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“Saving Sally,” “Kita Kita” Producer Ferdy Lapuz are FDCP’s Film Ambassadors’ Night Camera Obscura Awardees

As part of the Film Ambassadors’ Night of the Film Development Council of the Philippines to be held on February 9, 2018, the agency will recognize filmmakers who won in A-list international film festivals, as well as award the Camera Obscura Artistic Excellence Award to three (3) recipients. FDCP’s A-Listers are winners from top international and globally-recognized film festivals. In …

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Dwayne Johnson Leaps in the First “Skyscraper” Trailer

Courage has no limits. Watch action superstar Dwayne Johnson on a death-defying mission in the first trailer of Universal Pictures’ action-thriller Skyscraper (in Philippine cinemas July 11). Global icon Dwayne Johnson leads the cast of Legendary’s Skyscraper as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Ford, who now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in China …

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“Deadpool 2” Opens May 16 in PH Cinemas, Releases ‘Flashdance’ Inspired Poster

20th Century Fox through Warner Bros. Philippines, the local distributor of Deadpool 2 has revealed the Philippine playdate of the highly-anticipated follow-up of Deadpool. The announcement came with a rather funny poster inspired by the 1983 movie Flashdance starring Jennifer Beals. See the poster below: “Deadpool 2” arrives in Philippine cinemas and IMAX Theatres on May 16, 2018 from 20th Century …

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Production Starts on New Line Cinema’s “Shazam!”

Production is underway on New Line Cinema’s “Shazam!” David F. Sandberg (“Annabelle: Creation”) directs the origin story, which stars Zachary Levi (TV’s “Chuck”) as the titular DC Super Hero, along with Asher Angel (TV’s “Andi Mack”) as Billy Batson, and Mark Strong (the “Kingsman” movies) in the role of Super-Villain Dr. Thaddeus Sivana. Peter Safran …

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Ten Biggest Fun-Facts About Marvel’s “Black Panther”

T’Challa first appeared in the pages of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee’s 1966 Fantastic Four (#52). Now, the heir to the Wakandan throne gets ready to take center stage in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther.” With barely a week before the film strikes in Philippines cinemas February 14, here are the …

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Oscar Contender “Darkest Hour” Opens Exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas Feb 14

Nominated for six major Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor, Focus Features’ historical drama Darkest Hour will be shown exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas (Trinoma, Greenbelt 1) starting February 14. Directed by Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), Darkest Hour is the dramatic and inspiring story of four weeks in 1940 during which Winston Churchill’s courage to lead …

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The Undead Lives Again in Post-Zombie Movie “The Cured”

 The much-anticipated (94% in Rotten Tomatoes) horror-thriller movie “The Cured” starring Ellen Page (“X-Men” films, “Inception,” “Juno”) sees a post-zombie world as an antidote is finally found and brings zombies back to life after a virus turned them into cannibals.                 In “The Cured,” the treated zombies are brought back to an unforgiving society that …

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Award-Winning Film “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” to Open at Select PH Cinemas on February 14

 One of this year’s highly-acclaimed film “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” will finally open in the Philippines on February 14 in select cinemas – Eastwood, Shangri-La Mall, Century Mall, Commerce Mall, Festival Mall, Fisher Mall and Fora in Tagaytay. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” is a darkly comedic drama from Academy Award® winner Martin McDonagh (In Bruges). …

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Timothee Chalamet, In the Mood for Love in “Call Me By Your Name”

At 22, Timothée Chalamet becomes the youngest Oscar Best Actor nominee in 74 years, and he gets this distinction for his performance in Sony Pictures Classic’s heartwrenching love story, Call Me By Your Name. Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the film is the heady awakening of a 17-year old young man’s first passion. When Elio (Chalamet) …

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Dakota Johnson is Mrs. Grey in “Fifty Shades Freed”

She has become one of Hollywood’s fastest-rising stars, playing the coveted role of Anastasia Steele in the feature adaptations of E L James’ novels and worldwide phenomenon Fifty Shades of Grey and Fifty Shades Darker. Now, Dakota Johnson reprises her role as Ana in Universal Pictures’ explosive romantic thriller Fifty Shades Freed (in Philippine cinemas February 7). In …

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