ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
One of my favorite musical movies is John Carney’s ‘Sing Street.’ It doesn’t have the Hollywood names to back it up but the film moved me because of its message about dreamers, about those who are talented but are surrounded by people and situations that make life and dreaming big difficult. But that didn’t stop …
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“Ako po dito si Luciana, isa siyang contract killer. So ang trabaho niya po ay pumatay nang may bayad. Hindi siya pumapatay nang dahil gusto niya lang pumatay kundi bayaran siya, binabayaran siya para pumatay. Si Luciana po, ang kanyang character, siya po ay walang emosyon na tao. Hindi siya nakikisalamuha kahit kanino, wala siyang …
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DILIMAN, Quezon City, Sept. 01, 2019 – The UP Cineastes’ Studio, the premier student film organization in the country celebrates its 35th year of service to local film literacy and production with its theme: Fearless Filmmaking. September is Cineastes’ Month. The U.P. Cineastes’ Studio offers you an exciting line-up of events in a month-long …
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Manila, Philippines 11, August 2019 – HOOQ, Southeast Asia’s leading video-on-demand service delighted film fans and critics with two new acclaimed HOOQ Originals at the recently concluded 15th annual Cinemalaya Film Festival 2019 in Metro Manila, Philippines. Jennifer Batty, Chief Content Officer, HOOQ said, “The Cinemalaya Film Festival has such a long, rich history …
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“Malamaya,” the sexy romantic film starring Sunshine Cruz as a strong-willed visual artist and Enzo Pineda as an aspiring photographer, received a grade of “B” from the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB). “Malamaya” is currently showing in theaters nationwide. The film depicts the challenges of an artist as told through the complicated relationship of Sunshine and …
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EDWARD (2019) Review Directed by Thop Nazareno It was frustrating having to watch three Cinemalaya full-length entries and not liking at least one of them genuinely. Thanks to Thop Nazareno’s coming-of-age movie ‘Edward,’ our Cinemalaya experience went fulfilling. Edward gets you engaged on its story and characters. You’re engrossed, following this character, what he does, who …
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At the World Premiere of Kerwin Go’s black comedy Mina-Anud as the closing film of Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2019, a question and answer portion was held after its screening. Present are its stars Dennis Trillo, Jerald Napoles, Mara Lopez, Anthony Falcon, Lou Veloso, Alvin Anson, director Kerwin Go and producer Roselle Monteverde of Regal Entertainment, …
August 11, 2019, winners for the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2019 has been announced during awards night at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Main Theater. Best Feature Film, Full-Length: John Denver Trending, Arden Rod Condez Netpac Citation, Full-Length: John Denver Trending by Arden Rod Condez Special Jury Award, Full-Length Feature: Edward, Thop Nazareno Best Short Feature Film: …
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It’s already hard to create a one-minute short film, what more in putting words in one-minute works but these Cinemalaya shorts by students from Bicol, Western Vizayas and Davao are worth a look. Here are some comments from their works: Bicol, Set A Routine by Kenneth Bosangit, Kaiko Villarey, Yzaak Manaog Sa Oras ni Bathala …
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JOHN DENVER TRENDING (2019) Review Directed by Arden Rod Condez The most important film of 2019 so far. Those are definitely big words to say but as of writing, I’m still shaking, still full of pain and anger, John Denver Trending shook me to the core. The film tackles relevant issues today: bullying, social media, religion, police brutality …