#charlie dizon

[lostinmac]

Third World Romance (2023)

Dir. Dwein Ruedas Baltazar

#third world romance #movie #film #filipino #philippines #filipino cinema #Charlie dizon #Carlo Aquino #Dwein ruedas Baltazar #netflix #netflix movie #cinema #Asian cinema #drama #romance #comedy

[artistaforever]

#charlie dizon #alexa ilacad #loisa andalio #userthing #filipino #filipino fc #asiancentral #kapamilya #january 2024

[dearly]

#fan girl 2020 #antoinette jadaone #charlie dizon #film

[adamwatchesmovies]

Fan Girl (2020)

When the Philippino film industry makes a coming-of-age story, it doesn’t mess around. You’d never see a movie like Fan Girl come out of mainstream Hollywood. Wonderfully acted and frequently brave, it’s a movie that sticks with you.

Jane (Charlie Dizon) is obsessed with Paulo Avelino (playing a fictional version of himself). While attending one of his promotional appearances, she becomes determined to get close and hides in the back of his truck. When his vehicle stops by an isolated property in the middle of the countryside, she decides to show herself and discovers her idol is nothing like she expected.

When Fan Girl began, I didn’t know what genre of movie it belonged to and my uncertainty was doubled by the country of origin. When Jane sees that the raggedy-looking mansion in which Paulo is staying has its gates chained up… I couldn’t be sure of what to expect. Maybe that’s not such an uncommon thing in the Philippines. Maybe it’s a sign that something is very very wrong. To know, I had to keep looking. Many times, I was never sure if I could peg him as creepy, or if his safety was what I should be worried about until one critical revelation that put everything in perspective.

The words "coming-of-age" evoke certain ideas. You expect a nostalgic but frank look at the past, at the author’s childhood, probably centered around one big thing that made them realize how the world really works. There are no warm memories in "Fan Girl". In fact, some of what happens here is downright traumatic but they would still - in a way - be the kind that would make you look back and say "I’m glad that happened". Yes, it was not a picturesque event but it put you back on track and would eventually contribute to your current status as a solidly built adult.

The honest look at obsession gone too far, at bad decisions, at teenage desire and the ways it can go wrong would all be reasons to call this film brave but that’s not the reason I’m choosing that particular word; it’s for the performances. You would never guess that Charlie Dizon (you might know her by her real name, April Rose Dizon Matienzo) is 25. She has the look and mannerisms of a naive teenager down to perfection. I’ll also praise Paulo Avelino for his role in this story. It isn’t uncommon to see actors playing jerk versions of themselves, but usually, it’s played for laugh. His character isn’t funny at all and this kind of role is one I could see many performers wanting to shy away from.

I wonder if Fan Girl would’ve had the same impact on me if I knew what kind of film it was before going in. I probably wouldn’t have been surprised the way I was. Either way, the film’s honesty, its performances, and the conclusion are the kind that knock you off your feet. It might take a bit of work to track this one down and it can be a tough watch but it’s worth the effort. (Original Tagalog with English subtitles, June 22, 2021)

#Fan Girl #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #Antoinette Jadaone #Charlie DIzon #Paulo Avelino #2020 movies #2020 films #Philippino movies #Philippino films

[riff-is-on-a-fucking-crisis]

devilish angels episode 4 spoilers

charlie <3

#msa previously my story animated #my story animated #msa devilish angels #charlie dizon my new favorite character

[popcornbutterflymedia]

#film: third world romance #actor: carlo aquino #actress: charlie dizon #team up: carlo aquino and charlie dizon

[danalazy]

ganda ni charlie dizon amp. naol slim. 🥲

[shinmiyovvi]

CoD Zombies Main Oc Face Claims (Ultimis and Primis)

Here are some face claims that I have in mind that really made me took a lot of time of decision making and surfing through the hells of Google just to make my ocs have their own face claims. This is a slightly long thread but not very time consuming to read to give you all some slack.

Liza Soberano for Valena Villanueva

This really took me some time to choose which would fit Val as I have some other candidates like Erich Gonzalez, Janella Salvador, Charlie Dizon, Sofia Andres, Kylie Padilla, Janine Gutierez, Maja Salvador, and Arci Muñoz. I chose Liza because the way she smiles made me take some notes of how Lena smiles considering she is the sunshine of the crew. But she can also be serious and fierce which fits for Licia as well.

Jeon Yeo-been for Gong Ji Eun

I haven't watched Vincenzo before but it was on my watchlist just in case I ever feel like watching it during my free time. Yeo-been caught my attention from just a single poster as I also have other candidates like Park Min Young, Shin Min Ah, Han So-hee, Park Shin Hye, Kang Mo-yeon, and Shin Ye Eun. The way Jeon Yeo-been looks serious and fierce here brings out a fierce and badassery vibes to it that made me decide to make her the fc of Ji Eun.

Robert Pattinson for Arthur Frensby

Hear me out, I remember watching The Lighthouse back in Summer and I was holding myself not to fangirl in front of my brother because Robert looked so fine with his mustache and stubble together with his messy hair. He was the first person to pop up in my head. Ngl, I also planned to make him as the fc of William Remington who is a Shadows of Evil Oc of mine so I may or may not have Robert as his face claim.

Ed Stoppard as Dragomir Ostrowski

To tell you what, the first option I had was Adrien Brody but I reserved him for Lorenzo from the Salvatorix crew, then I went for Jake Gyllenhaal and Chris Evans but I put them on reserves just in case. Now I chose Ed because I saw a photo of him from the History Channel series Knightfall where he played as King Philip IV in which he has shoulder-lengthed hair that made him become an fc of Dragomir. Tbh, I was really running out of options so I settled down with Ed Stoppard cause I have nothing else to think about an actor to be a fitting fc.

#call of duty zombies #cod zombies #codz #cod zombies oc #cod zombies main oc face claims #codz oc #original character #shin's bimbinis #primis main ocs #ultimis main ocs #valena villanueva #gong ji eun #arthur frensby #dragomir ostrowski #primis val #ultimis val #primis ji eun #ultimis ji eun #primis arthur #ultimis arthur #primis dragomir #ultimis dragomir

[ackee]

fun lil remix of charli XCX's pink diamond

#musique #txt #SoundCloud

[hanniicore]

Something Spectacular

When was the last time you felt brave?

I wonder how someone could be so brave. I'm wondering how they manage to live their lives despite having serious issues and big problems. How could they be so brave?

BOOK REVIEW: Something Spectacular by April Avery

Isabelle Dizon, A straight business course student, a prudent lady, and a responsible daughter. But she felt something lacking. She frequently felt she was conforming to her parents' expectations of who she should be, and she began to wonder if that was truly what she desired. She's about to graduate Magna Cum Laude, until she realizes that the course she chose doesn't seem to be going anywhere—because the truth is, it's not the kind of life she wants to lead.

Until she met a group of people from a chronically underfunded, nearly dissolved university organization as her uncertainty and longing continued, The Arcadian. Six university students who taught her the value of friendship, the courage that comes with following her dreams, the importance of living in the moment, and how to live according to her will. They helped her change herself and discover who she is while creating Something Spectacular.

Six University students also known as "The Arcadian" are; Pia Marie Mendoza, the Editor in Chief; Charlie Alvarez, the Associate Editor; Andrea Samson, a correspondent; Stephen Dela Cruz, layout artist; Lawrence Mariano, photojournalist; and lastly, Gavin Nicholo Delos Reyes, the official graphic artist of The Arcadian.

Isabelle's decision to join Arcadian was not easy; her parents were vehemently opposed. But she took the risk. Isabelle is a very family oriented daughter. That's why I loved how her character develop over the months and years she and Arcadian were together. Even though he is rich, he is smart and knows how to get along with them. Until she met Gavin Nicholo.

Gavin thought her to be BRAVE and everything will be alright, and to be BRAVE enough to show her true self and true passion. Gavin thought her to speak up for herself, break the rules necessary, to make herself prioritize for once.

It's okay to let people in, expose your deepest fears and greatest hopes, and leave the place you caged yourself in to find where you belong.

Arcadians are all happy, until Gavin left without saying goodbye to his friends, especially to Isabelle. Arcadian looked everywhere just to find Gavin. Until they found a medicine called Procarbazine.

It is a chemotherapy medicine used for the treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma and brain cancers.

On Saturday morning, a day after Isabelle found out about the medication, They found Gavin's father, who told them that Gavin dropped out of school because he needed to be in a hospital because he was suffering from a brain tumor.

"Babes." CHAPTER 32. That hurt me as a reader because that one word had a big impact on Isabelle. Isabelle became independent but dependent on Gavin Nicholo. How could Isabelle tell him that she hated him for making her that way? That she is breaking seeing him like that. On a hospital bed taking medication and has cancer.

Even though Gavin is in a wheelchair, he still gave them the warmest smile. Arcadian is the reason why Gavin is fighting. Isabelle is the reason why Gavin is scared of dying.

The Arcadian always visiting Gavin every weekend.

They went to the hospitals rooftop. Shouting their dreams while watching the stars. Until Gavin said..

"Good night" , "See you next weekend?"

yet, he died at 12:30 AM.

A few hours after shouting their dreams. A few hours after he said he had a great day and he wanted to rest.

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As a reader, I really find this story great. To be honest, this story made me cry for a week. And even though it's been almost years since I read it. it still hurts me.

It has a lot of life lessons. It encouraged me to always be brave. To always take risks and be yourself. That it's okay to be scared. That it's okay to feel, to cry, to range, and to mourn for emotions that have been hidden or dreams that are fading. We may be misfits, society's outcasts, but there's always a place where we belong with people who will understand.

People assume they have a lot of time. We often take things for granted because they will always be there. Life is short, and the universe is so vast. We are significant and insignificant at the same time.

Something Spectacular is about finding your true self in the midst of the noise of others telling you who you should be.

Anything could be an adventure..

See you next weekend..

#hanniicore

[lostinmac]

Fan Girl (2020)

Dir. Antoinette Jadaone

#fan girl #movie #film #filipino #filipino cinema #asian cinema #drama #thriller #philippines #charlie dizon #paulo avelino #Antoinette jadaone

[artistaforever]

Via Alexa's Instagram Story

#alexa ilacad #elisse joson #charlie dizon #filipino #filipino fc #asiancentral #userthing #filipina #femalestunning #kapamilya #kapamilya actress #september 2023 #instagram

[ejaydoeshisbest]

Third World Romance (2023)

Typing a quick review of “Third World Romance” before I get back to cooking. (Some Spoilers Below)

Aside from the title, the first few scenes already encapsulated what this movie was about. It is a cute love story blooming through the daily struggles of the ordinary low-wage Filipino worker.

A young woman, Britney, makes copies of her resume and then immediately runs to the spot where the government is handing out “ayuda” or government aid. There, she meets her romantic interest, Alvin, waiting in line for sacks of rice, clothes, and canned goods. Upon realizing that there was a "cutoff" for the ayuda, she dragged him around with her to follow the van containing those simple treasures and nabbed them. Alvin protests at the thought of stealing, but Britney reassures him that it isn't stealing if it is intended to be handed out to the people, anyway.

Throughout their little meet-cute adventure, they banter and flirt with each other in a way that perfectly emulates how the average working-class Filipinos talk; direct, sometimes crass, bordering on bullying rather than softly teasing. Very "kalye". Things would grow more romantic as their relationship deepened, it was nice to see that until the very end, they never lost that dynamic.

It’s unlike the polished script of several highly-produced mainstream movies full of eccentric gestures and perfumed dialogues. The lines of "Third World Romance" may be melodramatic in certain emotionally-charged scenes in the story--especially during the climax--but it is still honest. The wit is something that hits my heart and tickles my bones because of its relatability. I chuckled plenty during moments when the humor of this film bounced off each character. It's the kind of humor that is achingly familiar to you if you grew up in the streets. The words were delivered in pretty much the same way as how my friends and I tease each other under the very same blinking streetlights and passing bridges over polluted, plastic-crammed dark waters at dusk.

The setting, too, is far from the usual setting of rom-coms. Instead of dates inside museums, sparkling beaches, and polished marbled floors, we get long talks sitting on tin roofs of the slums, looking at the buildings that make up the metro. The couple don’t even go inside the expensive Korean buffet restaurant they’ve been eyeing, instead using their imagination to mimic the experience. The shots veer away from the beauty of the metro and instead ground the viewers on its squalor. We follow the characters through the narrow alleyways of the shady slums, passing broken bottles and stray animals. We stay with them under dimly lit fluorescent grocery lights and feel their sadness as they sink on yellowed tiles, their backs slumped against chipped cupboards.

However, the view of the metro automatically made me remember my carefree wistful years. My college nights were always like that; looking beyond my dorm room window and sinking into the delightful feeling that I was a young, independent, thriving student in the metro. I loved hearing the sounds of distant sirens and honks in an otherwise still night and stationary skyscrapers. Late-night cravings were going down to the nearest 24/7 convenience store and buying instant noodles with a nice cold soda.

The story also shows us the constant character traits of the common struggling Filipino set in an impoverished setting. Resourcefulness. Tenacity. Generosity amid corruption. Kindness. Dedication. Perseverance. Endurance. “Pagmamalasakit sa kapwa”. The movie doesn’t romanticize poverty—in fact, it depicts the frustrations and sacrifices people make as they climb their way upward in a society run by corrupt government officials. The story simply shows how some Filipinos deal with all that.

It is worthwhile mentioning that Britney, the leading woman, played by Charlie Dizon, has a “makibaka” pic saved as her cellphone’s home screen. Or I think it was. It briefly flashed on the screen at the start of the film. This image represents an idea of “people coming together for a change” seen in rallies organized by activists. It gives us a clue to her character trait throughout the story: Britney’s fighting spirit often leads her into trouble but also fuels her bravery and determination whenever problems target her loved ones. She is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure her mother gets home safely from abroad and still has plenty more spirit left to dream of giving her a nice life. She knows what her rights are and isn’t shy about voicing her opinions, especially before the climax of the film.

This also brings an awareness to the public of worker’s rights and of unjust labor practices, as well as inspiring people to voice their opinions especially when those in power abuse their position, and not just stand by and allow the abuse to happen. Nothing will change if no one acts.

There was one small scene that stood out to me because it shows a perfect example of that: Britney stated plainly that it isn’t part of her job description to both be a cashier and a bagger because those two positions are separate and are therefore paid separately. And then her coworker reacts to that poorly, eyebrows raised and scoffing at Britney and discarding her as “tamad” (lazy) and “maarte” (diva). For so long, a negative trait of some typical Filipino workers is to keep their heads down and do what is asked of them by their higher-ups, and this meekness has cost them their dignity, their time, and their effort. And what do they get in return? Nothing but low wages and a smile from their bosses. Their main concern is to keep the peace of office politics and remain employed as their bosses abuse them, comforted by the fact that they won't so much utter a complaint. That is until they gather and unite in strength through numbers. Again, if we let negative practices happen, they will never stop, and we will kiss the shiny boots of our superiors.

But Britney's fighting spirit is challenged at the climax of the story when we find out that her mother has sunk into deep debt, so she has no choice but to swallow her pride and accept double shifts with half the pay, plus is unable to defend Alvin when the boss fired him instead of taking accountability.

Speaking of her partner, Alvin, played by Carlo Aquino, is the perfect balance to her quirky, fiery temper. Alvin is cool, collected, kind, and is also no stranger to brutal work. He has been working since he was a kid and never stopped since.

We see Alvin’s playful nature quell Britney’s temper and unlock her softer, more caring side. He does everything for her; from simple things like taking her out to eat and helping her adjust to her new job to major events that propel the story forward, such as getting her hired at the grocery store where he works in the first place and helping her mom get back home to the Philippines when she was abandoned by her employers abroad. He is a man of his word: promising in one sweet moment that he will “try his best to make Britney happy.” By the end, Britney promises in turn to “try her best to fight for him."

Their promises to one another solidify their character growth in the movie; where one promises to make the other happy, the other swears to fight for their love. It is these qualities that are also common in healthy partnerships, especially in the everyday Pinoy. No matter what happens, through the struggles caused by those in power who are incompetent and apathetic, we could still have a chance of rising above as long as we love and fight for each other, and do our best every day.

#third world romance movie #romance #pino #poverty #strugglig #fight #love #happiness #slums #joy #opprtunity #abuse #Philippines #corruption #government #fighting spirit #endurance #tenacity #resourcefulness

[mister-intru]

Ganda nung 3rd world romance. Tho may lame na scenes, still Clap clap sa galing magdeliver ng lines ni charlie dizon.

[popcornbutterflymedia]

Third World Romance - Official Trailer | ANIMA Studios

#film #film: third world romance #actor: carlo aquino #actress: charlie dizon #team up: carlo aquino and charlie dizon #Youtube

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Magaling din siya si charlie dizon nakikita ko kasi sa commercial