‘In My Life’ Played to Sold-out Crowds in LA, San Francisco & New Jersey Premieres
October 12, 2009 by cd
The recent Los Angeles, San Francisco and New Jersey premieres of In My Life – the much awaited comeback film of the Philippine entertainment industry’s Star for All Seasons, Gov. Vilma Santos – were smashing hits, drawing full capacity attendance in all screenings and venues.
Thousands of fans lined up at Alex Theatre in Glendale (Southern California), Fox Theatre in Redwood City (Northern California), and George W. Newman Theatre in Rutherford, New Jersey last September to watch the film and see Governor Santos, John Lloyd Cruz, and Luis Manzano who graced all the premieres.
The last time fans caught Governor Santos on screen was in Mano Po 3: My Love in 2004. “In My Life offers you a different Vilma Santos, a different John Lloyd Cruz and a different Luis Manzano,” said the film’s director, Olivia Lamasan, the woman behind the blockbusters Milan, Sana Maulit Muli, Got 2 Believe and Madrasta. “You have to see the genuine chemistry among these three actors who are together for the first time in a movie. This is also a unique film because it presents a mother in her 50s, thinking that she’s been through all and seen it all, when in actuality, a new chapter in her life is just beginning.”
Even with the sterling success of the film, Governor Santos and the stars were thinking of the victims of Typhoon Ondoy that devastated the Philippines. She asked for donations from the moviegoers to help her province of Batangas in its rehabilitation and clean-up efforts. ABS-CBN International’s Starry Starry Store donated a dollar each for every premiere ticket sold in San Francisco and New Jersey. Governor Santos also sought donations during the premiere of In My Life in Canada.
“These sold-out premieres clearly demonstrate that the Filipinos in the U.S. have fully embraced the return of the best of Philippine cinema to the big screen,” said Kerwin Du, ABS-CBN North America’s head of theatricals. “They relish the experience of watching quality films where they belong – the movie theater. They are enthusiastic about seeing their favorite stars in person. For us in ABS-CBN, we are gratified to be able to give our kapamilya what they want wherever they are: the best in Philippine entertainment.”
In My Life is now on its regular theatrical run in the following cities:
SAN DIEGO (October 2-15)
UA Horton Plaza
475 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101
JERSEY CITY (October 9-15)
AMC Loews Newport Center
30 Mall Drive West
Jersey City, NJ 07310
LOS ANGELES-CERRITOS (October 9-15)
Cerritos Stadium Cinema
12761 Towne Center Drive
Cerritos, CA 90701
For information on the abovementioned theaters, please call 800.227.9676.
NEW YORK (October 20-22)
The ImaginAsian Theater
239 E 59th St
New York, NY 10022
212.417.0419
CHICAGO (October 23-29)
The Pickwick Theatre 1
17 South Prospect Avenue
Park Ridge, IL 60068
708.316.8780/847.863.2212
www.palabaspinoy.com
For more information, please visit www.abs-cbnglobalmovies.com.
From left, ABS-CBN Global COO Raffy Lopez with his wife, Gaucha, Batangas Governor and In My Life lead star Vilma Santos and her husband, Philippine Senator Ralph Recto. (Tara Kitta/ABS-CBN Intl)
In My Life lead stars Luis Manzano (leftmost) and John Lloyd Cruz (rightmost) flank ABS-CBN Global COO Raffy Lopez with his wife, Gaucha. (Tara Kitta/ABS-CBN Intl)
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October 13th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
I’d still give credit to GMA Films for making José Rizal. Then Muro Amî. Deathrow is so soapy it sucks…
Star Cinema on the other hand made exceptional ones like Madrasta, Tanging Yaman, and “Bata, Bata, Pa’no ka Ginawa”…
Consistency-wise, Star Cinema keeps the level of cinematic experience better and smarter, unlike Regal’s recent produce… Tarot sucks big time. The Mano Po series is soapy, and the Desperadas series is poorly written, had bad dubbing and acting, very poor cinematography, tasteless “wit”, it hurts.
October 13th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Sagip Kapamilya is undeniably the more trusted charitable organization in the Philippines. Sad to say, it reflects the sentiments of our people against the govt. appointed agency to take care of relief operations like DSWD.
October 13th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
ha ha ha maraming pakbet…..un pong ycml alang kita sa abroad….ang in my life dito at sa buong mundo nagshowing so sino ang tunay ng blockbuster….esep esep
October 13th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
in my life…..parang bagyong undoy at pepeng na nanalasa sa buong mundo…..sa pilipinas signal no. 3 pa rin….waaaaa daming ngang pinakbet sa pilipinas
October 13th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
buti naman at pumuwede sa us of a. hay nakow kung sa pinas kasi, walang aasahan ang in my life, ayan, binabaha at binabagyo pa lagi talgaa. i bet, pag na pull out sa sinehan ang in my life, aalis na rin ang mga bagyo sa pinas.
AYAN ANG EPEKTO N G INNGIT..PALIBAHASA FLOP ANG MOVIES NG IDOLO MO…!
October 13th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
IN MY LIFE NA SOLD OUT KASI BUY 1 TAKE 3.. kaya ayan naubos, ang iba FREE tickets nagmamakaawa para panoorin lang ang movie nila.. Eh walang kwenta din nman.. wag nyong sayangin ang oras nyo sa moving eto..
October 13th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Sana pagpalitin na lng ng time slot ang LIP at Nagsimula sa Puso. Mas matindi ang cast ng Nagsimula sa Puso kesa sa Lovers in Paris. Ayaw ko kay Christopher de Leon sobrang OA na sya umarte pati si Piolo stiff ang acting at si KC, trying hard sa role nya bilang mahirap.
October 13th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
In My Life is one beautiful movie and all the actors gave superb performance, on its 3rd week malakas pa rin. So what can you say Alfie?
October 13th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
@jhapzzz: awwww ndi ka obvious na bitter
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abs just gives the best kind of entertainment, pinagiisipan hindi basta ginawa lang. their movies are of good quality kaya hindi na nakapagtatakang pinipilahan…
AT HINDI FIRST DAY-LAST DAY MOVIE n_n
October 14th, 2009 at 12:08 am
si 38 halos mamatay na sa inggit, wala ng ibang maisip na comment kaya nabubulok na ang utak at nag-iisip ng kung anu-ano. hay naku super sikat talaga worldwide ang ABS-CBN bagay na di mapantayan ng GMA, ang mga movies ng ABS kahit saan tinatangkilik , ang GMA kahit sa pinas nilalangaw…
October 14th, 2009 at 1:09 am
Sorry. Hindi pala tinalbugan ng Kimi Dora at Ded na si Lolo ang In My Life. Kabaligtaran ang totoo. Ate Vi did not disappoint us. Bravo!
October 14th, 2009 at 1:11 am
Ang lakas naman pala ng In My Life sa box office, kahit binagyo.
October 14th, 2009 at 1:13 am
Gumising ka sa katotohanan, Jhapzzz!
October 14th, 2009 at 6:06 am
kakatawa naman ang praise releases ng dos dausdos at star cinema.
in fairnuz, marami ngang tao sa screening.
but did you know na sa bawat sinehan na iyon, mahigit ISANG LIBO lang ang seating capacity?
at sa bawat screening na iyon, may PROMOTIONAL tickets na FREE TICKETS for TWO para sa 300 FANS.
aba, tito alfie, 300 fans with FREE TICKETS FOR TWO, di ba 600 na yung sa attendance sa bawat sinehan na LIBRE!
mismo!
October 14th, 2009 at 11:27 am
bsta gawang star cinema
a sure box office hit
yan ang tunay na no.1
kaya ba yan ng gma film????
mga kapusonegro
mamatay kayo sa inggit
nabreak na pla ang record
ng ITALY under gma film
ang super flop movie of all time
and now…
Nandito Lang Ako
by kapusong kris ang aljur
is now the super flop movie of all time
October 14th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
In Ny Life, hanep sa Box-Office…
Hit na hit pa rin talaga…
Panalo pa rin ang Star Cinema sa puso ng mga Pinoy!!!
Ganyan ang Kapamilya..!
October 14th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
In My Life, hanep sa Box-Office…
Hit na hit pa rin talaga…
Panalo pa rin ang Star Cinema sa puso ng mga Pinoy!!!
Ganyan ang Kapamilya..!
October 16th, 2009 at 12:23 am
ok ang movie,..hindi tutok sa gay na story,.at walang exploitation o sex scenes,.mas maganda sa story ang rason kaya ito kumita ,.mismong s amovie kaya gusto ng tao.di dahil sa casting,..interesting a challenging,.