Here is the complete list of winners of the 44th Metro Manila Film Festival as announced December 27, Thursday night at The Theater at Solaire in Parañaque City. Best Actress in a Leading Role: Gloria Romero, RAINBOW’S SUNSETBest Actor in a Leading Role: Dennis Trillo, ONE GREAT LOVE Best Picture: RAINBOW’S SUNSET2nd Best Picture: AURORA3rd Best Picture:Continue reading “WINNERS: Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2018”
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‘Mary, Marry Me’ review: Fun-filled with love and rivalry
RC delos Reyes puts up the tandem of Gonzaga sisters in a feel-good family film this MMFF 2018 through Mary, Marry Me. ‘Mary, Marry Me’ is all about family and sisterhood. It tells the story of Mary Jane (Toni Gonzaga), and her younger sister Mary Anne (Alex) who is set to marry the former’s ex-boyfriend,Continue reading “‘Mary, Marry Me’ review: Fun-filled with love and rivalry”
WATCH: Official trailers for 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival entries
Watch the official trailers for the eight entries to the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival here. Now on its 44th edition, the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will feature the following full-length films throughout the Philippines: Aurora (Viva Films / Aliud Entertainment) Fantastica (Star Cinema / Viva Films) Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles (CCM FilmContinue reading “WATCH: Official trailers for 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival entries”
WATCH: Teaser for ‘One Great Love’ tangles Kim Chiu, Dennis Trillo, JC de Vera
Regal Entertainment, Inc. has just unveiled the first teaser for ‘One Great Love,’ an official entry to the upcoming 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival. Starring A-listers Dennis Trillo, JC de Vera, and Kim Chiu, it will be shown in cinemas nationwide starting December 25. We all wish that we find our One Great Love inContinue reading “WATCH: Teaser for ‘One Great Love’ tangles Kim Chiu, Dennis Trillo, JC de Vera”
MOVIE REVIEW: Deadma Walking (2017)
Led by the powerhouse performances of Joross Gamboa and Edgar Allan Guzman, Deadma Walking (Julius Alfonso, 2017) is a campy feast of a well-arched gag-laughter/tear-jerker that embraces its B-movie elements, producing a very original comedy classic. Based on the 2016 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winning screenplay, and hemmed by the directorial debutContinue reading “MOVIE REVIEW: Deadma Walking (2017)”
WINNERS: Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2017
Here is the complete list of winners of the 43rd Metro Manila Film Festival as announced December 27, Wednesday night at Kia Theater in Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City. Best Actress in a Leading Role: Joanna Ampil, ANG LARAWAN Best Actor in a Leading Role: Derek Ramsay, ALL OF YOU 1st Best Picture: ANG LARAWAN 2nd Best Picture:Continue reading “WINNERS: Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2017”
MOVIE REVIEW: Ang Larawan (2017)
Athanasius of Alexandria was a bishop in early Christianity. Among others, he is known for his efforts to combat the teachings of Arianism, a popular school of Christian thought which was gaining ground as its teachings appealed to the son of the late Emperor Constantine. Despite this endorsement by the Emperor’s son, Athanasius held hisContinue reading “MOVIE REVIEW: Ang Larawan (2017)”
MMFF entry ‘Deadma Walking,’ Graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board
The 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entry ‘Deadma Walking’ is graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB), the highest merit given to a film submitted for evaluation. Starring reliable actors Joross Gamboa and Edgar Allan Guzman, the film is based on the screenplay of the same name which won the 2nd Prize inContinue reading “MMFF entry ‘Deadma Walking,’ Graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board”
True-to-life Caramoan massacre inspires Alvin Yapan’s MMFF entry ‘Oro’
An entry to the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival, Oro (Gold) is a drama crime thriller based on true events dubbed as the “Gata 4 Massacre” which happened in Caramoan, Camarines Sur on March 22, 2014. The film follows the life of Elmer (Joem Bascon), a small-scale miner, who plans to finally establish a life of his ownContinue reading “True-to-life Caramoan massacre inspires Alvin Yapan’s MMFF entry ‘Oro’”
8 full-length, 8 shorts revealed: MMFF 2016 movie lineup
The full lineup of films in competition in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMMF) has been revealed Friday, November 18. Full-length features: DIE BEAUTIFUL Production: The IdeaFirst Company Director: Jun Robles Lana Starring: Paolo Ballesteros, Luis Alandy, Gladys Reyes, Albie Casino, Lou Veloso, Inah De Belen, IC Mendoza, Christian Bables. KABISERA Production: Director: Real FloridoContinue reading “8 full-length, 8 shorts revealed: MMFF 2016 movie lineup”