.”

Category by Ecstasy Movie House: Drama

Goal! The Dream Begins, Goal! II: Living the dream, & Goal! III: Taking on the world

“The amazingly gifted Santiago Munez, a young immigrant living in the barrios of Los Angeles, has an impossible dream -- to play soccer for a world class team. Unexpectedly getting a tryout with one of England's premier soccer clubs, Newcastle United, Santiago finds himself totally alone in a world where soccer is a religion and the players are gods. Now, he [doesn’t need] to prove [only that] he has the passion, talent, and determination to make it alongside the best in the world; but he has to overcome his own demons and those of others. Filled with memorable characters, great heart, [and] real-life soccer legends, [the] Goal! The Dream Begins is a triumphant story about believing in your dreams.”

Category by FTI Movie House: Drama



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A Warrior's Heart- Kellan Lutz

“In shock and denial over his Marine father's death in battle, star Lacrosse player Conor Sullivan, always a maverick and [hotheaded], starts acting out in self-destructive ways that have his mom, Claire, at her wit's end. But arduous training in a wilderness Lacrosse camp under the tutelage of his dad's old combat buddy, Sgt. Major Duke Wayne, opens Conor's eyes to the true meaning of maturity, sportsmanship, and manhood...
Casts:
Ashley Greene as Brooklyn
Kellan Lutz as Conor Sullivan
Gabrielle Anwar as Claire Sullivan
Chord Overstreet as Dupree
William Mapother as David Milligan
Adam Beach as Sgt. Major Duke Wayne
Chris Potter as Seamus Sullivan
Aaron Hill as Joe Bryant
Ridge Canipe as Keegan Sullivan
Jay Hayden as JP Jones
Daniel Booko as Powell
Alex Rose Wiesel as Girls Lacrosse Player #12
JT Alexander as Sierra Lacrosse Player #29 (credit only)
Bryan Lillis as Riggins
Lauren Minite as Charlie
Category: Film & Animation”

Category: Action

Push- Chris Evans

Description:  "[The] two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does."

Release Date: 6 February 2009
Genre: Science Fiction | Thriller
Cast: Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou, Maggie Siff and Scott Michael Campbell.
Director: Paul McGuigan
Writers: David Bourla
Studio: Summit Entertainment

Category by FTI Movie House: Action

The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion,The Witch And The Wardrobe

Description:  “The Chronicles of Narnia present the adventures of children who play central roles in unfolding history of the fictional realm of Narnia, a place where animals talk, magic is common, and good battles evil. Each of the books (with the exception of The Horse and His Boy) features, as its protagonists, children from our world who are magically transported to Narnia, where they are called upon to help the Lion Aslan handle a crisis in the world of Narnia.”

Categories: Fantasy, Animation, and Action

Spider-Man 2

"Peter Parker is an unhappy man: [A]fter two years of fighting crime[s] as Spider-Man, his life has begun to fall apart. The girl he loves is engaged to someone else, his grades are slipping, he cannot keep any of his jobs; and, on top of [them], the newspaper Daily Bugle is attacking him viciously claiming that Spider-Man is a criminal. [Once and for all,] he reaches the breaking point and gives up the crime fighter's life. But after a failed fusion experiment, eccentric and obsessive scientist Dr. Otto Octavius [transforms] into super villain Doctor Octopus, Doc Ock for short, having four long tentacles as extra hands. Peter guesses it may just be time for Spider-Man to return, but would he act upon it?"

[Category]: Action/ComicAdapt
Director: Sam Raimi
[Primary] Cast: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, [and] Kirsten Dunst"

Category: Action

JOHN'S

“It's the day before Christmas, the day before John's 21st birthday.... [John] is a prostitute [in] Santa Monica Blvd, L.A., and he wants to spend that night and the next day at the posh Park Plaza Hotel. He ripped off a local drug dealer to pay the bill; but,... [while asleep one] morning, someone steals his shoes right off his feet with the money in them. Meanwhile, Donner, a lad new to the streets; wants John to leave the city with him for Camelot, a theme park in Branson, MO; where they'll work as lifeguards. John spends the day trying to hustle the money for the hotel, avoid Jimmy the Warlock, keep his girlfriend placated, and figure out how to deal with Donner's friendship.”

Categories by FTI Movie House: Romance and Drama

LOVEBIRDS

Synopsis:  This is about a Filipino guy, Mario, who meets in person for the first time his foreign bf, Alexis, whom he originally met on the Net. But they have to deal with Mario’s conservative parents who are a little in trouble of accepting the fact that their son is a gay.

Categories: Romance and Indie Film 

ANG CUTE NG INA MO

“The story revolves around Georgia, a Filipina fish sauce manufacturer, who finally [reunites] with her long-lost Filipino-Australian daughter [Christine] after 20 years… Christine [believes that] her Australian dad [should] not marry her mom… [She thinks that] her mom disappeared from [their lives for] twenty years and never came back… When [she] goes to her [mom’s] town in Malabon, what starts out as an investigation turns out to be hilarious yet touching… Christine's outrageous attempts to expose her mother's flaws are all foiled, as Georgia also comes up with [her own]… schemes to win Christine’s love. Meanwhile, things get more riotous when [Christine’s] Nanny Ninonu's… falls [in love with] Jun-Jun, who is obviously gay and… shows no interest… [on Ninonu’s].”

Categories by FTI Movie House: Comedy and Pinoy Movie

Status: Single

Description:  A comedy film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes and starring Rufa Mae Quinto, Alfred Vargas, Rafael Rosell, Mylene Dizon, Angelu de Leon, Desiree del Valle, Mark Bautista, and Jon Avila.

Cagetories by FTI Movie House:  Comedy and Pinoy Movie


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HIKBI (2009)

Categories by FTI Movie House: Romance and Indie Film 

IRON FISTED MONK

Category by FTI Movie House: Action

Fearless Fighters

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American Vampire

“When Young teen Frankie's (Lissauer) parents [spend vacation in] Europe for [a] whole summer, he thinks his life will be full of carefree parties and sun-kissed girls. However, after allowing a conman named Moondoggie and his two seductive accomplices into his home, Frankie's life takes a sudden and unusual turn for the worst.

Slowly coming to [realize] that his new houseguests are not quite "human", he must seek out the help of a famed vampire hunter known… as "The Big Kahuna", played by Adam West. Can they manage to rid their lives of these strange people, or will these vampires slowly [take] control of the entire west coast?”

Category: Horror

Ang Panday 2

Description:  "Ang Panday 2 is the sequel to the hugely successful Ang Panday (2009) starring Ramon 'Bong' Revilla, Jr. and Marian Rivera. It is the official entry of GMA Films in the 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival."

Directed by Mac Alejandre for Imus Productions; starring Iza Calzado, Rhian Ramos, Lorna Tolentino, Alice Dixson, Phillip Salvador, and Eddie Garcia.

Categories by FTI Movie House: Action and Pinoy Movie

Patayin sa Shokot si Remington Zombadings

Synopsis:  “Remington is in love with Hannah, but she finds him lazy and uncouth. . . .  Remington [then changes and becomes] neater, nicer, and more sensitive. [However,] is he doing it for her or [due to] something beyond his control [that changes him into something else]?  He discovers that his gradual transformation is tied to . . . his childhood transgressions and [the curse that was] uttered in a graveyard.  Hannah falls for the new and improved Remington, but [the latter] starts falling for someone else.

As the ghosts of Remington's past come to haunt him . . . , [their sleepy town gets threatened and shaken] to death.”

Categories by FTI Movie House:  Horror, Romance, Indie Film, and Pinoy Movie 

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