Joem Bascon, Mike Liwag All Set for ‘Culion’

If you’ve been following our updates on ‘Culion,’ we’ve emphasized the film’s women-centric story and it stars Iza Calzado, Meryll Soriano and one soon to be announced. But of course, the film wouldn’t be complete without its male leads. Joem Bascon will play Kanor, the male lead opposite to Iza Calzado’s Anna. He’s a fisherman …

‘The Girl in the Orange Dress’ Review: Flawed but Has Magical Moments

THE GIRL IN THE ORANGE DRESS (2018) Review Directed by Jay Abello Some of us see artists as people who can and should always take criticisms about their identity and their work, but in reality, their also people who has feelings. This is The Girl in the Orange Dress’ milieu, we get to be in the world …

MMFF Entry “Ang Larawan” Gets a Unanimous “A” from the Cinema Evaluation Board

“Ang Larawan,” the lone musical entry in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival, has gotten a grade of “A” from the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB). The musical written by National Artist for Theater Rolando Tinio and composed by Ryan Cayabyab is the only film this year wherein all CEB eleven members who previewed gave the …

Final Touches for “My Fairy Tail Love Story” in Time for MMFF 2017 Deadline

Writer and director Perci Intalan tweeted that his upcoming film My Fairy Tail Love Story is now in final touches in its post production stage. Check out his tweet below: Happy Sunday! The team is working round the clock on all the finishing touches on #MyFairyTailLoveStory. Thanks for the hard work guys! — Perci Intalan (@percinotpercy) …

Gabbi Garcia Shares Her Excitement for Her First MMFF Movie “Meant to Beh” with Vic Sotto, Dawn Zulueta

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 …

Vice Ganda, Daniel Padilla, Pia Wurtzbach Starrer “The Revenger Squad” Releases Teaser Trailer

Metro Manila Film Festival 2017 official entry, “The Revenger Squad” starring Vice Ganda, Daniel Padilla and Pia Wurtzbach just released a teaser unveiling parts of the costume of its stars. Check out the first teaser of The Revenger Squad below: The Revenger Squad is directed by Bb. Joyce Bernal from Star Cinema. An official entry to the 43rd Metro …

GUIDE: Metro Manila Film Festival 2016 #MMFF2016

“The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is an annual film festival held in Metro Manila, the Philippines. The festival, which runs from December 25 (Christmas) through New Years Day and into first weekend of January in the following year, focuses on Filipino films. During the course of the festival, only films approved by the jurors …

Eugene Domingo Returns as “Eugene Domingo” in “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 2”

Comedienne Eugene Domingo returns as Eugene Domingo in the sequel of the critically acclaimed and box-office hit independent film, “Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank,” simply titled “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 2.” The funnier, zanier, braver and more exciting sequel brings us close to one of our favorite movie genres, the Pinoy rom-com. In “Ang Babae …

MMFF New Wave 2015: Director John Paul Su on ‘Toto’ and His “American Dream”

This is director John Paul Su’s statement on his upcoming film “Toto.” Set in the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, ‘TOTO’ is a comedy/drama about a young Filipino room service attendant whose determination to attain a U.S. visa precipitates an odyssey of universal import. Undeterred by his lack of education and scant prospects, Toto schemes relentlessly …