ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
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
The long awaited return of Heneral Luna writer-director-editor-composer Jerrold Tarog is finally here! Watch the teaser of Bliss starring Iza Calzado and Ian Veneracion here: No further details on the film yet. But color us excited!
ILAWOD (2017) Review Directed by Dan Villegas Dan Villegas’ first venture into the horror genre as a director with a script from Palanc winner Yvette Tan delivers what a horror film needs, scares but the story is safe, not digging deeper for a more genuine horror movie experience. The film has all the Asian horror …
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Ilawod is the story of a family’s breakdown in the midst of a demonic attack. Dennis, a reporter, accidentally invites the ilawod–the elemental of water that flows downstream–into his home, where it latches onto his young son, Ben. What follows is a battle for not just the family’s lives, but their souls as well. Watch …
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“Ilawod” or downstream describes the direction towards the mouth of the river, in which the current flows. One of Quantum Films’ upcoming movies, Ilawod is directed by award-winning and box-office director Dan Villegas (English Only, Please, How To Be Yours). Starring Iza Calzado, Ian Veneracion, Therese Malvar, Xyriel Manabat, Epy Quizon, Nico Antonio and Harvey Bautista. Check out its …
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Far from his usual works, director Dan Villegas (English Only, Please, How To Be Yours) helms a horror film for the first time, ‘Ilawod’ from Quantum Films. Villegas directed his first full-length film at the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2010 titled ‘Mayohan’ starring Lovi Poe. While he did confess that it was all a challenge …
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MY CANDIDATE (2016) Review Directed by Quark Henares Just days after the election but still fresh from all the ruckus the Philippines has been having from it, we get to be entertained by a film which not only get to mock some of the campaigning strategies and the evil candidate that isn’t evil after all. …
Just after the elections, Quantum Films’ My Candidate will put romance into politics with Iza Calzado, Shaina Magdayao and Derek Ramsay starring and directed by Quark Henares. The full trailer was released and we now have more details on the film’s story. Watch the full trailer here: Derek Ramsay runs as a politician who has no idea …
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Summer just got hotter with Filipino films unafraid of big-budgeted blockbuster films from the Hollywood. Echorsis Vs. The Huntsman: Winter’s War “Echorsis” starring Alex Medina, Kean Cipriano and John Lapus opened this week (April 13) alongside the sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman, The Huntsman: Winter’s War. And though the producer is appealing to the audience to watch …
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