The Directors’ Fortnight 2019 lineup has been revealed. As announced on Tuesday, interesting titles coming from anticipated directors like Takashi Miike, Robert Eggers and Lav Diaz are inclusive of this non-competitive film showcase. Lav Diaz’s Ang Hupa (or The Halt) joins this year’s roster of films and is just one of the
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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.
Philippines’ bet for Academy’s Best Foreign Language
Granted that Filipino indie films can now easily sneak into the mainstream, several films this year got recognition whether in the local box office or in the international arena. Still, that won’ an assurance to be our entry at the Academy Awards. As we get closer to the Oscars season,
Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis
Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis (Eng. title: Lullaby for the Sorrowful Mystery) is eight hours long. Everybody knows it, the producers made sure of that. This focus on runtime, daresay superfluous for a Lav Diaz film, is unfortunate because it misrepresents what Hele actually is – an epic of magic realism that overlays
‘Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis’: Lav Diaz’s latest gets a PH release date
Just in: Lav Diaz’s new film Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis is having its Philippine release on March 26, 2016. The eight-hour epic comes home fresh from its win at the 2016 Berlinale. And knowing that it’s backed by Star Cinema, the country’s largest film outfit, it’s unsurprising to see the film having a considerably
Critics’ Consensus: Lav Diaz’s ‘Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis’
Lav Diaz’s A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery (Fil. title: Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis) premiered at the 2016 Berlinale this week to an intriguing mix of reviews. Critics seem irked by the film’s length—clocking in at approximately eight hours—a fact that jumps out of every online appraisal of Diaz’s latest
Trailer debut: Lav Diaz’s ‘Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis’
New Lav, good friends. The new Lav Diaz film titled Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis has just premiered an international trailer online. There isn’t much to pick up in the way of story from the eighty-eight second trailer, but we know the film is centered around the search for the body of Andres Bonifacio. The
