The Standard - 2015 July 01 - Wednesday

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A GUIDE TO WHAT’S IN CINEMAS THIS WEEK AfTER THE BALL

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In this retail fairy tale, Kate (Portia Doubleday) joins the family business, which includes her wicked stepmother (Lauren Holly) and equally deceitful two stepsisters. Just when it seems her dreams will never come true, she gets the help of a prince charming in the shoe department (MarcAndré Grondin). Along with her godmother’s vintage clothes and a clever identity switch, Kate may finally be able to expose the evil trio.

TERMINATOR - NEW

PG The fifth installment of the Terminator series is set in the year 2029. John Connor, leader of the Resistance continues the War against the Machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John’s fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when Tech-Com spies reveal a new plot by Skynet that will attack him from both fronts; past and future, and will ultimately change warfare forever.

BOYCHOIR - NEW

PG An anonymous benefactor sent a recently orphaned 12-year-old boy (Garrett Wareing) to an elite boarding school for music. No one expected that this rebellious loner would achieve the standards required to join the Boychoir, a choral band of brothers who travel the world and maintain the school’s famed status.

Boychoir

THE BREAKUP PLAYLIST - NEW

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G A story about a highly trained service dog from Afghanistan adopted by its late handler’s grieving family in the U.S. But the handler’s teenage brother Justin (Josh Wiggins) has problems of his own and doesn’t want the animal. Max may be Justin’s only chance to learn what really happened to his brother. With the help of a dog-savvy friend, Justin and Max begin to bond, and set out to unravel the mystery of Justin’s brother’s death.

PG The romantic-comedy is a story about an aspiring professional singer (Sarah Geronimo) and a rock artist (Piolo Pascual) who collaborate in a song. As they work on their material, they start to develop feelings for each other. They realize that following their heart is both the worst and the greatest feeling.

The Breakup Playlist

THE WATER DIVINER - NEW

NORTE, HANggANAN Ng KASAYSAYAN - NEW

PG A man is wrongly jailed for murder while the real killer roams free. The murderer played by Sid Lucero is an intellectual and is frustrated with his country’s never-ending cycle of betrayal and apathy. The convict is a simple man who finds life in prison more tolerable when something mysterious and strange starts happening to him.

‘ATTACK ON TITAN’ SOON IN THEATERS

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ased on the phenomenal Manga created by Hajime Isayama, Attack on Titan is a live-action movie directed by Shinji Higuchi and written by Yusuke Watanabe and Tomohiro Machiyama. More than a hundred years ago since humans have seen the Titans, humanity remembered when Titans suddenly reappeared. The majority of the human race had been eaten and civilization col-

lapsed. The survivors of the war built three walls to prevent the invasion of the Titans, and kept the peace by securing the living area inside. After a hundred years, the wall has not been broken... until the day the humans feared the most. The live-action movie is based on the manga but includes some original aspects and supervised by the author. Attack on Titan, from Pioneer films, opens on Aug. 12 nationwide.

POLTERgEIST

PG A contemporary remake of the classic horror film about a family whose suburban home is invaded by evil forces, it follows the story of a family whose home is built on a native burial ground. When an unseen force takes the daughter, the family’s only line of contact is through their TV. The family will have to look for a psychic to try to save their lost daughter.

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The Water Diviner

Attack on Titan is a gripping film from Korea

PG Joshua Connor (Russell Crowe) goes to Turkey in search of his three missing sons, last known to have fought against the Turks in the bloody Battle of Gallipoli. Arriving in Istanbul, he is thrust into a vastly different world, where he encounters others who have suffered their own losses in the conflict. With seemingly insurmountable obstacles in his path, Connor must travel across the battle-scarred Turkish landscape to find the truth and his own peace. COMPILED BY NICKIE WANG


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