The four-way battle of man vs. man vs. nature vs. himself has never been construed in the way The Revenant does in this Oscar-nominated epic survival film. Once again, Alejandro González Iñárritu blesses us with a masterclass visual poetry as he cements his spot into one of the world’s visionary
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‘The Revenant’ makes a second run at PH theaters this week
The Revenant—fresh from its wins at the recently concluded Academy Awards—is returning to Philippine theaters this week, March 2, for reasons already quite obvious. Leonardo DiCaprio, Emmanuel Lubezki, and Alejandro González Iñárritu all won the awards for Best Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Director, respectively. Surely there’s a new market of
Essentials: Alejandro González Iñárritu
In line with the release of Iñárritu’s new film The Revenant, we are launching a recurring feature in which we pick who we think is a key figure of cinema and revisit his/her most noteworthy titles—hence the name “Essentials”. Our man Kayo Jolongbayan looks back and discusses the films of the Hispanic cinema champion,
‘The Revenant’, ‘Steve Jobs’ win big at Golden Globes 2015
Just when you thought the 2015 film awards season is messed up, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 73rd Golden Globe awards announced their winners which, seriously, give us more excitement to this one of a kind race. In a sudden turn of events, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s cold Western epic The Revenant snatched
Alejandro González Iñárritu talks ‘The Revenant’ with Michael Mann
It’s the start of 2016, and part of most cinephile’s new year’s resolution is to complete their Oscar checklist before the awards night. With all these Oscar talk and acclaim, I’m sure we are looking forward to Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu’s latest epic The Revenant starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy which will
Leonardo DiCaprio in Alejandro Iñárritu’s hard-hitting ‘The Revenant’ trailer
The Revenant—not to be confused with Kerry Prior’s 2009 horror/dark comedy—is the latest from Birdman-director Alejandro González Iñárritu. The film is centered on the life of Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) as he charges for survival through the 19th century American wilderness. If Jennifer Lawrence and David O. Russell are regrouping onto a
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). Good vs Evil. Substance over Style. In-N-Out. Truth or Dare. Rise and Fall. Extant/Extinct. Fight or Flight. The universe started with binaries beginning with light encroaching against its absence. We grew up on dualities starting from me to you, from the collective troughs
