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MOVIE REVIEW: Iadya Mo Kami (2016)
There have been many moments in my life when I felt disappointed. For instance, when I received a clear envelope for a Christmas exchange gift back when I was a kid; or when Alex Turner cut his hair and started pretending like a British Elvis; or when The Hobbit movie came out and it was…
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MOVIE REVIEW: Curiosity, Adventure and Love (2016)
The documentary is perhaps the hardest genre of cinema. Here, when we talk of it, we’re not talking about the TV-style documentary which we regularly see on the National Geographic Channel—the type that almost always does not go beyond the layer of being merely factual. But when we talk of documentary for film, we’re talking…
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MOVIE REVIEW: Ringgo: The Dog-Shooter (2016)
One of my favorite poems is “Ode to Clothes” by the great Pablo Neruda. I like the poem precisely because of its use of a peculiar subject matter to convey a larger and more profound meaning. Its genius lies in the fact that it violates the conventions of writing odes–that it always has to be…
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MOVIE REVIEW: Ku’te (2016)
To be honest, I genuinely don’t like saying bad things about any topic even if I find it absolutely undesirable. Of course, there are some exceptions when it is for the common good that you would say something distasteful, but it’s just that I believe that the world is already full of negativity and I…
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MOVIE REVIEW: EDSA (2016)
(Disclaimer: This is not a political article, this is a film review!) In recent times there has been a false dichotomy setup by the lesser informed that if you say you are anti-Martial Law then logically you would fall into the category of someone supporting the yellow family–this, in truth, is quite a terrible analysis.…
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Margot Robbie plays tougher Jane in ‘The Legend of Tarzan’
Australian actress Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street, Focus) emerged as a breakout star with her captivating onscreen presence and has quickly become one of the busiest actresses in the industry. Now, she stars as a feisty Jane to Alexander Skarsgård’s “king of the jungle” in Warner Bros. Pictures’ new action-adventure, The Legend of…
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MOVIE REVIEW: Blue Bustamante (2013)
Miko Livelo’s comedy film Blue Bustamante tells the story of OFW George Bustamante’s (Joem Bascon) travails in Japan where he is accompanied by his sleazy friend Roger (Jun Sabayton) in his quest to find the perfect job. Because of a lack of opportunity, eventually George settles for a stuntman job for a children’s TV show…
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MOVIE REVIEW: Memory Channel (2016)
Existentialism is perhaps the most appealing subject to young artists. It’s quite a tempting habit to get into, and it may lead to abuse when you realize how easily you could make yourself appear intelligent with very little effort simply by asking “Why do I exist?” In saying this I think I speak from experience,…
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Brillante Mendoza shares background on latest masterpiece ‘Ma’ Rosa’
2009 Cannes Best Director Brillante Mendoza talks about Ma‘ Rosa, his inspiration, and the challenges in making the film. 1. Describe Ma’ Rosa in one sentence Ma’ Rosa shows us a glimpse of a Filipino family set on a typical district in Manila, giving us a slice of life in a community. 2. What made you…
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Guatemalan legend becomes horror story in ‘Worry Dolls’
The Guatemalan Indians teach their children an old story. If you have worries, you share them with your Worry Dolls at bedtime. You put the dolls in a box and come dawn, the worries have been taken away. In the upcoming horror movie of the same title, Worry Dolls is set in a peaceful town…
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Scratastrophic chillogy continues in ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’
In the latest epic family movie adventure Ice Age: Collision Course from the highly successful Ice Age franchise, audiences worldwide will be propelled to new environments like the cosmos and a crystallized world known as Geotopia, with many of the characters beginning their own new journeys. Scrat is, of course, one character that never changes.…
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MOVIE REVIEW: The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
The Legend of Tarzan (2016) Review Directed by David Yates The Legend of Tarzan is yet again one of those movies that try to recreate an age-old tale about a character who’s been around in children’s literature since forever. The most recent remarkable rendition in living millennial memory is none other than the 1999 Walt…
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Jun Lana highlights cinematic elements at Yabang Pinoy’s screening of ‘Anino sa Likod ng Buwan’
Funded primarily by the profits earned from working for mainstream cinema, Anino sa Likod ng Buwan (Shadow Behind the Moon) is a “passion project” which strives to engage in non-traditional ways of storytelling, accomplished filmmaker Jun Robles Lana said June 25 in a masterclass held at U-View, Fully Booked, Bonifacio Global City. Citing influences from the…
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Enchong Dee excited for acting comeback in ‘I Love You to Death’
Swimmer-turned-celebrity Enchong Dee expressed excitement for making a comeback in his acting career, in a press conference held June 27 at 38 Valencia Events Place for Regal Entertainment and The Idea First Company’s upcoming romantic horror-comedy film I Love You to Death. After recording a self-titled album for Star Records and doing work outside the movie industry,…
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MOVIE REVIEW: Anino sa Likod ng Buwan (2015)
A search for the truth behind mere surfaces—the subject matter presented to us by director Jun Lana’s 2015 masterpiece, Anino sa Likod ng Buwan (Shadow Behind the Moon). I had the chance to see the one-shot-one sequence film when it was screened recently at Fully Booked Bonifacio Global City’s U View theater, an event organized…
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‘Ben-Hur’s’ Jack Huston wins Rising Star of the Year Award
Jack Huston, who will be seen this August in Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ Ben-Hur, received this year’s “CinemaCon® Rising Star of the Year Award.” Huston was presented with this special honor at the “CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards” ceremony held recently at The Colosseum, Caesars Palace. CinemaCon is the official convention of The National…
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WATCH: Tom Cruise makes a comeback in ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’ trailer
Tom Cruise returns as best-selling author Lee Child‘s one-man vigilante in the just-released action-packed trailer for Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. The follow-up to 2012’s Jack Reacher finds the titular character returning to his roots, uncovering duplicitous officials and people of power, until he discovers that the women chosen to take over his role as…
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‘Fantastic Beasts’ featurette introduces Newt Scamander
For its upcoming adventure Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Warner Bros. Pictures has just shared a new featurette titled “Newt Scamander: A New Hero for a New Era of Magic.” In this featurette, we learn more about Scamander and his personality. We also learn a bit about how the magical world operates in…
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Meet Hank, Dory’s cranky new friend in ‘Finding Dory’
In Disney-Pixar’s Finding Dory, Dory, Marlin and Nemo embark on a new adventure—this time to the California coastline—on an uncertain search for the family Dory thinks she left behind. Their journey leads them to the Marine Life Institute (MLI), where they meet a diverse array of sea creatures. In the journey to the MLI, Dory…
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‘Percy Jackson’ director Chris Columbus produces ‘The Young Messiah’
At the heels of blockbuster movies from Chris Columbus such as Gremlins, Home Alone 1 & 2, Mrs. Doubtfire, Percy Jackson films and the Harry Potter franchise is the faith-based epic The Young Messiah which he produced under the direction of Cyrus Nowrasteh. Columbus once again demonstrates his acumen for nurturing and cultivating young talents…
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‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ reunites star-studded cast
The colorful characters inhabiting Underland in Disney’s “Alice Through the Looking Glass” are brought back to life by the all-star cast from the original “Alice in Wonderland.” In “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” an all-new spectacular adventure featuring the unforgettable characters from Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories, Alice returns to the whimsical world of Underland and…
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World Premieres Film Festival 2016 presents six Filipino New Cinema finalists
The Film Development Council Philippines in cooperation with the Cinematheque Centre Manila proudly present the third World Premieres Film Festival (WPFF) slated from June 29 to July 10, 2016. GUIDE: World Premieres Film Festival 2016 The FILIPINO NEW CINEMA section of the Festival is focused on celebrating Filipino filmmaking talent in the country. The Filipino…
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Film tech expo IFX all set at the World Premieres Film Festival 2016
In need of new, smarter ways to make your films? A celebration of the future of cinema comes your way via the Mini International Film Expo (IFX), a cool and compact fair of the film industry’s newest technology, at the 3rd World Premieres Film Festival 2016 starting July 1 at the Cinematheque Centre Manila! GUIDE:…
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WPFF 2016 to inaugurate Film ASEAN Knowledge Management Centre
In keeping with the events of the 3rd World Premieres Film Festival 2016, the Film ASEAN Knowledge Management Centre will be inaugurated on June 30 at the Cinematheque Centre Manila. GUIDE: World Premieres Film Festival 2016 The Film ASEAN Knowledge Management Centre is a library on the moving image culture of the Philippines, its neighboring…
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World Premieres Film Festival 2016 hold Int’l Film Conference
Ready for a behind the scenes glimpse into the film industry? This year’s International Film Conference (IFC) is to focus on the topic “Behind the Scenes: a 360 degree view of the film industry.” The roster of IFC speakers includes top-tier film industry leaders from around the globe. A central event of the World Premieres…
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Samuel L. Jackson plays real-life unsung hero in ‘The Legend of Tarzan’
Iconic actor Samuel L. Jackson stars in Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Legend of Tarzan as George Washington Williams, a real-life but relatively unsung hero from 19th-century American history who becomes Tarzan’s unexpected ally in the film. “George Washington Williams was a man of so many talents and such bravery – to be this 14-year-old kid and…
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