Tag: Anne Curtis
‘BuyBust’ review: Mind-searing desperation and damnation in the hellish slums of Manila
Erik Matti’s ‘BuyBust’ could just be the catalyst in the second coming of Philippine action films. Looking at Erik Matti’s acclaimed body of work (2013’s On The Job and 2015’s Honor Thy Father), it’s safe to say that violence has always been a driving force in his brand of filmmaking. Whereas social media can easily ...
Erik Matti’s ‘Buy Bust’ to open 14th Cinemalaya filmfest
Action-thriller “BuyBust” will open the 14th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival on August 3, at the CCP Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater). The opening film will be screened at 7 p.m., following the opening program at 6 p.m. Directed by Erik Matti, the film follows rookie police officer Nina Manigan who joins the anti-narcotic elite ...
‘BuyBust’ to open 2018 Cinemalaya filmfest
The much anticipated Pinoy action-thriller film, “BuyBust,” will be the opening film of this year’s Cinemalaya: Philippine Independent Film Festival, which runs August 3-12 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and select Ayala Malls Cinemas (Trinoma, Glorietta, Greenbelt 1, U.P. Town Center, Legazpi in Bicol). This was confirmed by Cinemalaya Foundation President Laurice Guillen and ...
FDCP sends off six Filipino films to New York Asian Film Festival
In celebration of the lineup of six (6) Filipino genre films to be featured in this year’s New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), the Film Development Council of the Philippines held a Send-Off Press Conference for Filipino delegates last July 10, 2018 at Cocoon Hotel, Quezon City. BuyBust directed by Erik Matti, Neomanila directed by ...
Anne Curtis, Brandon Vera star in Erik Matti’s action-thriller ‘Buy Bust’
For the first time, Princess of All Media and Showbiz Glam Girl Anne Curtis will shed her Goddess-like image to tackle a role that requires her to deliver intense and gripping action scenes in VIVA Films and Reality Entertainment’s latest joint venture, “BuyBust.” Joining Anne in the stellar cast of this Erik Matti action-thriller masterpiece ...
‘Sid & Aya (Not a Love Story)’ review: Dark truths on the economics of love
Irene Villamor’s Sid & Aya is a cynical yet refreshing take on romantic relationships where economics becomes the ruling philosophy and money becomes the currency of love. Enough of the 500 Days of Summer gimmick; Sid & Aya (Not a Love Story) is a clear-cut love story. It should be pointed out for future films—that would ...
WATCH: All the feels in Anne-Dingdong movie ‘Sid & Aya: Not A Love Story’
Anne Curtis and Dingdong Dantes are paired as a love team in the romantic film ‘Sid & Aya: Not A Love Story,’ directed by Irene Villamor. The first teaser for the much anticipated loveteam comeback has just been released by Viva Films and N2 Productions. It gives a glimpse of an insomniac Sid (Dantes) who ...