Albert Martinez Movies

Carol Fuchs adapts writer/director Sandra Nettelbeck's screenplay for the 2001 romantic drama Mostly Martha for this Scott Hicks directed remake starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, and Patricia Clarkson. Kate Armstrong (Jones) is the master chef who is equally intense both in and out of the kitchen. Though Kate's "Type A" personality serves her well when whipping up meals in the trendy Manhattan eatery where she has made a name for herself, it threatens to sink her when she is named as the guardian of her nine-year-old niece Zoe (Little Miss Sunshine's Abigail Breslin). To complicate matters, an impetuous new sous chef named Nick Palmer (Eckhart) has recently joined the kitchen staff and his freewheeling personality seems to stand in direct opposition to Kate's unwavering perfectionism. Yet, despite the fact that they couldn't be more different on the surface, there's no denying the strong attraction between Kate and Nick. As the rivalry between the competitive cooks gradually gives way to romance, the lessons learned by compromising in the kitchen reveal to Kate the importance of learning to openly express herself in order to truly connect with Zoe and find romance with the good-natured Nick. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Filipino filmmaker Chito S. Roño directs the action-drama Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure. Lolo Melo (Armando Goyena) is an old Filipino man living the U.S. who tells war stories to his grandson Jobert (Danilo Barrios). Flashbacks to 1944 tell the story of his participation during WWII, when his troop was ordered to bury the Yamashita treasure. When Lolo gets kidnapped, Jobert goes back to Manila in order to find the hidden treasure and save his grandfather. Meanwhile, a government official (Albert Martinez) and a local bad guy (Vic Diaz) are also after the treasure. This film won best picture at the 2002 Manila Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Joel Lamangan and Eric Quizon direct this big-hearted romantic comedy set in modern Manila. Annie (Lorna Tolentino) is hell-bent on finding Mr. Right. After a long and difficult search, she thinks that she has found him in the guise of Ron (Albert Martinez), a rising young executive. Ron seems completely unaware of Annie's pronounced attraction to him until he gets drunk at an office party, and he and Annie stumble off to have sex in his car. Ron has little interest in marrying her, largely because he is gay and deeply attached to his lover Nick (Quizon). One month later -- after learning that she is pregnant -- Annie appears at Ron's doorstep with her belongings in tow and immediately tries to "convert" him. This film was screened at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide