Mainscreen Movies

Philippine Airlines brings to you on board complete inflight entertainment. Watch movies of your favorite Hollywood stars while you relax and enjoy your flight.                    
                 
March 2010 Mainscreen Showing

Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Featuring:Anna Faris, Justin Long, Christina Applegate
Director:  Betty Thomas 
Animation/PG/88 minutes

In the “Squeakquel,” pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville’s twenty-something nephew Toby. The boys must put aside music superstardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school’s music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as “The Chipettes” – Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette. Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.

The Blind Side

Featuring:Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates
Director: John Lee Hancock 
Drama/PG13/129 minutes

Teenager Michael Oher is surviving on his own, virtually homeless, when he is spotted on the street by Leigh Anne Tuohy. Learning that the young man is one of her daughter's classmates, Leigh Anne insists that Michael - wearing shorts and a t-shirt in the dead of winter - come out of the cold. Without a moment's hesitation, she invites him to stay at the Tuohy home for the night. What starts out as a gesture of kindness turns into something more as Michael becomes part of the Tuohy family despite the differences in their backgrounds. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. And as the family helps Michael fulfill his potential, both on and off the football field, Michael's presence in the Tuohys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own

Old Dogs

Featuring: John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston
Director: Walt Becker 
Comedy/PG/88 minutes

Two best friends, one unlucky-in-love divorced guy (Robin Williams) and another a fun loving bachelor (John Travolta), have their lives turned upside down when they are unexpectedly charged with the care of six-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. The not-so kid-savvy guys stumble in their efforts to take care of the twins, leading to one debacle after another, but also to a new-found understanding of what's really important in life

Up In The Air

Featuring: George Clooney, Jason Bateman, Anna Kendrick
Director: Kevin Tancharoen
Comedy, Drama/R/109 minutes

Ryan Bingham (Clooney) is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams

My One And Only

Featuring:Renee Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Kevin Bacon
Director:  Richard Loncraine 
Comedy/PG13/107 minutes

My One and Only is inspired by incidents in the life of actor and Hollywood icon George Hamilton and is told from the perspective of the witty young George.

Where The Wild Things Are

Featuring:Catherine Keener, Forest Whitaker, Paul Dano
Director: Spike Jonze
Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy/PG/101 minutes

The film tells the story of Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy who feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. Max lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

Filipino Film

Every month, Philippine Airlines brings to the screen the well-loved hits of your favorite local artists.

Filipino films are provided with English subtitles for the viewing pleasure of our passengers travelling on Transpacific and Australia flights.

Ang Tanging Pamilya (A-Marry-Go-Round)

Featuring:  Joseph Estrada, Toni Gonzaga, Sam Milby  and Aiai delas Alas 
Director:  Wenn Deramas
Comedy/GP/110 minutes

After their two-year long-distance relationship, Charlie (Toni Gonzaga) gets the surprise of her life with a visit from the US-based Prince (Sam Milby), who proposes marriage.  This prompts the excitement of Charlie’s mother, Sunshine (Aiai delas Alas), who is also expecting her own church wedding, a promise given to her by her husband Dindo (Joseph Estrada) for their 25^th wedding anniversary.  But Dindo vehemently disapproves both  weddings to take place, so Charlie and the ever supportive Sunshine help Prince win the acceptance of Dindo.  Getting Dindo’s approval is not the only issue this young, naive couple has to face.  The wedding preparations are not going smoothly, as fueled by the arrival of Prince’s nouveau riche mother, Marlene (Dionesia Pacquiao), who wants things done her way.

As the wedding draws nearer and chaos ensues between the families, everything goes on a downfallspiral. With things out of her hands, will Sunshine ever be able to see her dream wedding come to life?  Will Dindo be able to save his fellow jeepney drivers from being evicted? And will Charlie and Prince be able to work out their differences amidst all the chaos for their fairytale romance to have a happy ending?

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