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PATINTERO: ANG ALAMAT NI MENG PATALO (2016) Review Directed by Mihk Vergara We don’t usually see family movies centered on children in Philippine cinemas, especially in mainstream cinema, but here, thanks to QCinema and TBA, Mihk Vergara got the chance to make a tribute to what Pinoy childhood was, Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo. “May …
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Surfing in the Philippines has never been so sexy—and so cinematic—than in the critically-acclaimed Filipino film Apocalypse Child which opens in cinemas nationwide on October 26. Everyone in the ensemble cast is known for their acting prowess: Sid Lucero who plays Ford, the surfing instructor; RK Bagatsing who plays Rich, the soon-to-be-wed congressman; Gwen Zamora …
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Mihk Vergara’s “Patintero: Ang Alamat Ni Meng Patalo” is finally getting its much-anticipated theatrical run this coming October. The film was one of the standout features in last year’s QCinema Fim Festival, taking home several awards such as Audience Choice and Gender Sensitivity. Heavily inspired by the filmmaker’s love for Japanese anime, comic books, and …
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Best known as Jarvis/Vision in the blockbuster Marvel movies “The Avengers,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” and in “Captain America: Civil War,” Paul Bettany, who has also rendered an unforgettable performance in “A Beautiful Mind,” takes the director’s chair in his (directorial) debut in the movie “Shelter” which he also wrote, about two homeless people …
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Isla Fisher (“Now You See Me”), Eva Longoria (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Anson Mount (“Non-Stop”), Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”), and Gillian Jacobs (“Community”) star in “Visions” aka “Nightmares” (in Phils.), a supernatural thriller in which unsettling and terrifying visions jeopardize a pregnant woman’s sanity. Leaving her hectic city lifestyle behind, young mother-to-be Eveleigh …
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QCinema International Film Festival 2015’s audience choice winner, “Patintero: Alamat ni Meng Patalo” will finally get a wide release on October 5, 2016 through TBA (Tuko Film Productions, Buchi Boy Films, Artikulo Uno). The cast of the film “Patintero: Ang Alamat Ni Meng Patalo” debuted its new trailer at this year’s AsiaPOP Comicon held last August 27 …
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One of 2015’s best film Apocalypse Child starring Sid Lucero, Gwen Zamora, Ana Abad Santos, RK Bagatsing, Annicka Dolonius and Archie Alemania will be having a wide release this October. The film is directed by Mario Cornejo. The film won best director for Mario Cornejo, best artistic achievement award for editing for Lawrence Ang, Best Film, and best supporting actress …
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Upcoming film “Patintero: Ang Alamat Ni Meng Patalo” is one of the featured presenters and exhibitors in this year’s AsiaPOP Comicon, happening on Friday, August 26 – Sunday, August 28 at the SMX Convention Center. The lead cast, which includes Nafa Hilario Cruz (Meng), Isabel ‘Lenlen’ Frial (Nicay), William Buenavente (Shifty), and Claude Adrales (Z-Boy) and the …
James Wan, considered one of today’ most-sought horror filmmaker, who frightened the movie going public with his works in “The Conjuring,” “Saw” and “Insidious” produces “Haunted” and directed by Will Canon who used multiple shooting styles and partly shot via found footage. The James Wan produced horror “Haunted” (also known as “Demonic”) brings …
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From the crazy mind of Pedro Morelli, written for the screen by Matt Hansen, and produced by Niv Fichman, these three creative geniuses collaborated to create the distinct universes of ZOOM. Hansen explains that “originally, the film was similar to INCEPTION in that it started with one reality point and went further into one’s consciousness. …
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