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A different kind of Boys’ Love series ‘Happenstance’ to premiere this Christmas

happenstance nounhap·​pen·​stance | \ ˈha-pən-ˌstan(t)s  , ˈha-pᵊm- \Definition of happenstance: a circumstance especially that is due to chance What if you mysteriously connect with someone from the past? How will this friendship work? And what if this friendship blossoms into romance? In the midst of 2020, Wade finds an old bag full of love letters in his house’s attic. He discovers that these …

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1982 French Filipino Film Starring Gloria Diaz to be Featured in Cannes Classics

A restoration of the 1982 French-Filipino film Cinq et la peau (Five and the Skin) starring Gloria Diaz, Bembol Roco, Philip Salvador and Joel Lamangan will be screened at Cannes Classics in the 71st Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2018. The whole film was entirely shot in the Philippines and was featured in the Cannes’ Un Certain Regard …

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FULL LIST: 66th FAMAS Awards Nominees

MAY 3, 2018. The official nominees for the 66th FAMAS Awards were announced at Victorino’s Restaurant, Quezon City. Here are the nominees: BEST ORIGINAL SONG “TWELVE” – 12 “ANG PANDAY” – Ang Panday “GITIK-GITIK” – Balangiga: Howling Wilderness “KATUROG NA” – Balangiga: Howling Wilderness “YUNG PAKIRAMDAM” – Changing Partners “ALAALARAWAN” – Kiko Boksingero “PARA SA …

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“Smaller and Smaller Circles” Review: A Smart and Gripping Crime Thriller

SMALLER AND SMALLER CIRCLES (2017) Review Directed by Raya Martin “Time and forgetfulness are the allies of abusers.” There is something eerie in Raya Martin’s film adaptation of Smaller and Smaller Circles but that makes the film feel more authentic in presenting its story. A young boy dies and was dumped in Payatas. As the investigation got …

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Crime Thriller “Smaller and Smaller Circles” Urges the Audience to Look Closer

This December, “Smaller and Smaller Circles” dares the Filipino viewers to look closer. A crime thriller directed by award-winning filmmaker Raya Martin, “Smaller and Smaller Circles” is the much-awaited film adaptation of the best-selling novel by Filipina author F.H. Batacan. Hailed as one of the most anticipated films of 2017, Filipino audiences will finally see …

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#ToFarmFilmFestival2017 Reviews: High Tide, Instalado, What Home Feels Like

Started July 12 at SM Megamall, SM Manila, Gateway Cineplex, Robinsons Galleria and Greenbelt 1, the ToFarm Film Festival 2017 aims to uplift the farmers as well as its professional development. It is most worthy and significant since this is the only film festival that showcases the lives, journeys, aspirations, trials and tribulations – failures and …

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“What Home Feels Like” is Close to the Heart of First Time Director Joseph Abello

An OFW story is not new to Philippine cinema, but there’ll always be something in it that the Filipino audience will come to see. Joseph Abello’s first film What Home Feels Like will take us to the intimate life of Antonio (Bembol Roco), who goes home from his work as a seaman and stays with his …

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ToFarm 2016 Best Actor Bembol Roco Returns in Heartbreaking Family Drama “What Home Feels Like”

ToFarm Film Festival 2016 Best Actor Bembol Roco returns in a new entry this year titled What Home Feels Like. And it looks like he’s going to go home with another Best Actor award for his portrayal of an OFW father who is forced to stay with his family after his company terminated his employment. Watch …

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Philippines Bagged 18 Nominations at the Asean International Film Festival & Awards 2017

The Asean International Film Festival & Awards announced the nominations for this year’s event and luckily, submitted films from the Philippines was recognized and we got 18 nominations including two films for the Best Picture category. Here are the Filipino films that are nominated at the Asean International Film Festival and Awards 2017: BEST SCREENPLAY …

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#Cinemalaya2017: A Ritual Held in the Sea in “Baconaua” Teaser

“Baconaua” is a magic realist coming-of-age film. It tells the story of young provincial lass Divina who is trying to decide whether to have her missing father declared officially dead amidst fantastic developments in her village. Watch the teaser of Cinemalaya 2017 official entry Baconaua here: The film stars Therese Malvar, Elora Españo, Isaac Aguirre, JM Salvado, and …

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