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>It’s the Mrs. Monteverde Film Festival (MMFF) again! > >Regal Films matriarch Lily Monteverde has four entries >for the 2006 >MMFF, just like last year. >By DANNY VIBAS >The Manila Times > > >+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + >NOTE: Wat da..?! Keanna Reeves, again?! She only had >the >biggest flop of a local movie I have ever heard about >in >my life and she is going to star in another movie?! >Boy, >does Boy Abunda have pull or what? hehe.. All those >many >talented and even >not-so-talented-but-more-talented-than- >Keanna-Reeves out there, di ba? So why does she get to >star in a movie still? After proving how to kill one! >Think about it, pinoy movie/music fans.. -mmJun >;-) > >This was posted in the Inside Buzz web site: > >" Boy Abunda trying to make stars out of celebs >without >talent like Keannu Reeves?! While attacking those who >do?!" >+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > > >Contrary to what was initially announced, the >forthcoming Metro >Manila Film Festival will have only nine entries, not >10. What >should have been the tenth entry, the sex comedy Short >Time was not >able to meet the deadline. According to its producer >Orly Ilacad, >the film will be shown instead on a regular play date >in 2007. > >Whether there are 9 or 10 MMFF entries, some wags >still like to >decode the acronym "MMFF" as the "Mrs. Monteverde Film >Festival" >because the country’s most enduring film matriarch has >four entries >this year, just in 2005. > >Mother Lily continues her festival series Mano Po with >a fifth >sequel. Subtitled "Gua Ay Di," this one stars Angel >Locsin, Richard >Gutierrez, Lorna Tolentino, Tirso Cruz III and Gina >Alajar. > >Another festival series of her is Shake, Rattle & Roll >8 and it >stars Keanna Reeves, Roxanne Guinoo, Sheryl Cruz, Iza >Calzado and >Manilyn Reynes. > >Mother Lily’s astrologer, combined with her business >acumen, further >urged her to come up with a gay-themed fantasy comedy >called Zsazsa >Zaturnnah top-billed by Zsa Zsa Padilla, Pops >Fernandez and Rustom >Padilla. The title role is a woman, a super-heroine >supposedly from >outer space and portrayed by Dolphy’s live-in >sweetheart and mother >of the singer-actress Karylle. The character’s earthly >incarnation, >however, is that of a gay beautician, and is portrayed >by Zsa Zsa’s >real-life and self-confessed gay uncle, Rustom. Pops, >in a costume >that uncovers more than covers her, portrays one of >the villains >from outer space. > >Super Noypi may be produced under the MAQ Films but >everyone in the >industry knows that the "M" in the initials stands for >"Monteverde." >Directed by the comebacking Quark Henares, this movie >is a youth- >targeted potboiler starring Mark Herras, Jennylyn >Mercado and >Sandara Park. > >If Mother Lily seems addicted to the MMFF, she is not >alone in the >very profitable vice. The comedian Vic Sotto’s fans >won’t miss him >in this year’s festival as he is back with the third >installment of >his Enteng Kabisote legend, which is now subtitled The >Legend Goes >On and On. Kristine Hermosa goes on, too, as his >leading lady. > >Though Vic is known to be co-producer of the Enteng >Kabisote >festival series through his M-Zet Productions, the >film is listed as >an entry of OctoArts, which is owned mainly by Orly >Ilacad. > >Boss Orly is also the producer of Canary Film’s >Matakot Ka sa Karma, >which should give fans of Gretchen Barretto a reason >to rejoice. >Billionaire Tonyboy Cojuangco’s live-in partner is >making her sexy >way back into the movies via this year’s festival. >Gretchen joins >Rica Peralejo and Angelica Panganiban this horror >trilogy. > >Guess who else is back on the MMFF scene? Cesar >Montano and his CM >Films, that’s who! This time around, he has allowed >wife Sunshine >Cruz to pit her acting mettle against him in their >entry Ligalig, >which he himself directs—just like his much awarded >Panaghoy sa Suba >at the 2004 MMFF, which also reaped other awards >outside the >festival. The foxy Gwen Garci plays the other woman in >the story. > >Practically a newcomer to the MMFF this year is >Violett Films, which >is fielding Tatlong Baraha, starring father and sons >Lito Lapid >(yes, the senator), Mark Lapid (yes, the governor), >and Maynard >Lapid. Violett Films has long wanted to have a >festival entry. Their >much-awarded Magnifico—a big winner in international >festivals and >local award-giving bodies—was a rejected MMFF entry in >2003. > >Star Cinema’s Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo may turn out to be >the MMFF’s >most awaited entry. It is, after all, the first movie >together of >real-life lovebirds Judy Ann Santos and Ryan >Agoncillo. And as if to >make sure that the Judy Ann and Ryan fans will see in >Kasal, Kasali, >Kasalo will not be the same characters they play in >their TV soaps, >Star Cinema has cast them in a romantic comedy—the >better to >capitalize on their real-life love affair, of course. > >All in all, moviegoers will have a chance to see four >fantasy films, >two horror movies, one romantic drama, one romantic >comedy and one >suspense thriller at the 2006 MMFF. > >The traditional parade of stars, scheduled on December >24, will >begin on Quezon Avenue and end on Sotto Street, within >the CCP >Compound. Awards night is set on December 29. > >Manila Broadcasting Co., which coproduces the annual >event together >with the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), >will also mount >two raffle promos where as much as P25,000 will be >given away. > >The MMMF covers several urban centers in the country >and not Metro >Manila. The year-end event, which unreels right on >Christmas Day, is >still very much a project of the MMDA whose chairman >remains to be >the charismatic and credible Bayani Fernando.

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