Month: December 2015
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WATCH: Trailer for sports comedy drama ‘Eddie the Eagle’
Eddie never gives up and likes to prove his detractors wrong. Sounds universally familiar? Just like the unbreakable focus and determination of the recently crowned Ms. Universe 2015, Philippines’ Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach comes an inspiring story based on true events in “Eddie The Eagle” starring Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton. From the producers of the…
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WATCH: First trailer for horror-thriller ‘The Forest’
The first trailer of Columbia Pictures’ upcoming suspense thriller “The Forest,” has been unveiled and may be viewed below. The trailer for director Jason Zada’s horror film finds Natalie Dormer straying from the path through Japan’s Aokigahara Forest in search of her missing twin sister. Rising with terrifying grandeur at the base of Mt. Fuji…
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GUIDE: Cinematheque Centre Manila opens 2016 with Filipino, Danish films
Celebrating the recent inauguration of the Cinematheque Centre Manila, which joins its fellow precursor Cinematheques in Baguio, Davao, Iloilo, and Zamboanga, an array of acclaimed Filipino and Danish films will be shown throughout the month of January 2016. The run of films celebrating the inauguration of the Cinematheque Centre Manila will begin on January 8…
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Christopher Nolan to direct WWII film ‘Dunkirk’ for Warner
Casting is underway on the ensemble to be led by unknown actors, with Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh and Tom Hardy in talks to join the cast.
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Latino actor guns for people’s votes in ‘Our Brand is Crisis’
In Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Our Brand is Crisis,” front and center of the election chaos stands presidential candidate and veteran politico Castillo, who sees his consultants (led by Sandra Bullock’s Jane Bodine) as a necessary evil, and whose mix of charm, pride and privilege is deftly captured by Portuguese actor Joaquim de Almeida (“Fast Five”).…
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Non-fiction book ‘The Big Short’ now a provocative film
Based on the true story and best-selling book by Michael Lewis (“The Blind Side,” “Moneyball”), Paramount Pictures presents the sardonic comedy “The Big Short” directed by Adam Mckay (“Step Brothers”) and starring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt. In the film, when four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government…
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Young adult novel ‘The 5th Wave’ takes battle to big screen
A powerhouse cast led by Chloë Grace Moretz (“If I Stay”), Nick Robinson (Jurassic World”), Ron Livingston (“The Conjuring”), Alex Roe (upcoming “Rings”), and Liev Schreiber (“Salt”) stars in Columbia Pictures’ adaptation of Rick Yancey’s bestselling novel “The 5th Wave,” the first book in his planned trilogy. In the film, four waves of increasingly deadly…
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FULL LIST: Best Picture winners, Metro Manila Film Festival (1975 – 2015)
The Metro Manila Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Metro Manila, Philippines since 1975. It runs from December 25 through New Year’s Day and into the first weekend of January in the following year. The selection of Best Picture used to have a commercial viability criterion (box-office performance of the entries). It was…
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Josh Green stars as mischievous brother-to-be in ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks 4: The Road Chip’
The Chipmunks we know and love, Alvin, Theodore and Simon embark on a journey across the U.S. and for the first time, they’re on a mission to keep their family together in the fourth instalment of the hugely successful family adventure franchise in “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip.” In their latest adventure, through…
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FULL LIST: Winners, Metro Manila Film Festival 2015
The 41st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) awards night was held at the KIA Theater in Araneta Center, Quezon City Sunday, December 27. Here is the full list of winners of MMFF 2015: Best Actress: Jennylyn Mercado (Walang Forever) Best Actor: Jericho Rosales (Walang Forever) Best Picture: Walang Forever 2nd Best Picture: Buy Now, Die Later…