Director: Ji-hun Kim
Writer: Je-gyun Yun
Stars: Ji-won Ha, Sung-kee Ahn and Ji-ho Oh
Genre: Action | Adventure | Horror

Synopsis:
Something awaits 8,000 feet under the sea off the southern tip of Jeju Island.

The Eclipse is the offshore drilling rig stationed at Sector 7, a mining area in the vast open sea located off the southern tip of Jeju Island. The oil drilling excavations end in failure and headquarters gives the order to withdraw.

Captain Jeong-man is sent to oversee the crews withdrawal from the Eclipse. However, Hae-jun, the equipment manager (played by Ha Ji-won), is adamantly opposed to the headquarters order, as she is certain that oil will be discovered in Sector 7. Motivated by Hae-juns conviction of finding oil, the Captain suggests conducting one last drilling exercise.

While Hae-jun and the crew are fully engaged in their final attempt, they lose communication with headquarters, and the crew is overwhelmed by the disconcerting feeling that something is out there.

As bodies begin disappearing one by one, the few surviving need to think fast and fight for their lives in a non-stop battle against the mutant monster from the sea. Survival looks unlikely, but Hae-jun and the crew are determined to take any chance to get out of Sector 7 alive.

Original Title: Mo-bi-dik
Director: In-je Park
Stars: Jeong-min Hwang, Ku Jin and Min-hie Kim
Genre: Action


Summary:
A mysterious explosion occurs at the Balam Bridge in Seoul on November 20th, 1994. In front of hot-blooded local news reporter Lee Bang-Woo (Hwang Jung-Min), Yoon-Hyuk (Jin Goo) appears. Yoon-Hyuk is from the same hometown as Lee Bang-Woo, but they haven’t seen each other in a long time. Yoon-Hyuk hands over documents to Lee Bang-Woo and hints that the case of the Balam Bridge was fabricated. In order to uncover the truth behind the case, Lee Bang-Woo teams up with fellow reporters Son Jin-Ki (Kim Sang-Ho) and Sung Hyo-Kwan (Kim Min-Hee). While they dig further for the truth, they come within the cross hairs of men intent on covering up the case. Their office is broken into and they are threatened. Meanwhile, Yoon-Hyuk holds the key to case..

Original Title: Na xie nian, wo men yi qi zhui de nu hai
Director: Giddens Ko
Writer: Giddens Ko (novel)
Stars: Zhendong Ke, Michelle Chen and Owodog
Genre: Drama | Romance

Summary:
Adolescence is like a heavy rain. Even though you catch a cold from it, you still look forward to experiencing it once again.

Ko-Teng has several close friends who had a crush on Shen Chia-Yi. Those friends of Ko's thus moved in unison from Ching Chengs junior high school straight into the senior high school division in pursuit of her.

Naughty in nature, Ko was ordered by their homeroom teacher to sit in front of honor student Shen for her to keep close tabs on him. The two hadn't hit it off at first but Ko gradually fell for Shen, who was always pressuring him to study hard. On the other hand, Shen became impressed by the contrasting values Ko represented. Ko started pursuing Shen but Shen remained hesitant.

Title: 醉後決定愛上你 / Zui Hou Jue Ding Ai Shang Ni
English title: Love You
Also known as: Drunken to Love You
Genre: Romance, comedy
Directed by : Ming-chang Chen
Starring :
Rainie Yang
Joseph Chang
Tiffany Hsu
Alien Huang
Kingone Wang
Tom Price

Synopsis:
Two strangers, both proposed marriage to their respective girl/boyfriend, were rejected on the same day. They decided that the best way to deal with the rejection was to get drunk, real drunk. During the 24 hours of their crazy drunkenness, these two stranger became fast friends and got married... to each other. When they finally sobered up, they embarked on a mission to undo every crazy thing they did while they were drunk and prayed that their girl/boyfriend wouldn't find out. However, it turns out that Jie Xiu's girlfriend, Ai Wei, doesn't want a scandal affecting her movie so she asks him to stay married to Xiao Ru for three months. Jie Xiu and Xiao Ru develops feelings for each other, Ai Wei realises how much she loves Jie Xiu and plans to reveal the fake marriage contract to the media so they could get back together.

Director: Marlon Rivera
Writer: Chris Martinez (screenplay)
Stars: Eugene Domingo, JM de Guzman and Kean Cipriano
Genre: comedy

Review:
Watching "Ang Babae sa Septic Tank" is a unique look inside the processes of movie-making which we as laymen are not usually privy. We were walked through a script in progress from the brainstorming, to the problems and eventual compromising involved in the areas of casting, production design and location by young director Rainier (Kean Cipriano), his producer Bingbong (JM de Guzman) and their generally silent production assistant Jocelyn (Cai Cortez).

Their movie called "Walang Wala" dealt with a poor mother from the slums who was forced by dire circumstances to a despicably desperate way to earn money. It was very interesting to actually see this very serious "movie-within-the-movie," which was originally planned to have a quiet indie drama treatment, reinterpreted as a docu-drama, then into a musical and even into commercial melodrama. It was also amusing to see different actresses play the mother role of Mila as the filmmakers discussed their casting choices.

Cipriano and de Guzman play their respective roles in a very straight- forward way, as you would expect new, young, idealistic and enthusiastic indie filmmakers were to behave in real life. You can really feel their frustrations as their dream project goes further and further away from their original vision. Warning to people sensitive to cuss words: they fly liberally here and not bleeped out.

As their "star", Eugene Domingo again goes to town playing herself! When she delivers her killer punchlines, you can see writer Chris Martinez's triumphant contentment as his words are delivered with perfect timing. That Best Actress award she received in the New Breed category is fully deserved. That incredible last scene alone would have earned her the prize already.

It is no wonder that this film was the most popular entry in the recently concluded Cinemalaya Film Festival last month. No wonder also that it swept the major prizes in the New Breed (Full Length) Category, winning Best Picture, Best Director (Marlon Rivera), Best Screenplay (Chris Martinez), Best Actress (Eugene Domingo) and the Audience Choice Awards. It was so successful at the festival that Star Cinema picked it up for the wide theatrical distribution that it so richly deserves.

OK it is still an indie film so you will expect the film quality to be not too polished. The camera in some scenes especially in the beginning were not too focused. The lighting for a lot of indoor scenes were insufficient. In any case, for its excellent writing and execution, this film is definitely another important success in the history of Philippine cinematic comedy.

Title: Hagane no renkinjutsushi: Mirosu no seinaru hoshi (2011)
Director: Kazuya Murata
Writers: Hiromu Arakawa (manga), Yûichi Shinbo (screenplay)
Stars: Shelley Calene-Black, Rie Kugimiya and Vic Mignogna
Genre: Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi


Summary:
In the lost holy land of Milos, the Elrics search for the truth behind an unknown form of alchemy. What secrets are hidden in Milos? Riddles must be solved and dangers faced before the truth can be found.

Director: Noboru Iguchi
Writers: Junji Ito (manga), Jun Tsugita (screenplay)
Stars: Miu Nakamura, Maiko Kawakami and Moe Arai
Genre: Horror

Plot:
Tsukiko (Moe Arai) is a member of the photography club in high school. On her way home with friend Kae (Aika Ota), Tsukiko runs into older sister Tomie (Miu Nakamura) who goes to the same high school. Tomie is also with Toshio (Kensuke Owada) – a guy Tsukiko has a secret crush on. Tsukiko is consumed with fierce jealousy over her sister, but at the same time is intoxicated with Tomie’s beauty. Tsukiko keeps pressing the trigger on her camera. At that time Tomie tells her sister that she knows what she is feeling. When Tsukiko stops taking pictures, Tomie is crushed by a steel frame that falls from a building under construction.
One year later, Tsukiko still suffers nightmares over her sister’s death. Slowly, her daily life returns to some sense of normalcy. On Tomie’s 18th birthday, her parents and Tsukiko stand around a birthday cake in her honor. At that time someone knocks on their door. Tomie stands in the doorway with rich black hair and her beauty shining even more brightly. Her parents are delighted to see Tomie and welcomes her back with tears pouring out. Meanwhile, Tsukiko stands there unable to believe what is transpiring. Tsukiko’s nightmare now turns into reality and her terror is only set to begin …

Title: My Househusband: Ikaw na! (2011)
Director: Jose Javier Reyes
Writers: Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario (story), Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario (screenplay)
Stars: Judy Ann Santos, Ryan Agoncillo and Eugene Domingo
Genre: Comedy

Summary:
My Househusband, Ikaw Na! directed by well respected Jose Javier Reyes banks on the onscreen chemistry of reel and real-life couple Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo. I think the Metro Manila Film Festival is not complete without a Dramedy that will capture our emotions to real life situations. I attended their Premiere Night courtesy of direk Joey and I find the movie very interesting, among other entries in this year’s Film festival. Seriously, I had a good time watching it.

Title: Shake Rattle Roll 13 (2011)
Directors: Chris Martinez, Richard Somes
Writers: Richard Somes (story) (segment "Tamawo"), Aloy Adlawan (screenplay) (segment "Tamawo")
Stars: Eugene Domingo, Zanjoe Marudo and Maricar Reyes
Genre: Drama | Horror | Thriller


Synopsis:
"Shake, Rattle and Roll 13" is one of the many movies in the Metro Manila Film Festival that shows how much it needs serious revamp and rethinking. More than half of the entries are sequels (or at least have connections to film franchises of past) and most if not all have the same budget and polish of films we see all throughout the calendar year. We really had high hopes for "Shake, Rattle and Roll 13" (it's the "13th" iteration no less) but it made a us look like idiots by doing so. While it had great imagination with its plot for a majority of the mini stories, it completely forgot what people actually look for in a horror film - scaring the pants off the audience.

Director: Mac Alejandre
Writers: Carlo J. Caparas (story), R.J. Nuevas (story)
Stars: Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr., Marian Rivera and Iza Calzado
Genre: Drama | Fantasy

Synopsis:
The malady caused by the proliferation of loud but predominantly empty Hollywood blockbusters in Philippine shores is most evident in Mac Alejandre's Ang Panday 2. The bombardment of special effects has never been this harmful to the eyes and to the mind. This sequel to the 2009 reincarnation of one of Fernando Poe, Jr.'s most beloved cinematic alter-egos is hardly a film. Its characters which are proudly advertised as based on Carlo J. Caparas' creations actually reflect the weakness of Caparas' imagination which seems to be fuelled only by stereotypes and derivations. In Alejandre's hands, Flavio (played by Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr.), who transforms into the heroic Panday with his elongating dagger that detects evil, is a hollow vessel, a tool for ambitious Revilla to transform his political ambitions into something as simple as a battle of good against evil...

Director: Joyce Bernal
Writer: Joel Mercado (story)
Stars: Kris Aquino, Dingdong Dantes and Angelica Panganiban
Genre: Horror

Summary:
Mabel Domingo (Kris Aquino), the owner of a high-class but creepy shop, only wants herself and her mother to move on from the tragic past of losing her sister as she carries the guilt of causing her death. She meets Ivan Galvez (Dingdong Dantes), a rich and successful architect who only wants to find the perfect wife and mother for his young daughter, Angel, to finally have a complete and happy family after his ex-wife left him for another man. Since Ivan’s proposal, Mabel is haunted by an unknown ghost who seems to endanger everyone around her. As the terror escalates, she discovers an unexpected twist that will test her love for Ivan.

Title:Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story(2011)
Writers: Roy Iglesias (story), Rey Ventura (story)
Stars: Jorge Estregan, Carla Abellana and Phillip Salvador
Genre: Crime | Drama

Synopsis:
Asiong Salonga story is an official entry of the 2011 metro manila film film film festtival.produced by scenema and concept international(released trought viva films) and under the direction of tikoy aguilluz, the film star goerge 'e'r' estregan in the little role, with carla abellana and phillip salvador. " manila kingpin" is based on the story of the notorious gang, whose true-to-life accounts had been portrayeed in several movie version since 1961(starring joseph streda). it also the first filipino mojor film produced in the black-and-white in the 21st century as well as the returnng action genre movie.

Director: Tony Y. Reyes
Writers: Danno Kristoper C. Mariquit (story), Lawrence Nicodemus (story)
Stars: Vic Sotto, Ai-Ai de las Alas and Eugene Domingo
Genre: Comedy


Summary:
Enteng Kabisote (Vic Sotto) wants to retire as the perennial hero of Engkantasya and have a normal life with his family without the magical elements. Ina Montecillo (Ai-Ai delas Alas) longs to have the right partner to be with her for the rest of her life.


One day, Enteng is placed under a powerful evil spell by Engkantasya’s evil fairy Satana to fall in love with another woman. And when he meets Ina, he exerts all the effort Ina to fall for him. Ina, on the other hand, slowly opens her heart for this new opportunity of love.


Enteng then tries his best to be a father to Ina’s children even if they are not fully supportive of him. But when their relationship gets serious, Ina discovers the truth – Enteng already has a family.


Will it be a happy or a bitter ending for Enteng and Ina?

Title: 공주의 남자 / Gongjooeui Namja / The Princess’ Man
Chinese Title: 公主的男人
Genre: Period, romance
Episodes: 24
Cast:
Moon Chae Won as Lee Se Ryung
Park Shi Hoo as Kim Seung Yoo
Song Jong Ho as Shin Myun
Hong Soo Hyun as Princess Kyung Hye
Lee Soon Jae as Kim Jong Seo
Kim Young Chul as Prince Suyang (later King Sejo)
Lee Min Woo as Jungjong


Synopsis:
A tragic love story between the daughter of Prince Suyang and grandson of Kim Jong Seo.