ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
ON THE JOB: THE MISSING 8 (2021) ReviewDirected by Erik Matti 3 hours and 28 minutes. That’s the running time of Erik Matti’s follow up to his acclaimed crime thriller On The Job, On The Job: The Missing 8. It’s quite lengthy when you think about it but it’s a crucial watch and Matti made …
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MANILA, SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 – HBO Asia Original Series On The Job has been nominated for Best TV Movie/Mini-Series at the 50th International Emmy® Awards which will take place on November 21, 2022 in New York City. The series is available on HBO GO. On The Job centres around crime syndicates that temporarily release contracted …
Globe Prepaid Virtual Hangouts—Gen Z’s exclusive interactive platform that houses all fun, innovative, educational and passion-based experiences from Globe Prepaid—has launched the GoWATCH Film Lab, a learning program for emerging creatives who desire to tell their stories through the art of cinema. The film lab consists of four workshop sessions on specific filmmaking techniques to …
MANILA, 03 DECEMBER 2021 – The fear factor in horror fans across the Philippines got turned up once again as the second season of FOLKLORE is available exclusively on HBO GO and HBO from November 14 with new episodes every Sunday. As the HBO Asia Original horror anthology series continues to explore cultural traditions and …
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The Philippines is one of six Asian countries featured on FOLKLORE Season 2 which premiered exclusively on both HBO GO and HBO on November 14. To the delight of horror fans across the country, helmed by multi-awarded director Erik Matti, “7 Days Of Hell” – the Philippine episode of FOLKLORE Season 2 – will release …
RABID (2021) ReviewDirected by Erik Matti Watching horror films during the pandemic is the least of my favorite thing to do. The images and situations these films give only add stress to my already stressful life. But some actually are exceptions. Erik Matti’s Rabid is that type of horror that knows how to have fun. …
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MANILA, OCTOBER 25, 2021 – Filipinos get ready to catch the HBO Asia Original horror anthology series Folklore, which features deeply rooted superstitions and myths across Asia, ramps up the fear factor with the return of a second season. The new six-episode season premieres November 14 at 10pm exclusively on HBO GO and HBO. A …
The first look of On The Job: The Missing 8 film in this special Venice International Film Festival trailer. The film will have its world premiere this September 10. And will have an Asia-wide release as part of a 6-episode series this September 12 as an HBO Asia Original series on HBO GO. Inspired by …
At first glance, it’s easy to mistake A Girl and A Guy as a typical coming-of-age romance film sprinkled with a few risque scenes for good measure. But digging deeper into UPSTREAM’s first original film in partnership with GMovies, important stories about relationships, career, growing up, and navigating life in the middle of a pandemic were also told. Young …
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ICYMI, UPSTREAM’s first original A Girl and A Guy is now available for streaming on upstream.ph in partnership with GMovies! This coming-of-age film directed by Erik Matti explores and exposes the good, the bad, and the ugly of modern relationships through the eyes of millennials and gen Zs. The story follows Fiona (Alexa Miro), an ambitious and confident advertising …