When Ridley Scott saw Joaquin Phoenix’s Academy Award®-winning performance in Joker, the director was reminded of their collaboration on Gladiator, and he knew that Phoenix would be perfect for the titular role in his new film Napoleon: “I saw him and it all came flooding back – how we worked on Gladiator, and what
Category: Interviews
Did You Know that ‘The Equalizer 3’ is Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua’s fifth collaboration together?
The Equalizer 3 is now showing in PH cinemas nationwide! The only other filmmaker to have worked with Denzel Washington five times would have to be the late-Tony Scott. Denzel Washington says there are many reasons why he looks forward to reteaming with Antoine Fuqua. “His spiritual maturity, his collaboration,
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[WATCH] Our exclusive “Ngayon Kaya” discussion with Paulo Avelino and Janine Gutierrez
We miss our friends of the pod Prime and Jen to talk about their current films, but our #NgayonKaya discussion with #PauNine or Paulo Avelino and Janine Gutierrez is off the books!Catch Ngayon Kaya as it shows on cinemas nationwide this week! Watch the full interview here: Special thanks to
Third World Cinema Club: Isa Pa, with Feelings… The Transcript
The “3WCC” gang spoke to Prime Cruz and Jen Chuaunsu about “Isa Pa, With Feelings” and wanted to extend the feelings we felt during this interview to our friends from the Deaf Community through this transcription of the episode.
Jason Paul Laxamana on filmmaking in the Philippines
The director of The Third Party, the newest Star Cinema offering starring Angel Locsin, Sam Milby, and Zanjoe Marudo, has agreed to do a sit-down with yours truly to talk about filmmaking in the Philippines. [dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he cynicism in Jason Paul Laxamana’s films, scathing as they may, are far too doting
‘Smaller and Smaller Circles’ co-writer Ria Limjap on the book, the film, and everything in between
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Nico Antonio talks working with JM De Guzman and their new film ‘Tandem’
Nico Antonio has been around for as long as you can remember. From his roles on TV’s On The Wings Of Love and on the Cinemalaya film Posas (Shackled), he makes a full turn to a more mature role with JM de Guzman in King Palisoc‘s first feature, Tandem which tells the story of small-time crooks
Leo Katigbak and Davide Pozzi on restoring ‘Kakabakaba Ka Ba?’
Mike De Leon’s classic Kakabakaba Ka Ba? emulates the wild, frenzied aura of the 80’s eon better than no other film that tried. James Espinoza writes in his review “this film could not have been made today,” and I agree completely. The film is one of De Leon’s finest works,
Carl Papa on his new film ‘Manang Biring’
A scene midway through Manang Biring is the film’s most affecting: in a cab, Biring (Erlinda Villalobos) and her friends plan for Christmas. They talk about the menu, the budget, the people who’ll come. It’s an innocuous moment—it should be, it’s three people simply planning for the forthcoming holiday—but knowing that Biring
Jason Paul Laxamana on his film Magkakabaung, Hanoi, and local cinema
Babagwa (eng title. The Spider’s Lair) is a modest triumph for Jason Paul Laxamana, a marked leap from his debut feature Astro Mayabang. But both films will seem backdrops to his success, documents of the becoming of the maker of Magkakabaung (eng title. The Coffin Maker), the film that finally makes
