Ai Ai de las Alas expressed her gratitude once again to Guillermo Mendoza Foundation Awards for giving her the Box Office Queen Award, which she has been fighting for every time she has a Metro Manila Film Fest movie. “Thank you naman at sa pagpapatuloy ng aking saga...’di ba saga ko ‘yan? Na parati na lang ang daming ganito, dapat ganyan... Siguro nagkataon na swerte, siguro para sa akin [ito ngayon], kaya thank you sa Guillermo Mendoza Foundation at sa lahat ng sumuporta sa akin at sa Ang Tanging Ina Niyong Lahat (Last Na ‘To). Kung hindi naman dahil sa magagandang scenes hindi ko naman makakamit yung Box Office Queen so maraming maraming salamat sa inyong lahat,” she began. Given her successful Ang Tanging Ina franchise.

Everyone loves a comeback story. Combine sports and real life heroes and often you come up a winner. Based on a true story, Soul Surfer opens your eyes to the will to succeed as Columbia Pictures charts untested waters at Empire Studio 12, Colossus and Silver City halls around B.C. Say Hawaii and people the world over think of sun and sand. Water also figures rather prominently in any description of the Aloha State. Long loved by scores of tourists these tropical islands also make home to a robust population. Native born Hawaiians and long term residents have grown to love the lifestyle of this tropical paradise. Included among this mix is the Hamilton family.

Bad dreams and worse lie at the heart of the pandemonium in Insidious, the latest horror encounter from Alliance Films now hoping to scare up some business at Empire Studio 12, Colossus and Famous Players Silver City cites around B.C. Families often are put through lots of stress and emotion. A loving couple does their best to raise three very small children in what should be a comfortable home – everyone’s dream.

Sweet revenge is in the air for a wayward wanderer in the action filled Drive Angry, the latest romp from Maple Pictures now staking its claim at Scotiabank, Empire Studio 12, Colossus and Silver City cites around B.C. Director Patrick Lussier (My Bloody Valentine 3D) first made his mark as an editor and writer before turning to overseeing films from a creative standpoint.

Suspense scores the great un­washed in The Roommate an ef­fective, yes effective thriller now spooking innocents out at Inter­national Village Cinemas, Empire Studio 12, Colossus and Silver City auditoriums around B.C. Sooner or later we all have to go to school. Going to college is supposed to be a rite of pas­sage for most folks.

Love and opportunities take hold with a vengeance in From Prada to Nada, a decidedly funny and funky film from Maple Pictures now setting course for your hearts at the International Village Theatre in Vancouver. Demographics are a science onto themselves. Long have immigrants come to North America for better lives. South of the border in the United States America is known far and wide as a melting pot for the world.