Month: August 2016
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Clint Eastwood’s ‘Sully’ filmed almost entirely with IMAX cameras
A miracle landing deserves an epic-scale shooting. That’s why director Clint Eastwood has chosen to film Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Sully” – the airborne thriller based on true events — almost entirely with new ALEXA IMAX® 65mm cameras. As a result, audiences will see the so-called `miracle on the Hudson’ depicted in stunning clarity. And exclusively…
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Bradley Cooper reunites with ‘Hangover’ director for ‘War Dogs’
Four-time Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper stars in and works as producer of Warner Bros. Pictures’ new comedic drama “War Dogs” from director Todd Phillips (“The Hangover” trilogy). “War Dogs” marks the first film Cooper and Phillips produced together under their production company, Joint Effort, which was formed in 2014. Based on a true story,…
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ToFarm Film Festival opens door for aspiring filmmakers on its second year
TOFARM Film Festival has recently concluded its first leg, currently doing a run in the provinces starting off with Central Luzon last August 24 until 30, 2016. Cebu and Davao will follow shortly in September and October respectively. The project was born out of passion to initiate an agricultural revolution where people are more involved…
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GUIDE: Korean Film Festival 2016
Korean Film Festival 2016 will be held in six cities across the Philippines from September 8 to October 16 as organized by the Korean Cultural Center and Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines. Admission All films come with English subtitles. The screenings are free admission on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets will be…
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Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick star in R-rated comedy ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Date’
It all started with a Craiglist ad that became viral when real life brothers Mike and Dave Stangle are looking for dates to bring to a wedding – sounds crazy but it really happened. Their story reaches the big screen in the hilarious and aptly titled “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” starring Anna Kendrick,…
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Daniel Radcliffe goes undercover cop in ‘Imperium’
Daniel Radcliffe, who rocketed to worldwide stardom in the phenomenal “Harry Potter” films, stars anew in the intense action thriller “Imperium.” Inspired by real events, the movie is directed by Daniel Ragussis and also stars Toni Collette, Tracy Letts, Devin Druid, Pawel Szajda with Nestor Carbonell and Sam Trammell. In “Imperium,” Radcliffe takes on the…
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Meryl Streep inspires with true story of ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’
From Stephen Frears, the director of “The Queen” and “Philomena” comes an unforgettable heartwarming and funny story that will bring the audience to tears in “Florence Foster Jenkins,” the inspiring true story of the eponymous New York heiress who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great singer. Starring two of the best loved actors…
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Viral true-to-life ad turned movie in ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’
Based on the real story of brothers Mike and Dave Stangle, who posted the following ad on Craigslist stating their need for wedding dates for their cousin’s wedding: TWO MEN NEED WEDDING DATES : My brother and I are looking for wedding dates. We’ve been told by the bride that bringing dates is “mandatory” so…
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‘Don’t Breathe’ tops U.S. weekend box office with $26.1-M
August 29, 2016 – Columbia Pictures’ gripping suspense thriller “Don’t Breathe” – which Variety hails as “a muscular exercise in brutal, relentless peril” – spooked the U.S. box-office with a chilling $26.1-million, easily opening at No.1 for the Aug. 26-28 weekend. It joins a long list of recent horror films such as “The Purge: Election…
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Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ casts spell with new poster
Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” has unleashed its new international, payoff poster and a second trailer which may be viewed below. Marvel’s Doctor Strange follows the story of the talented neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, must put ego aside and learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions.…