Vhong, Angelica deliver laughs, swoons and scares in “Bulong”

Feb. 8, 2011 - PRLog -- With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, watching a scary movie with your special someone isn’t exactly a top-of-mind idea for a romantic date.  But a good horror-themed romance is proven to have changed many a lover’s heart. Classics like Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Fly, and The Bride show that one can find love and passion in the undercurrent of fear and terror.

Star Cinema makes a daring move this Valentine’s Day 2011 by offering, Bulong (Whisper), a horror film that is kind to the romantic at heart.  Starring the Philippines’ Comedy Prince Vhong Navarro and versatile acting beauty and 24th PMPC Star Awards Best Actress for Comedy Angelica Panganiban for the first time, the film defies traditional conceptions of a love story and thrills the audience with a spine-tingling combination of scares, laughs, action and swoons.  And with master in horror Chito Roño of Feng Shui, Sukob and T2 fame at the helm, expect a highly unique Valentine experience at the movies starting February 11 in San Francisco, Milpitas, Los Angeles and San Diego, California, and Bergenfield and Hoboken, New Jersey.

Bulong revolves around the Filipino superstitious belief that whispering one’s wish into the ears of a dead person will help make one’s wish come true.

Conan (Vhong) tries this mantra, being desperate for Ellen’s (Bangs Garcia) love. He whispers to a dead lady his heartache - how he wishes Ellen to love him back. After days of waiting, Conan observes that something unusual is happening: Ellen is now noticing him, giving him more than the attention he wants. In fact, Ellen is now obsessed with him, throwing herself at him. This makes Conan uncomfortable and scared.

But Ellen’s giving him special attention is not the only unusual thing Conan notices: something eerie has been happening to him, giving him the chills, especially when he’s alone.

At first he tries to disregard it, until he realizes that the spirit haunting him is the spirit of the old lady he whispered his wish to.  Conan seeks the help of his friend, Oprah (Angelica), who takes him to her aunt, Madam Kara, an expert in black magic.

As they travel together, Conan and Oprah’s feelings for each other awaken. But this makes the haunting worse, and Conan begins to feel guilty as the spirit starts to disturb Oprah, too.  Will the budding lovers be able to overcome the evil that has befallen them?  And what about Ellen now?

“Many say that the key to a good romance is keeping the relationship fresh. With Bulong, a ‘scary rib-tickler’ as our Valentine film offering to Filipinos in the U.S., we at ABS-CBN underscore our commitment not just to the tried and tested, but to the new and unconventional.  That way, we avoid serving stale content, but challenge ourselves to be original and novel to keep entertainment at the highest level for our kapamilya around the world,” said Kerwin Du, ABS-CBN International head of theatricals.

Bulong will be shown in the following theaters and cities:

From February 11-17, 2011:

SAN FRANCISCO
UA Stonestown Twin
501 Buckingham Way
San Francisco, CA 94132

MILPITAS
Century Great Mall
1010 Great Mall Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035

LOS ANGELES
Cerritos Stadium Cinema
12761 Towne Center Drive
Cerritos, CA 90701

SAN DIEGO
UA Horton Plaza
475 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101

From February 11-March 3:

NEW JERSEY - BERGENFIELD
Clearview Bergenfield Cinemas
58 South Washington Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
www.MovieTickets.com

NEW JERSEY – HOBOKEN
Clearview Hoboken Cinemas
409 14th Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
www.MovieTickets.com

For more information, please visit www.abs-cbnglobalmovies.com.  Check out also the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIV4G-n3hpk



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ABS-CBN International was created over 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, 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 Corporation, the Philippines’ largest entertainment and broadcasting company. For more information, visit www.abs-cbnglobal.com.