Parade Of Sequels

Soon, Spiderman will conquer the theaters nationwide, with high hopes of breaking the records set by the first 2 spidey movies. Sequels are a gamble if it would surpass the achievements made by the first..or would it be just a stain on the original. Here are some of the future flicks which are sequels..
THE PUNISHER II- War Zone (2007)

The story follows Frank Castle, a man involved in the criminal underworld who has managed to conceal his violent beginnings and become a paragon of society until a darker, vengeful side emerges after his wife and son are brutally slain. This is the sequel to 2004's The Punisher.




THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (2007)

Now, in the new chapter of this espionage series, Bourne will hunt down his past in order to find a future. He must travel from Moscow, Paris, Madrid and London to Tangier and New York City as he continues his quest to find the real Jason Bourne--all the while trying to outmaneuver the scores of cops, federal officers and Interpol agents with him in their crosshairs.



OCEAN's THIRTEEN (2007)

Reuben Tishkoff stumbles into uncharted territory when he makes the mistake of planning to build a hotel with one of Las Vegas' most hated businessman, Willy Banks. Soon thereafter, he gets cut out of the deal and ends up in the hospital with a serious hearth condition. Danny Ocean tries to help his old friend out by giving the dastardly Banks a chance to restore Reuben's share of the hotel; however Banks dismisses him without a further thought. Six months later, with Banks' Vegas investment thriving as the richest hotel on the strip--and the ultimate playpen for reckless high rollers--Ocean and his motley crew decide to bring Banks down.

PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN : At Worlds End (2007)

Will Turner , Elizabeth Swann , are allied with Captain Barbossa in a desperate quest to free Captain Jack Sparrow from his mind-bending trap in Davy Jones' locker, while the terrifying ghost ship, The Flying Dutchman and Davy Jones, under the control of the East India Trading Company, wreaks havoc across the Seven Seas. Navigating through treachery, betrayal and wild waters, they must forge their way to exotic Singapore and confront the cunning Chinese Pirate Sao Feng . Now headed beyond the very ends of the earth, each must ultimately choose a side in a final, titanic battle, as not only their lives and fortunes, but the entire future of the freedom-loving Pirate way, hangs in the balance.



FANTASTIC FOUR : Rise Of The Silver Surfer (2007)

The enigmatic, intergalactic herald, the Silver Surfer, comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction. As he races around the globe wreaking havoc, Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben must unravel the mystery of the Silver Surfer and confront the surprising return of their mortal enemy, Dr. Doom, before all hope is lost.



HELLBOY 2 : Golden Army (2007,Tentative)

In a script by del Toro, Ron Perlman returns as Hellboy, the humanoid creature born in the flames of hell who was deposited on Earth's doorstep as an infant and battles otherworldly evil for a covert government agency. Selma Blair returns as the horned hero's pyrokinetic love interest.





SIN CITY 2 (2008)

Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez continue to adapt Miller's "Sin City" graphic novels, this time with the second book "A Dame to Kill For," an earlier story of Dwight McCarthy (Clive Owen's character), whose life is turned upside down when Ava, a woman from his past returns, saying she loves him and causing all sorts of problems for him.


SHREK The Third (2007)

When Shrek married Princess Fiona, becoming the next King and Queen of Far, Far Away wasn't part of the plan. So when his father-in-law, King Harold, falls ill, it is up to Shrek to find a suitable heir or he will be forced to give up his beloved swamp for the throne. Recruiting Donkey and Puss In Boots for a new quest, Shrek sets out to bring back the rightful heir to the throne, Fiona's rebellious cousin Artie. Back in Far, Far Away, Fiona's jilted Prince Charming storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. But they have a surprise in store because Fiona, together with her mother, Queen Lillian, has drafted her fellow fairy tale heroines to defend their "happily ever afters." As Shrek, Donkey and Puss work on changing Artie from a royal pain in the you-know-what into a future king, Fiona and her band of princesses must stop Prince Charming to ensure there will be a kingdom left to rule.

HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (2007)

In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that Voldemort has returned. Fearing that Hogwarts' venerable Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, is lying about Voldemort's return in order to undermine his power and take his job, the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, appoints a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher to keep watch over Dumbledore and the Hogwarts students. But Professor Dolores Umbridge's Ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, so at the prompting of his friends Hermione and Ron, Harry takes matters into his own hands.

28 WEEKS LATER (2007)

Six months after the rage virus has annihilated the British Isles, the US Army declares that the war against infection has been won, and that the reconstruction of the country can begin. In the first wave of returning refugees, a family is reunited -- but one of them unwittingly carries a terrible secret. The virus is not yet dead, and this time, it is more dangerous than ever.



THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)

With Christopher Nolan back in the Warner Bros.’ director chair, this summer 2008 release is going to blow us all out of the water. Christian Bale will again take up the cape & Morgan Freeman Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Heath Ledger & possibly Maggie Gyllenhaal will join Bale to form an incredible, star-studded ensemble.



INDIANA JONES 4 (2008)

Twenty rumor-filled years after the third entry in the Indiana Jones saga, the fourth film finds series regulars Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas returning along with Sean Connery, who was introduced as Henry Jones, Sr. in 1989's Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade. Following the continuing adventures of an aging Indiana Jones in the 1950s, the film finds Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) assuming screenwriting duties this time around, delivering a script based on an original idea by Lucas. Additionally, Indy's love interests from the first two films, Karen Allen and Kate Capshaw, pop up in cameo roles.
(By the way, the poster beside is a fake.)


DIE HARD 4.0 (2007)
(Live Free Or Die Hard)

An old-fashioned cop emerges to foil a hi-tech attack on the country's computer infrastructure as Bruce Willis brings back one of the biggest action franchises in screen history. It's been over a decade since audiences last went on a mission with New York cop John McClane (Willis), but now, as the world's greatest criminal mastermind (Timothy Olyphant) attempts to cripple the entire country with an innovative act of technological terrorism, only one cop can insure that the integrity of the system stays in tact. In this, the fourth installment of the long-running action series, Underworld director Len Wiseman picks up the torch formerly carried by directors John McTiernan and Renny Harlin to helm a script penned by Mark Bomback.


Will they break or lose? Let's just find out soon..
"See you all guys in theaters!!!"-bt

Avril Sweeps Charts

Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" scores the artist her first Hot 100 chart-topper as it moves 3-1, a day after its parent album, "The Best Damn Thing" (RCA), debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200.

"Girlfriend" was fueled by 156,000 digital downloads and becomes Lavigne's fifth top 10 on the Hot 100. Her prior best showing was with "Complicated," which peaked at No. 2 in 2002.

Last week's No. 1, Timbaland's "Give It to Me" featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake slips to No. 2, while Akon's "Don't Matter" drops 2-3. However, with his guest turns on Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape" (5-6) and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "I Tried" (35-7), Akon becomes the first artist since 50 Cent in May 2005 to simultaneously place three songs in the top 10.

Elsewhere on the Hot 100, Fergie's "Glamorous" featuring Ludacris remains at No. 4, T-Pain's "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" rises 7-5 and is the fastest growing track at radio, Mims' "This Is Why I'm Hot" drops 6-8 and Pink's "U + Ur Hand" inches up 11-9, her first top 10 placement since 2002's "Just Like a Pill." Gym Class Heroes' "Cupid's Chokehold" featuring Patrick Stump is down 9-10.

For Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, "I Tried" gives the veteran group its first top 10 Hot 100 hit since "Look Into My Eyes" (from the "Batman & Robin" soundtrack) reached No. 4 in 1997. The act's new album, "Strength and Loyalty," arrives May 8 via Full Surface/Interscope.

This week's top debut belongs to Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry" at No. 41. Also new is former "American Idol" contestant Bucky Covington's "A Different World" at No. 63 and Atlanta hip-hop combo Shop Boyz's "Party Like a Rockstar" at No. 80. The latter song, marked by the catchphrase "Totally, dude," also climbs 20-13 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, which is ruled for an 11th consecutive week by Robin Thicke's "Lost Without U."

Read more music news here.

Up and Rising

ANNASOPHIA ROBB : A CLOSER LOOK

BIOGRAPHY
For some actors a career in film seems to be in the cards from the very beginning; such was the case with early bloomer AnnaSophia Robb. The only child of an architect and an interior designer, Robb knew from the age of five that she was destined for a career as an entertainer. A Denver, CO native who never wavered in her determination to succeed, Robb convinced her parents to let her take an acting class before setting out on her first round of L.A. auditions in 2003. It was during this time that her new manager and agent team would help young Robb successfully navigate the Hollywood audition scene, her family living in a modest guest house as her father worked and her mother took Robb to auditions during the daytime hours. By the end of the summer, Robb had attended no less than 42 auditions and had landed her first role as a Bratz-loving Happy Meal fan in a McDonald's commercial.



Due to the success of her first voyage west, it didn't take much to encourage Robb to come back to Hollywood in the spring, and after receiving notice that auditions were being held for Wayne Wang's Because of Winn-Dixie, it was time to gas up the car for the long haul once again. Fate seemed to play a curious role during the trip when her father pulled out a stack of librarian-recommended books on tape that he had rented only to find the recorded version of the best-selling Kate DiCamillo novel sitting right on top, and before long Robb was preparing to help bring Dixie to the big screen. Having previously played the lead in the made-for-television movie Samantha: An American Girl Holiday, it didn't take Robb long to find her place in front the camera, and she frequently credits Dixie director Wang with providing the advice she needed to advance as an actress. A subsequent role as bubblegum-chomping brat Violet Beauregarde in the Tim Burton film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory allowed the young actress to cut loose and have a bit of fun on film, and in 2006 Robb could be seen fending off the forces of evil in the apocalyptic horror thriller The Reaping.

REMARKABLE FILMS:
Bridge To Terabithia (2007)
The Reaping (2007)
Because Of Winn-Dixie (2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

In 2008,she will be in a movie entitled "JUMPER".

2nd Philippine SAMPALOC Awards

It has been a Hollywood tradition to honor the worst films every year via the GOLDEN RASPBERRY AWARDS. This (semi) prestigious rite is much awaited by movie critics and hated by the nominees.The one and only non-coveted award in the history of film-making!

Now, Philippines will have its own version through Philippine Sampaloc Awards, honoring the worst, the stupid and the non-sense in local Cinemas!

After months of process, the voting is finally over and the winners have been laid. Find out if your verdict was right.

View the winners of the 2nd PHILIPPINE SAMPALOC AWARDS .

To all who supported the event, let's see each other again next year! And a hell lot of bloody thank you fgrom the moderator!

300, a history

"The violence doesn't bother anybody because it's done in a way that's not offensive," said Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. head of distribution. "People love the movie, they love the originality. The best thing you can have for a film is great word of mouth. When the public is selling the movie for you, that's when you have a real success."

The ancient battle of Thermopylae was the stuff of 2007's first certified blockbuster as the bloody action tale "300" debuted with ticket sales of $70 million over its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The number of movie-goers for the Warner Bros. epic "300" outnumbered crowds for the rest of the top-10 movies combined. If the estimate holds when final numbers are released Monday, "300" would break the record for best March debut ever, topping the $68 million haul for "Ice Age: The Meltdown" last year.

"300" played in 3,103 theaters, about 850 fewer than the "Ice Age" sequel, making its box-office performance even more notable. It averaged $22,567 a theater, a whopping number for a wide release.

The total for "300" includes $3.4 million from 62 IMAX theaters, a record opening weekend for the large-screen format.

"300" bumped off the previous weekend's No. 1 movie, Disney's "Wild Hogs," which slipped to second place but held up well with $28 million, raising its total to $77.4 million.

"300," adapted from Frank Miller's graphic novel, stars Gerard Butler as Leonidas, king of the Greek city-state of Sparta, who leads his vastly outnumbered men against the Persian invaders.

"It's a new-fashioned version of an epic movie. Great, old-fashioned storytelling with all the brilliant use of the technology available to us now," "300" producer Mark Canton said Sunday.

Heavy on violence, the movie had an R rating, normally a damper on a film's blockbuster potential. But "300" wound up with the third-best debut ever for an R-rated movie, behind "The Matrix Reloaded" at $91.8 million and "The Passion of the Christ" at $83.8 million.

300% Excellence!

300 is the biggest and the must-see film of the year!

Now,folks forgive me for I would not right my own review about this incredible creation.I feel like I am not worthy to write about this film(considering that I am still an amateur)and the film is just too great to receive a review from such person with a little knowledge on writing-stuff(and poor vocabulary),like me.:-(

So,all I can say about this movie is:

"... a 2 and half cinematic festival,with rich visual effects,unforgettable,spell-binding,bloodly imaginative,overflowing with cool!,this film is the essence of having an eye,if you are not blind,then you should rejoice this film was created!!"

Now,what you will read below is a review I got from wwww.joblo.com ,the best site for movie news and freebies.The review tells exactly what I feel about this movie,(It seems like the author and I has the same taste on movies,but he was the one gifted with talents in writing movie stuffs),so enjoy fellas.

And don't forget to watch this movie!

Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 is the story of the incredible Battle of Thermopylae where King Leonidas leads 300 of his mightiest Spartans to fight against Xerxes and hordes of his Persian army. One big kick ass battle ensues!

O.K., let me catch my breath! I feel like writing the whole review in caps! First off, GO SEE THIS MOVIE NOW!!!! Second, GO SEE IT AGAIN!!! This was a phenomenal movie! Stylish, brutal and you're glued to the screen the whole time! This is what it's all about folks! I walked out of this movie with a big smile on my face, all pumped up and contemplating whether or not I should become a life-long member of Soloflex...that, or shave my belly hair to look like abs! Yes, we've seen the combination of live action with virtual backgrounds i.e. MARY POPPINS (remember the dancing penguin scene??). O.K., maybe that's not such a good reference, but SKY CAPTAIN and SIN CITY are good examples of this "new type" of genre we're beginning to see. The thing is, 300 takes it to a whole new level. I was totally immersed in the seamless world which they created. In fact, they might as well just take all of Frank Miller's graphic novels and make them into movies at this point. This guy has such a unique and original vision that he's breathing fresh air into cool movies coming out today! And oh yeah, did I mention...go see this movie!

Gerard Butler plays the main man King Leonidas. Wow! This role is going to catapult this guy's career! If all coaches for team sports were like this dude...everybody would win! His determination, his loyalty to his country and to his men was inspiring to watch. Butler played the perfect King! Cooler than William Wallace and Maximus put together! There, I said it! The rest of the cast was equally great! All the Spartan soldiers deserve some sort of medal for the most "fit" people in a movie...ever. It almost looked fake, but it wasn't! They were all fit to the bone, even the older characters!

The real highlights were the big battles and visuals though. The battle scenes were epic! Zack Snyder creates something very special when filming action sequences, which I haven't experienced since THE MATRIX. It's so simple, and yet, so perfect. Forget bullet-time effects, this is something completely different and cooler! We're used to seeing action start off in slow-motion and then speed up to either mask an effect or whatever, but here Snyder does the opposite and you, the viewer, get to see everything in one shot, up close and personal! We're talking limbs and heads flying off and these crazy close-ups of a blade just scratching the surface of a helmet with sparks flying. It was brutal, very explicit and every fanboy's dream! It was just awesome! 300, in my humble opinion, has the best choreographed battle sequences to ever hit the big screen! Am I selling this film to you at all? Hehehe...

Finally, the background shots were spectacular even though you knew they were all done in CGI. But that didn't matter because they integrated so well with the whole stylish look of the film with its warm brown colors. Even some of the key shots felt like stills out of a painting. Wow.

So should you go see this movie?!? This is one of those rare films for which the trailer gets you jacked up for the release and then when you do go see it, the movie surpasses even those expectations and blows you away!! Fanboys, the sci-fi geeks, the fantasy guys, the comic book nerds and I think even "regular folk" will enjoy this! Pay full price, wait in line, bring a date, go alone if you have to and buy some damn popcorn because this movie is worth every penny spent. And just in case I'm not expressing myself clearly enough: I loved this movie!

A Lavish Dream

I remember watching the movie musical "Chicago" before and I felt like "Wow!,It's the finest I've ever heard (seen),now comes this movie Dreamgirls,(know what?)...Chicago will just be a long lost memory.

From it's fabulous production number (also designs),the blithe acting of Eddie Murphy,and the luminous performance of Jennifer Hudson as she loquaciously belts the most memorable song numbers in a musical(ever),this movie enamors your deepest emotions and will raise every sensitive hair of yours with each powerful and eerie performances and sequences,from start 'till finish.

Elegant in their costumes,(Beyonce is the most wonderful creature I've ever seen),outstanding musical scoring and compositions,This film was delicately woven and sculptured effectively,from the smallest details (back-ups) to the primed elements (actors),and alas! It's another treasure to keep in the film history.

Effie White, Deena Jones, and Lorrell Robinson - three friends from Chicago - are a promising singing trio called The Dreamettes. Accompanied by their songwriter C.C. White (Effie's brother), they travel to New York to compete in a talent show at the Apollo Theatre. Although the girls lose this first bid for fame, their talent attracts an ambitious manager by the name of Curtis Taylor, Jr., who uses unscrupulous tactics to move the girls from backup singers of superstar James "Thunder" Early to superstars of their own. Curtis reshapes the group to "crossover" from R & B to the lucrative pop music scene. Lead singer Effie gets replaced by the more attractive Deena and is eventually dropped from the trio. The group evolves into a more sophisticated group, The Dreams, with a lighter sound and chic look. They successfully attract a "whiter" audience and The Dreams rise to international stardom. The money, fame, and adulation, however, doesn't bring them happiness.

"SCENE STEALER"
Jennifer Hudson's superb acting (singing or vice versa) is the life of the movie. She owns the entire film and her opulent greatness in every scene earned her an award from various award giving bodies (including the most coveted Oscars) as the Best Supporting Actress (for me,she should be on the list of Best Actresses but she was nominated as support,I think there were qualifications; which I have no idea). Her version of "And I am telling you I'm not going" is the heart of all the parts,she refurbished the song passionately with no holds barrier.It's a must see.

The film,(even if it garnered 2 trophies (only) at the Oscars recently) is indeed a masterpiece.

"Isn't music supposed to express what people are feeling?" someone asks along the way.

"Music is supposed to sell," Curtis (Foxx)responds.

Vivacious and in some point quiet touching. This movie tells us that money,glamor and fame is not everyting,It only means nothing when your not being with someone and much worse is not staying who you really are.

"All of my life I've been a fool,Who said I can do it on my own,How many good friends have I already lost?,How many dog nights have I known?,Walking down that wrong road,There was nothing I could find,All those years of darkness,Looking for some light...."

Sharon Stoned

HERE ARE THE WINNERS OF THIS YEAR's GOLDEN RASPBERRY AWARDS!
(Sharon Stone leads with her last money-grab movie called "BASIC INSTINCT 2"with 4-wins followed by "LITTLE MAN" with 3 and "LADY IN THE WATER" with 2 (lol))

Worst Picture
- Basic Instinct 2- BloodRayne
- Lady In The Water
- Little Man
- Wicker Man

Worst Actor
- Tim Allen (The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, The Shaggy Dog and Zoom)
- Nicolas Cage (Wicker Man)
- Larry The Cable Guy (Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector)
- Rob Schneider (The Benchwarmers and Little Man)
- Marlon Wayans & Shawn Wayans (Little Man)

Worst Actress- Hilary Duff & Haylie Duff (Material Girls)
- Lindsay Lohan (Just My Luck)
- Kristanna Loken (BloodRayne)
- Jessica Simpson (Employee Of The Month)
- Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct 2)

Worst Supporting
Actor
- Danny DeVito (Deck The Halls)
- Ben Kingsley (BloodRayne)
- M. Night Shyamalan (Lady In The Water)
- Martin Short (Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause)
- David Thewlis (Basic Instinct 2 and The Omen)

Worst Supporting Actress
- Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns)
- Kristin Chenoweth (Deck The Halls, Pink Panther and RV)
- Carmen Electra (Date Movie and Scary Movie 4)
- Jenny McCarthy (John Tucker Must Die)
- Michelle Rodriguez (BloodRayne)

Worst Screen Couple
- Tim Allen & Martin Short (Santa Clause 3)
- Nicolas Cage & His Bear Suit (The Wicker Man)
- Hilary & Haylie Duff (Material Girls)
- Sharon Stone's Lop-Sided Breasts (Basic Instinct 2)
- Shawn Wayans & EITHER Kerry Washington OR Marlon Wayans (Little Man)

Worst Remake or Rip-Off
- Little Man (Rip-off of the 1954 Bugs Bunny cartoon "Baby Buggy Bunny")
- Pink Panther
- Poseidon
- The Shaggy Dog
- Wicker Man

Worst Prequel or Sequel
- Basic Instinct 2- Big Momma's House 2
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
- Santa Clause 3
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

Worst Director
- Uwe Boll (BloodRayne)
- Michael Caton-Jones (Basic Instinct 2)
- Ron Howard (The Da Vinci Code)
- M. Night Shyamalan (Lady In The Water)
- Keenan Ivory Wayans (Little Man)

Worst Screenplay
- Basic Instinct 2
(Screenplay by Leora Barish & Henry Bean
Based on Characters Created by Joe Eszterhas)
- BloodRayne
(Screenplay by Guinevere Turner
Based on the Video Game)
- Lady In The Water
(Written by M. Night Shyamalan)
- Little Man
(Written by Keenan Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans)
- Wicker Man
(Screenplay Adapted by Neil LaBute
From a Screenplay by Anthony Schaffer)

Worst Excuse for Family Entertainment
- Deck The Halls
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
- RV
- Santa Clause 3
- The Shaggy Dog

HALE vs. DUH?

Why would i choose to listen "waltz" and vomit each time I hear "Borrowed time"?
Why would i watch tv,if "Kung Wala ka" is playing,ang turn it off if it's "ulan"?

The answer is very much obvious,I HATE CUESHE.

Then you will ask me why,..
Well, I would say "Listening to music is a matter of choice,we all have our different taste..our favorite bands,our favorite choice of music,and stuffs like that."
Now,when I listen to music,I am relaxed,at last I could hear beautiful music amidst dirty noises of the city..but then,it was never the songs of Cueshe.Ever didn't.

Hale has been my favorite since I was 10(haha,exage!) well,since "Broken Sonnet" I am hooked with this band,they make beautiful music,poetic lyrics and wonderful videos..and nonetheless,they make excellent album covers (Cueshe,yucks!)

I made a comparison between this 2 group,so then you'll find out why would I love to buy Hale CD's and trash those from -nah,Cueshe.

1. Hale: They made great songs like "The day you said goodnight""Broken Sonnet""a classic "kung wala ka" and "waltz"..you would not hate to hear these songs all over again,because they were made with wonderful rhythmns,and not intended for "Jingle" purposes.
CUESHE: Ha,They made hits like"Ulan""Stay""Sorry" and others.Then? Ok,I admit those songs are a hit,but could you still stand to hear those songs again and again?those songs has long been killed by over-exposure on TV's and massive plays on Radios and everywhere.

2. As I said,Hale's compositions are undoubtly poetic, creative rhythmns and outstanding arrangements.While, Cueshe,haha..their lyrics aren't so powerful, words like "So if you'd still go,I'll understand" are not poetic,melodized,maybe.But,Ulan's "la,la,la,la,"might be considered.Haha..(lol)

3. Hale's songs are powertitled."Broken Sonnet""Hide and Seek""Waltz" and others while those from Cueshe,are aptly titled "sorry" yeah,sorry.

4. Hale songs are dramatized by poetic words like "melancholy"or"obnoxious" that drive more power and emotions to their songs,while Cueshe, ahmm, "Understand""truly,madly,crazy""Sorry"..dude?would you like to buy a thesaurus?I sell one.

5. Cueshe makes songs that were maka-masa in theme,which makes them on the level of "boom,tarat,tarat". No wonder why some youth genred radio stations don't play their songs anymore.

6. They hurriedly made their sophomore album,just to preserve the hype they got from their first,but what happened? Unlike,Hale's second was very much anticipated and turned Gold in few weeks of release,why?the people missed them,so they went out to buy their album. One learning "Never strikst out while the Iron was still hot,try to cool it first"haha.

7. Cueshe,ventured into making soundtracks,like that one they had in "Asian Trasures" but the success was not like that of Rivermaya's "You'll be safe here" or Southborder's "Ikaw Nga". They just had another miss,or possibly would make the show fall too,who knows?

8. Cueshe recorded a song in Electormagnetic Jam,but it wasn't remarkable..It's a remake and they failed to re-make it.By the way,since today Hale has never participated in any of those tributes,their songs are 100% original.

One more thing,if Cueshe would like not to be hated by others and (me),I suggest they do the following:

a.)Take a break,reinvent, try to sound anew,young songs are of the same sounds.
b.)Take a literature course,or watch a lot of wonderful movies, or read books.
c.)If you are to make another album,make an artistic cover,and by that, I mean "you don't have to place your faces in front inlays just to sell like hotcakes.ok?

To the great HALE,you rock!

"CUESHE poses for their final shot to fame."(kidding!)

Ghost haunts Terabithia

"Ghost Rider," Sony's comic-book adaptation starring Nicolas Cage as a motorcycle stunt driver moonlighting as a collector of evil souls for the devil, debuted as the top weekend movie with $44.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Debuting in second place with $22.1 million was Disney's "Bridge to Terabithia," based on the children's novel about a boy and girl who create an elaborate fantasy land to escape from the troubles of the real world.

The movies bumped off the previous weekend's No. 1 flick, DreamWorks' Eddie Murphy comedy "Norbit," which slipped to third place with $16.8 million, lifting its total to $58.9 million.

Premiering at No. 4 with $14 million was the Warner Bros. romance "Music and Lyrics," starring Hugh Grant as a washed-up pop singer and Drew Barrymore as his unlikely songwriting partner.

The Lionsgate romance "Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls" opened in fifth place with $12.1 million, a sharp drop from filmmaker Perry's February releases the last two years, 2006's "Madea's Family Reunion," which premiered with $30 million, and 2005's "Diary of a Mad Black Woman," which debuted with $21.9 million

"This is the weekend that could turn the tide and get us going in the right direction," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers.

Based on the Marvel Comic books, "Ghost Rider" delivered Hollywood's biggest opening so far this year, topping the $34.2 million debut for "Norbit." "Ghost Rider" was the best opening weekend ever for Cage, beating the $35.1 million debut of "National Treasure."

Ha.

Nelly's Right!

Nelly Furtado's "Say It Right" ends the 10-week reign of Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" at No. 1 on the Hot 100 with a 2-1 climb. It's Furtado's second No. 1 from her album "Loose," following "Promiscuous," which reached the top six months ago. "Irreplaceable" slides to No. 2, ending the longest run at the top since Kanye West's "Gold Digger" featuring Jamie Foxx also spent 10 weeks there last year.

Elsewhere on the Hot 100, Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape" featuring Akon rises 5-3 for a new peak, while Fall Out Boy's "This Ain't a Scene, It's An Arms Race" is down 3-4. Ludacris' "Runaway Love" featuring Mary J. Blige, which the pair performed on the Grammys last weekend, inches up 6-5, while Daughtry's "It's Not Over" drops 4-6.

Gym Class Heroes' "Cupid's Chokehold" featuring Patrick Stump zooms 15-7, giving the group its first top 10 hit. Justin Timberlake's "What Goes Around ... Comes Around" rises 11-8, while Fergie's "Glamorous" featuring Ludacris rockets 31-9 as the chart's top digital gainer. Fergie thus earns her third top 10 solo hit in six months, equal to her group the Black Eyed Peas' tally over the past six years.

Akon's "I Wanna Love You" featuring Snoop Dogg rounds out the top 10, falling 7-10. But he's got another track poised for top 10 success in the form of "Don't Matter," which climbs 30-11 this week. Meanwhile, rapper Mims' "This Is Why I'm Hot" is the chart's fastest growing track at radio for a second week in a row and jumps 59-46.

You can check the list of billboard's top ten, somewhere there in the left.

NORBIT tops box-office

How lame has the box-office been since Christmas? Well, let's just say that Ben Stiller's NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM was released around that time, and 2 months later, it's still in the friggin' top 5! That's right, crappy films have come and gone and nobody seems to be able to take the wind out of Stiller's sails, or for that matter, nobody seems to be able to truly enthrall American audiences during the first 2 months of the New Year. Except Eddie Murphy's NORBIT?!? That's right, folks, audiences apparently love watching black comedians dress up in fat women's outfits, as Murphy continues to prove to the world his reasoning behind making these lame-ass comedies (pssst, they make money!!!!!!).

But even Murphy couldn't help the 2007 box-office debacle, as revenues continued to drop for the 6th weekend in a row (surprise, surprise), as compared to last year's numbers. NORBIT did manage the year's biggest opening so far, but is that really saying anything with all the shit releases being aborted by the studios so far this season? Me thinks not. The film was Murphy's 14th #1 movie, despite being killed by most critics. Eddie Murphy's "other film", DREAMGIRLS, is also hanging in the top 10 and almost to the $100M mark. Guillermo del Toro's PAN'S LABYRINTH also continues its presence in the top 10 and is closing in on the $30M mark (and only dropped 3% of its audience from last weekend). The weekend's other new release, HANNIBAL RISING, managed a decent opening with a little over $13M.

Next week's new movies should lean into the box-office a little more than all of the others so far this year, with two pretty big movies opening for the Valentine's weekend, including a very odd choice for this "week of love" in GHOST RIDER, which is receiving tons of bad buzz so far, as well as MUSIC AND LYRICS, starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore doing their "romantic thang". The other releases include the latest from Tyler Perry entitled DADDY'S LITTLE GIRLS, as well as something called BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA from Disney (worst title of the year so far, by a long shot!) and BREACH, a thriller almost nobody has heard of, starring goofball Ryan Phillippe.

With the release of our annual Golden Schmoes Nominations today, I thought we'd get a little sample reading of your tastes, so we're asking you what film you think will win the top prize at this year's ceremonies. What movie do you think will win 'Best Picture' at this year's Golden Schmoes? VOTE HERE!!!

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The Great MARCH

These are some of the movies worth watching this March (US Release):

DEAD SILENCE (March 23,2007)

There is an old ghost story in the sleepy town of Ravens Fair about Mary Shaw, a ventriloquist who went mad. Accused of the murder of a young boy, she was hunted down by vengeful townspeople who cut out her tongue and killed her. They buried her along with her "children," a hand-made collection of vaudeville dolls

(This is written and directed by the one who brought us the creepy, blood yummy SAW;this must be good!....)

AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS (whew,that was long!)(March 23, 2007)
Reveals the mysterious origins of Meatwad, Frylock and Master Shake. When an immortal piece of exercise equipment threatens the balance of galactic peace, it is up to the Aqua Teen Hunger Force to run away from it. Peril escalates when the Plutonians team up with the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past to strive for ultimate control of the sinister deadly device.

(The trailer's so funny and I think I'll love it, though the animation's obviously poor)

CASPIAN Cast

NarniaWeb - The (Self Proclaimed) World's #1 Source for Narnia Movie News - is reporting that the title character in THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CAPSIAN has been cast.

They're reporting that none other than Ben Barnes has won the role. Yes! Ben Barnes!!! (left)OK, I have no idea who Ben Barnes is and, in the interest of full disclosure, I have no idea who Prince Caspian is either. So I have no idea is this is a good casting move or a bad one.

But this Barnes chap certainly looks princely. He's got a part in this summer's STARDUST and recently dropped out of "The History Boys" on the London stage to take the CASPIAN part. Director Andrew Adamson says of Barnes: "He just blew us away" .Filming is currently underway on CASPIAN in New Zealand with a May 18th, 2008 release planned. Let Barnesmania begin!

TRIVIA!
Ben Barnes is not related to Priscilla Barnes, Matt Barnes, or Barnes & Noble.(Oh,Yeah)

Flash Director

Shawn Levy is to direct, WB is to produce, and I must mention this, Ryan Reynolds is on it.(Yeah, I must write that since each news about the "flash" movie, his name is being attached, and I don't know exactly why.)

David Goyer (Batman Begins, Blade) announced on his official myspace account(I haven't seen it, and I hell care don't) that he officially drop-out of the project to write and direct the FLASH movie.

Goyer turned in a "darker" FLASH script and it wasn't exactly what WB was looking for. They were looking for a "lighter" take on the character and felt Levy was the perfect guy for that. Both Levy and WB are avoiding the dreaded C-word that fanboys hate to hear - comedy. Levy will apparently use portions of Goyer's script for his version, which will be rewritten under his supervision.

TRIVIA!
As an actor, Levy appeared in two episodes of "Beverly Hills, 90210" as "Howard Banchek."(ahhm, duh?)