Star Powerhouse

Last May 5, I was invited for the private screening of the movie “My Candidate” staring Derek Ramsay, Shaina Magdayao and Iza Calzado. The movie is directed by Quark Henares produced by Quantum Films, MJM Productions, Tuko Film Production and Buchi Boy Films.

My notes on Love Is Blind: 1. Could a hottie like Derek Ramsay actually fall in love with a nottie like Kiray Celis? If we were to believe this movie, the answer would be a definite no. Unless of course one used the power of gayuma, because a conventionally unattractive woman has no chance of being loved by her Prince Charming without any dark magic involved. That was the single joke here stretched for an hour and and forty minutes. 2. In this movie, Derek named Wade actually had a beautiful girlfriend in Maggie (Solenn Heussaff), an unrefined artist who gets a bit wild inside a club. She was so nasty that she actually wiped her wet armpits in public because well, nobody's perfect (except for Solenn of course, an actress so game that she would do any silly thing and still end up looking endearing). In one scene, he asked her to undergo crystal peeling because he was embarrassed to bring her in his high school reunion ("Kasi hindi pantay ang kulay mo"). Seriously?...

KRIS Aquino, Jodi Sta. Maria, Ian Veneracion, Kim Chiu, Xian Lim, Julia and Talia Concio, Bimby Aquino Yap, Ronaldo Valdez, Nova Villa, Pokwang and Derek Ramsay comprise the stellar line-up of All You Need Is Pag-Ibig – Star Cinema’s official entry to the upcoming 41st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) its MerryGalo this December.

Plot : Julian (Derek) just came from a bad break up with a Filipina and wrote everything he's feeling in a letter, which he decided to translate into Filipino. That's when he crosses paths with Tere (Jennylyn), a Filipino teacher who will translate his letter and teach him to speak in Filipino. As they go along with their lessons for 45 days, the two find themselves falling in love with each other. Will they realize it in time or will they make the same mistake again? Cast : Jennylyn Mercado as Tere Madlansacay Derek Ramsay as Julian Parker Isabel Oli Tom Rodriguez Kean Cipriano Isabel Frial Cai Cortex

About Trophy Wife: Trophy Wife is a 2014 Filipino romantic drama and thriller film directed by Andoy Ranay, starring Cristine Reyes, Derek Ramsay, Heart Evangelista, and John Estrada. The film will be distributed by Viva Films with the co-production of Multivision Pictures. SPOILER ALERT!! My notes on Trophy Wife: 1. In the opening credits, the movie's title was credited to Elwood Perez. How hard was it to come up with that one? 2. Speaking of Elwood Perez, there's a certain guilty pleasure that you get from most of his movies. They usually ooze with sensuality and are filled with crazy people and situations, but you get them. I wonder how the movie would have turned out if he directed this one instead.