Tuesday, July 31, 2012

SM Cinema’s CinExclusive Features The Ring 3: Sadako


Sadako is back bringing the stuff nightmares are made of. This 3rd installment in The Ring franchise opens exclusively at SM Cinema on August 8.  SM Cinema, in cooperation with Pioneer Films, will have the Press screening of The Ring 3: Sadako on August 6 at 7:30pm at the Cinema 1 of SM Marikina.
  
SM Cinema Promos

 SM Cinema will give 50% off on movie price for e-PLUS members. BDO Shopmore Credit Card holders get 25% discount on ticket.  SM Advantage Card, Prestige Card, BDO Rewards Card and Global Pinoy Card holders get 20% off on movie price. 

 About The Ring 3: Sadako

 The film is directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa based on the novel "S" by the "Ring" original creator Koji Suzuki.  The first installment, directed by Gore Verbinski (the Pirates of the Caribbean films) and starring Naomi Watts, earned an impressive $249.3 million worldwide in 2002. Watts reprised her role in director Hideo Nakata's The Ring Two, which made $161.5 million in 2005.

 In The Ring 3: Sadako evil is again on the loose as a cursed videotape finds its way into the hands of a student.  The focus of the story is Akane, a high school teacher who hears a rumor from her students that there is actual footage on the Internet of someone's suicide. The footage is said to drive anyone who sees it to also commit suicide. Akane does not believe the rumor at first, but when one of her female students dies after viewing the footage, she and her boyfriend Takanori are fatefully drawn into the horror that has been created by the man who appears in the suicide footage, Kashiwada. Kashiwada's intention is to create chaos in the world by bringing back Sadako and the power of her curse. Now Akane has to fight against Sadako and Kashiwada to save the lives of herself and Takanori.

The cast includes Satomi Ishihara, Ryosei Tayama, Yusuke Yamamoto and Koji Seto. 

About SM Cinema

SM Cinema is the country’s leading film exhibitor with a total of 236 cinemas in 43 branches nationwide. SM Cinema is also proud of its IMAX Theatres in the Philippines, namely, IMAX Mall of Asia, IMAX Southmall, IMAX North EDSA and IMAX Cebu.

Watch it best at SM Cinema and for a more convenient way of getting your tickets; experience the newest from SM Cinema – the CINEMOBILE: Your mobile, your movie ticket. Have your movie tickets delivered to your mobile phone only through www.smcinema.com. 

Enter SM Cinema’s theaters with their turnstile system, their newest innovation to deliver a more convenient movie-going experience to its patrons.  

You may also avail SM Cinema’s e-PLUS (Entertainment, Privileges, Lifestyle, Upgrades and Surprises) card to make your movie-watching more convenient, rewarding and fun. On top of the reward point scheme, e-PLUS is loaded with VIP privileges, special promos like a 50 percent discount on select movies, seasonal offers, quarterly raffles and invites to exclusive events.  e-PLUS members can also avail promos and discounts from partner merchants. The e-Plus starter kit comes with your personalized e-Plus card, free movies, snacks and a premium item.

To know more about the company, visit SM Cinema’s website at www.smcinema.com. You may also like SM Cinema on Facebook (facebook.com/smcinema) and follow them on Twitter (twitter.com/sm_cinema).  To connect with IMAX on Facebook, follow facebook.com/imaxsmcinema and like them on Twitter.com/imax_smcinema.




Thursday, July 12, 2012

Real-Life Navy SEALs in One Heroic Act of Valor: Screening Exclusively at SM Cinema




The Navy SEAL is one of the most elite military units in the world and its members are among the most valiant people on Earth. We can witness their act of loyalty, honor and courage in SM Cinema’s CinExclusive Act of Valor, which opened on July 11, 2012.

Act of Valor is directed by Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh from a screenplay by Kurt Johnstad. The film stars Alex Veadov, Roselyn Sánchez, Nestor Serrano, Emilio Rivera, and active duty U.S. Navy SEALs and U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant Crewmen.

In Act of Valor, the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative brings to light a deadly terrorist plot against the US. A team of SEALs is dispatched to stop the terrorists. But each time they accomplish their mission, a new piece of intelligence reveals another shocking twist to the deadly terror plot, which reaches Chechnya, Ukraine and Somalia. The widening operation sends the SEALs across the globe as they track the terrorist ring to the U.S.-Mexico border, where they engage in an epic firefight with an outcome that has potentially unimaginable consequences for the future of America

The film is an unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original film-making. It is a powerful story of contemporary global anti-terrorism. Inspired by true events, the film combines stunning combat sequences, up-to-the minute battlefield technology and heart-pumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure. Act of Valor takes audiences deep into the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained group of warriors in the modern world.

According to Waugh, the US Navy SEALs were given free rein to decide what was real and authentic. "For example, the way they speak in the movie is the way they speak in real life”, Waugh said. "We tried to keep it authentic because we want the audience to experience what it's like to be in their world. When we gave dialogue to them, they would often tell us, no, I'd say it like this. And what they would say was much better than what we had written”, Waugh added.


The film is distributed by Pioneer Films. The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has given the film an R13 rating. SM Cinema gives 50% discount on tickets for e-PLUS members.  SM Advantage Card, Prestige Card, BDO Rewards Card and Global Pinoy Card holders can enjoy 20% off on tickets for this film.





Wednesday, July 4, 2012

The Amazing Spider-Man: Exclusive Midnight Screenings at IMAX Theatres





The Amazing Spider-Man crawled back onto the big screen on June 29. Spidey fans witnessed him web-slinging and wall-crawling at IMAX Mall of Asia, IMAX North EDSA, IMAX Southmall and IMAX Cebu when the clock struck midnight on June 29.  IMAX Mall of Asia opened 24 hours from June 28 until 2:00 am of July 2 for this Marc Webb blockbuster.
The Amazing Spider-Man is still screening at SM Cinema and IMAX Theatres today.
In this Spider-Man reboot, Peter Parker tries to unearth the secrets of his past. In order to shed light on his parents’ disappearance, he begins a quest leading him directly to Oscorp and the laboratory of Dr. Curt Connors, his father’s former partner.  However, when he is on the brink of uncovering the mystery, Dr. Connor’s alter-ego, The Lizard, appears and wreaks havoc in the City of New York.
The Amazing Spider-Man also takes viewers back to the life of the web-slinging hero before he met Mary Jane Watson. It introduces us to the unsure, unassuming and gangly youth in love with the smart and charismatic Gwen Stacy.
Andrew Garfield, whose claim to stardom includes his appearances in Never let Me Go and Social Network, is scaling the wall as the Webhead.  His real-life sweetheart, Emma Stone whose films include Easy A, Crazy, Stupid, Love and The Help, plays Gwen Stacy.  Rhys Ifans takes the role of Dr. Connors, a good-hearted doctor who’s corrupted by the darker side of ambition.  Denis Leary plays NYPD Captain Stacy and the father of Gwen Stacy.
Directed by Marc Webb, the screenplay is by James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves from a story by James Vanderbilt. The Amazing Spider-Man is based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.  Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are producing the film in association with Marvel Entertainment for Columbia Pictures. 
The film opened nationwide on June 29, four days ahead of the US opening. SM Cinema gave out posters, notepads, IMAX ballpens, shirts and other premium items to promo winners and movie-goers.
Watch Peter Parker making life-changing choices that seal his fate as a hero in The Amazing Spider-Man. Catch it today at SM Cinema and IMAX Theatres!