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Globe Studios’ films nominated at the 42nd Gawad Urian Awards

Globe Studios’ films “Ang Panahon ng Halimaw” and “Hintayan ng Langit” recently earned nominations at the 42nd Gawad Urian Awards, to be held at the UPFI (UP Film Institute) Film … Continue Reading Globe Studios’ films nominated at the 42nd Gawad Urian Awards

THE FAVOURITE (2018) Review Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos To be honest, I wasn’t feeling the first twenty minutes or so of the film. I’m not that fond of period dramas. … Continue Reading ‘The Favourite’ Review: An Engaging and Wickedly Funny Period Drama

Reimagining period films for today’s audience, the multi-awarded “The Favourite” directed by Yorgos Lanthimos breaks the tropes in the genre as it introduces the audience into Queen Anne’s (Olivia Colman) … Continue Reading Emma Stone in the Midst of A Royal Love Triangle in ‘The Favourite’

James Wan’s DC Super Hero adventure continues to ride a huge wave of success and set records at international cinemas around the world Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Aquaman” has hit new … Continue Reading “Aquaman” Hits Major Milestone with $800-M at International Box-Office

Nicholas Hoult dons outlandish outfits and puts on heavy wig in this year’s frontrunner Oscar contender and entertaining royal rumble movie “The Favourite” as Robert Harvey, chief minister to Queen … Continue Reading ‘X-Men’s’ Nicholas Hoult in the Midst of Royal Rumble in “The Favourite”

The Camera Obscura Artistic Excellence Award is the highest honor given by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) during the annual Film Ambassadors’ Night to films, filmmakers, and … Continue Reading FDCP Announces Camera Obscura Awardees for Film Ambassador’s Night

Following their international wins from the Marketing Events Awards in Singapore and the MarCom awards in USA, SM Cinema garnered prestigious awards yet again for its Reel-to-Real campaign, this time … Continue Reading SM Cinema’s Reel-to-Real campaign continues the winning streak at the 54th Anvil Awards

Petersen Vargas, the director of the 2016 Cinema One Originals Best Picture 2 Cool 2 Be 4Gotten, has been selected for the third edition of the Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab (SEAFIC), … Continue Reading “2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten” Director Petersen Vargas is SEAFIC’s First Filipino Participant

Golden Globe (2019) winner for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy), with major nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Viggo Mortensen), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Mahershala … Continue Reading Award-Winning Actors Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali Forge an Unlikely Friendship in “Green Book”

NETPAC Jury Prize winner and QCinema Film Festival finalist Dog Days will have its international premiere at the 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in the Netherlands starting January 30. With its … Continue Reading QCinema Finalist Premieres at the 48th Internationoal Film Festival Rotterdam

Bagging the most nominations in major categories in this year’s Academy Awards, “The Favourite” vies for Best Picture, Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Olivia Colman), … Continue Reading Wickedly Funny “The Favourite” Dominates Academy Awards 2019, Opens Feb 20 at Ayala Malls Cinemas

In black and white, “The Green Book” clearly made it as one of the front runners for Best Picture at this year’s (2019) Oscar race clutching more nominations in various … Continue Reading “Green Book” Charms its Way with Top Nominations at this Year’s Oscars

Maid in Manhattan? The Wedding Planner? Monster-in-Law? Jennifer Lopez isn’t only known for her chart topping songs, she also did a fair share of successful romantic comedy films. And now, … Continue Reading Jennifer Lopez Proves She Still Has It in ‘Second Act’

MANILA, Jan. 25, 2019 — Fresh from receiving a nomination for Best Animated Feature at this year’s Academy Awards, Columbia Pictures’Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse will swing back to IMAX cinemas in … Continue Reading “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” Swings Back to IMAX Cinemas in PH

The Exorcist, The Exorcism of Emily Rose—these are masterful studies in creeping psychological horror that served as important inspirations for director Diederik van Rooijen’s The Possession of Hannah Grace, which sees Pretty Little … Continue Reading Shay Mitchell Takes On the Demon in “The Possession of Hannah Grace”

Thanks to her dancing and modeling background, Kirby Johnson nabbed the pivotal role of the possessed titular character in Columbia Pictures’ new horror thriller The Possession of Hannah Grace, the ill-fated girl … Continue Reading Teen Dancer-Actress Plays the Possessed Cadaver in “The Possession of Hannah Grace”