Trailer for new Alvin Yapan film ‘An Kubo sa Kawayanan’ is here!

The new Alvin Yapan film, An Kubo sa Kawayanan, is an official selection in the Filipino New Cinema section of the upcoming World Premieres Film Festival. Yapan’s previous film—an Agot Isidro-starrer that brazenly touches on schizophrenia and post-Macoy anxieties (Mga Anino ng Kahapon, ’13)—is far too long ago (at least it feels so), and a new story from

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World Premieres Film Festival 2015 announces Filipino New Cinema entries

World Premieres Film Festival – Philippines 2015 has unveiled its selection of eight films from contemporary Filipino filmmakers competing under the Filipino New Cinema section of the Philippine-hosted festival. The World Premieres Film Festival Philippines (WPFF) celebrates film by showcasing the works of both critically acclaimed and young and upcoming film directors

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Lost River

The most evocative image in Ryan Gosling‘s Lost River is midway its hyper-saturated nightmare, when Billy (Christina Hendricks), to the sick delight of a sizable audience, slices off the skin of her face. She traces the outlines of skin the incision has left, touches the flesh irrevocably exposed, all to an almost grinning composure—like

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