ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
TAKLUB (2015) Review Directed by Brillante Ma Mendoza The events are tragic, we are all aware of that. Taklub has all Brillante Mendoza’s trademark in it; it stays away from being melodramatic, has that documentary feel and looks little but tackles big emotional situations. Aunor is great as always, acting as if she knows the …
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HENERAL LUNA (2015) Review Co-Written and Directed by Jerrold Tarog “Bayan o Sarili?” It’s hard to absorb its opening sequence as it is one of the busiest you’ll see but not that it’s bad, the film welcomes you in an unpleasant and intense gathering as to make the dispute feel authentic. Heneral Luna is big, …
Vin Diesel to Return as Xander Cage in the third installment of ‘xXx’
Opening in Philippine cinemas October 7.
After a successful initial year, Solar Entertainment Corporation, through its head Wilson Tieng and together with festival director Brillante Mendoza, is proud to announce the entries for Sinag Maynila 2016. More than a hundred entries were submitted and only five films were chosen. Each entry will be receiving a grant of two million pesos. The …
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THE LOVE AFFAIR (2015) Review Yet we have another ‘other woman’ story in our midst that promises to change the way we look at love when we see it. The Love Affair doesn’t care to give its characters to reflect and to repent on what they’ve done. It focuses on relationships as if it can’t …
APASOL by Ryanne Murcia GATILYO NG BARIL by Glenmark Doromal and Eero Yves Francisco SANCTISSIMA by Kenneth Dagatan KYEL by Arvin “Kadiboy” Belarmino NENOK by Milo Tolentino SCREENING SCHEDULE: Gala Premiere: August 8, Saturday, 6:15 PM, CCP Main Theater August 9, Sunday, 4:00 PM, Greenbelt 3 (Cinema 5) August 11, Tuesday, 3:30 PM, CCP Studio …
INDEPENDENTS: ASIAN SHOWCASE Section of Cinemalaya 2015 features new, outstanding independent films in the Asian / ASEAN region. Most of these selection are award-winning films in NETPAC (Network for the Association of Asian Cinema): COMING HOME (China) by Zhang Yimou, starring Chinese Superstar Gong Li SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, a woman …
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CINEMALAYA 2015: INDIE FESTIVALS BEST Section IMBISIBOL by Lawrence Fajardo (Best Film, Sinag Maynila 2015) Screening Schedule: August 11, Tuesday, 1:30 PM, Greenbelt 3 (Cinema 5) August 14, Friday, 6:15 PM, CCP Little Theater SYNOPSIS: “Imbisibol” is a gripping tale of undocumented Filipinos living in Japan. It depicts the struggles of Pinoy workers as they try …
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Cinemalaya 2015: INDIE NATION Section (Philippine Independent Cinema Today) THE GIFT by Raymond Lauchengco; THE TRUTH AS TOLD IN LIES by Ira Giorgetti; PAGPAG (The Refuse) by John Paul Su; KINABUKASAN (The Day After) by Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr. SCREENING: August 8, Saturday, 3:30 PM, CCP Little Theater THE GIFT (2014) by Raymond Lauchengco (28 …