March Movie Guide: Best Films to See at SM Cinema This Month

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Whether you’re a film buff or not, you are sure to find a movie to enjoy this month at SM Cinema with the hodgepodge of films it is showing.  At SM Cinema, movie-viewing is more engaging with its all-digital theaters featuring crystal-clear image display and powerful sound.

 SM Cinema celebrates the 100% digitization of its screens by fortifying its CinExclusive. CinExclusive is a program where SM Cinema gets the sole rights to exhibit certain films. Some of the CinExclusive films that made it into the box office are The Ring 3 and Rurouni Kenshin. This March, SM Cinema features 4 exclusive movies.

 

The first CinExclusive for the month, Snitch, opens March 6. In Snitch, Dwayne Johnson shows the extent of how far a father would go to save his child. Johnson takes the role of a father who goes on a dangerous mission to save his son from imprisonment after having been wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime. 

Quest for A Heart is another Cinexclusive that is appealing to kids and kids at heart with a storyline that is both hilarious and poignant and backgrounds that are fantastic and beautiful. This animation recounts the adventures of Rolli, a legendary Finnish fairytale hero. It opens on March 13.

 Set in the heart of the African jungle, the CinExclusive Dinosaur Project, follows a team of explorers in a quest to prove the existence of a legendary and mythical water creature. What they discover are giant creatures that have been presumed extinct for millions of years. The film hits theaters on March 20.

Apartment 1303, a remake of the Japanese horror film of the same name, also opens March 20. The movie is about Janet, a young girl who moves into a new apartment after a family dispute. Soon she finds out that she’s not alone. There’s someone else in apartment 1303--someone spooky and definitely dead. 

 

Aside from the Cinexclusive films, SM Cinema is showing sure-fire blockbusters. For fans who are into the Hitchcock-type of thriller, the drama horror Stoker is coming March 1. The film reveals a family mystery that is both fascinating and bone-chilling.  

 The Last Exorcism star Ashley Bell is coming back to the big screen on March 6 to reprise her role of Nell Sweetzer in the film’s sequel.  In The Last Exorcism II, Nell Sweetzer tries to live a normal life but the evil that tortured her returns with a more devious plan. 

 

  

Oz the Great and the Powerful takes cinema-goers to the fantastical land of Oz to join a small-time magician in a marvelous adventure that will either make him a good man or a great one.  Starting March 7, this eye-candy of a film will be available in the most immersive movie-watching experience—the IMAX 3D Experience. 

Fast-paced action adventure awaits Cinephiles on March 13 with the opening of the movie Dead Man Down. In the movie, Collin Farrell and Noomi Rapace have been playing cat and mouse until they find out that they share the same goal, to seek revenge to a crime lord.

 ‘Director DJ’ Quentin Tarantino plays his newest piece of mix-and-match genre and music infusion in Django Unchained.  The film follows a freed slave and a German bounty hunter as they rescue the former’s wife from a cruel plantation owner. The film, starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio, opens March 13.

 

A sleight of hand and funny antics, plus Steve Carell and viewers get The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. After splitting up with his long-time partner and facing a cutthroat competition with a rising magician, Burt must remember what made him love magic in order to save his career. This comedy film opens March 20.

On March 22, kids and adults alike can go on a prehistoric comedy adventure in the animation The Croods. The world’s first family embarks on a journey, leaving behind their tradition, to venture into an unknown world filled with possibilities and revolutionary inventions. The film features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds.

The Host, a sci-fi thriller based on a book written by the Twilight series author Stephenie Meyer, hits SM Cinema on March 30. In the film, a parasitic soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder, making her a ‘host’. Instead of completely invading the body of Melanie, the ‘soul’ named Wanda helps her rescue humanity.   

 G.I. Joe: Retaliation, one of the most-awaited films of the year, also opens on March 30.  The Joes have been branded as traitors by the government. Without anyone to back them up, they must face Commander Cobra and save the world. The film will be released in 3D and IMAX 3D. 

                                                                     About SM Cinema

SM Cinema is the country’s leading film exhibitor with more than 246 digital cinemas in 45 branches. It’s also the sole franchisee of IMAX Theatres in the country. Currently, it manages 6 IMAX Theatres—IMAX Mall of Asia, IMAX North EDSA, IMAX Southmall, IMAX Cebu , IMAX Clark and IMAX Lanang.  

At SM Cinema, movie-watching is more fun and rewarding with its e-PLUS card loaded with VIP privileges, special promos, seasonal offers, quarterly raffles and invites to exclusive events.

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

SM Cinema's February CinExclusive

Welcome the month of February with SM Cinema’s Cinexclusive treats. SM Cinema offers movies that will warm your heart and set your pulse racing. On top of these, it introduces promos that double the fun of movie-watching.

Cinephiles get a special treat this Valentine season with SM Cinema’s Back 2 Back Movie promo.  Movie-goers get to ride an emotional roller coaster with Playing for Keeps and Smiley for a price of just one regular ticket.  Additional treat is given to e-PLUS members with the 50% discount they get on the tickets of Race 2 and Iliw.  SM Advantage Card, Prestige Card, BDO Rewards Card and Global Pinoy Card holders get 20% off on tickets for these three CinExclusives.

Race 2 is SM Cinema’s next Bollywood. This adrenaline-pumping action film is the sequel of the 2008 hit Race 1. This fast-paced thriller follows Ranvir Singh (Saif Ali Khan) and the retired cop Robert D'Costa (Anil Kapoor) as they team up to avenge the death of Singh’s wife.  Race 2 will be screened from February 8 until February 10 at SM Cinema Megamall.

The romantic comedy Playing for Keeps opens February 13. Its stellar cast includes Gerald Butler, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta Jones, Judy Greer, and Dennis Quaid. The film is about a former sports star who starts coaching his son’s soccer team in an attempt to put his life together but finds himself amidst the irresistible moms of his players.  

After getting a good dose of laughter with Playing for Keeps, prepare to get a big scare with Smiley.  This horror film follows a mentally fragile teen discovering that the demented serial killer who has nothing but a carved “smiley” on his face is more than an urban legend.  Is she insane or is she the next victim? The movie stars Caitlin Gerard.

Iliw, a tale of love and longing set against the backdrop of war, is also coming to SM Cinema this February 20.   Iliw, an Ilokano term for ‘nostalgia,’ explores the forbidden love between Fidela (Kaye Abad), a young Filipina and Colonel Takashi (Hiroyuki Takashima), a Japanese soldier ordered to destroy the city of Vigan. This period film is a visual treat as it managed to capture the picturesque colonial town of Vigan.

About SM Cinema

SM Cinema, the country’s leading film exhibitor, takes pride in its 246 cinemas and 6 IMAX Theatres scattered in 45 branches across the country. All of these theaters are now digital—delivering crystal-clear images and powerful sound. At SM Cinema, movie-watching is more fun and rewarding with its e-PLUS card loaded with VIP privileges, special promos, seasonal offers, quarterly raffles and invites to exclusive events.

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.

Save Money at SM Cinema with Matinee Screenings

 

                                                     Watch great movies, spend a little!

Promos just only got better at SM Cinema. Starting January 21, SM Cinema will be offering discount on several movies. The Matinee Pricing promo will run until April 18, 2013. Cinephiles can enjoy 30% to 50% discount on select movies from Mondays through Thursdays for screenings from 10:00am to 2:00pm.

Matinee Pricing will be available at SM Cinema Mall of Asia, North EDSA, Megamall, Sta Mesa, Manila, San Lazaro, Marikina, Pampanga, Fairview, Southmall, Bacoor, Cebu, Iloilo, Lanang, Clark and Davao.

To know the movies to be included in our matinee pricing, please visit the SM Cinema branch near you.

About SM Cinema

SM Cinema, the country’s leading film distributor, takes pride in its 246 cinemas and 6 IMAX Theatres scattered in 45 branches across the country. All of these theaters are now digital—delivering crystal-clear images and powerful sound. At SM Cinema, movie-watching is more fun and rewarding with its e-PLUS card loaded with VIP privileges, special promos, seasonal offers, quarterly raffles and invites to exclusive events.

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.

SM Cinema to Screen Life of Pi in 2D and 3D Starting January 9!

SM Cinema, the country’s leading film exhibitor, will be showing Life of Pi in 2D and 3D starting January 9, 2013. The film’s first and only Press screening in the country was held on January 6 at 3:30pm at the Cinema 1 of SM Megamall.

 Life of Pi is distributed in the Philippines by 20^th Century Fox (Philippines). The film has been rated GP by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).

 To join SM Cinema’s Life of Pi online promos, visit www.smcinema.com and like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SMCinema. For updates about the film, follow them on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SM_Cinema.

About Life of Pi:

With LIFE OF PI, director Ang Lee (“Brokeback Mountain”; “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) creates a groundbreaking movie event about a young man who survives a disaster at sea and is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery.  While cast away, he forms an amazing and unexpected connection with another survivor…a fearsome Bengal tiger.

Based on the book that has sold more than seven million copies and spent years on the bestseller lists, LIFE OF PI takes place over three continents, two oceans, many years, and a wide universe of imagination.  Lee’s vision, coupled with stunning 3D visuals, has turned a novel long thought un-filmable into a thrillingly audacious mix of grand storytelling and powerful and provocative themes.

Since Mr. Lee came aboard the project almost four years ago, he has worked to create a singular vision of author Yann Martel’s unforgettable tale of courage, perseverance, inspiration and hope.  The film takes us through a young man’s incredible adventure – at turns thrilling and spiritual; harrowing and triumphant; humorous and inspirational.

In telling Pi’s story, Mr. Lee pushes the boundaries of cutting-edge motion picture technologies.  LIFE OF PI represents a moment when the science and art of filmmaking have jumped forward, as it did with the visual effects of “Titanic,” the 3D revolution of “Avatar,” and the CGI work in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” which brought unprecedented emotion and depth to the character of Caesar.  And like Caesar, LIFE OF PI’s Richard Parker is a fully-realized, accessible character, whom you’ll believe was actually on that lifeboat with Suraj Sharma, who portrays Pi.

SM Cinema Celebrates the 38th MMFF with its 100% Digital Screens!

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This December 25, the home of MMFF—SM Cinema, will open all its screens again for the annual Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). SM Cinema celebrates the 38^th MMFF with its 100% digital screens.

On December 23, SM Mall of Asia will shine with the presence of stars in a short program that will commence at 6:00pm at the Mall of Asia grounds after the traditional MMFF Parade of Stars which will begin at the Luneta Park.

Moviegoers can watch their most-awaited MMFF entries early on December 25 because SM Cinema will open its theaters at 8:00am.

Laugh, cry, fall in love, get scared and go on a fantastic journey with this year’s MMFF official entries!

Heroes of 3 different worlds will meet for a grand adventure in the movie Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si Ako. The film is directed by Tony Y. Reyes and stars Bong Revilla, Vic Sotto and Judy Ann Santos.

Is there more to the seemingly frivolous problem of the elite? Find out in in Sosy Problems. The film is a comedy-drama that revolves around the lives of four sosy girls. It stars Solenn Heusaff, Rhian Ramos, Heart Evangelista and Bianca King. The film is directed by Andoy Ranay.

Entangled relationships and complicated love affair are just some of the elements that make One More Try an exciting film. On top of this is the stellar cast which includes Angel Locsin, Angelica Panganiban, Zanjoe Marudo and Dingdong Dantes who bagged last year’s Best Actor Award. The film is directed by Ruel S. Bayani.

You can laugh your heart out in Sisterakas, a film with a cast of 3 box office stars--Vice Ganda, Ai-Ai Delas Alas and the Queen of All Media Kris Aquino. Sisterakas is directed by Wenn V. Deramas.

For those who want fear and thrill this Holiday, there’s Strangers to give you that big scare.  Strangers stars Julia Montes, Enchong Dee and Enrique Gil. The film is under the direction of Lawrence Fajardo.

The 14^th installment of Shake Rattle & Roll entitled The Invasion is another horror film that will surely give the audience a fright with 3 stories: Pamana, The Lost Command and Unwanted.  Lovi Poe, Dennis Trillo, Iza Calzado star in this horror flick.

El Presidente is another must-see entry.  ER Ejercito, the lead star of Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story that ruled the 37^th MMFF Awards Night, returns  to the big screen to play Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Philippine Republic with Cesar Montano, Christopher de Leon, Nora Aunor, and Cristine Reyes in supporting roles.

From the Internationally-acclaimed director, Brillante Mendoza, comes a drama film about love, sacrifice and tradition—Thy Womb. Nora Aunor won the Best Performance by an Actress at the 6^th Asia Pacific Screen Award (APSA) for this film. The cast includes Bembol Roco, Mercedes Cabral and Lovi Poe.

For a crystal-image display and powerful sound, watch your most-awaited MMFF entries at SM Cinema’s digital theaters!

               

House at the End of the Street

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The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence proves, once again, that she’s one of the most versatile actresses of Hollywood.  This talented star, who already displayed great talent in playing Mystique in X-Men: First Class and Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, graces the big screen once more in the psychological thriller House at the End of the Street.

Jennifer Lawrence is convincing in her role as Elissa, a teenager who has a knack for fixing people.  Max Thieriot (My Soul to Take), on the other         hand, is also excellent in portraying the role of a troubled young man whose disturbing childhood continues to hound him. His brooding charm wins not only the sympathy of Elissa but also that of the audience. The film’s smart casting brings Oscar-nominee Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas, Piranha 3D) into the role of Elissa’s mom.

The film is directed by Mark Tonderai based on the screenplay by David Loucka and story by Eduardo Gordon.

The characters are strongly established that the audience can’t help but feel a sense of loss with the way the movie ends.  Although the casting is great, the plot twists and turns are the elements that make House at the End of the Street a good slasher film. With Tonderai’s use of tension and his expert manipulation of the scenery, he sets the perfect mood for the unfolding of a chilling tale of murder.

The film is distributed in the country by Viva Films and screened exclusively at SM Cinema.