REEL DEAL: Lupin III Will Be Shown Exclusively With SM Cinema!

Shun Oguri as Lupin

After the widely-successful releases of Japanese films "Rurouni Kenshin" and "Black Butler" in the Philippines comes another live-action adaptation anime and manga fans cannot miss: "Lupin the Third" gets an exclusive release at SM Cinema starting September 17! Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t3bUrKSbVI

The movie is inspired by the hit series stars Shun Oguri as the titular character, with Tetsuji Tamayama, Gou Ayano, Meisa Kuroki, and Tadanobu Asano. In the movie, the gang will attempt to retrieve the Crimson Heart of Cleopatra, which allows its owner to control the world.

"Lupin the Third" opens exclusively at SM Cinema branches nationwide on September 17, 2014. For more updates on the hottest movie releases, like https://www.facebook.com/SMCinema/!

REEL DEAL: Playing Master And Servant In “BLACK BUTLER”

Hiro Mizushima stars in the titular role of “Black Butler” produced by Shinzo Matsuhashi about an orphaned aristocrat exacting revenge who hires the services of a black butler at her aid costing her soul.

Ayame Gőriki plays the aristocrat young lady named Shiori Genpo who masquerades as a male in order to get even to those responsible for her family’s death.  She eventually summons a black butler named Sebastian Michaelis, on the condition that her soul is already for the taking after the revenge has been fulfilled.  Sebastian Michaelis, a demonic butler with impeccable knowledge, manners, grace, cooking skills, martial arts and charming looks.

REEL DEAL: Yana Tesobo's Bestselling Manga Series “BLACK BUTLER” Adapted To Screen

The original comic series “Black Butler” that female Japanese artist Yana Toboso illustrated and wrote had been serialized in the monthly G-Fantasy, published by Square Enix.  The manga series had been adapted to a movie with the same title, “Black Butler,” directed by Kentaro Otani (“Nana” series) and Keiichi Sato (“Asura”) with a screenplay by Tsutomo  Kuroiwa, stars Mizushima in the titular role of the Black Butler who goes by the name Sebastian.

While the original manga is set in 19th century England, this new film is set more than 130 years later in 2020, in an Asian city where Western and Asian cultures freely intermingle. At the time when the movie is set, only males can take the reins of the Phantomhive family, a young woman named Shiori dons male clothes and took on the name Kiyoharu to lead the massive Phantom Corporation. 

REEL DEAL: Hiro Mizushim En Vouge And IN Time For Action in “BLACK BUTLER”

Following a string of adaptation to theatre, magazines and  video games, the widely  read manga series “Black Butler” written and illustrated by Yana Toboso has also been adapted to a movie starring Hiro Mizushima and Ayame Gouriki.   

The movie “Black Butler” revolves around a “flawless demon butler” character named Sebastian Michealis who personifies grace, knowledge, and physical perfection as he investigates dark and mysterious incidents.  Eventually, he was summoned by an orphaned aristocrat to exact revenge at the price of her soul. 

REEL DEAL: “BLACK BUTLER” Opens Exclusive In SM Cinemas - July 23

Serving cinemas soon, “Black Butler” is based on the Manga series known as “Kuroshitsuji" by Yana Toboso that was first published September 2006 by Monthly GFantasy.  Starring Hiro Mizushima in the titular role, Black Butler Sebastian with Ayame Gouriki as Shiori  along with Mizuki Yamamoto, Yuka, Yuu Shirota and Takuro Ohno, the movie is set in the year 2020, Shiori Genpo (Ayame Gouriki) runs the large corporation Funtom while  Shiori is also a descendant of the prestigious noble family Phantomhive of England. As a descendant of the noble family Phantomhive, Shiori solves difficult cases which are ordered by the queen.

In order to take revenge, Shiori makes a deal with Butler Sebastian (Mizushima). Their deal involves Butler Sebastian protecting Ciel until her revenge is fulfilled and then Sebastian will consume Shiori's spirit.

“Black Butler” opens exclusively in SM Cinemas nationwide on July 23 from Axinite Digicinema.  Trailer link here: chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMPEVymqQN8

Warfare of Hunters and Preys in "The White Dragons"

“The White Dragons” inventively tweaks Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” where director Ryan Little reignites the classic tale like never before in this explosive action epic adventure.

The story takes us to medieval times when dragons are being hunted for the vitriol that powers the human world and where Ishmael (played by Corey Sevier) and his trusted friend Queequeg (Kepa Kruse) lead a crew of dragon hunters.   The much sought after vitriol is a highly explosive liquid substance found inside the dragons, giving life and power to the mythical realm they live in.  Their Captain’s adopted daughter Rachel (Sofia Pernas) joins them in their quest.  Believing that the family of her father had been slaughtered by dragons, Rachel’s untiring quest to annihilate the last living dragon soon finds out the darkest secrets of her kingdom in the White Dragon’s lair. 

“The White Dragons” will open December 4  in cinemas from CrystalSky Multimedia. 

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REEL DEAL: Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge

After Naruto and One Piece, SM Cinema will also feature another Anime Movie this May with another anime series which crossover to the big screen: Hunter x Hunter Phantom Rouge. With many of fans have been awaiting for this movie to come out, this will appeal to otakus and kids at heart.

The movie is about Kurapika who takes revenge on the crime group Phantom Troup for killing his entire clan for their unique eyes that turn scarlet when they get angry.  Along the way, he finds out that his own “scarlet eyes” have been stolen. Through the help of Gon, Killua and Leorio, Kurapika is spared from death only to be trapped by the deadly Phantom Troupe. Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge sold an astounding 357,976 ticket on its opening in Japan and earned $5,143,930 on its opening weekend.

Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge is another CinExclusive by SM Cinema showing thie May 15, 2013

SM Cinema Offers Six Exciting Cinexclusive Films for the Month of May

As the summer season nears its end, SM Cinema offers everyone something to look forward to with the May line up of SM Cinexclusives. This month’s line-up is composed of a diverse range of films from horror, thriller, action, drama to anime, to suit each one’s preference.

To kick off the month of May, the horror, sci-fi thriller Dark Skies will screen on May 1. The movie tells the story of a suburban family.  When a strange and disturbing series of events begin happening to their family, husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret find out that a deadly force is targeting them.  They decide to take the matters into their own hands in order to save their family from grave danger. 

REEL DEAL: Bayang Magiliw REVIEW

Indie Movies were originally made to push advocacy, but with many of the "Indies" going mainstream and becomes a mix with the commercial films, you may wonder where are the original advocacy films. This is what the pro-RH movie BAYANG MAGILIW is all about. To tell you honestly, I'm not really a RH advocate and thought that the movie was a musical, but it gives a justified portrayal of issue revolving about the controversial bill.

Bayang Magiliw tells the story of a town in Quezon called Magiliw where Reproductive Health is considered a serious crime. Magiliw is the country’s most densely populated city next to Metro Manila. It is headed by a mayor who is secretly a womanizer and has already fathered a lot of illegitimate children.

Two incidents cause a chain of events that will rock Magiliw. One day an old aristocratic couple from Magiliw finds an abandoned baby boy and decided to nurture him. Their daughter, a corporate lawyer based in Manila adopted the abandoned baby boy. Later on, trouble ensues after the mayor found out that the baby boy is his illegitimate child. The other incident involves a local OB-gyne who was sent to jail for prescribing contraceptives to the women of Magiliw. Not long enough, the doctor meets the corporate lawyer and together they fought against the mayor.

REEL DEAL: Himala (Restored Version)

Even after all of these years, timeless classics never cease to amaze me with their aesthetic permanence and style, and one of these cinema gems HIMALA was restored with the aide of technology to give it a cleaner view compared when it was grainy and noisy back then. The restortion was done by ABS-CBN and Central Digital Lab. The Restored Film was first premiered in 69th Venice Film Festival. In the Philippines, it was released on December 5, 2012

This movie which is the most memorable Nora Aunor movie has been recognized here with Best Picture from the 1982 Metro Manila Film Festival and the 1983 Catholic Mass Media Awards and abroad including the CNN Best Asian Films of All Time chosen by CNN International in 2008. 

Himala was one of the entries of the 1892 Metro Manila Film Festival. Direcetd by Ishmael Bernal, Story/Screenplay by Ricky Lee. Starring Nora Aunor as Elsa, Spanky Manikan as Orly, Gigi Duenas as Nimia, Laura Centeno as Chayong, Vangie Labalan as Aling Saling, Veronica Palileo as Mrs. Alba, and Ama Quiambao as Sepa.

REEL DEAL: Cloud Atlas REVIEW

If the mysteries of the time and the universe still leaves you lost and the meaning of life gets a little blurry, probably its time for you to go on a special journey that will answer these questions for you. As the year has been full of superheros, chick flicks, and sometimes the same story with different actors and locations, how about going up, to the heavens and beyond to see the pattern of life, CLOUD ATLAS.

Journey across time and explore how fates intertwine when Cloud Atlas opens on December 5, 2012. Based on the best-selling novel by David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas is written for the screen and directed by acclaimed filmmakers Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer and Andy Wachowski. It features a stellar ensemble cast led by Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D’Arcy, Xun Zhou, Keith David, Susan Sarandon and Hugh Grant, all appearing in multiple roles.


Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Drama, mystery, action and enduring love thread through a story that unfolds in multiple lifetimes as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. 

REEL DEAL: Stolen REVIEW

Will Montgomery (Nicolas Cage) is a master theif who after being double-crossed in a heist gone awry is sent to prison for 8 years. Upon his release he is ready to leave his criminal past behind and try to rebuild a relationship with his estranged daughter Allison. The FBI and his old cohorts believe that he hid the loot from the last heist 8 years ago, $10 Million in Bonds. To get his hands on it, his old partnet Vincent (John Lucas) kidnaps Allison and demands the entire $10 Million as ransom. Keeping her in the soundproofed trunk of a taxi cab, he is able to stay mobile amongst the trongs of taxis out during Mardi Gras making it nearly impossible to find.

Montgomery only has one day to get the $10 Million ransom but much to the disbelief of the FBI on his trail and Vincent, Will doesn't actually have it. Instead he must trust his instincts and his old partner in crime, the beautiful and smart Riley (Malin Ackerman), to do one more clever heist to get his daughter back alive before its too late.

REEL DEAL: Chernobyl Diaries REVIEW

Even after 25 years after the ill-fated Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Fallout, there are still a lot of things that haunt the imagination of the many people. The Ukrainian Government allowed people to visit the town near Chernobyl a few years ago as radiation levels have gone down. This gave way to come up with a great thriller story about the deserted area.

"Chernobyl Diaries" is an original story from Oren Peli, who first terrified audiences with his groundbreaking thriller, "Paranormal Activity." The film follows a group of six young tourists who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an "extreme tour" guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, however, the group soon finds themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone...

REEL DEAL: Dead Mine REVIEW (SM CinExlusive)

Asian Movies are leveling up to Hollywood standards and does not want to be left out. And for this year, HBO Asia produced their first movie together with Infinite Studios,  DEAD MINE. Bringing together international actors in the region is an exciting mix.  

This movie gives a different twist to the infamous Yamashita Treasure that is (still) searched here in the Philippines, makes it way to the islands of Sulawesi in Indonesia. As a team of explorers and soldiers go on this quest, they found a very morbid truth inside an abandoned mine.

Dead Mine features mostly Indonesian actors like Ario Bayu, Bang Tigor, Joe Taslim and Mike Lewis which some played in another SM CinExlcusive The Raid Redemption. Other cast members are Mike Lewis, Carmen Soo and Les Loveday, Jimmy T, Sam Hazeldine and Miki Mizuno. 

REEL DEAL: V/H/S REVIEW

A group of criminals scour a secluded country home for a mysterious videotape, and bear witness to scenes of unimaginable terror in this found-footage-style anthology horror film featuring segments from Glenn McQuaid (I Sell the Dead), Ti West (House of the Devil), Joe Swanberg (Silver Bullets), David Bruckner (The Signal), Adam Wingard (You're Next, and Radio Silence).

It seemed like a simple job; all they needed to do was enter the home, find the videotape, and deliver it to their boss. But from the moment they arrived, a sinister tension descended. Gaining access to the house, the young thugs discover a rotting corpse amidst a collection of vintage television sets, and stockpiles of VHS tapes.

Somewhere amidst the stacks is the tape they seek, but with each new video they watch, the dread continues to build. The sights that they witness are too horrible for words, but the greatest shock is yet to come.

REEL DEAL: Flying Swords of Dragon's Gate

SM CinExclusives brings a film that will get your adrenaline pumping with high flying action with  Flying Swords of Dragon's Gate starring martial arts action star Jet Li.

As one of the defining stories of the martial arts genre, the saga of the Dragon Gate Inn has already been the source material for two classic martial arts films.

Now legendary writer/director/producer Tsui Hark together with Visual Effects creator of ‘Avatar’ – Chuck Comisky revisits these legends in ‘The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate’ bringing new characters and ancient conflicts to life through the vivid depth of 3D.

The film picks up three years after the disappearance of the enigmatic innkeeper Jade and the massive fire that consumed the Inn. A new Dragon Inn has risen from the ashes, staffed by a band of marauders. Masquerading as law-abiding citizens by day, they use the cover of night to continue their true calling as fortune hunters. Now, Ming Dynasty general Chow Wai-On (Jet Li) clashes with nefarious eunuch Yu Hua-Tian (Chen Kun), but the real action begins when the feuding pair encounter Lin Yan-Qiu (Zhou Xun) at a secluded desert outpost known as the Dragon Gate Inn.

REEL DEAL: The Hunting Party REVIEW

The Golden Globe Award-winning actor, Richard Gere, plays Simon Hunt, a journalist who is desperate to save his sinking career. On a frantic hunt for a story big enough to propel him back into the limelight, he convinces his former camera man, Duck (Terrence Howard), to embark on a mission to interview the number 1 war criminal of Bosnia, Radoslav Bogdanovi, also known as "The Fox".  They are accompanied by Duck’s buddy, the young reporter Benjamin (Jesse Eisenberg).  Simon Hunt convinces the two to track down and capture the Fox. Along the way, they are mistaken as CIA hit squad by the United Nation’s police force and by the Serbians. They are captured by the Fox’s guards and are about to be executed.  Fortunately, the CIA assassins come and free them. The CIA orders the journalists to board the plane bound for the US, but they run away and continue their quest to hunt down the Fox. They seize him while he is hunting in the woods and then release him in the village filled with the family members of the victims of his war crime.

The cast includes James Brolin, Diane Kruger and Joy Bryant.  The film is directed by Richard Shepard based on the screenplay written by Richard Shepard himself.

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has given the The Hunting Party an R-13 rating. E-PLUS members get to enjoy 50% off on the ticket. SM Advantage cardholders, Prestige Card, BDO Rewards Card and Global Pinoy Card holders can enjoy 20% discount on tickets.

SM Cinema treats it patrons to an exclusive screening of The Hunting Party

With its promise of providing not only the best experience to its patrons, but also access to exciting and exclusice movie selections, SM Cinema's CineExclusive features yet another action-filled movie, The Hunting Party.

The Hunting Party stars Richard Gere as Simon Hunt who goes to Bosnia along with his long-time cameraman Duck played by Terrence Howard with a young apprentice journalist Benjamin (Jesse Eisenberg). They were sent to Bosnia to shoot a "puff piece" for a discredited news anchor (James Brolin) wherein they search for the number 1 war criminal in Bosnia, the Fox. However, they find themselves in jeopardy when they get mistaken as a CIA hit squad and the Fox and his men decide to go after them. The movie also stars Diane Kruger, and is written and directed by Richard Shepard.

The Hunting Party is shown at all SM Cinemas theaters nationwide, and SM Cinema can also get special ticket discounts and treats when they use their ePlus on purchasing tickets. For more information, please call SM tickets at 470-2222 and chech their website at www.smcinema.com. You may also like SM Cinema on facebook (facebook.com/smcinema) and follow them on twitter (twitter.com/sm_cinema).