Enrique tuloy sa spy movie sa Hollywood?!

Magkaroon nga kaya ng Hollywood career si Enrique Gil? Kinumpirma sa Twitter reply ng Hollywood director / actor Bill Duke na nagkausap na sila ng kampo ni Enrique sa Los Angeles. “yes our team members met with @itsenriquegil management in LosAngeles ...,” reply nito sa isang fan na nag-inquire kung totoo nga bang nagkita sila para sa offer nitong spy movie.

Maalalang nag-message ang director / actor kina Enrique, Richard Yap at Xian Lim tungkol sa offer na spy movie. “@itsenriquegil When you come to #LosAngeles stop by #DTLA for lunch to discuss & explore International #SpyMovie...,” message nito noon.

Marami nang actor ang sumubok na magka-career sa Hollywood pero sadly, hindi sila pinalad na makilala doon. Kaya ang ending, bumabalik sila ng Pilipinas at dito na lang itinutuloy ang kanilang career.

Legit naman si Mr. Duke. Ito kilalanin siya ayon sa kanyang website : “Bill Duke is an actor, director, producer, and humanitarian who has more than sixty films and television shows to his credit. His directing credits include A Rage in Harlem, Deep Cover, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, and Hoodlum, as well as episodes of Dallas, Knots Lan­ding, Hill Street Blues, and Miami Vice. His acting credits include Bird on a Wire, Commando, Menace II Society, Predator, Payback, X-Men: The Last Stand, and several television shows, including Law and Order: SVU.  He is the president of Duke Media Entertainment, a production company that produces films and television shows, and head of the Duke Media Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to train and empower underserved and gifted high school students in the disciplines of media literacy and financial literacy.
While many film fans may not be familiar with Bill Duke’s name, they most certainly recognize his face.  Dating back to the 1970s, Duke has appeared in a number of popular films including Car Wash, American Gigolo, Commando, Predator, and X-Men: The Last Stand.  Fewer still might be aware of Duke’s extraordinary accomplishments off-screen - as a talented director, producer, entrepreneur, and humanitarian.”

Quezon’s Game pinupuri-puri

Sana ay madagdagan pa ng nanonood ang multi-awarded period film na  Quezon’s Game ni Matthew E. Rosen na palabas na sa mga sinehan mula noong Mayo 29, 2019.

Hango sa mga tunay na pangyayari, binibigyang-pugay ng Quezon’s Game ang kagi­tingan ng dating Philippine president na si Manuel Quezon sa pagtulong niya sa humigit-kumulang na 1,200 Jews na nagnanais na mailigtas mula sa Holocaust.

 Ang pelikula ay joint venture production ng Star Cinema, streaming service ng ABS-CBN na iWant, at Kinetek Productions, at tampok dito sina Raymond Bagatsing, Rachel Alejandro, at Kate Alejandrino.

Bago ito ipinalabas sa mga sinehan ay nagkaroon ito ng VIP Screening  sa Power Plant Mall sa Makati City na dinaluhan nina ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo Katigbak, ABS-CBN Chairman Martin Lopez, at Head of ABS-CBN Films Olivia Lamasan. Ni-represent ni Manolo Quezon III ang pamilyang Quezon. Pumunta rin sa event ang ilang government officials, gaya nina Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Martin Diño at Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo.

“Very few of us wouldn’t have the chance to live under the era of President Quezon, but his presence is immortalized in the lives of and descendants of more than a thousand people that he saved. President Quezon’s shining legacy is not just to the Philippines but to humanity,” sabi ni ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo Katigbak.

 Samantala, binigyang-diin naman ng “Quezon’s Game” director na si Matthew Rosen ang pakikiramay na mayroon ang mga Pilipino, na ipinakita sa pelikula. Sabi niya, “This movie isn’t really about politics at all. In fact, this movie isn’t really about the life of Quezon. What this movie to me is really about is that culture that we as Filipinos have in this time where we shone a light of humanity when the rest of the world was drowning in the pity of their war.”

 Nagpakita rin ang ABS-CBN ng isang video interview ng Holocaust survivors na sina Margot Pins Kestenbaum at Max Weissler na nakatanggap ng tulong mula kay Manuel Quezon at kasalukuyang nani­nirahan sa Israel.

 Ang pelikula ay supported ng Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) at bahagi ng Sandaan, isang pagdiriwang para sa ika-Isang Daang Taon ng Pelikulang Pilipino. “We are honored that Quezon’s Game premieres in the Philippines just in time for our celebration of Sandaan where we recognize our legacy, our heritage, and the people and talents that have led us to the milestone. With films such as ‘Quezon’s Game’ which not just educates, but enlightens a meaningful moment in our history, it makes Sandaan all the more significant,” sabi ni Liza Diño, ang Chairperson and CEO ng FDCP.

 Nagkamit ang Quezon’s Game ng higit sa 20 awards sa buong mundo, kabilang na rito ang major prizes mula sa Cinema WorldFest Awards sa Canada, IndieFEST Film Awards sa California, USA, at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival sa Texas, USA.

Sana nga ay ‘wag muna itong tanggalin sa mga sinehan at tangkilikin dahil siguro naman ay wala na silang maipipintas.

Graded A (unanimous) ng Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB) ang Quezon’s Game.

Janine turista mode uli

Nakakuha ng sandaling break mula sa taping ng Dragon Lady ang Kapuso actress na si Janine Gutierrez. Kasalukuyan siyang nagliliwaliw sa New York City at nagpapaka-turista sa the Big Apple. Nagbabakasyon muna roon ang aktres para umattend ng kasal at graduation ng kaniyang mga kaibigan. Ayon sa latest update niya sa Instagram, na-ikot na niya ang Brooklyn at nagpunta rin siya sa Metropolitan Museum of Art.