ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
There have been a lot of OFW or Overseas Filipino Workers movie that have been released. Most of them tackle the struggles of working far from home and the maltreatment the characters are getting from their employers. Some also take us to the good sides of being an OFW, the perks of having to travel …
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You might be wondering why are the cast of Mikhail Red’s heist thriller wearing clothes from the Spanish era, is it a period movie? No, we were present at the last shooting day of ‘Dead Kids’ and they were shooting a school play scene. Which was mentioned in the teaser so it’s not actually a spoiler. Mikhail …
If you’ve been following our updates on ‘Culion,’ we’ve emphasized the film’s women-centric story and it stars Iza Calzado, Meryll Soriano and one soon to be announced. But of course, the film wouldn’t be complete without its male leads. Joem Bascon will play Kanor, the male lead opposite to Iza Calzado’s Anna. He’s a fisherman …
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We’re months away from this year’s Cinema One Originals Film Festival and we just got the official synopsis and a teaser of one of its entries: ‘Utopia’ by Dustin Celestino and Dustin Uy. Check out the official synopsis of ‘Utopia’ below: UTOPIA by Dustin & Dustin In Competition, Cinema One Originals Film Festival 2019 “Utopia” …
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Although leprosy on the island-town of Culion was abolished in the 1980s, it was only in 2006 when it was declared a leprosy-free area by the World Health Organization. Writer Ricky Lee and director Alvin Yapan will take us to 1940s when a cure from leprosy is still far from being made, when hope is lost for most …
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The Philippine delegation for the fourth ASEAN International Film Festival & Awards (AIFFA) bagged three (3) major awards during AIFFA’s Red Carpet Gala Night held last April 27, 2019 at the Pullman Hotel in Kuching, Sarawak in Malaysia. This year, eight (8) Filipino films were shortlisted, and among these, the multi-awarded film “Signal Rock” directed …
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The three main characters of Ricky Lee and Alvin Yapan’s historical drama ‘Culion’ are almost complete as multi-awarded actress Meryll Soriano joins Iza Calzado as Ditas, the one who has the worst case of Hansen’s disease or leprosy. She signed her contract with producer Mark Shandii Bacolod. Her character Ditas, as explained to us, has …
A Filipino movie that has English as its main language isn’t always what’s offered in the Philippines. That’s why Kaizen Studios’ Antonio Diaz says it’s time for Filipino films to have a more global appeal. But the language isn’t the only appealing thing in ‘Way of the Cross.’ Way of the Cross is set against a …
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Multi-awarded actress Iza Calzado signs her contract as an actress and executive producer of the upcoming historical drama film ‘Culion.’ Present during the contact signing are ‘Culion’ producer Shandii Bacolod, executive producer Gilie Sing, Iza Calzado’s manager Noel Ferrer and Iza Calzado herself. Iza Calzado is Culion. Producer Shandii Bacolod shares that even before talks …
“The Halt” (“Ang Hupa”), the new feature film by Berlinale’s Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize winner Lav Diaz, joins this year’s lineup of films for the prestigious Director’s Fortnight, a non-competitive film showcase that runs alongside the Cannes Film Festival. Co-produced by Spring Films and Sine Olivia Pilipinas and distributed by ARP Selection of France, …
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