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Dreamwork’s “Home” Photo and Trailer Reveal

10:50:00 AM

 

HOME

Directed by Tim Johnson and featuring the voices of Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Parsons and Steve Martin, "Home" leads an alien race to Earth who had long been looking for a place to call home.  In the movie, an overly-confident alien named Boov gets busy reorganizing the Earth and had the humans promptly relocated.  Meanwhile, Tip (Rihanna), a teenage girl manages to avoid capture and accidentally finds Boov's  accomplice named Oh (Parsons).  The two become unlikely buddies and together as fugitives, they embark on a comical globe-trotting adventure on the road trip of a lifetime to go home.

"Home" will open soon in cinemas (March 2015) from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.

Genius Dog Adopts A Boy in Dreamworks Animation’s “Mr. Peabody and Sherman”

5:50:00 PM

From DreamWorks Animation, makers of global hit franchise films such as “Shrek,” Madagascar” and “How to Train Your Dragon” comes another high-flying adventure film “Mr. Peabody and Sherman” (3D) – an endearing story about a man’s best friend and his adopted boy.

“Mr. Peabody and Sherman” is about to take the world in a wild ride through history as the world’s smartest dog, Mr. Peabody and his adopted human son, Sherman embark on an outrageous iconic adventure of all time.

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Aboard the WABAC (pronounced “way back”) machine that Mr. Peabody invented, the father and son tandem go around the world back and forth in time when the natural course of history is about to be altered. Emmy Award Winner Ty Burrell (“Modern Family”) voices Mr. Peabody and Max Charles who recently appeared in “The Amazing Spiderman” lends voice to Sherman.

Mr. Peabody is a business titan, inventor, scientist, Nobel Laureate, gourmand, two-time Olympic medalist and genius…who also happens to be a dog and faces his biggest challenge yet – being a parent since this is the first time that he will have to deal with outside influences, including girls. Taking a modern twist for the new generation, the movie takes us to temple runs across Egypt where Sherman’s friend Penny (voiced by Ariel Winter) decides to stay forever in Egypt that forces Mr. Peabody to save the day and history as well.

Directed by Rob Minkoff (“The Lion King,” “Stuart Little”), “Mr. Peabody and Sherman’s” voice cast also includes Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann, Patrick Warburton, Stanley Tucci, Allison Janney, Mel Brooks, Lake Bell, Zach Callison and Dennis Haysbert.

A DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox presentation, “Mr. Peabody and Sherman” will open worldwide March 2014 in cinemas (3D and 2D).

Meet Turbo’s Crew : Zooms Nationwide on July 19

4:09:00 PM

“Turbo” (in 3D and 2D) is a heart-stopping action adventure with lively characters starring the voices of Ryan Reynolds as Theo/Turbo, Paul Giamatti as Chet, Samuel L. Jackson as Whiplash, Snoop Dogg as Smoove Move, Maya Rudolph as Burn, Ben Schwartz as Skidmark, Mike Bell as White Shadow, Michael Peña as Tito, Luis Guzman as Angelo, Bill Hader as Guy Gagne, Ken Jeong as Kim Ly and Michelle Rodriguez as Paz.

The family film from DreamWorks Animation centers on the engaging crew of snails starting with a garden snail named Turbo who leaves his snail community behind to begin his journey to fulfill his dream of becoming a racer in the Indy 500. Swept from a freeway overpass onto the hood of a sports car, and is then propelled into the muscle car’s air intake valve, Turbo is then charged with explosive nitrous oxide, altering his molecular structure. The freak accident infuses Turbo with incredible speed – he can reach 200 miles per hour – and he now blazes across the streets of Los Angeles like a neon bullet.

Along the way, Turbo and his brother Chet meet new snails who help achieve his dream of joining the Indy 500 race.

Check out “Turbo’s Snail Crew” clip here - http://youtu.be/7OOCo1phfxo

CHET

Turbo’s cautious, protective and supportive brother voiced by multi award winning actor Paul Giamatti. Chet is a snail who is a stick-in-the-mud and do-everything-by-the-rules kind of guy. His philosophy is: “Do not try to leave your shell or do anything risky. ’I am not a risk-taker. I am ‘Mr. Safety’.”

WHIPLASH

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The charismatic leader and reigning champ of the Racing Snails voiced by Samuel L. Jackson. A warm jovial guy who treats his crew like family who helps Turbo realize his dream.

Whiplash has great inspiring abilities. He's able to rally people around him and to make them think that they're capable of doing things that they ordinarily wouldn't be able to do.

SMOOVE MOVE

The Zen-like, laid back racing snail voiced by multi-platinum artist, actor and entertainment icon Snoop Dogg.

A super-cool-low-rider with a blinged-out shell whose motto is derived from what his mamma taught him “Don’t mess with what you’ve been blessed with. I’m S-to-the-M-to-the-double- O-V-E! Wouldn’t change that for the world! Preach.”

BURN

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Burn is the only female in the crew voiced by SNL icon Maya Rudolph. A toughie who doesn’t have trouble holding her own amidst the testosterone-fueled, speed-worshipping teammates. Sly and sassy and always chewing gum, Burn hides her soft side under a hard outer shell (adorned with shooting flames).

SKIDMARK

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Skidmark or Number 13, this master of skids is voiced by Ben Schwartz. Sentimental and gravity-defiant, his shell is souped-up like a dragster prone to make long skidding noises.

WHITE SHADOW

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White Shadow resembles an intriguing cross between Jabba the Hut and Evel Knievel voiced by Mike Bell (a former DreamWorks Animation storyboard artist who initially done the temp voice but the short-term gig became a co-starring voice role due to the perfect voice initially rendered). Full of false bravado and real laughs, White Shadow considers himself to be “fast, like a shadow” – ignoring the fact that shadows aren’t inherently fast. White Shadow prefers to be mysterious and his dream is to have a burrito named after him to be called White Shadorrito.

The Bright Future of Boxing: Real Steel Movie Review

4:51:00 PM



Hugh Jackman makes a monster comeback with awesome prizefighting robots in Real Steel! Rumor has it that its just going to be like Transformers, but it wasn't - it was definitely better!

Real Steel is set in the future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech. Hugh Jackman plays Charlie Kenton, a former prizefighter who lost his career when 2000 pound, 8 foot steel robots became the in thing. Now a small time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money to make ends meet. He also spends his time looking through scraps of old robots to repair the "wounds" of his prizefighter.

Charlie reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. Charlie and Max against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.

The storyline kept me at the edge of my seat. Although it doesn't showcase anything new except for the idea of Robot boxers, it really entertained the boxing fan out of me until the end. The story was packed with different genres- there was of course action, definitely drama, although there were some attempts to inject a little comedy, a weak attempt but I would have to give them an A for effort although it was not necessary in the film. The journey of Charlie Kenton and Max was inspiring, it also showcased the love of family and how one who came from nothing can be something. A tried and tested formula that worked for the film.

The movie may not be that good without the amazing heartfelt  performance of Hugh Jackman and Dakota Goyo. They were well casted, as both actors have this unbelievable ability to really connect with the audience. Dakota was surprisingly good at a young age, he actually reminds me of young Ethan Hawke. His acting was seamless, the emotions were really felt all throughout the movie. He infuses this natural authenticity in the character he portrays. I hope that this kid will grow up to become a famous actor instead of being just one of them famous-then child stars.

Hugh Jackman was the perfect ingredient to back up the magnificent robots. After training with Sugar Ray Leonard for this movie, he was a believable boxer in the film. I have  one word for Mr Jackman: Respect.

Of course who would not forget the magnificent robots (I think I used superlatives in this review way too much!) These robots which range from 7'6" to 8'5" in height mimicked humans through motion capture technology. With the help of boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard, the movements of course have this grain of legitimacy.

I can't help but be excited by the future of the technology showcased in the film. Some examples are Hugh Jackmans cellphone, the laptops among others. It seemed believable that this will be the future of technology and I just can't wait to see it.

Overall, it was a full film. Definitely a must watch with your family, with your significant other or with your friends.

Rating: 4 out of 5 spotlights

Opening across the Philippines on Oct. 12 in IMAX, 2D and regular theaters, “Real Steel” is a DreamWorks Picture distributed locally by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International.

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