The biggest entertainment development for this year is the opening of SineAsia Theater in eight SM Cinemas – SM Megamall, SM Sta. Mesa, SM Fairview, SM Iloilo, SM Bacoor, SM Cebu, SM Manila and SM North EDSA – this March.
The grand opening of SineAsia will feature the film “Gangnam Blues,” starring Lee Min Ho, which earned US$7.6 million on its first week of exhibition abroad.
SineAsia’s opening movie also pays tribute to the iconic song “Anak” of Freddie Aguilar, as heard in the film’s official soundtrack.
SineAsia theater is a partnership between SM Lifestyle Entertainment, Inc., headed by its president Edgar C. Tejerero, and Viva International Pictures, founded by its chairman Vic Del Rosario.
Tejerero said the SineAsia theater will mainly exhibit never-before seen Asian films which have been “tagalized.”
Aside from “Gangnam Blues,” other Asian movies lined up for Sine Asia are “Inferno,” “My Love, My Bride,” “Rise of the Legend,” “SPL 2” and “From Vegas to Macau.”
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SCRIPTWRITING SEMINAR
(From left) Vincent del Rosario (EVP Viva Comm., Inc.), Amit Jethani (MVP Ent.), Vic del Rosario (CEO/Chairman, Viva Comm., Inc.), Edgar Tejerero (President, SM Lifestyle Ent.), Christiana Caparas (Asst.,Vice-President-Cinema & Exhibition Unit) and Rajesh Kumar Singh (Consultant-MVP Ent.)
Scriptwriting, a career that has great potential for financial rewards and a stepping stone to fame, will be discussed at the 28th Teodoro F. Valencia Lectures on Journalism and Mass Communication on Feb. 20 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Teodoro F. Valencia Media Study Center T. M. Kalaw St., Rizal Park. The lecture series is held every Friday.
Movie director and scriptwriter Leonardo Q. Belen, guest lecturer, will discuss “Scriptwriting in Three Acts,” the formula for blockbuster movies.
The lectures are held under the auspices of the Teodoro F. Valencia Foundation and sponsored by Smart Communications, Phil. Trust Company, Metrobank Foundation, Landbank, GMA Network, Security Bank, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, San Miguel Corp., SSS, Meralco, RCBC Corp., East-West Bank, Balce-Angeles Consultancy Services, Ayala Land, Inc. and Dindo R. Fernando.
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LITA ALEJAR FAUSTINO turned 84 recently, celebrating the milestone at the Manila Polo Club with family and friends, Rhapsody Club members, and classmates from UST. In photo is Lita, flanked by sons Ding and Tek, both professional musicians. Lita’s children are all musically inclined including Mon, who is actually a noted musical director.
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