ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
VIVA Films and The IdeaFirst Company proudly bring you their first movie offering for 2018 about love, commitment and marriage, MR. AND MRS. CRUZ. A film written and directed by Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo, the same director who gave us last year’s highest-grossing film, “Kita Kita.” This time, director Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo talks about …
A Vic Sotto film is a yearly thing. The showbiz giant personality wants to give back to his fans through a film offering, most of them were family films. This is something Filipinos already expected and to be part of his films is a check on the bucket list of some artists. GMA Network’s prime …
The success of Kapuso host, singer and actress Gabbi Garcia continues with another big project with none other than Vic Sotto and Dawn Zulueta as she is part of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entry “Meant to Beh: Ika-Something na Utos.” The actress talks about her first mainstream film (Laut, an indie film being her …
In victory, there is loss. Writer and director of Cinemalaya 2017 entry “Nabubulok,” Sonny Calvento may be partly having the time of his career now for having his first film be in exhibition at the prestigious Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). But prior to that, he also lost his father, one of the prominent Philippine broadcast journalist …
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Fresh from her blockbuster hit Kita Kita, writer and director Sigrid Andrea Bernardo is now filming her next romance film titled Mr. and Mrs. Cruz. The film stars JC Santos (100 Tula Para kay Stella) and Ryza Cenon (Ang Manananggal sa Unit 23B). Check out the photos below featuring the stars of the film: View this post on …
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Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2017 winner for Best Production Design Nabubulok (The Decaying) goes to one of the most prestigious film festivals in Asia, the Busan International Film Festival which will be held in South Korea on October 12 to 21. Check out the images below to see the invitation of the Busan Film Festival for Nabubulok: …
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After its successful run last September 2016, Yabang Pinoy’s Philippine Cinema Sessions, the two-day session where participants are offered the opportunity to grasp the ideas, techniques, and processes of acclaimed filmmakers is back with a new set of speakers. It will be held on September 9 and 10 (Saturday-Sunday) at Globe Tower, Taguig City. Meet the 9 speakers …
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OctoArts Films, M-Zet Productions and APT Entertainment is back in the Metro Manila Film Festival this year with Meant to Beh, formerly titled Love Traps #FamilyGoals. Starring of course Vic Sotto with Dawn Zulueta, reuniting them 30 years after working together in Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! in 1987. Other cast has been revealed at the first press conference: …
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100 TULA PARA KAY STELLA (2017) Review Directed by Jason Paul Laxamana We’ve been flooded with romantic films in the Philippines, some are nice, and most are redundant and is just a way to lure the audience through “hugot” lines. But there are rare cases of romantic comedy films that veers away from the usual …
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NABUBULOK by Sonny Calvento If you love crime thrillers, Nabubulok may be your cup of tea. The film envelops itself in this eerie atmosphere that makes it mysterious from start to finish. While the film opens with its answer to the mystery it revolves to, the way it uncovers its story is interesting enough to get me hooked …
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