Warning: Full spoilers…but come on, it’s a biopic! Are spoilers even possible?!? In the Philippines, we are taught to worship heroes from a young age. In primary school, we are made to memorize single-line descriptions of what to remember our national heroes by — highlights, monickers, basically their greatest traits.
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‘Heneral Luna’ announces Deluxe DVD, premiere on free television, online streaming, and more!
Just in time for Independence Day, T.B.A. (Tuko, Buchiboy, and Artikulo Uno) is rolling out a multi-media blitz for their so-far biggest film Heneral Luna. Jerrold Tarog’s historical epic is slated for a number of releases across different platforms this month. The film is now available to stream on-demand on Cinetropa.com,
‘Heneral Luna’ breaks DVD sales records, and why that’s a big deal
Heneral Luna breaking sales records should surprise no one. Great films deserve great reception. At least that’s how it should be. About a month in its home video release, [inlinetweet prefix=”#HeneralLunaDVD: ” tweeter=”@FilmPoliceRevs” suffix=””]the historical drama just broke yet another sales record[/inlinetweet]—per Magnavision. Around seven thousand DVD copies have been sold since
‘Heneral Luna’ on DVD + two more Jerrold Tarog films
[inlinetweet prefix=”” tweeter=”@FilmPolice @HeneralLuna” suffix=”#HeneralLuna”]Heneral Luna just had its DVD release.[/inlinetweet] The news dropped on Facebook a few days ago—the marketing team still has flair, every film marketer should take notes!—and fans have been itching to get it. Copies hit shelves yesterday, December 18th. Photos by Artikulo Uno. Like Heneral Luna on Facebook! Jerrold
Notes on ‘Heneral Luna’: The piece, the orchestra, the maestro
Our Movie of the Week feature puts the spotlight on Jerrold Tarog’s terrific historical drama Heneral Luna. The film is still showing in cinemas and we encourage everyone to catch it. In this piece, Armando shares a few stray notes he has on Tarog’s latest. Spoilers ahead! Different people know Jerrold
‘Heneral Luna’: Of chalk, paintbrush, sword and gun
Heneral Luna, the new film from Jerrold Tarog, is our Movie of the Week. In the space of a few articles and thought pieces, we hope to bring more insight to the film. Here’s to recounting our viewing of the film and how it defines heroism in the Philippines. …ikaw ang tahanan
Our next movie of the week: ‘Heneral Luna’
Here’s the thing: in one of the promotional materials for Jerrold Tarog’s new film Heneral Luna, John Arcilla, playing the role of the titular hero, speaks of “blood and sweat” and of jumping “into the abyss.” To those familiar to the film’s history (seventeen years in-the-making!), it’s easy to staple those
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
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
Heneral Luna
Amidst pacing problems, Heneral Luna manages to tell a compelling story – allegorical and timely to present day – supported by a fantastic script, an impassioned score, and inspired cinematography. At first glance, one might mistake Heneral Luna as your run-of-the-mill historical biopic that showcases a hero of yore whose bravery and passion unite
Shake, Rattle & Roll XV
Of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival, since the film series’ awakening from its lengthy dormancy until ‘05, Shake, Rattle & Roll is bestowed upon the most daunting task, which is, to present three horror “featurettes” per volume. The scriptwriters has since considered their limiting obstacles, primarily runtime, which, on
Nora Aunor on Cinemalaya Posting Films on YouTube: “I think it’s like stealing.”
As predicted, the Awards Night for Philippine independent film festival Cinemalaya was, to sum up in two terms, very awkward. Winning Best Actress for Joel Lamangan’s Hustisya, Nora Aunor expressed her thoughts on the issue of Cinemalaya uploading previous years’ full-length entries to YouTube for free, saying it is tantamount to stealing.
Previous Cinemalaya Entries ‘Mistakenly’ Uploaded to YouTube
A YouTube account — belonging to one Janssen Agbada, a ‘technical personnel’ of Cinemalaya — had been host to ‘mistakenly’ uploaded videos of full-length, previous entries from the festival since yesterday. The account, in fest’s resolution, has already been taken down, but had made available online for a whole day
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Jerrold Tarog’s ingenious work in last year’s Cinemalaya-entry Sana Dati distinguishes him as a man of fine, filmic talent: his film, closing the famed Camera Trilogy (sided with Confessional and Mangatyanan), is about acceptance and closure; yet it goes in all sorts of direction, transforming a simple romantic tale into
