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

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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,

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‘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.

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