ABS-CBN International kicks off 2010 with U.S. theatrical of “I Love You, Goodbye”

Dec. 22, 2009 - PRLog -- ABS-CBN International’s Starry Starry Store starts the New Year with a roar in the Year of the Tiger by bringing to the U.S. Star Cinema’s official entry to the 35th Metro Manila Film Festival. Screening in the first two weeks of January 2010 is I Love You, Goodbye in San Francisco, Los Angeles-Cerritos, San Diego, Las Vegas, Jersey City, Honolulu and Seattle.

I Love You, Goodbye is the comeback film after a five-year absence of the much acclaimed director, Laurice Guillen, the genius behind Filipino cinema classics like Kasal, Salome, Init sa Magdamag, Santa-Santita and Tanging Yaman.  She was tapped by Star Cinema to go against the usual comedic favorites at the annual Metro Manila Film Festival with a stirring drama and complex love story starring what is probably the current best mix of RP’s most interesting stars.

Gabby Concepcion, who is presently enjoying TV success with the top-rating Dahil May Isang Ikaw, returns to the big screen after over a decade of absence.  Angelica Panganiban has been wowing critics and audiences alike with her smooth transformation from an award-winning child star to sexy and versatile leading lady status on TV and in film. Former MTV VJ and model Derek Ramsay is riding the heels of the domestic and international success of And I Love You So and his well-received appearances on TV dramas.  People are keeping an eye on Kim Chiu as the country’s top female teenage star ditches her sweet image and unleashes her dark side for the role of a rebellious daughter in I Love You, Goodbye.

Gabby is Dr. Adrian Benitez, who, after divorce, finds new love in Angelica’s character, Lizelle Jimenez.  Lizelle loves Adrian but feels like a stranger in his high society world, especially with Adrian’s rebellious teenage daughter, Ysa (played by Kim), making sure Lizelle doesn’t feel part of the family.  To make matters worse for Lizelle, she falls for photographer Gary Angeles (Derek) who is dating Ysa.  Lizelle is caught in a tangle of secrets, truths and lies but she has to make a choice between the two men she loves and face the consequences of that choice.

“The year 2009, which coincided with TFC’s 15th and Star Cinema’s 16th anniversaries, was a blockbuster year for Starry Starry Store,” said Kerwin Du, ABS-CBN International’s Head of Theatricals.  “All our premieres were sold out and our regular theatricals had very encouraging returns.  We hope to continue this winning streak for the New Year.  I believe we’re off to the right start with I Love You, Goodbye which has quality film entertainment written all over it.  We want to offer simply the best to our audience.”

The schedule of screenings for I Love You, Goodbye is as follows:

SAN FRANCISCO (January 1-7)
UA Stonestown Twin
501 Buckingham Way
San Francisco, CA 94132

LOS ANGELES-CERRITOS (January 8-14)
Cerritos Stadium Cinema
12761 Towne Center Drive
Cerritos, CA 90701

SAN DIEGO (January 8-14)
UA Horton Plaza
475 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101

LAS VEGAS (January 8-14)
Regal Village Square Stadium
9400 W Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89058

JERSEY CITY (January 8-14)
AMC Loews Newport Center
30 Mall Drive West
Jersey City, NY 07310

HONOLULU (January 8-14)
Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18
735 Iwilei Road #B
Honolulu, HI 96817

SEATTLE (January 8-14)
Parkway Plaza Stadium 12
5910 South 180th Street
Tukwila, WA 98188

For more information, please visit www.abs-cbnglobalmovies.com or call 1.800.227.9676.

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About ABS-CBN International
ABS-CBN International was created 15 years ago to be of service to all Filipinos. With the launch of The Filipino Channel (TFC), the company became the first and most successful Filipino broadcaster in the U.S. The company offers telecommunication, retail, theatricals, money remittance and cargo services, online audio and video streaming, IPTV content along with philanthropic support for Filipinos and the communities they now call home. Based in Redwood City, Calif., ABS-CBN International is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABS-CBN Broadcasting, the Philippines’ largest entertainment and broadcasting company. For more information, visit www.abs-cbnglobal.com.