ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
From the creators of Ignacio de Loyola and GomBurZa comes a new historical epic. 🎬
Jesuit Communications unveils Los Salvajes Bravos (The Brave Ones). This powerful drama-adventure follows the journey of Igorots brought to the 1887 Madrid Exposition. Starring an elite ensemble including Romnick Sarmenta, Ruru Madrid, Michael de Mesa, and Andreas Muñoz.
I was surprised the film isn’t as slow-paced as Lana’s previous serious dramas. ‘Sisa’ is an entertaining, immersive and powerful drama that will leave you in awe because of its story, powerhouse cast and how it is told. This is Jun Robles Lana at his best, controlling how every scene is perceived and presented, and demonstrating a masterful command over its narrative that keeps the audience glued to the screen from start to finish.
The finest days of 1960s Manila came to life at the grand media launch of the Metro Manila Film Festival 2025 entry Manila’s Finest. Led by its star-studded cast and powerful creative team, the film is fast gaining traction for what is poised to be one of this year’s most talked-about MMFF entries – a police drama set in the gritty, changing Manila of 1969.
The Department of Education (DepEd) has expressed its support for TBA Studios’ historical film “Quezon.”
TBA Studios has officially announced the global rollout of “Quezon”, the highly anticipated Filipino historical biopic starring Jericho Rosales and “Game of Thrones” star Iain Glen. The film will premiere in the Philippines on October 15, with international screenings to follow.
Three characters in one movie. Just thinking about it makes you imagine the work an actor has to go through to pull off the characters effectively. That’s why the producer of the Metro Manila Film Festival 2023 entry ‘Mallari,’ Bryan Dy of Mentorque Productions in his Facebook post, is all praises for their film’s lead …
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Netflix and Shondaland released the official trailer, key art, and new images for their upcoming prequel series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. Check them out below: Logline: Centered on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power, this Bridgerton-verse prequel tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love …
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. But when Emma Stone arrived and the conflict of the story begins to go bigger, The Favourite got my attention. Synopsis: Early 18th century. England is at war …
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Leaders are born from survival. Watch the new epic trailer for Columbia Pictures’ Alpha now here: An epic adventure set in the last Ice Age. Europe, 20,000 years ago. While on his first hunt with his tribe’s most elite group, a young man (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is injured and left for dead. Awakening to find himself broken and …
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British actor-on-the-rise Jack Huston (HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” Starz’s “Spartacus”) plays the title role of Judah Ben-Hur in Paramount Pictures’ and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ epic action adventure “Ben-Hur” based on Lew Wallace’s timeless novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (“Wanted”), the film is the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused …
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