ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
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 …
BLISS (2017) Review Directed by Jerrold Tarog We mostly see romantic comedies, satirical comedies, drama films about infidelity and horror movies in the Philippines, that’s what the mass wants or they think they want because we’ve been obviously getting it more than we wanted. Then, TBA came. The studio that tries to bring the Filipino …
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NOW SHOWING IN PHILIPPINE CINEMAS May 10, 2017 COME AND FIND ME – Rated R-13 ONE STEP – Rated G OUR MIGHTY YAYA – Rated G A SILENT VOICE (KOE NO KATACHI) – Rated G ALIEN: COVENANT – Rated R-13, Also in IMAX 3D BLISS – Rated R-18 THE BRIDE – Rated PG TOUCHED WITH FIRE – Rated R-13 STILL SHOWING GIFTED – …
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Two years after the box-office and critical success of “Heneral Luna’’, director Jerrold Tarog is back with a shocking new film. The psychosexual thriller, “Bliss”, is Tarog’s tenth full-length film. And already, it’s becoming his most controversial project to date. “Bliss” tells the story of Jane Ciego (Iza Calzado). Jane entered showbiz at a young …
Time runs so fast. It’s almost half of 2017 and we’ve already seen plenty of movies, whether Hollywood blockbusters to Filipino mainstream and independent films. But what does the month of May can offer us to enjoy at the big screen? Here’s the list of films opening this May: 3 Gifted 3 The Circle 3 …
“Everybody wants a taste of Bliss“ TBA, Artikulo Uno and Quantum Films just unveiled the final poster of its latest offering, the psychological thriller directed by Jerrold Tarog, Bliss. In the film, Iza Calzado plays Jane Ciego, a successful actress, produces her own film to gain respect from the industry. During the film production, she is involved …
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After the noise it made for getting an “X” rating on its first MTRCB review, Jerrold Tarog’s psychological thriller “Bliss” gets an R-18 rating on its second review. Which means, it can now be exhibited in Philippine cinemas for adults age 18 and above. So, rejoice! We, or the rest of those who didn’t make it to …
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After getting an “X” rating from the MTRCB, which means it is unfit for public exhibition. As per MTRCB, reasons for a film getting an “X” rating are: A film shall be disapproved for public viewing if, in the judgment of the BOARD: a. The average person, applying contemporary community standards and values, would find that …
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Other TBA films “Birdshot”, “Patintero” to be showcased in OAFF 2017
An impressive nine (9) Filipino films will be participating in the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017, three (3) of which are part of the main competition section. Jerrold Tarog’sBliss, Sigrid Andrea Bernardo’s Kita Kita, and Borgy Torre’s Tisayare part of the competition section and will compete with thirteen (13) other Asian films for the Grand …
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