ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
Manila, July 30, 2020 – Netflix is back with a brand new slate of 15 Filipino films coming on to the service starting this August, including Netflix Original Love The Way U Lie. Staying true to their commitment to bring more Filipino content to the service, Netflix is announcing new films from Viva Communications, Regal …
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Happy Pride Month! In celebration of Pride Month, the most talked about and awarded films at last year’s Cinema One Originals also center on narratives about the LGBTIA+ community — “Sila-Sila” and “Metamorphosis” will be available to subscribers via pay-per-view for P30. Sila-Sila is said to be a ghosting story about a man whose breakups …
Manila, May 25, 2020 – Netflix today announced a new slate of beloved and critically-acclaimed Pinoy films across a variety of genres – from horror, comedy, to critically-acclaimed drama. Partnering with leading production studios, including Viva, ERJ Found Films, Black Cap Pictures and Changhe Films, the latest lineup opens Netflix members to a world of …
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The group of filmmakers, 2076Kolektib, headed by Jay Altarejos, is releasing a series entitled MGA YUGTO NG PAGKAMULAT which is inspired by their unreleased film WALANG KASARIAN ANG DIGMANG BAYAN and the 2014 Cinemalaya Best Film KASAL. The series follows PAOLO (Oliver Aquino) and how he tries to make peace with his past relationships with …
Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2019’s Best Picture, the critically-acclaimed and award-winning film ‘John Denver Trending’ is coming to the streaming site and app iWant for free this Saturday, April 25. JOHN DENVER TRENDING by Arden Rod Condez A 14-year-old farmboy’s life is suddenly upended when a video of him brutally attacking a classmate went viral. CAST Jansen Magpusao, Meryll …
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Cinema One Originals puts off the film festival slated this year and extends deadline for the submission of script entries for its 16th run until June 1 (Monday), allowing more time for debuting filmmakers to craft fresh and fascinating narratives intended for the big screen. “After careful deliberation, we have decided to postpone this year’s C1 …
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QCinema International Film Festival (QCinema) announces its three new feature film production grant winners for 2020. Filmmakers Christian Linaban, Joseph Abello, and Bebe Go will each receive a grant of 1.5 million pesos each from the Quezon City government, through the Quezon City Film Development Foundation (QCFDC). These films will have their world premiere at this year’s QCinema. …
In light of recent news related to the confirmed novel corona virus (COVID-19) cases, the organizers of the Sinag Maynila 2020 have postponed the independent film festival. Sinag Maynila 2020, which was set to open on March 17 and set to run until March 24, had lined up four full-length features, six documentaries, and ten …
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MANILA, March 09, 2020 – In recent years, Filipino filmmakers have broken boundaries, tackling serious, if not controversial themes and storylines, in their films. The performance of these movies in festivals both here and abroad, along with rave reviews from critics and audiences alike, prove that there is a niche for them. iflix adds two …
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T-Rex Entertainment—the studio behind film festival favorites such as the laugh-out-loud comedy Patay na si Hesus (from Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2018) and the moving romantic drama Open (from PPP 2019)—has just released the official teaser of their newest film entitled Ngayon Kaya, starring Paulo Avelino and Janine Gutierrez. Directed by Prime Cruz and written by Jen Chuaunsu (Isa Pa With …
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