‘Almost Us’ Review: Crossing The Line From Best Friends to Lovers

JM Ibarra is so good in the dramatic scenes. You can feel that he knows his character well; he knows how RR feels and he knows what RR wants and how his character will move forward. Fyang Smith is effective and effortless in the comedic scenes; you’d be questioning yourself if some of the funny scenes were actually scripted or not. The way their styles clash and click at the same time is what makes the movie work; JM provides the emotional anchor while Fyang brings the fun parts.

Award-winning Filmmaker Dan Villegas: The Storyteller of Modern Filipino Romance

From his hit MMFF 2014 romcom film ‘English Only, Please’ to his latest project, ‘Almost Us,’ Dan Villegas introduces a fresh love team to the big screen – JMFyang. Produced by Regal Entertainment and Project 8 Projects, the film stars former Pinoy Big Brother housemates JM Ibarra and Fyang Smith in their first full-length film together. Coming to cinemas on May 6.

‘Replacing Chef Chico’: First Filipino-Produced Netflix Series puts love on the menu 

For Filipinos, romance and food make a sizzling combination, and the first local Netflix production in a series format serves up a zesty love triangle set against the backdrop of a high-end fine dining restaurant.  Replacing Chef Chico is the brainchild of director Dan Villegas, assistant director Joi Bayan, and showrunner Antoinette Jadaone. It stars three …

The Journey of ‘Hintayan ng Langit’ from Play to Film

First featured as a stage play in 2015 and 2016, now, Juan Miguel Severo’s ‘Hintayan ng Langit’ is a full-length film starring veteran actors Eddie Garcia and Gina Pareño. But what was the story behind the film’s journey from stage to screen? Watch our video coverage from the Hintayan ng Langit bloggers’ conference: https://youtu.be/Vtg0rZcRohM So …

Dan Villegas on Adapting Juan Miguel Severo’s ‘Hintayan ng Langit’

It’s not easy to adapt theatrical plays especially for a movie with a budget of a film festival here in the Philippines. But if Dan Villegas got to do it with Changing Partners, then he can also do it in Hintayan ng Langit. And both came out great! But how was the process of adapting Juan Miguel …

Agot Isidro, Sandino Martin, Anna Luna, Jojit Lorenzo in C1 Originals’ “Changing Parnters”

Based on a musical play of the same title, Vincent De Jesus’ “Changing Partners” begins with Alex and Cris celebrating their first anniversary as a live-in couple. Recognizing their 15-year age gap, they are clearly in love with each other, ignoring what people say about their relationship. Their differences become more evident six years later …

Cinema One Originals Festival Fearless On Its Thirteenth Year

Walang Takot. The tagline of the 13th Cinema One Originals translates into ‘fearless’ in English and is more than an apt descriptor for the festival’s programming ethos and its reputation, the way it has, year in and year out, shepherded unique, adventurous cinematic voices into the limelight. But Walang Takot also exemplifies not only the way …