Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Heartbreaking Father and Son Story Tackles in 'The Judge'
Warner Bros. Pictures PR
If the sins of the father are said to be visited upon the son, what of the sins of the son? That's the enigma Warner Bros. Pictures' new drama “The Judge” tries to address.
Slick Chicago lawyer Hank Palmer (Robert Downey Jr.) is set to pluck his latest white collar client from the State of Illinois’ prosecutorial clutches when he receives a message that his mother has just passed away. Hank has no contact with his dad, and his mom is the one person in his family—in his entire hometown—with whom he had remained in touch for the past 20 or so years. She is the only one, her death the only event, that can draw him home. What waits for him in idyllic Carlinville, Indiana, however, is much more than a memorial service, and far from a warm welcome. And before he can make his escape, Hank is called back to defend his own estranged father, the town’s venerable judge of 42 years, who suddenly finds himself on the wrong side of the bench.
“No matter how old we are, within five minutes of walking back into our childhood home, we are exactly who we were when we left there,” says director and producer of “The Judge,” David Dobkin. “We fall back into those routines; we’re subject to the same behavior and communication patterns of our youth, the same unspoken misunderstandings and unresolved issues, however great or small, which wind up driving us for the rest of our lives.”
Pairing acting heavyweights Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall for the first time, the film seeks to explore the role reversal we all face, whether through emotion or circumstance, of having to parent our aging parents and come to terms with our own personal history. How we, as adults, suddenly find ourselves in unfamiliar familial territory, and how even the best intentions don’t always lead us to take the best course of action or, ultimately, generate the best results.
The primary relationship Dobkin wanted to explore was one between a strong patriarchal father and the son who had left home years ago and who, due to an ongoing, seemingly irreparable rift between them, had never returned to face all the skeletons in his boyhood closet.
Robert Duvall, who plays the tough-as-nails judge Joseph Palmer, says he readily signed on because “it was a smart script, very well written with wonderful characters—definitely an actors’ film. On top of that, I felt the people involved would be great to work with. David really brought his own passion and commitment to it in a very positive way, so it was an enticing project for me.”
“Joseph Palmer is a man who represents the old world, the old guard,” Dobkin says. “He’s about honor; he believes that how a man walks through life has everything to do with where he ends up and how he is remembered. His legacy, that he helped people, that he protected an ideal, is important to him. Hank, on the other hand, believes you do whatever you need to do to get to the top, and once you’re there and as long as it was legal, it’s okay, even if it was manipulative. As long as the court tells him he wins, he doesn’t care if his client actually did terrible things, or whether he has to do terrible things to help his client. The law decides whether he’s right or wrong. His father views this not as something to be proud of, but as just more bad behavior from the rebellious teen Hank was growing up.”
Robert Duvall acknowledges, “The Judge would rather go to prison than lose his honor, definitely. And that complicates things for his sons, especially for Hank, who subconsciously thinks he’ll win his dad’s approval by winning the case.”
Duvall enjoyed exploring such a complex character. “He has many contradictions, like we all do in life. He’s a family-oriented guy, and he loves his sons, but he always left the showing of affection to his wife, and now she’s gone. So he’s very deficient when it comes to relating to them on his own, particularly Hank. They’ve had no contact for years; everything went through Hank’s mother, so they don’t have a way of interacting. And the Judge has never really forgiven Hank for something that happened in the past—or if he has, he can’t admit it, not even to himself, I’d suspect. So he gave me a lot of interesting things to work with, to find within myself.”
Downey praises his co-star, “I learned a lot from watching him just be so still and yet so commanding. I’m completely the opposite, we have very different styles. We all did, really. I got to see all these different ways of working come together and really gel, and I came away with an even deeper respect for the work thanks to this experience.”
Duvall admired the younger actor as well, citing, “He’s very, very talented, and he was relaxed and in control of both his performance and his off-camera work as a producer, so it was a pleasure for me.”
Opening across the Philippines on October 22, 2014, “The Judge” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
By JED || Full Story @ Showbiznest
The Kapamilya Network Wins 4 Boomerang Awards
ABS-CBN Corporation bagged four metals at the recently held 2014 Boomerang Awards, including a Gold Boomerang for its passenger safety mobile app, making it the only TV network to be recognized by the award-giving body.
Organized annually by the Internet Mobile and Marketing Association of the Philippines (IMMAP), the Boomerang Awards aims to recognize the best digital programs and campaigns in the country.
ABS-CBN’s passenger safety app “PasaHero” won the Gold Boomerang in the Programs Category. The app, which safeguards the user (passenger) by broadcasting trip details to social media and sending emergency notifications and location to the user’s trusted circle, also took home a Black Boomerang or a special award from Smart Communications for Best in Mobile.
ABS-CBN’s “Pinoy Big Brother All In Online Bahay ni Kuya,” meanwhile, won a Silver Boomerang in the Effectivity category and a Bronze Boomerang in the Campaigns category.
The Facebook app, a first of its kind in the history of the international Big Brother franchise, successfully expanded the “PBB” experience for fans, who weren’t able to make it to the auditions by making them online housemates. They could interact with Big Brother, as well as with their fellow online housemates, via online tasks and challenges. The top ten online housemates were also given the chance to watch the “PBB All In Big Night” live at the Araneta Coliseum, while the grand winner won a cash prize of P100,000.
This is the first time ABS-CBN joined the prestigious Boomerang Awards by the IMMAP.
By JED || Full Story @ Showbiznest
Kim Chiu is Mulan in Disney's upcoming 2015 calendar
Kim Chiu is living her dream as the Ikaw Lamang star is portraying a Disney character she once likened herself to.
In an Instagram post of Thai photographer @jimmy1008 posted the above photo of Kim in a seemingly Mulan pose. Yes! Kim Chiu is portraying the popular Disney character Mulan as captioned by the photographer on his post and we quote:
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behind the scene Mulan , Disney calendar 2015
In 2011, Kim starred in an ABS-CBN series titled My Binondo Girl (MBG) where she likened herself to Disney's Mulan. She had to appear stronger and fiercer.
Mulan and Yuan, Kim's name in MBG, both put on the guise of a man for specific reasons. The former wanted to go to war for his father while the latter wanted acceptance from his Chinese father who disowned her for being born a female.
By Pinoy Showbiz Daily
Cine Totoo Awards Night Held Thursday Night At Resorts World's Newport Theatre
By Mario Bautista: Showbiz Portal
OMG! Adam Levine gets naked and bloody in new music video "Animals"
Maroon 5 has released the new music video for “Animals,” and it’s disturbing to say the least.
In the clip, Adam Levine plays an unhinged butcher obsessed with a blond beauty played by Adam's real-life wife Behati Prinsloo. The video was directed by Samuel Bayer - the same director who manned Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and My Chemical Romance’s “Welcome to the Black Parade”.
The creepy stalker takes photos of his prey as she sleeps, and strips down in a meat locker while singing “I can smell your scent from miles.”
In an odd fantasy sequence, Levine dreams of making love to Prinsloo as gallons of blood rain down on them. Ugh!
Watch the video here.
By Pinoy Showbiz Daily
Movie Review: Dementia - Beautifully Mounted But Provides No Solid Scares
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By Mario Bautista: Showbiz Portal
Coco Martin releases offcial statement on the Bench controversy
Coco Martin has released his official statement about the controversial segment, "The Animal Within Me," in the recent Bench fashion show titled "The Naked Truth". The statement was released through his legal counsel, Atty. Lorna Kapunan in a press conference held Tuesday afternoon, September 30.
In the statement released to the media, Coco Martin expressed his apology and requested the public for understanding. Coco equally felt bad about the incident and saddened at the thought he unwittingly offended the public.
Further, Coco and his camp explained they were not involved in the conceptualization of the production of The Naked Truth show nor the segment "The Animal Within Me" as he has an existing contract with Bench to model its apparels and to oblige him to appear in fashion shows.
In the end, Coco humbly asked for the public's understanding and assured he will no longer allow to be obliged to participate in a similar sensitive portrayal.
Here's the full statement:
By Pinoy Showbiz Daily
SMART Partners with GSMA to Protect Subscribers from Spam Messages
SMART Press Release
Wireless services leader Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is in discussions with GSMA, the world’s top association of mobile operators, for a service that would boost efforts to further protect subscribers from spam messages.
Smart is exploring the use of GSMA’s spam reporting service to enable subscribers to easily report spammers to the National Telecommunications Commission, which can then determine the appropriate sanctions for the erring parties. Under the proposed service, subscribers can forward nuisance spam messages to the dedicated number 7726 (SPAM).
GSMA’s anti-spam service is being used by top operators abroad, such as AT&T, Vodafone, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
Smart’s discussion with GSMA is one of the company’s recent efforts to address pressing customer concerns like spam and text scams.
Early this year, Smart launched an education campaign to inform subscribers about the modus operandi of unscrupulous scammers. Subscribers can learn more about scams and report scam incidents at www.smart.com.ph/smart2know
The most common complaint involves Pasaload, a service that allows subscribers to transfer load credits to others. To address this, Smart now requires subscribers to confirm Pasaload requests to make sure they are aware of the transaction.
If subscribers send an SMS to 808 – Smart’s Pasaload number – Smart sends a message informing them that they are about to transfer load to another person. Load will only be transferred once the subscribers send YES to 808 within 15 minutes.
Aside from putting in additional security features, Smart continues to coordinate closely with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and police authorities to prevent spammers and scammers from victimizing more subscribers.
Smart subscribers are encouraged to report scam attempts and incidents to the company by calling hotline *888 using their mobile phone or sending a message to the @smartcares Twitter account. They may also report scammers to the NTC One Stop Public Assistance Center by calling 9213521 or 9267722, or sending an email to ospac@ntc.gov.ph.
By JED || Full Story @ Showbiznest
Star Cinema's Latest Movie 'The Janitor' Graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board
APT Entertainment's highly acclaimed Cinemalaya X movie entry "The Janitor" has just received an "A" Grade from the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB).
Aside from this recognition, The Janitor, which stars Dennis Trillo in the title role was also the most-awarded entry in this year's Cinemalaya Film Festival including Best Director award for Mike Tuviera, Best Supporting Actor for Nicco Manalo. Aloy Adlawan and Michael Tuviera also received Cinemalaya's Best Screenplay award, Best Editing for and Tara Illenberger, while the Best Sound went to Michael Idioma.
On October 8, Pinoy moviegoers will have another chance to watch this critically-acclaimed film as Star Cinema releases this action-packed which also stars this generation's biggest stars such as Richard Gomez, Raymond Bagatsing, LJ Reyes, Nicco Manalo, Alex Medina and Derek Ramsay.
The Janitor - Movie Trailer:
By JED || Full Story @ Showbiznest
