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The Magic of Cinema in Jun Lana’s ‘Anino Sa Likod ng Buwan’

First off, this is more like a movie review, and even though I’ve reviewed “Anino Sa Likod ng Buwan” after its Philippine premiere at the QCinema Film Festival last year and turned to be my top movie of 2015, I just feel the need to express more of this magnificent film by Jun Robles Lana. Months after, Yabang …

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Regal’s ‘Shake, Rattle & Roll’ Gives Way To ‘Haunted Mansion’

REGAL ENTERTAINMENT’s highly successful Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) horror trilogy franchise, Shake, Rattle & Roll gives way this year to an even hair-raising, sine-chilling, bloodier, horrifying theater experience as the mother and daughter tandem of Lily Monteverde field Haunted Mansion right on Christmas Day. Directed by multi-awarded Jun Lana, Haunted Mansion features three of today’s freshest and …

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‘Haunted Mansion,’ A Strong Contender for Best Picture, Janella Salvador, A Shoo-In for Best Actress

Multi-awarded director Jun Lana made sure that Regal Entertainment’s Metro Manila Film Festival entry, ‘Haunted Mansion,’ is tops not just in the technical aspect but in the acting department as well. This year’s biggest horror movie topbills Janella Salvador, Marlo Mortel and Jerome Ponce with senior actors Iza Calzado, Dominic Ochoa and Janice De Belen. …

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