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: 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?

Release Date: 28 September 2011 (Philippines)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ruel S. Bayani
Writers: Keiko Aquino (story), Ricardo Fernando III (story), and 3 more credits »
Stars: Anne Curtis, Derek Ramsay and Cristine Reyes

Synopsis:
The melodramatic No Other Woman is a remake of the 1925 silent film Just a Woman which was based on the play of the same name by Eugene Walter. Early in her career, Irene Dunn stars as ambitious housewife Anna Stanley, who pressures her steelworker husband, Jim (Charles Bickford), into a business partnership with Joe Zarcovia (Eric Linden). A fellow boarder at their rooming house, Joe's business idea involves a new type of dye. Jim quickly becomes a millionaire and finds the transition difficult from blue-collar worker to wealthy socialite. He soon takes up with a mistress, Margo Van Dearing (Gwili Andre), whom he meets at a party. Forced to get a divorce, the couple duke it out in the climactic courtroom scene with sleazy lawyer Bonelli (J. Carroll Naish).

Title : Frog Song (J-Movie) – Not 4 Kids
Alternative Title(s) : Kaeru no uta
Hardsubbed or Softsubbed: Hardsubbed
English Subtitles: Yes
Date Aired (YYYY-MM-DD): 2005


Summary:
Frog Song follows Akemi, a young woman who runs off into the night after discovering that her husband has been cheating on her. She ends up in a local comic shop where she meets an aspiring comic-book artist, Kyoko, who supports herself by working as a prostitute. Unable to deal with her husband’s betrayal, Akemimoves in with Kyoko where they develop a taste for sex, singing and frogs!

Directed by: Nobuhiro Doi
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Year: 2010
Genre: Romance, Drama 
Casts:
* Yui Aragaki – Sae Hirasawa
* Toma Ikuta – Kouhei Kiuchi
* Osamu Mukai – Junichi Kitami
* Hiroko Yakushimaru – Ryoko
* Misako Renbutsu – Ritsuko Watanabe
* Arata – Keimichi
* Yuichi Kimura – Makato Endo
* Yutaka Matsushige
* Eri Tokunaga
* Yuta Kanai
* Yu Koyanagi
* Tsutomu Takahashi
* Mamatsu Hayashi
* Kaori Mizushima



Summary:  
Sae (Yui Aragaki) is a high school student who is studying hard for her college entrance exams. She lost her father when she was very young and so lives her mother Ryoko (Hiroko Yakushimaru) in Hokkaido, Japan. Her father Kemimichi (Arata) once planted a dogwood tree in their garden after he found out he had a terminal disease and could not watch Sae grow up. She hopes to enter a university in Tokyo. She then meets Kouhei (Toma Ikuta), who attends a specialized high school teaching fishery. He hopes to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather as a fisherman. These two young people meet and have a long distance relationship. Although their love is strong it does not last. 10 years later these two people have a miracle … 

Country: Philippines
Production Company: Star Cinema Productions
Genre: Drama/ Romance
Director: Olivia M. Lamasan
Starring: Aga Muhlach, Angel Locsin, Jake Cuenca, Carmi Martin, Ryan Eigenmann, Smokey Manoloto, Leo Rialp, Kat Alano, Emilio Garcia, Bobby Andrews, Dimples Romana, Michael Flores, Joshua Zamora, Nanding Josef, Maliksi Morales, Paul Salas, Dante Rivero
Length: 120 mins
Date of release: 11th May, 2011

Synopsis:

Former dance instructor Emman Toledo (Aga Muhlach) is assigned to choreograph for the Governor’s Ball. There he meets engaged couple Cedes Fernandez (Angel Locsin) and Dylan Evelino (Jake Cuenca). Dylan is a politician's son while Cedes is the former prostitute.

From the first moment they meet Emman falls for Cedes and both could not resist of starting an affair. Starting their secret affair would only endanger Cedes's engagement to Dylan. However, both are willing to risk everything for the sake of their love. What is the outcome of their love story?

Title : Gokusen (Movie)
Alternative Title(s) : Gokusen (Movie)
Number of Episodes: 1
Date Aired (YYYY-MM-DD): 2009-07-13
Wiki D- Addicts: N/A
Summary: A passionate teacher, Kumiko Yamaguchi, a.k.a. Yankumi, is now overseeing the new students of Class 3D of Akado High School, who still have not opened up to her and are giving her a hard time. One day, the students of 3D get harassed by street hoodlums. Then, Reita, a leader figure of 3D, shows up and beats up the hoodlums, yelling “Keep your hands off my friends.” The next day, the guys beat up by Reita come storming into their school. Principal Sawatari berates the students for getting mixed up with a gang, and gives Kumiko an ultimatum: “You’re fired the next time a 3D student gets into trouble.” Then Reita tells Kumiko that he doesn’t want to owe her anything, and he takes off by himself to settle the score with the gang… Meanwhile, trouble was also brewing for the former 3D student who just graduated. The police are after Ren for being involved in an illegal drug transaction. Upset Kumiko tries to find him with the other former 3D students. However, they later find out from her grandfather, the head of the Oedo Family, the shocking identity of the mastermind pulling the strings of the drug deal Ren is being accused of… Gokusen: The Movie was released in 2009-Jul-13. In the movie, the same characters in season 3 special are involved, but the story is set during the following school year. There are also some cameos from former class 3D students of season 1 and 2 but only Kamenashi Kazuya’s character returned as a teacher-in-training under Yankumi.

Directors: Chris Martinez, Andoy Ranay
Writers: Aloy Adlawan (screenplay) (segments "Soulmates" & "BBF"), Rona Lean Sales (screenplay) (segments "Soulmates" & "BBF")
Stars: Richard Gutierrez, Jillian Ward and Rhian Ramos
Genre: Action | Comedy | Drama

Synopsis:
My Valentine Girls is about a novelist searching for a girlfriend with his little sister who will have a cupid-like purpose in the movie. The film has three romantic stories: Soulmates, tells of a relationship that started with a vehicular accident. Another story is BBFF, which tells about a lawyer who decides to propose to his best friend but then was set up to another girl. And the last story is Gunaw, an apocalyptic tale about two people left alive after a worldwide disaster.