One Night Only

One Night Only, a story that happened in one night about five different girl characters.

It is topbilled by Katrina Halili, Jennylyn Mercado, Diana Zubiri, Valerie Concepcion and Alessandra de Rossi. This sexy-comedy film’s cast includes Ricky Davao, Paolo Contis, Ogie Diaz, Jon Avila, Chokoleit, Joross Gamboa, Manilyn Reynes, Jason Gainza, Bentong, Empoy, and Tessie Villarama. It is directed by Jose Javier Reyes. Produced by OctoArts Films and is an official entry to the 34th Metro Manila Film Festival
(MMFF).

"Iskul Bukol" hits the big screen, Dec 25

Kinilalang isa sa most popular at trend-setting sitcom in the history of Philippine television ang Iskul Bukol from 1978 to 1987, sa Channel 13, na tampok sina Tito at Vic Sotto at si Joey de Leon. Whenever Iskul Bukol is mentioned, maiisip mo agad ang Wanbol University at ang mga sikat na characters sa university, there is Victor Ungasis, the good-looking, kind and brainy teacher's pet, Tito and Joey Escalera were the class bullies na laging inaasar sina Vic at si Miss Tapia [Mely Tagasa], the university's resident professor na may crush kay Joey. Nandoon din si Mang Temi, Tonette Macho, Richie d'Horsie, Bibeth Orteza at iba pang characters ng sitcom.

SYNOPSIS
Twenty years after, Vic Ungasis is now an excellent History professor at Wanbol University and has also successfully ventured in the field of archeology. Natagpuan niya ang Kali of Humabon na siyang nagbukas ng mystery, at hinahanap naman niya ang Kampilan ni Lapu-Lapu at gusto niyang mai-display na magkasama ang dalawang war relics. Ang Kampilan ay nasa pag-aari ni Shimata, a wealthy Japanese national whose main interest is the Peseta, na kasama ng Kampilan. Sinasabing ang Peseta ay isa na lamang sa natitirang 30 pieces of Judas' silver which will give immortality sa sinumang makakakuha nito. Unfortunately, nawawala ang Peseta nang makuha ni Vic ang Kampilan sa kailaliman ng tubig.

May nakasulat sa Kampilan at sa Kali na nagtuturo kung saan matatagpuan ang Peseta. Ninakaw ni Shimata ang Kali, pero hindi naman niya maintindihan kung ano ang nakasulat sa Kali. Nagpunta si Vic for a speaking engagement in Cambodia, madi-discover niya ang sekreto na kakabit ng mystery, nang makilala niya ang uncle and nephew na sina Samnang at Woog na hina-hunting ng mga tauhan ni Shimata. May kinalaman kaya ang paghahanap sa kanila sa Alibata inscription na nasa puwit ni Woog na kapareho ng inscription sa ninakaw na Kali? At bakit nagtatago rin sina Tito at Joey kay Shimata? At paano mai-involved ang buong barkada sa exciting but dangerous search for the all-powerful Peseta?

Ito ang synopsis ng Iskul Bukol: 20 Years After na first time na isasalin sa movie. Produced by OctoArts Films ni Orly Ilacad, M-Zet TV Productions ni Vic at APT Entertainment ni Tony Tuviera at official entry nila sa 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival starting December 25, sa direksyon ito ng box-office director na si Tony Y. Reyes. Nakausap ng PEP si Vic Sotto sa presscon nito sa Marina Grill & Restaurant along Timog Avenue. Na-maintain ba nila ang dating cast ng TV sitcom sa movie?

"Oh, yes," sagot ni Vic. "Mahal namin ang pelikulang ito at para maisama ulit namin ang dating cast, piniyansahan ko si Richie d'Horsie para makalabas ng kulungan at makapag-shooting. Apat na taon na siyang nakakulong at si Richie ang isa sa sikat na character noon kaya dapat naroon pa rin siya after 20 years.

"Pero siyempre, may mga bago kaming characters dito. Si Ryan [Agoncillo], matagal na niyang gustong makasama sa anumang pelikula ko, dapat doon pa sa Dobol Trobol pero hindi naman siya available noon, kaya dito ko siya isinama. Siya at ang batang si Robert Villar, iyong sidekick ni Marian Rivera sa Dyesebel, ang kasama kong nag-shooting sa Cambodia, si Ryan si Samnang at si Robert si Woog, para maging realistic ang lahat, dito rin namin ipinasok ang special effects na alam kong magugustuhan ng mga batang manonood. Natuwa nga ako na tamang-tamang kagagaling lamang ni Ryan sa Argentina, saka naman kami umalis for Cambodia at sumama pa sa amin si Judy Ann [Santos]. Kaya enjoy pa rin kami kahit pa mahirap din ang mga eksenang ginawa namin doon.

"Narito pa rin si Miss Tapia, si Jimmy Santos as Big J, Bibeth, si Anthony Roquel, a changed Tonette Macho, at mga bagong members ng cast sina Carlene Aguilar na introducing sa movie, Francine Prieto, with our sons, Gian, Oyo Boy Sotto and Keempee [de Leon], Ciara Sotoo, ang EB Babes, Benjie Paras, Jose Manalo at Hong Kong action star Jacky Woo, who plays Shimato.

"At maraming salamat kay Sharon Cuneta na pumayag mag-guest sa movie. Para kasi sa amin, hindi rin mabubuo ng movie kung wala siya dahil siya si Sharon Escalera, ang younger sister nina Tito at Joey Escalera."

For four years na sumali sa festival si Vic as Enteng Kabisote, bakit pinagpahinga niya ang character ni Enteng at sa halip, ang Iskul Bukol ang ginawa niya?

"Naisip din kasi namin na timely ang paggawa namin nito sa movie, dahil kahit madalas pa rin naming marinig kantahin ang theme song ng Iskul Bukol, hindi na rin ito kilala ng generation ngayon, kaya gusto naman naming patunayan na kahit sa now generation, tatanggapin pa rin nila ang Iskul Bukol. Kaya ngayon pa lamang, gusto na naming magpasalamat sa lahat ng mga manonood ng aming pelikula simula sa December 25."

Iskul Bukol:20 Years After Confirmed Casts
* Tito Sotto as Tito Escalera
* Vic Sotto as Vic Ungasis
* Joey de Leon as Joey Escalera
* Mely Tagasa as Miss Tapia
* Ryan Agoncillo as Cambodian Tour Guide
* Keempee de Leon as Joey Escalera's Son
* Pauleen Luna
* Mark Herras
* Dennis Trillo
* Gian Sotto as Tito Escalera's Son
* Oyo Sotto as Vic Ungasis' Son
* Jimmy Santos as Big J
* Jose Manalo
* Anthony Roquel as Tonette Macho
* Francine Prieto
* Gardo Versoza
* Bianca King
* Jong Hilario
* Krista Ranillo
* Benjie Paras
* Joko Diaz
* Nicole Uysusieng
* Mykah
* Val Sotto
* Richie D'Horsie as Richie
* Kaye Torres
* Robert Villar
* Redford White as Redford
* Bibeth Orteza as Bibeth
* Carlene Aguilar as Vic Ungasis's love interest
* Wally Bayola
* Joonee Gamboa
* Jackie Woo
* Derek Dee
* Leo Martinez
* Levi Ignacio
* Mary Massab
* EB Babes
* Ethel Booba
* Raphael Martinez
* Boy Roque
* JB Magsaysay
* Danny Labra

Special Participation in the Movie
* Sharon Cuneta as Sharon Escalera
* Sen. Bong Revilla
* Manny Pacquiao
* Lorna Tolentino
* Annabelle Rama
* Robin Padilla

Source: http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=351943&page=8

Eight films will compete in 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival

This year's Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will be free-for-all with returning superstars, sequels and, yes, even an animation.

Walong pelikula lang ang maglalaban-laban this year sa MMFF, so malamang na wala na itong two-parts like the past years; most opening on December 25 and the rest on January 1

Walang Judy Ann Santos-Ryan Agoncillo movie this time, pero may ibang "Anne" ang lalaban. Magbabalik si Vic Sotto, not with his Enteng Kabisote retinues but with his old classmates in Iskul Bukol.

Last year's sleeper hit Desperadas will have a sequel and the longest-running horror franchise in the Philippine history of movies marks X. Isang senador lang ang lalaban this year and an animation will follow the footstep of Urduja. Lastly, Regal Entertainment and OctoArts have two movies each again.

Narito ang entries sa 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival:

Desperadas, Regal Entertainment; script by Roy Iglesias and direction by Joel Lamangan.

A continuation of the story of four women with the same mother of different fathers, the original stars are back-Ruffa Gutierrez, Rufa Mae Quinto, Iza Calzado, and Marian Rivera—with the addition of a fifth cast, si Eugene Domingo na magpapakilalang kapatid din daw nila.

This will be Ruffa's second movie for the year after My Monster Mom ng Regal and GMA Films; baka fourth ni Rufa Mae after Regal Films' Manay Po 2: Overload, the upcoming I.T.A.L.Y. from GMA Films which will open on August 5, at kung matatapos ang Viva Films movie na Civil Status: Single.

Second movie rin ito ni Iza kung maipalalabas ang Amnesia ng GMA Films at second movie rin ni Marian after last Valentine's hit from Regal and GMA Films na My Best Friend's Girlfriend.

Hindi namin alam kung makakailan ngayon si Eugene. But so far, she has Viva's Ikaw Pa Rin, Regal/GMA Films' My Monster Mom, and GMA Films' I.T.A.L.Y.

Shake, Rattle & Roll X, Regal Entertainment; script from Fairlane Raymundo and Cheryl Ann Narvasa and directors Topel Lee and Mike Tuviera.

Tenth installment na ito ng original festival horror trilogy na nagsimula noong 1984. Wala pang final cast, although nakakarinig na rin kami ng mga pangalan like that of Lovi Poe. This tenth of the series will also have a first; there will be a recurring theme of the No. 10 in the three stories like ten friends, tenth floor, and a third ten something.

Ang Tanging Ina Niyong Lahat, Star Cinema; script by Mel del Rosario and direction by Wenn Deramas.

Ai-Ai delas Alas and Star Cinema's biggest hit on record gets a sequel after five years. Now the president of the country, most of Ai-Ai's original children in the movie will return save for one or two, most notably Heart Evangelista dahil Kapuso star na raw kasi ang dalaga.

Ironically, the eldest sibling na si Marvin Agustin, who plays Uno, is also now an exclusive Kapuso star but will still be part of the cast. Another brother na si Carlo Aquino, who is already a Viva Artist Agency star, is mostly seen sa GMA7.

Pinalitan ni Paula Peralejo si Heart as Portia. Ito ang pagbabalik ni Paula sa pelikula, just like the now-retired Serena Dalrymple as Cate.

Mas malaki na rin ang participation ni Eugene Domingo as Rowena rito, giving the two-time Best Supporting Actress award-winner the privilege of being the only major star to be part of two festival movies.
Escalera Brothers, Octo-Arts/M-Zet Production; script by and direction by Tony Y. Reyes.

After four installments of the old TV series of Vic's Okay Ka Fairy Ko, magpapahinga na muna si Enteng Kabisote to give way to the Escalera and the Ungasis based on the sitcom that launched Tito, Vic &, Joey in 1977, ang Iskul Bukol. Tito, Vic, and Joey will reprise their original roles Tito Escalera, Vic Ungasis, and Joey Escalera, respectively.

Hindi pa raw nababasa ng supervising producer Ms. Malou Choa-Fagar ang final script, so hindi pa sigurado kung makakasama ang ilan sa original cast like Bibeth Orteza, Anthony "Tonette Macho" Roquel, and Mely Tagasa.

Baler, Viva Films; script of Roy Iglesias and direction by Mark Meily.

Submitted as The Siege of Baler, Anne Curtis gets her biggest break in the movies as she stars in a war-time love story based on the siege of Baler, Quezon noong Spanish era. Hinahanapan pa ng leading man si Anne for the movie.

According to producer Veronique del Rosario-Corpuz, tulad ng mga Hollywood movies na Titanic and Pearl Harbor, fiction ang love story but the backdrop of war will be based on historical facts.

The other three official entries with not so much information yet are One Night Only from Canary Films, Magkaibigan from Maverick Films, and Dapo from Cutting Edge.

Last year's Best Actor Jinggoy Estrada will produce and star in Magkaibigan. Dapo will have the distinction naman of being the first all-animation movie accepted for festival entry to be directed by Robert Quilao with Artemio Abad Jr. and Eric Cabahug.

Twelve entries were submitted for this year, so apat lang ang nalaglag: Canary Films' Inocencia, Octo-Arts' Here Comes The Bride, Focus Films' Maldita, and an untitled horror movie from Star Cinema.

Source: http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=347532

Ang Tanging Ina Ninyong Lahat

Ang Tanging Ina Ninyong Lahat is the sequel to the box-office hit “Ang Tanging Ina.” It is expected to be released in December 2008 under Star Cinema for the 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival.

It is the third of ‘Direk’ Wenn Deremas‘ “Ina” collection after “Ang Cute ng Ina Mo” with Anne Curtis and Luis Manzano. In 2003, Ang Tanging Ina was the highest grossing film in the country until Kris Aquino’s “Sukob” surpassed it in 2005. Ai-Ai de las Alas will play the lead role and lead a cast featuring most of the original actors reprising their roles.

The Cast of Ang Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat:

Ai-Ai de las Alas as Ina
Eugene Domingo as Rowena
Claudine Barretto as Tina
Marvin Agustin as Juan (not yet confirmed)
Nikki Valdez as Tudis
Carlo Aquino as Dimitri/Tri
Paula Peralejo as Portia/Por
Alwyn Uytingco as Tirso/Pip
Shaina Magdayao as Severina/Seven
Serena Dalrymple as Cate
Jiro Manio as Shammy
Yuki Kadooka as Ten-ten
Dennis Padilla as Eddie
Kaye Abad as Jenny
John Prats as Jeffrey
Pinky Amador as Gretchen’s Mom
Mandy Ochoa as Gretchen’s Dad
Angelica Panganiban as Gretchen
Ricci Chan

Source: http://www.starmometer.com/2008/11/29/ang-tanging-ina-nyong-lahat-teasers/

Jennylyn Mercado returns to the big screen via "One Night Only"

Maraming tagahanga ng young actress na si Jennylyn Mercado ang matutuwa sa balitang nakuha ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal). Ayon sa mismong PR manager ng OctoArts Films na si Ms. Aster Amoyo ay kasama na si Jennylyn sa cast ng One Night Only. Ito ang magsisilbing comeback project ng kauna-unahang StarStruck Ultimate Female Survivor pagkatapos niyang isilang ang anak nila ng dati niyang boyfriend na si Patrick Garcia.

Ang One Night Only ay isa sa dalawang entries ng film company ni Boss Orly Ilacad sa 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). Ang isa pa ay ang reunion movie nina Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, at Joey de Leon na Iskbul Bukol 20 Years After (The Adventures of Victorio Ungasis and the Escalera Brothers).

Makakasama ni Jennylyn sa One Night Only sina Katrina Halili, Diana Zubiri, Paolo Contis, Alessandra de Rossi, Ricky Davao, Jon Avila, Candy Panglinan, Chokoleit, Jason Gainza, at ang mga kapatid ni Jennylyn sa management ni Becky Aguila na sina Valerie Concepcion at Joross Gamboa.

Matatandaang noong unang prinesenta ang One Night Only sa screening committee ng MMFF ay kasama sa cast ang ilan sa prime talents ng Star Magic, ang talent arm ng ABS-CBN. Pero napabalitang pinull out ang mga ito dahil ayaw raw ng Star Magic na magmukhang suporta ang mga alaga nila kay Katrina, na isang Kapuso star.

Ang bagay na ito ay hindi kinumpirma ng Star Magic at maging ng ilan sa mga artistang naunang naugnay sa pelikula. Pero sa presscon para kay Katrina noon kasabay ng pagpirma niya ng kontrata sa OctoArts Films, nabanggit ni Boss Orly ang mga pangalan nina Angelica Panganiban, Diether Ocampo, at Roxanne Guinoo na kasama rin sa pelikula na ididirek ni Joey Reyes.

Pinagtalunan kasi noon kung sino ang magiging bida sa One Night Only at kung sino ang mauuna sa billing kung natuloy nga si Katrina at ang ilang Star Magic talents. Pero nilinaw naman ni Direk Joey na ang istorya ng pelikulang siya rin ang sumulat ay iikot sa lahat ng characters sa isang motel sa loob lamang ng isang magdamag.

Huling napanood si Jennylyn sa pelikula sa pamamagitan ng Half Blood Samurai.

Source: http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=362585