Manny Pacquiao in “Rocky 7″?

Consider this explosive plot: Rocky Balboa turns boxing promoter who is faced with insurmountable odds in terms of sealing prized fights with big-name boxers due to the financial crunch. With his back against the wall and financial health in peril, Rocky looks beyond the US or South America and trains his sights on a far-away country with incredible talent in the sport, discovers “Boy Kamao” (played by Manny Pacquiao) in a provincial match, and sees himself in the emerging fighter, whom he will soon promote and push to become the next world champion.
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Aside from planning her upcoming wedding to Ryan Agoncillo, Judy Ann Santos is currently very much involved in fundraising, promotional and lobbying efforts for her film, “Ploning,” which the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) chose as the country’s entry to vie for a nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category in the 81st Annual Academy Awards of the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which will be held in February next year.
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What could be a better reunion of ‘Iskul Bukol’ co-stars than the inclusion of one cast member who went astray…from the law?

This makes the upcoming film, “Iskul Bukol…20 Years After,” extra special for Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon, who will reprise their roles in the top rating TV comedy on IBC-13 from the late 1970s to the 1980s in this much-awaited reunion movie for this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival. Ritchie d’ Horsie, whose real name is Ritchie Reyes, will rejoin the “Iskul Bukol” cast after the trio shouldered his long-standing bail bond of P120,000 since his arrest for illegal drug use in 2004.

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Get ready for another action-packed, high octane cinematic experience with “Death Race,” a sure-fire hit that will drive you to the edge of your seats.

The film, a remake of “Death Race 2000”, stars Jason Statham, who wowed us with his fighting skills in “The Transporter,” “The One,” and “War” (the last two with Jet Li), who plays Jensen Ames, a former three-time speedway champion and ex-convict who was framed for a murder he did not commit. While behind bars, he is forced to participate in a “death race” in which he dons the mask of the mythical driver “Frankenstein” and tries to survive the insane challenge against the most vicious criminals. In the race, the desperate Ames drives a monster car fitted with the most powerful weapons and will do whatever it takes to claim the road to freedom.

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Brendan Fraser will once again battle evil of epochs past but this time face a seemingly unstoppable force in a place far away from his previous adventures. ‘The Mummy’ is back, but this time in China, where an evil dynasty tries to reclaim its kingdom.

This immensely successful Hollywood franchise will thrill viewers anew several years after the last installment raked in millions for Fraser, et al. Now he will face a resurrected Chinese emperor Han, played by Jet Li, with seemingly insurmountable odds.

How will he face this incredible opponent, who has a 10,000 strong terra cotta army under his command? Trust Fraser, who plays Rick O’Connell, not to back down and give viewers another delightful, rip-roaring, and scintillating battle to the finish.

INQUIRER.net is offerring free tickets to a VIP screening of this widely anticipated film on Wednesday, July 30. Just visit http://www.inquirer.net/movies/themummy for more details.