ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
The Philippine film industry is facing one of their biggest challenges to date with the global pandemic still ongoing, but this isn’t the first time the industry has experienced difficulties. It has in the past survived wars, political upheavals, and much more. Habambuhay, produced by TBA Studios (Heneral Luna, Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral), aims to …
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JUNE 21, 2021 — Eight Filipino films, featuring five titles in the Eddie Garcia Retrospective section, are selected to participate in Italy’s Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine from June 24 to July 2 in a hybrid form with both in-person and online showings. FEFF is the largest festival in Europe specializing …
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Anita Linda, Jaclyn Jose, Ricky Davao, Gina Alajar, Laurice Guillien with the special participation of the late Eddie Garcia, writer and director Adolf Alix, Jr. gathered a plethora of award-winning actors for his family drama ‘Circa.’ But how did he get all these A-List actors from the Philippine entertainment industry? “I have worked with …
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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 …
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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 …
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It’s not for the faint of heart. You may call Benedict Mique’s Cinemalaya 2018 hit ML a challenge for its disturbing choices of how to present what really happened during Martial Law to the youth today. The idea came when director Benedict Mique heard his niece talk about Martial Law like it was an event that was blown …
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Here are the winners of the Quezon City International Film Festival (QCinema) 2018: Circle Audience Choice: Hintayan ng Langit Gender Sensitivity Award: Billie & Emma Circle Best Artistic Contribution: Oda Sa Wala – Neil Daza Best Supporting Actress: Cielo Aquino – Billie & Emma Best Supporting Actor: Marcus Adoro – Dog Days Best Screenplay: Dwein …
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ML – MARTIAL LAW (2018) by Benedict Mique If you’re a fan of Eli Roth or other bloody and other visually barbaric movies, this has got to be the movie you should see at the Cinemalaya Film Festival. ML, as the director said during the gala night, presented the gruesome tortures that have been done …
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It takes guts to write, produce and film a movie about Martial Law today. Not only does history being re-written today, more are uneducated of the events and chose to rely on Facebook memes and fake news. Brave are those who still choose to tell their stories amid the hate, the bashing and sometimes, worse. …
“May napatay ba kayo no’n, Dad? May tinorture kayo?” Watch the teaser for Benedict Mique Jr.’s Martial Law-era film ML starring Eddie Garcia and Tony Labrusca: In “ML” by Benedict Mique Jr., Carlo meets Colonel, an old resident in their village who was a former soldier during the Marcos regime. After learning how the Colonel cruelly tortured student …
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