In an alternate universe, Edgar Wright would have directed Marvel’s Ant-Man and we would have written about his new film Baby Driver referring to it as his follow-up. In that alternate universe, we would have made comparisons on the heist thrills both films exude, possibly even asking ourselves if a new “trilogy” of
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Wonder Woman Fights to End All Wars in New Trailer
This June, witness the future of justice. Warner Bros. has just revealed the Origin Trailer of wildly anticipated action-adventure Wonder Woman starring Gal Gadot as the Amazonian Princess. Check out the trailer here: Watch Wonder Woman in Philippine cinemas starting June 1, 2017. There are many legitimate generic manufacturers who
FESTIVAL OMNIBUS: Schedule and Trailers for SINAG MAYNILA 2017
Now on its 3rd year, the Sinag Maynila Independent Film Festival will be once again gracing Metro Manila cinemas this March 9 – 14, 2017. Participating cinemas include: SM Megamall, SM North EDSA, Glorietta, and Gateway. Below are the schedules for each respective theater. This year’s line-up includes films from a medley of
Catch Kong: Skull Island in a Midnight Screening this March 9
Moviegoers in the Philippines get a rare chance to awaken the king of monsters earlier than anyone else in the world! Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have scheduled midnight screenings of Kong: Skull Island on Thursday, March 9 at 12:01AM in participating cinemas across the country. Be the first one to
The New Trailer of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” is Here!
Anyone can save the galaxy once. Obviously. In anticipation of the earthbound release of Marvel Studios’ “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” on April 26 in the Philippines, Marvel Studios has unveiled the action-adventure’s new trailer! Take a look at your favorite intergalactic misfits saving the galaxy a second time:
Fall Under the Spell of this Magic Temple-inspired Playlist
To promote their upcoming screening, the UP Film Circle has curated a set of tracks that drives that feel of nostalgia and adventure the 90s-classic Magic Temple has been known for. The 8-track playlist contains an eclectic mix of songs, both old and new, from films like Home, Aladdin, and The Jungle
Ayala Malls Cinemas’ 2nd wave of Cinema Classics to be held this March 1 – 7
After the success of the Cinema Classics at U.P. Town Center early this January, Ayala Malls Cinemas in partnership with ABS-CBN Film Restorations Group bring another round of spectacular movies from the archives that are now masterfully digitalized for better appreciation in the big screen of today. “Cinema Classics
Die Beautiful (2016)
We are welcomed by Die Beautiful with a montage of home videos featuring a fabulous adolescent, practicing as he would in a beauty pageant, adorned with the necessary accessories, improvised and all, complete with a question-and-answer portion. It was a delightful scene to watch: of such wide-eyed optimism and freedom
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange is deliciously exotic: a fresh aberration from Marvel’s line-up of calculated brawn and brawl. Directed by Scott Derrickson, the film delves into a mystical multiverse, of space-time continuums, and magic wielded from ancient mythos – quite an unlikely sojourn for neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange, the movie’s titular man
This Week In Trailers: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’, ‘John Wick 2’, ‘Die Beautiful’ and more!
[dropcap size=big]P[/dropcap]otential big blockbusters, sequels (Pirates of the Carribean 5, Power Rangers, John Wick 2) and festival favorites (Evolution, Jackie, Die Beautfiul) headline this week’s release of trailers. Big budget, foreign, indie or local, movie trailers give us a glimpse of what we can expect; excitement, disappointment or wanting more,
‘Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 2’: Wacky first teaser is here!
Guess who’s back? [dropcap size=big]Q[/dropcap]uantum Films just released the teaser for the much-anticipated meta-comedy, Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 2 (#ForeverIsNotEnough). Written by Chris Martinez and directed by Marlon Rivera, the film follows Eugene Domingo (who, in the film, plays a parodical version of herself), a bigger film and television star
Here’s the IMAX trailer for Tom Cruise actioner ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’
I’m the guy you didn’t count on. [dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]hat’s among a whole slew of lines that Tom Cruise—the Dorian Gray of Hollywood action films—spews in the IMAX trailer for his new film, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. The film, which follows Reacher as a now-on-the-run fugitive, looks like it will play host
‘Die, Beautiful’, ‘Birdshot’, and other Filipino films screen at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival
The 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF-J.P.) has released its lineup of exhibition and in-competition films, including a handful of Filipino titles from Jun Lana and Mikhail Red. [dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he lineup of competing and exhibit films for the 29th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival has just been announced.
Viola Davis to star in Steve McQueen’s female heist thriller ‘Widows’
Viola Davis has been tapped to topbill Steve McQueen’s new film Widows. The acclaimed The Help-actress also stars in Fences, the latest from actor-filmmaker Denzel Washington. [dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]cclaimed filmmaker Steve McQueen is working on a new heist thriller called Widows directing a screenplay written by Gone Girl-author/screenwriter, Gillian Flynn. The story follows a quartet of widows
Filipino filmmakers to get travel assistance from FDCP
Yeshua listens. [dropcap size=big]V[/dropcap]ia Inquirer.net, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (F.D.C.P.) has announced a travel assistance program that promises a standardized incentive scheme for filmmakers who require financial aid to attend international, outside-the-country film festivals that their films are competing in. The timing of this news—while doubtless welcome—to me,
Poster art for (movie about movie posters) ’24 x 36′ debuts
As film nerds, films like 24 x 36 enamor us. There is a whole culture that lives beyond the four nooks of a frame, and one that has always been fascinating, at least to me, is film posters. In what some consider an art long passed, filmmaker Kevin Burke finds the
M.M.F.F. unveils new ‘official’ logo
The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) has subjected itself to quite a drastic change. To those who are not up to speed, the festival, infamous for its hiccups and controversies of the past, is promising its patrons a game-changing year for its 42nd edition. Perhaps the most welcome change is
Lav Diaz’s ‘Ang Babaeng Humayo’ Teaser
Based from Leo Tolstoy’s classic “God Sees the Truth but Waits,” Ang Babaeng Humayo (english title: The Woman Who Left) tells the story of a woman named Horacia who is released from prison after being wrongfully-convicted for thirty years. She resumes her life as a charitable pillar of the community.
‘Heneral Luna’ earns 11 nominations as Luna Awards return
Organized in 1983, the Film Academy of the Philippines Awards Night is an annual event commemorating the bests of the movies. Not until 2005 when they organizers decided to rename the award giving body and that is where ‘Luna’ was chosen among the 221 names submitted in the contest. Due
The First of Its Kind: Online Film Festival via GIFF
Globe entered the world of cinema by launching its first film festival entitled, “Globe Independent Film Festival” or GIFF. This film festival is an addition to the ever growing industry where local filmmakers are given the chance to showcase their talents and passion for moving pictures. Interestingly, the aspect that makes this
‘Tuos’ to Have Its Commercial Run on September 2016
For those who still haven’t seen the award-winning film Tuos, here’s your chance! Derrick Cabrido’s Tuos will have its commercial run from September 21 to 28, 2016 in SM Cinemas in Metro Manila and Iloilo. There are no details yet regarding screening schedules but surely, we will be here to update you. Helmed
‘Apocalypse Child’ Opens in Cinemas Nationwide
Catch the award-winning film, Apocalypse Child, in cinemas nationwide on October 2016. Winner of Best Picture in 2015’s QCinema Film Festival, Apocalypse Child is directed by Mario Cornejo and co-written by Monster Jimenez. Shot entirely in Baler, this film revolves around Ford (Sid Lucero), a surfing instructor whose birth is
‘Mercury Is Mine’ gets extended screenings at Ayala Cinemas
Jason Paul Laxamana’s Cinemalaya award-winning film, Mercury Is Mine, is getting a handful of extended screenings in select theaters at Ayala Malls. I’ve written a review on it, in which I talked in brief about its “forthright craziness”, which, to those familiar with his 2013 film Babagwa and liked it, is for certain something
‘Pamilya Ordinaryo’ to have its commercial run on August 31
Cinephiles, I come bearing good news. Fresh from its Cinemalaya win, Eduardo Roy Jr.’s award-winning drama Pamilya Ordinaryo is going to have a run at commercial theaters later this month. The film, which follows Ronwaldo Martin and Hasmine Killip as teenage vagabonds whose infant child gets kidnapped, is easily one of the
Watch Ai Ai Delas Alas portray an aging prostitute in trailer for ‘Area’
I.C.Y.M.I.: The official trailer for Louie Ignacio’s new film Area just debuted online. The film, which stars Ai Ai Delas Alas, is set on a whorehouse in Pampanga dubbed an “area” in which aging prostitutes either wither away or limp to finally escape prostitution. There’s not much I can say about the
