We’ve all been walking on tightrope as days to the upcoming Metro Manila Film Festival go by. For a time we were under the impression that the film Honor Thy Father, directed by Erik Matti and starring John Lloyd Cruz, is going to play in the festival retitled Conman. While the latter isn’t “wtf that’s
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Ben Wheatley to remake ‘The Wages of Fear’, and we’re up our butts about it
On fuck yeah! news: Ben Wheatley is in talks to write and direct a remake of the Henri-Georges Clouzot classic The Wages of Fear. William Friedkin already made a sort-of remake with his 1977 film Sorcerer which, while technically a flop during its initial release, proves to be more valuable in Friedkin’s oeuvre as recent reappraisals insist. Wheatley, whose best-known
Poster and first-look photos for Angelina Jolie’s latest ‘By the Sea’
Spouses, for some reason, prove prolific together in a film production. A quintessential example is Godard and his wife Anna Karina, whose marriage, while short-lived, paved the way for great films like Pierrot le Fou (1965) and Vivre sa vie: film en douze tableau (1962). Noel Marshall essentially dragged his then wife Tippi Hedren to the wild, making one of the
“American Ultra” Opens in Ayala Malls October 28th
Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart’s charming team-up is back with a new film, from the creator of teen superhero film “Chronicle” comes the intriguing thriller American Ultra along with Topher Grace (That 70’s Show, Spider Man 3). Here’s the film’s synopsis: A stoner and his girlfriend’s sleepy, small-town existence is disrupted when
Meet “Spot and Arlo” in The Good Dinosaur’s Second US trailer
Last July, the first trailer for Disney-Pixar’s latest animated adventure-feature “The Good Dinosaur” was released. It came as a non-dialogue trailer which features a prehistoric earth, complete with dinosaurs and rare animals which I’m pretty sure will get an interesting introduction once the film hits theaters come November 25th. The
Jim Libiran’s ‘Ninja Party’ screens at UPFI this October
UPDATE: ‘Ninja Party: Director’s Cut’ will also be screening at the Isetan Cinerama and Market Place, Mandaluyong starting September 30. Jim Libiran’s Ninja Party is having a limited run at UPFI Videotheque this October. To the uninitiated: no, this is no hacking-and-slashing type of ninja film. Many have tried and failed. The
Fearsome ‘Jeepers Creepers 3’, back in Cathedral
The winged-flesh eating monster, “the creeper” in Jeepers Creepers is back and ready to spread anxiety and death. This is a reunion of the original creative team behind the success of the first two films but the third installment sets the bar higher as Francis Ford Coppola joins the squad as
Matt Damon reprises role as Jason Bourne
Bourne is back in the as-yet-untitled fifth Bourne film; more exhilarating, haunting and prevailing as Matt Damon reprises his (previous) role as Jason Bourne. Yes! This is confirmed by a tweet from Frank Marshall (producer of The Bourne Saga) earlier this morning as he joins Damon in the first day
Sam Smith teases singing ‘Spectre’ theme
A solitary tweet conquered the Twitterverse as we finally get an answer as to who will belt the theme song of this year’s James Bond installment Spectre. pic.twitter.com/0anlLMQSWZ — SAM SMITH (@samsmith) September 7, 2015 Over the last few months there is a widespread guesswork of who will be performing the song
A sentimental force of adventure looms in ‘Everest’
“We were too tired to help. Above 8,000 meters is not a place where people can afford morality,” the exact words from John Krakauer’s “Into Thin Air” one of the personal accounts where Universal Pictures’ Everest develops its larger-than-life undertaking. Set in more than twenty nine thousand feet above sea level
Take a peek at ‘Heneral Luna’ with these character posters
Heneral Luna, the new film from Jerrold Tarog, is a recounting of the life of the famous military general, loosely based on Vivencio Jose’s “The Rise and Fall of Antonio Luna”. Tristan Zinampan writes in his review: “Heneral Luna is a tale of how a dissenting voice can get swept away
Meet the dying girl in ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’
This is the story of three teens… the story of Greg, Earl and Rachel , a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of high-school senior year and all the crazy journey on finally getting to know themselves fully. The film’s head-on approach to the complex issues and emotions it tackles
Filipino movies on a roll this Sept: ‘Luna,’ Taklub,’ and more!
It’s a busy month for Filipino movies this September. Gino M. Santos’ Ex with Benefits is already killing in box office, while critical reception is looking to be a bust. I’m yet to see the new film from the director of #Y, which I liked if only for its candor observations on millennials, but as yet
Roberts, Kidman work first time in ‘Secret in Their Eyes’
Two of Hollywood’s award-winning lead actresses Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman team up in a movie for the first time ever in the highly anticipated thriller Secret in Their Eyes along with Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years A Slave”). Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Billy Ray (the screenwriter,
Piolo Pascual-starrer ‘Silong’ gets nationwide release
Silong is the debut feature of Roy Sevilla Ho and Jeffrey Hidalgo, the latter perhaps familiar to many as an actor and musician. The film premiered at the recently concluded Cinemalaya Film Festival and to positive reviews, including our own Kenneth Borlan, who notes: “The layers in Hidalgo-Ho tandem remove the patented
Filming gets underway on ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
Exciting news for all Harry Potter fans! Principal photography has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly anticipated feature “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” The all new adventure is set in the wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling in her best-selling Harry Potter books, which were adapted into the
From novel to movie: ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’
“This is the story of my senior year in high school and how it destroyed my life,” so Greg said of his life in the highly acclaimed, award-winning movie based from the bestselling book by Jesse Andrews of the same title, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. The film
‘Assassin’s Creed’ first look – Will this finally break the video game movie curse?
Video game movies have taken a bad rap over the years. Following terrible adaptations like Super Mario Bros. and Max Payne; mediocre ones such as Prince of Persia and the recent Hitman: Agent 47, is there a chance that the future may have genuinely good video game movies on the horizon? With the talent attached to Assassin’s
Denise Di Novi begins shooting on debut film ‘Unforgettable’
Principal photography is underway on Warner Bros. Pictures’ dramatic thriller Unforgettable, which is the first film in the director’s chair for veteran producer Denise Di Novi whose films include the 2011 romantic-comedy film “Crazy, Stupid, Love“. Katherine Heigl (“27 Dresses,” “Knocked Up”) and Rosario Dawson ( “Sin City” films) will star
Life possibility in Mars explored in ‘The Martian’ trailer
Will it be possible to habituate Mars in the near future? In Ridley Scott’s upcoming film, Matt Damon is left alone to survive as he takes on the titular moniker in the latest space adventure The Martian set in the 2030’s. The film is based on the 2011 bestselling novel of the same
Owen Wilson shifts from comedy to action hero in ‘No Escape’
In No Escape, Owen Wilson plays Jack Dwyer, an American who relocates his wife (Lake Bell) and two daughters to Southeast Asia for a new job. It looks like a promising new life reboot for them, but everything is turned upside down when they find themselves in the midst of a violent
Women in revenge accelerate in ‘Transporter 4 Refueled’
“Transporter 4 Refueled” stars Ed Skrein and Loan Chabanol who race through the streets of Monaco in a state-of-the-art Audi, Frank (Skrein) unwittingly becomes entangled in a scheme to bring down Yuri (Yuri Kolokolnikov), the Russian human trafficker who forced Anna (Chabanol) into prostitution 15 years ago. The script of “Transporter
Here’s the first barkada shot of ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’
The rebels assemble in our first look at the cast of Star Wars: Rogue One. To be directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) and with one of Hollywood’s newest It girls, Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), in the lead role; Rogue One is said to be to the story of how the resistance
‘Deadpool’ primes for a fun filled day in Murderworld
A superhuman with defaced, mentally wobbly and has the ability of a fast-tracked restorative factor “Deadpool” finally gets his solo flick after his appearance in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” Ryan Reynolds (The Proposal, Woman in Gold) assumes the role of Wade Wilson a former Special Forces operative turned mercenary. Adapting
Expect rock-solid jump-scares in ‘Sinister 2’
From the spooky repercussion of the dreadful dealings by Baghuul, Sinister 2 returns with a promise of some rock-solid jump-scares, sufficiently of creepy feelings and unforgettable soundtrack. The film stars Shannyn Sossamon (The Rules of Attraction) and her twin sons Dartanian and Robert Daniel Sloan move into a rural house in which
