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Cinema One is taking things to court this week, as the South Korean courtroom thriller film “Unbowed” airs on the channel’s Blockbuster Sundays movie block. The film “Unbowed” is inspired by the true-to-life occurrences that happened in the life of a man named Kim Myung-Ho. It tells the story of a professor in Mathematics who loses his job over insisting that a question on the university entrance exam is flawed. Frustrated over the judgment, he attempts to take things into his own hands by filing a lawsuit against the university. After a series of uncommon events, the professor finds himself outside the judge’s apartment with a crossbow in hand. A thrilling tale of the presence and absence of justice in society, “Unbowed” stars Ahn Sung-Ki and Park Won-Sang. It was directed by Chung Ji-Young and was his first film after a long 13-year hiatus. It premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in 2011 and received an astounding 13-minute ovation. Leaving a lasting mark on South K...

Catch the chills this Sunday night (June 23) on Cinema One, as the horror film that experienced real-life thrills, “Amorosa”, airs on its Blockbuster Sundays movie block. The film stars Angel Aquino, Enrique Gil, Martin del Rosario, Ejay Falcon, Empress Schuck and Jane Oineza. “Amorosa” goes into the life of a woman named Rosa (Angel Aquino), whose family is traumatized by a road accident. After the violent occurrence, she looks for a new beginning by moving into an old pension house with her two sons Rommel (Enrique Gil) and Amiel (Martin del Rosario). There, hope for a fresh start falls short as they slowly discover the haunting truth behind what the house is actually hiding. Given the film’s psychological horror-drama angle, Angel deems this as one of her most challenging roles to date. She said, “When they gave this to me, I was always on my feet and my toes. I told myself, I can’t leave this one to nothing.” “Amorosa” was directed by Topel Lee, an acclaimed director for fil...

Superman returns in the new generation with a big bang! The well-loved superhero once more takes the world by storm...! Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “Man of Steel” has opened to a record-breaking P247-million in the Philippines, marking the all-time biggest June opening ever in the industry. The announcement was made today by Francis Soliven, General Manager of Warner Bros. (F.E.), Inc. which distributed the film. “We’re thrilled at the tremendous response we’ve seen from audiences across the country to Zack Snyder’s exciting new vision of the iconic Super Hero,” said Soliven. “From internet presales to people lining up for theaters, `Man of Steel’ has proven to be the must-see film of the season.” The new Superman movie shattered the record for highest June opening weekend in history previously held by “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” 2011. “Man of Steel” also outgrossed 2011’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” to claim the best...

Korea’s second most popular film for 2004 and number four in the country’s top films of all time, the Tagalized version of “My Little Bride” will be airing on Cinema One’s Blockbuster Sundays movie block on June 9. "My Little Bride" is a romantic comedy about arranged marriages. In the story, a 15-year-old high girl named Bo-Eun (Moon Geun-Young), experiences the usual issues of worrying about grades and dealing with teenage life. Bo-Eun has a crush on her school’s baseball team ace, Jung-Woo (Park Jin-Woo). One day, her grandfather tells Bo-Eun to marry a man named Sang-Min (Kim Rae-Won), because of a pact that he made during the Korean War with Sang-Min’s grandfather. The wedding pushes through despite the strong opposition of Bo-Eun. The young girl's undercover married life begins. She pretends that she doesn’t have a husband in pursuit of the man that she was originally attracted to, Jung-Woo. Living a double life goes smoothly for her up until Sang-Min ...