Jopals Movies

Alex is not like other girls. She is a 15-year-old with a secret, one that no other can claim. Her parents keep her hidden away at a coastal town in amongst the dunes of the shoreline, buying time before they must decide on a life-threatening operation.

When old family friend and plastic surgeon Ramiro arrives with his teenage son Álvaro, Alex begins to realise that his visit could change her life forever. As the parents wrestle with the complications that will arise as Alex reaches adulthood, Alex and Alvaro become close, their relationship causing tensions amongst the locals. However, as the parents battle it out to instill a sense of open-mindedness amongst their society, it is the children who prove themselves to be flexible in understanding the sexual leanings and complexities of others.

STARRING: Inés Efron, Ricardo Darín, Martín Piroyansky
 

the enchanted characters of C.S. Lewis’s timeless fantasy come to dazzling life again in this second installment of the seven book series, in which the Pevensie siblings - Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy - are magically and mysteriously transported back from World War II England to Narnia, where a thrilling, perilous new adventure and an even greater test of their faith and courage awaits them.

One year after the incredible events of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the Kings and Queens of Narnia find themselves back in that faraway wondrous realm, only to discover that more than 1300 years have passed in Narnian time. During their absence, the Golden Age of Narnia has become extinct, Narnia has been conquered by the Telmarines and is now under the control of the evil King Miraz, who rules the land without mercy.

The four children will soon meet an intriguing new character: Narnia’s rightful heir to the throne, the young Prince Caspian, who has been forced into hiding as his uncle Miraz plots to kill him in order to place his own newborn son on the throne. With the help of the kindly dwarf, a courageous talking mouse named Reepicheep, a badger named Trufflehunter and a Black Dwarf, Nikabrik, the Narnians, led by the mighty knights Peter and Caspian, embark on a remarkable journey to find Aslan, rescue Narnia from Miraz’s tyrannical hold, and restore magic and glory to the land.

Based on the long-running Marvel comic book series, "Iron Man" tells the story of Tony Stark, the enigmatic heir to the Stark Enterprises fortune. A driven inventor and executive who seems to have it all, Tony is haunted by his dark side. Though he commands his empire by day, by night he secretly becomes "Iron Man," the living embodiment of decades of defense spending and innovation. Strapping on billions of dollars worth of state-of-the-art armor and weaponry each night to fight crime, terrorism and corporate espionage, Tony begins to crack under the strain of his fractured lifestyle and must ultimately confront the one enemy he can never beat - himself - "Iron Man."

A simple enough question, but how Jonathan McQuarry (EWAN McGREGOR) answers it will change his life forever. A corporate auditor adrift in a sea of New York’s power elite, Jonathan’s work is his entire life. But a chance meeting with Wyatt Bose (HUGH JACKMAN), a charismatic corporate lawyer, introduces Jonathan to a decadent playground for Manhattan’s executive upper crust. For these power brokers, whose eighteen-hour workdays leave no time for a personal life, there’s "The List" (the original title of ‘Deception") - a sex club, of sorts, where the right cell-phone number and four simple words ("Are you free tonight?") can lead to an evening’s sexual fulfillment.

It’s a world of "intimacy without intricacy," as Jonathan’s first conquest (or vice versa) explains to him, and through The List Jonathan discovers a side of himself that he didn’t know existed. But an affair with a ravishing and mysterious stranger known to Jonathan only by her first initial ‘S’ (MICHELLE WILLIAMS), will expose him to yet another world he never imagined - one of betrayal, treachery and murder.

This is the first movie in which Michelle Williams, the mother of the late Heath Ledger’s daughter, can be seen on the big screen.

Greg McLean’s first box office bomb, "Wolf Creek," took audiences (the few thousand idiots who paid to see it on the big screen), on a frightening, fact based road trip through the darkest parts of Australian Outback and the depraved human mind. Journeying home again, this time to the crocodile infested waters of Australia’s remote wetlands, the director’s wildlife boat tour is more down-under "Jaws" than "Crocodile Dundee." Joining a beautiful local tour guide (Radha Mitchell) and an American writer on assignment (the to-die-for Michael Vartan), the rest of this thriller’s food chain is composed of tourists and adventure seekers alike. Waiting in vain to be rescued on an ever-disappearing parcel of dry land, you will never guess their next move…as terror lies just beneath the surface. (If you saw "Primeval," you have already seen "Rogue." The directors of each crocodile movie fought to get their films in theaters first. "Primeval" won, but bombed at the box office. So why would anyone in their right mind think that "Rogue" can or will outdo "Primeval," which itself was a bomb at the box office? Well, actually, no one, not even the movie studio releasing "Rogue," The Weinsten Co., has any hope for "Rogue" on the big screen. It gets a release in only 10 cities on April 25, 2008. And expect it on DVD in May 2008, where it will undoubtedly be in the bargain bin by June 2008.

Grand Theft Auto 4," (expected to take in over $500 million, worldwide, its first week in stores), for Niko Bellic, fresh off the boat from Europe, it is the hope he can escape his past. For his cousin, Roman, it is the vision that together they can find fortune in Liberty City, gateway to the land of opportunity. As they slip into debt and are dragged into a criminal underworld by a series of shysters, thieves and sociopaths, they discover that the reality is very often different from the dream in a city that worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don’t. Developed by Rockstar North, "Grand Theft Auto IV" will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system on April 29, 2008.

Today April 22, is the 7th year death anniversary of my beloved father, I really missed him. Every year we are commemorating this event in our home, together with my brothers and sister and their own families, we’re offering a mass, small salu-salo, videoke (it is our father’s favorite) . This is the time were we can have our family reunion. But except for this year, maybe due to financial crisis, and other personal reasons, our eldest brother says he can not go home because of his family’s problem, our kuya also is busy with their business. But I accept the reality that, time is always change, unlike before, even though how busy we are, we will still spend time for our father. I will remember my father always, his good virtues, being generous, kind. I miss you Tatay! wherever you are now, I know you are happy for us, you are happy for me, I offer my success to you.

If you saw or read "The Da Vinci Code," you already may have some questions. But the movie "Bloodline" allows for more questions about Jesus Christ and the family he may or may not have produced on earth.

"Bloodline" investigates the popular belief that Jesus married Mary Magdalene, who fled to southern France with their child. In an adventure worthy of "Indiana Jones", filmmaker Bruce Burgess and team crack the shadowy secret society, known as the Priory of Sion. Their investigation follows clues linking the Knights Templar and the legend of Mary Magdalene with messages embedded in the decor of the famed church at Rennes-le-Chateau in France, leading ultimately to stunning discoveries: a buried chest with artifacts dating to 1st century Jerusalem and a hidden tomb filled with treasure and a mummified corpse draped in a shroud bearing a distinctive red cross.

Do these discoveries finally provide the proof that the "Bloodline" exists?

STARRING: Documentary
DIRECTOR: Bruce Burgess

In the upcoming "Wolverine" movie, the mutant known as "Wolverine" breaks off into his own spin-off film from the successful "X-Men Movie" franchise.

Hugh Jackman ("X-Men Movie" franchise) returns as Logan/"Wolverine," a mutant with regenerative powers, three sharp claws on each hand and a skeleton all laced with the rare metal known as adamantium. Logan struggles to find the secrets to his past. After learning little information through the help of Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), Logan takes his search even further by learning the full truth of his origin, while also heading in a bold, new direction.

"Wolverine" - shot in New Zealand - hits movie theaters in 2009. Stay tuned for updates.

STARRING: Hugh Jackman, Dominic Monaghan, Brian Cox
DIRECTOR: Gavin Hood
STUDIO: 20th Century Fox