Tag: Jun Robles Lana

  • ‘Sisa’ review: Beyond madness, more than Hilda Koronel’s comeback

    ‘Sisa’ review: Beyond madness, more than Hilda Koronel’s comeback

    ‘Sisa’ is a historical film set in 1902, during the time when Americans and Filipino revolutionaries were at war. It tells the story of the people who became victims of that violent era—most especially the women. Sisa, a name often used to describe a woman who has lost her mind, is portrayed by Hilda Koronel…

  • Jun Robles Lana’s ‘Becky and Badette’ promises memorable laughter in MMFF

    Jun Robles Lana’s ‘Becky and Badette’ promises memorable laughter in MMFF

    See the dynamic duo of Eugene Domingo and Pokwang this Christmas on the big screen!

  • ‘Born Beautiful’ review: Humor is a weapon

    Scrappy as it may seem, ‘Born Beautiful’ takes a subversive path to laughs and profundity, making it a light contrast to its predecessor ‘Die Beautiful.’ There’s a broad and raunchy type of humor in Born Beautiful that can be enjoyed on two levels. From a slapstick level, those coming in for an outrageous ‘laugh-out-loud’ time…

  • WATCH: First teaser for Jun Robles Lana’s ‘Ang Babaeng Allergic sa Wi-Fi’

    The first teaser trailer for new romantic film ‘Ang Babaeng Allergic sa Wi-Fi’ has just been released by The IdeaFirst Company through its Facebook page. This is tagged as the passion project of writer-director Jun Robles Lana. It stars Sue Ramirez, Jameson Blake, Jerome Ponce with Yayo Aguila, Angeli Nicole Sanoy and Boots Anson Roa.…

  • Jun Lana highlights cinematic elements at Yabang Pinoy’s screening of ‘Anino sa Likod ng Buwan’

    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…

  • MOVIE REVIEW: The PreNup (2015)

    MOVIE REVIEW: The PreNup (2015)

    THE PRENUP by Jun Robles Lana Starring Jennylyn Mercado and Sam Milby Reviewed at the red carpet premiere at SM Megamall The PreNup follows an expected love story that blossoms when Jennylyn Mercado’s Wendy and Sam Milby’s Sean meet on an airplane en route to New York (by the way, this is not That Thing Called…