The director of The Third Party, the newest Star Cinema offering starring Angel Locsin, Sam Milby, and Zanjoe Marudo, has agreed to do a sit-down with yours truly to talk about filmmaking in the Philippines. [dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he cynicism in Jason Paul Laxamana’s films, scathing as they may, are far too doting
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What’s Next: 15 Trends in Cinema
As 2015 seeps in to our lives, here are 15 trends inferred from happenings within festivals, on mainstream sensibilities, and to the vast wide world of the internet from the past year. Some of these trends have been building up through the years while others are things that come and
Jason Paul Laxamana on his film Magkakabaung, Hanoi, and local cinema
Babagwa (eng title. The Spider’s Lair) is a modest triumph for Jason Paul Laxamana, a marked leap from his debut feature Astro Mayabang. But both films will seem backdrops to his success, documents of the becoming of the maker of Magkakabaung (eng title. The Coffin Maker), the film that finally makes
Five on five—MMFF 2014 New Wave entries
Aside from the primary—essentially mainstream—line-up of films, the annual Metro Manila Film Festival has also committed to an “indie” section called New Wave, which will run starting tomorrow, December 17th thru 24th. We have asked the five directors of this year’s competing films to send us their own best
