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‘Insidious 3’ Star Stefanie Scott is ‘Jem’s’ Sister in ‘The Holograms’

Nurturing an impressive body of work, Stefanie Scott is one of Hollywood’s most promising young talents. Earlier this year, she was seen as the lead in Columbia Pictures’ “Insidious: Chapter 3,” which holds the record as the highest grossing horror movie in the Philippines. Now, Scott returns to the big screen as Kimber in Universal …

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‘Boy Next Door’ Ryan Guzman in ‘Jem and The Holograms’

Ryan Guzman, lead star of the hit thriller “The Boy Next Door” and TV’s new toprater “Heroes Reborn,” lends a masculine presence to Universal Pictures’ female-oriented musical-adventure “Jem and The Holograms.” In the film, as Jerrica (Aubrey Peeples), a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar as her alter ego Jem, she …

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Young Women Express Themselves, Conquer Hearts in ‘Jem and the Holograms’

As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her band of sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden. In Universal Pictures’ “Jem and the Holograms,” four aspiring musicians will take the world by storm when they see that the key …

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MOVIE REVIEW: Straight Outta Compton (2015)

STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (2015) Review Directed by F. Gary Gray “Speak a little truth and people lose their minds.” Even with numerous racial inequality films released, Straight Outta Compton still manages to produce eye-opening sequences that tackles unfair treatment to colored people. With a compelling and insightful story in a gripping direction, the film effortlessly …

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Fil-Am Cinematographer Shoots Acclaimed Film ‘Straight Outta Compton’

Don’t look now, but a Filipino-American contributed to the enormous critical and commercial success of Universal Pictures’ “Straight Outta Compton,” which traces the rise of influential (and notorious) rap group N.W.A. The film’s Director of Photography is none other than Oscar-nominated Fil-Am cinematographer Matthew Libatique, himself a life-long fan of hip-hop music. Libatique describes to …

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Ice Cube’s Son Plays Dad in Music-Biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’

Casting for the key roles of a complex, emotional, real-life street drama like Universal Pictures’ “Straight Outta Compton” was highly personal and took an immense effort by director F. Gary Gray. Of course, their goal when casting the five coveted roles was the full package of triple-threat performers—who could act, look the part and perform …

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Blockbuster ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Goes Straight to Ayala Malls Cinemas

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Universal Pictures’ “Straight Outta Compton” tells the true story of how these …

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