FDCP National Registry Open For On-site Registration on Aug. 30-31

After announcing the creation of the FDCP National Registry last August 2 at Limbaga 77, the Film Development Council of the Philippines will now be holding on-site registration for all film workers who wish to avail of the benefits and services of the Registry.  As a database of all active film workers, the FDCP National Registry ensures the monitoring, …

“Annabelle: Creation” Review: Fun and Well-Staged Scares Makes It a Must See

ANNABELLE: CREATION (2017) ReviewDirected by David F Sandberg After seeing the 2014 spin-off to The Conjuring titled Annabelle, it is quite clear that that film was just a product of a character that was so popular it had to had a movie, for business purposes. There is no good intention of offering a story that was new or …

#PPP2017 Critics’ Choice “Birdshot” Extended at Cinema ’76 & Select Cinemas

Those who missed the critically-acclaimed film “Birdshot” during its initial run at the recently concluded Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) will still have a chance to see the much lauded film through its extended run in select cinemas. Cinema ’76, the trendsetting micro-cinema in San Juan, is playing “Birdshot” with several prime screenings through out …

“American Made” Reunites “Edge of Tomorrow” Director with Tom Cruise

Director Doug Liman reunites with his Edge of Tomorrow star, Tom Cruise, in Universal Pictures’ American Made, based on the outrageous (and real) exploits of a hustler and pilot unexpectedly recruited by the CIA to run one of the biggest covert operations in U.S. History. Watch the new trailer of American Made here: Liman, who refers to the …

British Comedian James Corden Lends His Voice in “The Emoji Movie”

British comedian James Corden (Into the Woods) lends his voice to Hi-5, an open-face palm Emoji ready to give you a Hi-5 at any time, in Sony Pictures Animation’s new comedy The Emoji Movie. His favorite catchphrase? “Hi-Five!” In the film, Hi-5’s a big ham, brimming over with exuberant confidence. He used to be a Favorite, …

“Train to Busan” Director Finishes Filming Superhero Comedy Film “Psychokinesis”

After the global success of his first live-action film “Train to Busan,” writer and director Yeon Sang-Ho is already in development of his follow-up film. Dubbed as a superhero comedy movie, “Psychokinesis” is about an ordinary man who accidentally obtains superpowers and uses them to help his daughter and the people around them. The filming …

Two Orphan Girls at the Forefront of “Annabelle: Creation”

Two young ladies, Talitha Bateman and Lulu Wilson, play orphaned girls at the heart of the story of New Line Cinema’s horror-thriller Annabelle: Creation (in Philippine cinemas August 23). In the film, several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage …

Meet the Boy Crucial to the Battle for “The Dark Tower”

Between the battling forces of the gunslinger (Idris Elba) and the man in black (Matthew McConaughey) comes Jake (Tom Taylor), a young boy from our world who could tip the balance either way, in Columbia Pictures’ new action thriller The Dark Tower (in Philippine cinemas August 30, 2017). Fourteen-year-old Jake lives an ordinary life in New York City …

NOW SHOWING IN THE PHILIPPINES (August 23, 2017)

NOW SHOWING IN PHILIPPINE CINEMAS August 23, 2017 BUSHWICK: THE LAST MAN STANDING – Rated R-16 47 METERS DOWN – Rated PG THE EMOJI MOVIE – Rated PG ANNABELLE: CREATION – Rated R-13, Also in 4D WOKE UP LIKE THIS – Rated PG THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD – Rated R-16 MUMON: THE LAND OF STEALTH – Rated R-13, Exclusively at SM Cinemas CYBORG …